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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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  6. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  7. IWC IWC
  8. Hublot Hublot
  9. Tudor Tudor
  10. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  11. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  12. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  13. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
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  1. A. Lange and Sohne A. Lange and Sohne
  2. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
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  4. Baume et Mercier Baume et Mercier
  5. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
  6. Blancpain Blancpain
  7. Breguet Breguet
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  9. Bremont Bremont
  10. Bvlgari Bvlgari
  11. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
  12. Cartier Cartier
  13. Chanel Chanel
  14. Chopard Chopard
  15. Christian Dior Christian Dior
  16. Christopher Ward Christopher Ward
  17. Chronoswiss Chronoswiss
  18. Corum Corum
  19. Franck Muller Franck Muller
  20. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  21. Gerald Genta Gerald Genta
  22. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
  23. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  24. Graham Graham
  25. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  26. H. Moser and Cie H. Moser and Cie
  27. Hamilton Hamilton
  28. Hermes Hermes
  29. Hublot Hublot
  30. IWC IWC
  31. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  32. Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz
  33. Junghans Junghans
  34. Konstantin Chaykin Konstantin Chaykin
  35. Longines Longines
  36. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  37. Montblanc Montblanc
  38. Nomos Glashutte Nomos Glashutte
  39. Omega Omega
  40. Oris Oris
  41. Panerai Panerai
  42. Parmigiani Parmigiani
  43. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
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  45. Piaget Piaget
  46. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  47. Rado Rado
  48. Raymond Weil Raymond Weil
  49. Richard Mille Richard Mille
  50. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  51. Rolex Rolex
  52. Romain Jerome Romain Jerome
  53. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  54. Tudor Tudor
  55. U-Boat U-Boat
  56. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  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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Rolex Datejust 16233 436660
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1989
$6,570
Rolex Datejust 16013 436270
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1986
$6,825
Rolex Datejust 16233 436624
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$5,500
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 436399
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1500

Box
Papers
Year 1967
$4,765
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.21.00 444272
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.21.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$6,890
Cartier Tank Francaise W5000356 427927
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Tank Francaise
W5000356

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$6,500
Rolex Day-Date 18038 439734
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1987
$19,000
Rolex Datejust 16030 443173
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1986
$7,470
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15210 441361
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15210

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$5,970
Rolex Datejust 16233 439706
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$7,550
Rolex Explorer II 16550 440487
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16550

Box
Papers
Year 1988
$12,635
Rolex Datejust Lady 79173 439698
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79173

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$7,665
Rolex Datejust 16030 390004
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1986
$7,020
Rolex Day-Date 1803 439721
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
1803

Box
Papers
Year 1970
$13,525
Cartier Panthere W250295A 435546
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Panthere
W250295A

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$7,950
Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse 3667/4 408843
Manufacturer's Warranty

Patek Philippe
Golden Ellipse
3667/4

Box
Papers
Year 1978
$19,255
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3560.50.00 426369
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
3560.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$6,245
Tag Heuer Monaco CS2110 411528
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CS2110

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$4,315
Rolex Datejust 16018 424887
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16018

Box
Papers
Year 1986
$9,850
Omega Seamaster 300m 2531.80.00 424301
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m
2531.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 1993
$3,730
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68273 439715
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68273

Box
Papers
Year 1989
$7,920
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 439699
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$5,500
Rolex Datejust 16234 438644
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1996
$7,730
Patek Philippe Ellipse 3548/1G 435506
Vintage

Patek Philippe
Ellipse
3548/1G

Box
Papers
Year 1970
$19,255
Rolex Cellini 6671 438004
Vintage

Rolex
Cellini
6671

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$6,500
Chronoswiss Lunar CH7523L 439761
Vintage

Chronoswiss
Lunar
CH7523L

Box
Papers
Year 1995
$4,050
Breitling Starliner A71340 439756
Vintage

Breitling
Starliner
A71340

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$4,570
Cartier Panthere W25014B9 439134
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Panthere
W25014B9

Box
Papers
Year 1992
$18,675
Panerai Luminor Black Seal PAM00076 437215
-6%
Vintage

Panerai
Luminor Black Seal
PAM00076

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$9,305 $9,950
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 430317
-9%
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1500

Box
Papers
Year 1971
$4,500 $4,950
Breitling Navitimer A38022 431760
-9%
Vintage

Breitling
Navitimer
A38022

Box
Papers
Year 1996
$4,920 $5,410
Rolex Datejust 16233 437509
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1993
$8,435
Rolex Air-King 14000M 434892
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000M

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$5,410
Rolex Datejust 16234 413224
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1988
$8,695
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16253 417364
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16253

Box
Papers
Year 1986
$7,085
Omega Seamaster 300m 2531.80.00 436646
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m
2531.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$3,765
Breitling Navitimer A33030 428109
Vintage

Breitling
Navitimer
A33030

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$3,995
Rolex Submariner 16610 436357
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16610

Box
Papers
Year 1997
$8,760
Rolex Datejust Lady 79160 435523
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79160

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$4,445
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 79240 435541
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
79240

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$4,510
Cartier Tank Francaise W51008Q3 435854
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Tank Francaise
W51008Q3

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$3,415
Rolex Datejust 16013 434909
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1984
$7,275

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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