I've just sold my sub................... every hoodie wearing, scumbag, wanna-be gangster with his mum's carving knife up his sleeve recognises from 20 feet away.....
It had become a liability...... I didn't feel safe wearing it.🤷🏻♂️
Happy now to wear an under the radar seamaster 300 professional on a rubber strap....... nice watch, dressy enough, robust enough..... not a target for scumbags.....!!!!
I agree, Subs, GMTs and Daytonas are instantly recognisable. However, I'm not sure I agree that Omegas are under the radar; unfortunately, with new Seamaster 300s costing £5k+, the undesirables know exactly what they are and the value. I know at least two people who have lost them to theft in London. I guess it boils down to degrees but I'd suggest that whilst it is behind Rolex in terms of 'desirability to thieves', Omega is still on their shopping list.
In later years, I tend to enjoy vintage watches far more than their modern counterparts. To most, it is just an old watch and goes unnoticed and, in my humble opinion, you can wear vintage Omega, Heuer and many of the niche brands far more comfortably than a modern counterpart. Possibly similar to the feeling that a Morgan is less of an obvious statement of wealth than a modern Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc? Whilst some new Morgans are not far off the price of a nearly new 'prestige sports car', I can't help but feel that the majority of the public have no idea of what they are worth and don't necessarily automatically equate them with an exorbitant financial value. Again, a vintage Rolex Sub is still a Rolex sub but a most people have no idea of the value of a Heuer Autavia or Omega Seamaster 'Jedi' , etc.
