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)這個頭銜。古董級手表，其實只有在合適的時間出現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”那樣找最近的經銷商訂購一塊。

　　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手表，除非你很有錢，并且有一位大師級的表匠來做維修。假如你的手表需要一個零件，又無法從生產商那里訂購，那么這個零件只能從頭做起。這意味著維修費用會非常高昂。