男人必讀:怎樣選擇手表

        The tag 'vintage' is arbitrarily bestowed on anything over 25 years old. Vintage watches can only really be acquired by being in the right place at the right time. However much your heart may be set upon a 1930s rose-gold Rolex Bubbleback, you cannot go to your nearest dealer and order one as you would a Rolex DateJust.

　　任何25年以上的東西都稱得上“古董”(vintage)這個(gè)頭銜。古董級(jí)手表，其實(shí)只有在合適的時(shí)間出現(xiàn)在合適的地方才能買到。不管你有多么想要得到一塊30年代產(chǎn)的玫瑰金勞力士“Bubbleback”，你都不能像買勞力士“DateJust”那樣找最近的經(jīng)銷商訂購(gòu)一塊。

　　As for spares, don't even consider a vintage watch unless you have deep pockets and access to a master watchmaker. If your watch needs a part that cannot be ordered from the manufacturer, it will have to be made from scratch. And that means a costly repair.

　　如果是備用表，根本就不要考慮買古董級(jí)手表，除非你很有錢，并且有一位大師級(jí)的表匠來(lái)做維修。假如你的手表需要一個(gè)零件，又無(wú)法從生產(chǎn)商那里訂購(gòu)，那么這個(gè)零件只能從頭做起。這意味著維修費(fèi)用會(huì)非常高昂。