No, your 1959 vintage Rolex Submariner 5510 Explorer dial doesn't have more soul than a 2025 Rolex 126610, but I'm sure plenty of watch dealers will claim otherwise. Almost every single belief about watches and watch collecting is a social construct. As a result, almost all of them can be considered a type of opinion. Tonight, Tim Mosso shares his unpopular opinions about collecting watches. From Hublot to vintage watches to overpolished watches, tonight's episode will rub you the wrong way.

There's no more sensitive topic among watch collectors than vintage. 70 year-old Patek Philippe 2526s and Rolex GMTs pave the covers of mid-level auction houses, an all of them want to see intangibles, not watches. Of course auction houses - and credulous watch blogs - want you to think a 1972 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 5402 has some mystic aura about it; otherwise, it's just a damaged old watch that's objectively worse than a new one in every way.

Watch collectors are fed a steady stream of hype surrounding vintage models like the 1976 Patek Philippe Nautilus 3700 and any 1950s or 1960s Omega Speedmaster with a caliber 321 movement. But will you, the watch collector, actually get value from something that's fragile and less capable than a modern equivalent? Probably not, and you'll pay a premium for it.

Over polished watches are treated like salvage title Porsches by watch collectors. If a Carfax is death on the value of a collector car, then over polished cases are anathema to those who value luxury watches. But these castoffs have a place in the collections of even the most exacting connoisseurs. Everyone who loves exotic watches would love ot have a "driver" version of a rare piece and a "collector" example to remain mint condition within the safe.

That "daily driver" watch is going to be one in lesser condition, and an over polished watch is exactly what the doctor ordered. From vintage Patek Philippe complications to steel Rolex sports watches to integrated bracelet watches like the Vacheron Constantin 222 and Rolex Land-Dweller, a worn and weathered example is the one you're going to use in the real world. You can enjoy it without fear. And you'll build memories around that daily driver, not the safe queen.

Tonight, Tim Mosso shares these and more unpopular opinions about collecting luxury watches.

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