Vintage watches like vintage cars?

[billswim]

Hello all.

Just found this forum and have been lurking around a bit and I have a general question regarding the older watches. My watches are older than most people's here: 60s-70s vintage and I'm just fine with that. As a matter of fact, I'm not too keen on the brand new ones as I think they are a little too flashy for me and the little upgrades each year don't mean that much to me.

I'm involved with vintage cars, porsches in particular, and pretty much feel the same way about the older vs the newer cars. I wouldn't pay for a new one when I love the style/soul of the older ones.

Which brings me(a long way around)to my question. For the older porsches, if you want parts/service/expert advice, the LAST place you would go would be the new car dealer (AD). You have to seek out the guy who runs his own niche-type shop who knows the specifics of the older models and has a reliable supply of period correct parts. Is there a place like this for watches or are we older enthusiasts stuck with taking our vintage pieces into the AD and getting the hard sell on a newer model each time we bring our watch in? And how about parts? For instance, all my rolexes have plastic crystals and I hear they are getting harder to come by.

What say you?