/fa/ - Fashion

Only the finest craftmanship for moi

>>13261084
to some extent you're correct. I love vintage pieces but anything past the 50's i could care less about. I think the mid-late 50's is that sweet spot where sport watches (the kind i like the most) really came into their own in terms of design and functionality. To me most things from the 40's or earlier all look like the same ancient Seamasters or PP chronos.

So I'd say you have a period from about 1950 to 1980 which for me is the sweet spot for vintage. Things were still built for ruggedness and they didn't have that faux-luxury vibe that came with the 80s and the desperate need for Swiss watch makers to remain relevant after quartz came along.

Pic related is something that came out in 1954, but still looks better than 100% of the smartwatches that exist now in my opinion.