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Familiar Face
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- Seattle, WA
AH, right up my alley!
first, do you want Vintage or "Vintage-look"?
I ask cause you can easily find true vintage watches, not a Hamiltion or Waltham maybe, but a vintage hand-wound or even an automatic can easily be found on the 'Bay within your price range.
I have a Tissot from 1936, which runs perfectly after a cleaning by my watchmaker for....$36.00. Search for "Vintage automatics" or "hand wound" in the jewelry and watch section and you'll see what I mean.
If you're looking for a modern watch or quartz (shudder), Invicta is hard to beat.
Don't overlook places like Target/Kohls either. There is quite a vintage trend in watches lately, starting with the swiss brands, and now trickled down to the Dept store watches.
All this being said, you might think about treating yourself to one of the nice new Timex Automatics. They use asian movements (made by Seagull in China). It's a little more than your stated price range, but a mechanical watch is one of life's little secret pleasures. i swear that when i'm at my desk and the world is collapsing around me, i can hear the little guy ticking....it's quite soothing, actually.
If you find somethign on eBay, shoot me the Item # and i'll check it out....like everythign else there, it can be a crapshoot.....
first, do you want Vintage or "Vintage-look"?
I ask cause you can easily find true vintage watches, not a Hamiltion or Waltham maybe, but a vintage hand-wound or even an automatic can easily be found on the 'Bay within your price range.
I have a Tissot from 1936, which runs perfectly after a cleaning by my watchmaker for....$36.00. Search for "Vintage automatics" or "hand wound" in the jewelry and watch section and you'll see what I mean.
If you're looking for a modern watch or quartz (shudder), Invicta is hard to beat.
Don't overlook places like Target/Kohls either. There is quite a vintage trend in watches lately, starting with the swiss brands, and now trickled down to the Dept store watches.
All this being said, you might think about treating yourself to one of the nice new Timex Automatics. They use asian movements (made by Seagull in China). It's a little more than your stated price range, but a mechanical watch is one of life's little secret pleasures. i swear that when i'm at my desk and the world is collapsing around me, i can hear the little guy ticking....it's quite soothing, actually.
If you find somethign on eBay, shoot me the Item # and i'll check it out....like everythign else there, it can be a crapshoot.....