Fratello Talks: Vintage Watches — Wear It Or Spare It?

About this episode

The episode discusses the pros and cons of wearing vintage watches versus keeping them as collectibles.

Most of us here at Fratello love vintage watches, but not all of us are comfortable buying and wearing them. Do you wear it, or do you spare it? Damaging a vintage watch can be expensive, but it might also just feel wrong to wear it daily. Can it withstand today's abuse? Is it still water resistant enough? How about shocks? In this week's installment of Fratello Talks, RJ, Max, and Daan discuss whether they wear or spare their (neo-)vintage watches.

People in this episode

Hosts: RJ, Max, Daan

Topics covered

• vintage watches
• wearing watches
• watch care
• watch collecting
• watch durability

Keywords

• vintage watches
• wear it or spare it
• watch durability
• neo-vintage
• watch collecting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fratello

Products: vintage watches, neo-vintage watches

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