The Breakdown

  • Mechanical movements, field-repairable for generations
  • Speedmaster Moonwatch still the real NASA spec
  • One purchase, no subscription, actual resale value
  • Luxury markup for the name on the dial
  • Some quartz models dilute the mechanical soul

Side Effects

ancestors filing patents in their graves, heirs fighting in probate

Buy Instead

Pair it with a vintage Seamaster — daily beater that still tells time when the grid fails.