Poll - your favourite vintage decades?

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What are your two favourite decades for vintage watches?

1910s
4
9%
1920s
3
7%
1930s
2
5%
1940s
2
5%
1950s
9
21%
1960s
19
44%
1970s
4
9%
 
Total votes: 43

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Self-explanatory, this one. You can choose two decades. I'm aware that there is some overlap between adjacent decades, but I've actually chosen two for myself that are quite far apart.
1910s in the first, as that was when the WW1 Trench Watches made the idea of men's wristwatches viable. The last decade is the '70s, as I believe a 30-year definition is about right for vintages.
I've chosen 1910s, as I think the trench watches are wonderfully nostalgic, and gave us the wristwatch in a form we recognise today. Some of the designs, borne out of practicality, are fantastic - big numbers, poire-squelette hands, Borgel cases &c.
'20s and '30s I'm not so keen on, as I'm not a great fan of Art Deco, and this style was certainly predominant in the '30s.
Similarly, the '40s and '50s - it was difficult to leave out the '50s as the style I like best was beginning to emerge, but a lot of watches were a bit too small even for me!
The 1960s is of course my dream decade - a glance at my collection will tell you that - lots of simple clean-cut designs in elegant circular cases.
The 1970s I don't really like at all, with a few important exceptions.
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I guess the late 50s was a exceptional time with the Omega 1957 trilogy of the Railmaster CK 2914, followed by the Speedmaster CK 2915 and the Seamaster CK 2913. :D

Not forgetting what Rolex was up to in 1954, they produced a small number of 6200 Submariners. :D
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God question. I went for art deco & the 60s. I've been doing a lot of vintage browsing recently...
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Berkshire wrote:I guess the late 50s was a exceptional time with the Omega 1957 trilogy of the Railmaster CK 2914, followed by the Speedmaster CK 2915 and the Seamaster CK 2913. :D
One of the reasons it was difficult to leave out, along with some of the sublime dress watches produced by PP, VC, JLC and others. :?
Berkshire wrote:Not forgetting what Rolex was up to in 1954, they produced a small number of 6200 Submariners. :D
Meh! :lol:
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60,s very elegant & timeless watches, just wish they were slightly bigger @ 37-39mm.
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I've gone for the 1910s and 1920s when some of the best pocket watches were produced.

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A tough and very personal choice as there is much overlap.

I have selected the 10's and 60's. The 10's for a golden age of pocket watches and the emergence of the wristwatch.

The 60's because of the continued developement of many fine styles from the 50's, more wearable sizes and more useage of complications to the masses.
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I have gone for the 50s and 60s with the Fifty fathoms and submariner coming out in the 50s. The start of the Omega speedmaster series starting in the 50s and developing on into the 60s with the moon watch.And in the later part of the 60s the development of the first automatic chronographs to be produced .
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As you know, I am no vintage expert by any stretch of the imagination. However, a lot of the watches I'm attracted to have their design roots in the 50's and 60's. So, those two decades get my vote. 8) 8)
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Interesting! I posted the same poll on TWF, and '70s are only one point behind '60s there - this was pretty much what I expected given the number of '70s Seiko and Hummer fans over there!
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I went with the 40's and 60's. There were some superb chronographs made in the 40's, and the 60's - well, a great decade for watches.
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I find it a bit odd that the 70's get so few votes.
After all, this was the decade that gave us the PP Nautilus, the AP Royal Oak, the VC Overseas, the Cartier Pasha and the IWC Ingenieur -- classic, long-lived design lines that have passed the test of time and presumably taste...
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Interesting poll AVO :D

Worryingly, I find I have common ground with the 50s being top choice, followed by the 60s - more on the grounds of continuation than anything else......
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i voted 60s because there are a bunch of watches i love from that era (even if some are continuations from the 60s) and the 30s for the origins of the bauhaus watches.
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:Interesting! I posted the same poll on TWF, and '70s are only one point behind '60s there - this was pretty much what I expected given the number of '70s Seiko and Hummer fans over there!
The '70s are now actually leading over there. I have to conclude this forum has more taste! :D
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