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Vintage Watches

Every vintage watch has a story to tell, and that’s what makes them special. Each piece offers a unique window into the past that traces back through generations, and owning one means getting to enjoy a piece of decades-old mechanical art. Welcome to the world of vintage.

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  25. Gucci Gucci
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  32. Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz
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  57. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  58. Zenith Zenith
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The size of a watch is very important for style and comfort. If you prefer an oversized watch like a Panerai Luminor, you’ll probably want Large. If you’re looking for something more discreet like a Rolex Lady Datejust, you’ll want Small. For everything in between, Medium.
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A mechanical watch is powered by a spring. Manual mechanical watches must be hand wound. Automatic watches are also mechanical, and are wound by a weight that spins with the wearer's movements. A quartz watch is battery powered and extremely accurate.
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IWC Pilot's Chrono IW370607 434363
Vintage

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW370607

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€3,715
Rolex Datejust 16013 434361
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€7,020
Rolex Submariner 14060M 434149
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060M

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,850
Rolex Datejust Lady 6917 434146
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady
6917

Box
Papers
Year 1974
€4,545
Rolex Submariner 1680 434142
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
1680

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€10,385
Rolex Air-King 5500 433863
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€4,095
Rolex Submariner 5513 433644
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
5513

Box
Papers
Year 1970
€11,385
Rolex Submariner 14060 433622
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€10,560
Franck Muller Master Banker 1900 S6 433242
Vintage

Franck Muller
Master Banker
1900 S6

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€6,550
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.50.00 433232
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€3,155
Rolex Datejust 16014 433220
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€7,020
Breitling Navitimer 92 A30022 433219
Vintage

Breitling
Navitimer 92
A30022

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,130
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 433203
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1500

Box
Papers
Year 1975
€4,065
Rolex Explorer 1016 432998
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
1016

Box
Papers
Year 1969
€14,750
Rolex Datejust 16013 431138
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,430
Rolex Air-King 5500 432401
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,425
Rolex Datejust 16013 432134
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1986
€7,405
Rolex GMT Master 16700 431894
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€12,095
Rolex Datejust 16233 431609
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€6,490
Rolex Datejust 16220 431356
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€6,020
Rolex Daytona 16523 431316
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€16,815
Rolex Datejust 16030 431312
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,720
Rolex Daytona 16523 430629
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€18,835
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 426490
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1982
€4,070
Rolex Datejust 16200 430233
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16200

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€6,045
Rolex GMT Master 16750 429985
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16750

Box
Papers
Year 1984
€12,390
Rolex Datejust 16013 429702
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1985
€7,020
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1002 429161
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
1002

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€5,015
Rolex GMT Master 16758 428931
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16758

Box
Papers
Year 1975
€24,925
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00997 424829
Vintage

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00997

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€7,080
Zenith El Primero 30.0243.410 421277
Vintage

Zenith
El Primero
30.0243.410

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,200
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 145.022 78 402894
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 145.022 78

Box
Papers
Year 1983
€5,190
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 418800
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1986
€4,955
Rolex Datejust 1603 359170
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1954
€5,190
Rolex Datejust 16220 427500
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€5,900
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 425376
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15200

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,660
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 67183 427949
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
67183

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€5,135
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 67180 427760
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
67180

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€3,245
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 425627
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€9,380
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 77080 408760
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
77080

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,200
Rolex Air-King 14010M 418277
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010M

Box
Papers
Year 1899
€5,015
Tag Heuer Carrera WV211B.BA0787 426452
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Carrera
WV211B.BA0787

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€1,650

Vintage Watches

There has been a huge upsurge in vintage watch collecting over the past twenty years, a natural consequence perhaps of the mechanical watch revival that took place in the 1990s after the doom-laden era of the quartz crisis had receded.

Since then vintage watches have grabbed the watch industry’s biggest headlines, with a number of Rolex and Patek Philippe models regularly selling for well over a million dollars at the most prestigious auction houses.

Vintage watches have never been in such high demand, with even models from lesser-known brands seeing their value increase ten-fold over the last decade or so. Of course, precious few vintage timepieces—or any timepieces, for that matter—will reach anywhere near the astronomical price ($17.75 million) fetched by Paul Newman’s Daytona in 2017, but a vintage watch by a brand like Omega or Zenith which sold for a couple of hundred pounds in the 1990s, would fetch several times that in today’s market.

If you’re wondering what defines a vintage watch in the first place, the answer isn’t set in stone. Some people consider any pre-1980 model to qualify as vintage, while others insist it’s anything over 25 years old. Any watch over a hundred years old, on the other hand, is classed as an antique—one you might consider locking in a safe rather than actually wearing.

If you’re thinking of starting your own vintage collection featuring the most established brands, there are a number of names and models to consider. Vintage Patek Philippe pieces are among the most desirable, whether it’s a pre-World War II time-only Calatrava, a 1970s Nautilus or any perpetual calendar model in gold or platinum.

The most popular vintage Audemars Piguet models are the first-generation Royal Oaks, a luxury steel sports model launched in 1972 that gave rise to a whole new genre in high-end watchmaking.

Extremely rare and therefore much sought-after are vintage Panerai watches, of which as few as 350 were made between 1938 and 1994, after which the brand finally began making watches commercially and for the civilian market, rather than just for the Italian navy. Vintage Radiomir and Luminor models now command six-figure sums at auction.

Vintage Breitling and vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre watches are generally more affordable than the above, but even more wallet-friendly are a number of chronograph models by the legendary Heuer.

Vintage TAG Heuer (as it is now called) is best represented by several chronograph models with strong motor-racing links, the most famous being the square-cased Monaco. Famously worn by Hollywood maverick Steve McQueen, this distinctive and iconic timepiece is now a regular in the brand’s catalogue, with a number of dial variations and special editions. There’s something extra-cool about the early models, though, whose tiny imperfections enhance their appeal.

A few oft-repeated rules for budding vintage collectors are as follows: always buy from a trusted seller; try to buy watches with all original parts (dials, for example, have often been repainted or replaced on older watches); and never wear any vintage watch, whether a diver’s watch or not, in water as it will have almost certainly lost its water resistance due to the seals on the gaskets eroding.

And don’t be put off by faded lume, the odd battle scar and a little patina. Part of the charm of a vintage watch is that it’s been around the block a few times, had a few different wearers, got a few tales to tell.

At Watchfinder we sell a number of vintage models from brands including Rolex, Tudor, Zenith, Omega and more. Browse our selection online today to find your perfect vintage timepiece and add another chapter to its story.

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