community . It ’ s a wonderful opportunity to learn , meet likeminded people , and own a little piece of horological history . For me , these types of collectors are purists because they buy for the love of the item , and not for the potential to flip it and make money .

I get immense pleasure from looking at vintage watch merchandise and accessories . Not only are they beautiful but they also give me pause and make me reflect on what it must have been like to design , make , fix , sell , and buy watches a long time ago .

Laurent Martinez is the proprietor of Laurent Fine Watches Greenwich , Connecticut . Read more by him at blog . laurentfinewatches . com or at www . laurentfinewatches . com .

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community . It ’ s a wonderful opportunity to learn , meet likeminded people , and own a little piece of horological history . For me , these types of collectors are purists because they buy for the love of the item , and not for the potential to flip it and make money .