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Bas

Personal blog
@vintage.view
Utrecht, NL 🇳🇱 ⚜️ Exploring the soul of vintage watches. Owner of @plexirevive ✨ 🙋‍♂️ Feel free to say; Hi! Explore “The Collection” 👇
  • Travel
  • Following 3K
  • Followers 9.5K
  • Engagement 1.84%
  • Avg comments 10

About Bas

Bas (@vintage.view) is a Personal blog creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel. The account has 9,486 followers and 206 published posts. Recent posts average 190 likes and 10 comments, an engagement rate of 1.84%.

Bas belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Bas follows 2,957 accounts, so the audience is roughly 3.2 times the size of the list followed. Bas is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Bas under Personal blog, with Travel as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for Bas runs to 19 words across 5 lines. The bio mentions @plexirevive. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Bas dates from July 2024.

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206 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Bas, 8 are carousels, 1 is a video and 1 is a single image. That mix leans toward carousels. 206 published posts give Bas a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 46 followers for each post published. Bas also keeps 4 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 87 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include watch, vintagewatch, gold, watches and case. The captions tag #vintagewatch, #vintagewatches, #vintagezenith, #vintagestyle and #rolex.

[Story Teller📖] Watches aren’t just objects that tell time. They tell stories. For those new to the hobby, I always try to show that the real beauty of a watch isn’t only in the movement, the steel case, or even that stunning dial. Yes, this Zenith is a work of art. But that’s it’s story.

This piece is double signed by JD Meek, a jeweler from Edinburgh. Known in his time for building the most accurate clocks, yet somehow almost all information about him disappeared. No storefront. No family archive. No photographs.

Until recently.

A great-great-granddaughter of David Meek reached out and shared something priceless: his family history… and his face. The very man who likely sold this Zenith in the 1930s.

Not only does this watch tell time, but as long as it’s on its owner’s wrist, there will always be a reason to keep the story alive.

#vintagewatch #vintagezenith #vintage
[HELP ME!🔥] Seriously, don’t turn these into bullion. With gold prices going crazy, some of our precious pieces are under pressure. But seriously, how do we handle watches like this Zenith?

This stunning 1970s C-shape case by Guillod & Co, the same casemaker behind pieces for Vacheron, Cartier, Patek Philippe etc and inside beats a beautiful Zenith manual wound movement running at 28,800 vph. Watch perfection really…

Here is the sh*tty math. Men sized watches are around 15 grams of 18k gold which means the scrap value is getting dangerously close to, or even exceeding, market value.

For the smart buyers out there, buy it now and tell your wife it is literally a free watch.

#vintagewatch #vintagezenith #zenith
[Paris Hunt🇫🇷] Paris Watch Weekend, the city of the most exclusive jewelers in the world.
Forget the Swiss for a moment… we’re here for French watch cases ✨

From the, admiring the best the Dutch have to offer at and, to catching up with and.

Then the real hunt: endless antique shops, dusty vitrines, and finally… a small golden gem bearing the VF Verger Frères hallmark. “Le joaillier des joailliers.” More on that very soon.

#vergerfreres #mauboussin #vintagewatches
[Central Seconds] Ok, I wanted to do an extremely informational post today.
But honestly… not happening. So hey, look!
A 1930s steel pocket watch by Alpina, featuring a central seconds hand.
That’s it. (Nerds will understand.)

#vintagewatch #pocketwatch #vintagestyle
[Hallmark Insanity 🦅] When you need to gold stamp a watch but can’t stop your OCD.

This “anonymous” Piaget, commonly known as the reference 9033, comes with an almost absurd French hallmark over-exuberance, yet no movement serial number at all.

Gold marks everywhere.
Identity? Nowhere to be found.

Why?
Prototype?
Export rules?
Case supplier logic?

The kind of detail that raises more questions than answers and that’s exactly why this piece is interesting.

Now live on the website.

#piaget #piaget9033 #vintagepiaget
[Day-Date💛] sO LoNg I dIdN’t PoSt bUt oMg lOoK aT tHiS dAy-dAtE I sToOpIdLy sOlD.

#Rolex #RolexDayDate #DayDate
The soul of vintage watches.
Not status. Not a flex. Not an investment.

Just passion. Stories from another time.
From WW2 warriors to disco kings — that’s what makes my heart tick.

Gold, diamonds, a roaring V8? Sure, I’ll brag.
But at the core… just a nerd in cosplay.

#VintageWatches #WatchCollector #WatchCommunity #Horology #VintageStyle
[A View on Vintage 👀] To everyone I haven’t met yet, hi! 👋 And to the incredible people who joined me on this journey, thank you. 🙏

Over a decade ago, I began my search for vintage. With a tiny budget but a curious eye, I discovered the true value of “vintage.” It might still be a buzzword, but for me it’s all about items made to last generations, each bound to the stories of their creators and previous owners. And these stories would be forgotten if not for these “lifeless” pieces of steel and gold.

My passion is to find these items, tell their stories, and preserve their legacy. And without all of you, I wouldn’t be able to do what I love. Thank you. ❤️

#vintageview #vintagewatches #jaguarxj6 #jaguar #rolex
[The Calatrava Essence ⚜️] With the introduction on the Patek Philippe 96 in the early 1930’s the benchmark would be set that watches are going to be primarily round.

And with this early look they used a subtle design with its flat bezel and wide 18mm lug size for the 32mm case.

This example shows a matt black dial and roman numerals in the golden Alpina details.

TLDR; This is my top recommended at P0rnhub 💛

#vintagewatch #vintagealpina #vintagealpinawatch #alpinawatch #calatrava
[The Illustrious Genève Racing Dial 🏁] A rare watch with les then 15 known, born in 1968 with an outer track and markers based on the checkered flag.

The Brand Bible refers to this watch as a “special” commemorative piece for the Canadian Grand Prix in 1968. However with many pieces surfaced in The Netherlands I don’t think that is correct.

With the introduction of the Chronostop, the consumer budget chronograph brother of the Speedmaster, it was most likely to be the even more affordable “racing” inspired watch.

We all know how cheap Dutch people are so it makes sense they chose this over functional counterparts.

#jaguarxj #jaguarxj6 #racing #vintageracing #vintagewatch

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Bas's engagement

Bas's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.84%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 54 followers. An average post collects 190 likes and 10 comments, close to 19 likes for each comment.

Engagement rate

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Avg likes
190
Avg comments
10
Interactions : followers
1 : 54

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Who is Bas?

Bas (@vintage.view) is a Personal blog creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel. Bas is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Bas runs to 19 words across 5 lines.

How many followers does Bas have?

Bas has 9,486 followers on Instagram (9.5K). Bas follows 2,957 accounts, so the audience is roughly 3.2 times the size of the list followed. 206 published posts give Bas a moderate archive on Instagram.

What is Bas's engagement rate?

Bas's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.84%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 54 followers. An average post collects 190 likes and 10 comments, close to 19 likes for each comment.

What does Bas post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Bas under Personal blog, with Travel as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Bas, 8 are carousels, 1 is a video and 1 is a single image. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Bas repeatedly use the words watch, vintagewatch, gold, watches and case. Bas's captions carry hashtags such as #vintagewatch, #vintagewatches and #vintagezenith. Bas writes those captions mainly in English. Bas keeps 4 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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