Living With The Past: A Week With A 1940's Vintage Gallet Chronograph Watch

What I do know is that the watch is very handsome, the font for the hour markers is often copied today, and that similar watches in terms of style (IWC Portugueses) go for the many thousands. This particular Gallet is probably worth a couple of thousand dollars conservatively speaking, if you were curious.The Gallet feels nice on my wrist and I like to wear it more than I thought I would. It is not a good everyday watch due to my feelings on its durability, but it doesn't need to be. I have more than enough watches to wear a different one each day of the month. However, this Gallet is a special new addition to my collection. It is not only a piece of history, but a reminder of how consistent watch *** has been over the years. What has changed are merely looks, materials, and size. And even then you can always find a brand new classic looking watch if you look in the right place. This watch is virtually as useful now, as it was when it was first sold, in its polished glory. One of the reasons that so many vintage watches exist, is the fact that their core functionality, the movement, is a hardy little machine that can last a long time.It is hard to think about who would have worn this type of Gallet in its hey day. Yes that rhymed. Any kind of man? How much did watch cost then, what about with inflation? I don't have the answers to these questions. Sure we have hints, but overall it is mystery to me. It was not your average person's watch. The brand was about as obscure then, as it is today. So I'd say a dedicated watch lover had to at least pick it out. Or someone shopping at the right watch boutique. This is all possible given the watch's history.