Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for Vintage Reissues, from Our Archives (Part 2)

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The idea of watch manufacturers drawing inspirations from its past collection isn’t exactly a new thing In fact, three years ago, we did a Throwback Sundays article on vintage reissues that we recommend our readers to consider.

Three years later, and the trend still continues In the last few years since we have written the article, we have seen more and more vintage reissues that were released to the public.

It seems like everyone simply likes them.

In this week’s article, we will be introducing six more vintage reissues (or inspired) watches that we think are worth a place in your watch collection Without any further ado, let’s find out what we have selected for this week’s column!

Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm

First up, we have a watch that we have waxed lyrical since it was launched last year: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm.

This Hamilton watch was based on the historical military timepieces that were issued to the ground troops in the past The aesthetics relied heavily upon those mil-spec watches, and Hamilton had went one step ahead by fitting the watch with faux cream luminescence – in the name of enhancing and re-creating the vintage facade of the watch

The watch is fitted with the ETA 2801-2 ébauche – a manual winding and dateless version of the renowned ETA 2824-2.

It is a rudimentary timepiece, with a power reserve of around 42 hours The Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm is priced at S$690, and it is probably one of the most affordable manual-winding Swiss-made timepiece It is sized appropriately, with an interesting story behind it.

This is a fun piece that is great for casual wear.

Rado Tradition Golden Horse Limited Edition

Rado has been rather strong in its Tradition collection, but the new Golden Horse Limited Edition is certainly a timepiece that you’d want to sit up and pay attention to

Launched earlier this year, the Golden Horse Limited Edition pays tribute to the original collection that was launched in 1957 The watch, interestingly, was one of the more uncommon watches that features a stainless steel case in the past.

It had proved to be very popular subsequently – as a fashion statement, no less.

Sized at 38mm, the timepiece features a rather attractive red sunburst gradient dial It remains rather faithful to the original timepiece, especially with the small attention to details (such as the Golden Horse emblem and fonts) Priced at S$2,410, the Golden Horse Limited Edition offers collectors something different with an uncommon red dial – again, a fashion statement in its own right in today’s age.

Seiko Prospex 1970 Diver’s Re-Creation Limited Edition SLA033

Imagine wearing on of Seiko’s most iconic diver’s watch, but it is now fitted with an undecorated but high-grade Grand Seiko movement (the same one in the legendary MM300) The new Seiko Prospex 1970 Diver’s Re-Creation Limited Edition SLA033 is simply that.

The watch, which was launched in the first quarter this year, is a recreation of the “Turtle”, or simply known to the geeks as the Ref 6105 It []

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