If you like military watches, you might want to check-out Eddie Platts latest watch, the Precista Czech Airforce:
http://www.timefactors.com/new1.htm
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You can also pick-up WWII US Bulova's and Elgins for a couple of hundred dollars. Then you have post-WWII UK Smiths watches which can be expensive. The 1970 chronograph re-edition I have was circa 800GBP, but the originals are twice the price!
We wore what we were comfortable with. I have the small Seiko watch the Singapore Commandos wore in the early 1990s and my son gave me his old G-Shock which appears to be the military watch of choice now.
Were gold wrist watches seen as okay to wear for special occasions inb the 1920s - early 1960s?
^Yes, if you could afford gold watches. There were around, a lot of rose gold ones.
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Good old Perlon, it still exists. ♥
Today Aigner San Remo Chrono in the morning, now sports beater Festina...
Next week I'm going to get my vintage Doxa... I' really looking forward. Can't wait to post pics of it
I've seen some nice vintage Doxa's and they're still going!
My grandpa had two, my mother found them last week in my gradma's house - one was completely rotten, but would work again after a full on service (needs a restored clock face, too), the other one worked flawlessly - this is the one. The clock maker meant they all need a service after laying around for about 40 years... So it is serviced now. And it gets a dark green leather wristband. Nice.
I agree the Doxa watch is pure boom period, has me longing for an Omega from the early 60s.