We watch collectors have to be careful lest we become caricatures of ourselves. “You need a dive watch for diving! A pilot’s watch for flying! A field watch for… fielding! If you just buy (insert watch here), you’ll be strong! Capable! Handsome! Allowed to fly business class to meet a …

This week, I bumped into some pretty exciting Swiss made replica watches when hunting for today’s Pre-Owned Spotlight. I have to admit that my colleague Mike pointed the Omega out to me. It’s a beautiful 1959 white-dial Ranchero, a collection that Omega introduced in 1958 based on the Railmaster, Seamaster …