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Vintage

One thing that changed in my watch collecting is I became more willing to pick up vintage timepieces—specifically, vintage quartz. I added three to my collection:

The first is a Seiko A829-6040 "Rotocall" from the early ’80s.
These were the most common watches warn on the Space Shuttle during its first decade.
A steel digital watch on a black rubber strap. The positive digitial display is divided in two. The upper half displays the day and date, while the lower half displays the time. An octagonal rotating bezel surrounds the black dial. Each side of the bezel is labeled with a function. The upper right bezel segment is organge; the rest of the bezel segments are black. The bezel has a red rubber strip along the edge for easier gripping.
The second is a Swatch Lady Sappho LV101 from the early ’90s. Vintage and gay? Don’t mind if I do!
A wrist shot of a small plastic watch. It’s white, blue, and brown, and has several images of a woman, each in the style of ancient Greek art.
Last but certainly not least is a TAG Heuer Formula 1 ref. 360.508 from the late ’80s.
I wish TAG would make fun, relatively inexpensive pieces like this again.
A wrist shot of a small, plastic watch. It’s got a pink case and dial, and a gray bezel and strap.