happy_wis
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Just my two cents...
To me. a watch is different from hi-tech gadget. For hi-tech, you want the latest, most up-to-date technology (it's even better with tomorrow's).
But for watch. Hmm...
Just give you an example, let's look at 5980 and 5070...
5980:
- It's movement is the most up-to-date in-house developed movement. It was announced in 2006
- It has 28800A/h
- It is automatic
- It can time up to 12 hours
- It has fly-back function
- Its chrono second hand can be run continuously
- It has a date
5070:
- It's movement was designed in 1945; It's not in-house developed
- It has only 18000A/h
- It is just manual
- It can time up to 30 minutes only
- It has no fly-back function
- Its chrono second hand should not be run continuously (because it will damage the movement)
- It has no date
Specification-wise, 5980 win without any question.... but.... Let's look at the list price of 5980 vs 5070...
Actually, a lot of vintage PP watches is selling at a price higher than a similar modern PP. e.g. 2526 and 570 are just two examples of these.
My suggestion is "don't worry". As long as it is a proven PP movement, my only concern is whether I like the watch (how it looks and what complications it has, if any).
BTW, welcome to the club 
I am considering the puchase of a Calatrava, but not sure about the movements, can u help?
Just my two cents...
