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1960 Vintage Year
I am thinking about getting a birth year watch.
Who were the best watchmakers in 1960? Not looking to spend a ton (so the Rolex Sub 5512 is out), but I would imagine there are some watchmakers that were great in 1960 that may not still be great today that may be worth looking at. A quick search has Longines, Universal Geneve, JLC, Omega, Zenith, Heuer, Chronographe Suisse Cie and Lemania. Any others? Of the makers I have listed which ones were the kings of the hill in 1960?
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Rolex Day-Date 118208 YG/Datejust 116139 WG/GMT2 116710 BLNR SS Patek Calatrava 5096 RG - Omega Speedmaster 3861 Sapphire SS - Cartier Tank Louis 1140 YG Panerai GMT 233 SS - Zenith ChronoMaster 01.0240.410 SS - JLC Reverso Duo Q2714910 SS Laine V38 SS - Grand Seiko SGBA407 SS - Baltic Aquascaphe SS - Garmin Approach S62 TAG Heuer Formula One - Swatch MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon/Mercury/Jupiter/Neptune |
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The first Grand Seiko (the 3180) was released in 1960.
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So that'd be a double birth year choice...
Seiko & OP! Omega didn't have the status with the Seamaster yet so for that reason they are out methinks... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Chronograph Suisse is what I consider a generic brand.
No real history, and not very good quality. |
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Longines, Universal Geneve, JLC, an Omega have stuff in every price range $200 to $15,000. So is there any price range you are looking for? Longines probably in the lowest range.
A little early for Zenith and Heuer, before they really hit their stride and made classics. Would only choose a chronograph with these 2 brands. Lemania is more of a movement maker than watch maker, so probably wouldn't be my first choice. Would only choose a chronograph with this brand. |
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The Longines chrono with the 30CH reference seems to have the aesthetic that appeals to me…wondering where it stacks up vs others in 1960….trying to spend less than $5k…
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Could get a Vacheron for $3k-6k.
Could get an AP or PP for $6k to 10k. |
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Looks like what you really want is a Chronograph.
You could get an Omega Seamaster chrono with a 321 movement. Or a JLC with a Valjoux 72. And have change left over with either one. 1960 Speedmaster is going to be over budget. Maybe a UG Tri Compax. Not sure off hand what movement they use. |
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Good suggestions so far….as I refine in my mind what I am looking for, I think I want a brand that was prominent at the time, but may not be so today….my collection has a good representation of current brands…looking for a brand I may not have yet.
How do I research which watchmakers were cutting edge in the 60s? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Rolex Day-Date 118208 YG/Datejust 116139 WG/GMT2 116710 BLNR SS Patek Calatrava 5096 RG - Omega Speedmaster 3861 Sapphire SS - Cartier Tank Louis 1140 YG Panerai GMT 233 SS - Zenith ChronoMaster 01.0240.410 SS - JLC Reverso Duo Q2714910 SS Laine V38 SS - Grand Seiko SGBA407 SS - Baltic Aquascaphe SS - Garmin Approach S62 TAG Heuer Formula One - Swatch MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon/Mercury/Jupiter/Neptune |
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Breitling Navitimer.
Heuer Carerra. Movado chronographs. |
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You could check Chrono24 and filter out by year and function (chronograph). But as I was looking I noticed several that did not have the correct year. ie Hamilton Chron-matic didn't come out until 1969 and I found it in my 1960 search,
If you were looking for cutting edge chronographs, I would consider an automatic chronograph from 1969. Try a chronograph with the El Primero used by Zenith or Movado. Or the Caliber 11, used by Heuer, Hamilton, Brietling and Bulova. |
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