Horological Meandering

The current vogue for vintage Rolexes is irrational even by the admittedly not very high standards of watch enthusiasts; they are horologically mundane (in fact, they were deliberately intended to be), and on top of that you have to be the worst kind of m... 

I can agree with the author about the minefield vintage Rolex watches represent. But I strongly disagree with the rest. Vanity can be found on collectors of other brands, for example. It is not the monopole of Vintage Rolex Collectors. Moreover, there are... 

Yes vintage Rolex collecting is a mine field and as noted often hyped by the internet. However there are many passionate watch collectors who are not all dummies. Advance with caution always. Bill

a kind of Jeremy Clarkson for the ongoing, upwards-striving enthusiast. And who knows - perhaps he is that very man? Severely limited to vintage Rolex, we have one point in common - I do not appreciate the "tropical" patina of tired-out tritium on the han... 

His writing style is epic and very entertaining! I always find it very enjoyable reading is bits. It's like sharp intellectual stand up comedy. And often, like in this case, he is right. PS I've read books written by Jeremy C and I can assure you that he ... 

... but at the same time both more knowledgeable and more verbally gifted. And easy to discover the name, too - a quick look on Amazon will turn up a slim Kindle volume with some Watch Snob writing. I enjoy the entries for entertainment / education value ... 

to knock folks into putting a bit more thought into the watch buying/collecting process. On the article per se, well, I'd agree with Nico. Especially on what he said about "what it represents to me". I think a few of us here have come across pieces that w... 

And what he says is often so true and well written. Regarding vintage Rolex it is sad but describes pretty well the reality. Even the best dealers I know cannot guarantee that the watches are authentic, unless they know the history (provenience) of the wa...