Nothing wrong with that, of course, and these movements are fairly easy to service, but I always make sure that the watch is in perfect technical working order as well. (It is a Rolex, for crying out loud.) Many collectors tend to be more interested in a nice-looking dial, or matching pair of hands, than to making sure the movement is all nice and fresh. There is little interest in the mechanical movement people generally trust it to be good. I’ve learned that a lot about buying and collecting vintage Rolex has to do with aesthetics.

But I know that there are dozens of people who prefer just the opposite. And I would rather have a watch that had decent servicing throughout the decades than a watch that still has its original crown, seals and crystal. I also don’t like spider-web dials (cracked paint) and prefer them to be all-matte with big, round hour markers. For example, I don’t like the ones with the old tritium markers that have turned a mustard yellow color I prefer them slightly off-white. The fun with vintage Rolex watches is that because there are so many of them around, you can usually find the exact “configuration” that suits your personal taste. Like most other vintage watches (from other brands), a Rolex sports watch from the 1960s or ’70s has an aura of adventure the wear on the case and bracelet show that the watches had something of a rough life the things that the watch witnessed might have been awesome. Let me start by telling you why I love vintage Rolex watches. In this article I will tell you exactly why, and why it might be safer (and perhaps just as much fun) to buy a brand-new model. However, I remain strongly opinionated about vintage Rolex. Once, I even wrote an article on why I don’t collect vintage Rolex watches, yet now I seem to be “stuck” with only vintage Rolex watches in my modest collection. My opinion on this subject changes once in a while, I must admit. I respect Rolex for what it is able to accomplish (producing high-quality watches in large numbers for reasonable prices) and I own and have owned my share of Rolex watches, both vintage and new. Whether one likes it or not, one cannot deny that Rolex still gets more attention from watch consumers than any other watch brand. Just to warn everyone up front, this article concerns my personal opinions on buying and collecting Rolex watches.

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