Bargains in vintage watches may be fewer and father between these days, but look hard enough and you can still find cool shit for not a ton of money. To wit: this week we’ve got an awesome-looking Bulova from the mid-1960s for just $350, and a super cool handwound chronograph from the same era for less than $1,200 — not bad considering where vintage chronograph pricing has gone in the last few years. Then we’ve got an iconic piece for you — a ref. 145.022-69 Omega Speedmaster, tritium lume and all. Read on, fellow watch nerds, read on.
The Affordable Option: 1969 Bulova Dive Watch
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What We Like: Diminutive by modern dive watch standards at just 33mm? Perhaps. But look at that dial — the polished grey surface, the red indices, the vintage tritium. Mix it with an engine-turned bezel, a manually wound movement and a skin diver(-ish) case, and you’ve got a recipe for one hell of a value at $350.
From the Seller: 1960s Vintage Bulova. Original charcoal grey dial with cool applied red markers. Matching hands. Nice size all steel case is in very nice condition. Cool engine turned bezel. Manual wind movement. Nice size for him or her.
