Just got my first vintage!
Looks very good to his age, goes around -50 sec a day and was wondering whether it's worth taking it to a watchmaker for regulation?
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Nice! That's an interesting brand. Did you know they make aeroplane parts these days?
That is beatiful, love the subtle patina! Nah, just enjoy it! Time is a construct 😂
+/- 1 minute is about the best you will get. Very nice old watch.
Ooh I had a vertex revue - assume that was an amalgam of this company and vertex..
Lovely watch you have there 👌
If it's a typical Swiss movement, it should be pretty straightforward to regulate. Am I missing something?
Beautiful watch! Vintage pieces are so nice, the history and design...👌
Nice watch. How long since the last service? A good cleaning and service could be all it needs.
They're quite easy to do yourself with a few basic tools,patience and a steady hand, and there's plenty of info on how to do it on the web. To be honest on a watch that old 50s a day is good, so unless you want to get it serviced with a professional, oiled etc and it's an occasional wear ie not every day,just wear and enjoy a lovely vintage watch.
Lovely watch! In terms of whether it's worth getting regulating/servicing, that's always a tricky question. Imo if you're planning on keeping it in the long term servicing is always a good idea for two reasons.
1. The oils in the movement are likely to have dried up. So running the watch will wear the components as there will be no lubrication. If you wear only occasionally you're unlikely to damage it.
2. But, and this is the big but, vintage watch parts are becoming scarcer and scarcer so if you have wait ten years to get it serviced there may not be any parts available. Whereas if you get it serviced now, any worn parts replaced and running well now, and continue to service it, it could last a lifetime.
All depends on the value of the watch to you and whether you want to keep it long term.
But for now, enjoy it!