tomsimac wrote:Thanks for the info
Made me feel a lot better about acquiring the vintage watch as most on other forums seem to deride them as near worthless. I have seen a few really nice ones come up. Would like to,find out what it costs to make a vintage look mint again.
Vintage can be a lot of fun, tom, but it can be a costly hobby as well. From the very scant experience I've had with them, restoring can run into some serious money, and unfortunately, it doesn't necessarily mean much on the back end if you decide to sell. I've only found it worthwhile once so far, and that involved the restoration and service on a family piece, of course more for sentimental value than actual price.
Of course, if you're dealing with premium stuff like Rollies or Pateks or something, that's a different matter.