/fa/ - Fashion

>>14853000
Devilles were the mid-tier line for Omega in the 50's and 60's. If properly regulated, they're within COSC, but quite honestly I'd go for either the Seamaster or Constellation lines, which are more expensive but have better movements on a whole. My grandfather's was a Geneve like the one on the left of your pic, only it was in gold. It performs, but not well, and it's not aesthetically pleasing enough to warrant getting it serviced at this time (though I probably should since my watchmaker is getting on in years). In terms of what I would spend on one, if I were getting a Constellation in good condition from the 60's is around 2000 or less. I'd be comfortable with that, as it was their premier movement and is comparable in terms of quality to ones made today. But with vintage you always have to factor in the cost of servicing if you buy a watch that has problems. Furthermore, if you send it to Omega directly, it'll cost you an arm and a leg AND they replace all parts that are worn (including the dial and hands), so if you want to keep its value you have to go independent.

Also >>14853006 brings up great points about frankenwatches.

>>14853605
I understand that, however the pocket watches were also adjusted to 5 or more positions, and you can find many a pocket watch owner who wears their watch in a random pocket where the crown is not always up, the dial is not always sideways, and where they leave it dial up overnight. So, I disagree with you about positional variance, at least in terms of how they were regulated for daily use (also remembering that the RR watches were also distributed and used by RR mechanics, engineers, etc., so people who were moving around a lot). For the same reason that Tourbillons don't actually make a difference in terms of performance, a well regulated pocket watch from this era will perform as well as many modern watches today.

>>14842693
I just completed mine with pic related. I've had it for a day and fucking love it.

>>14844106
You can get them from China, direct or through a distributor. Quality depends on who cased the movement.

>>14844295
The Master Chronometer. That being said, anyone can service a Rolex but you need specialists to service the co-axial (mainly due to the lubrication requirements). Furthermore, there still isn't long-term evidence that the Omega version of the co-axial is better off than the traditional lever-escapement in terms of wear.