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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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  4. Cartier Cartier
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  7. IWC IWC
  8. Tudor Tudor
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  11. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  12. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
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  10. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
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  12. Chanel Chanel
  13. Chopard Chopard
  14. Corum Corum
  15. Eterna Eterna
  16. Franck Muller Franck Muller
  17. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  18. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
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  20. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  21. Hamilton Hamilton
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  31. Omega Omega
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  36. Piaget Piaget
  37. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  38. Rado Rado
  39. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  40. Rolex Rolex
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  42. Tudor Tudor
  43. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  44. Union Glashutte Union Glashutte
  45. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  46. 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 Oyster Perpetual Date 1501 442759
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1501

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€5,625
Rolex Datejust 16030 442756
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€5,740
Rolex Datejust 16013 442746
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,320
Rolex GMT Master 16700 442722
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€13,270
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3590.50.00 442713
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
3590.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,580
Rolex Datejust 1603 442709
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1955
€5,105
Rolex Oyster Precision 6466 442708
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6466

Box
Papers
Year 1960
€4,120
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 442699
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€8,410
Rolex Air-King 14010M 442688
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010M

Box
Papers
Year 1899
€4,930
Rolex Datejust 16233 442686
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€6,900
Rolex Datejust 16233 442685
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€6,720
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 442478
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,090
Rolex Datejust 16000 442450
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16000

Box
Papers
Year 1972
€6,090
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 442432
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1970
€4,175
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 145.022 78 442417
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 145.022 78

Box
Papers
Year 1983
€5,105
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00997 442413
Vintage

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00997

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€6,960
Rolex Datejust 16234 442173
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€6,940
Rolex Air-King 5500 442172
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€3,760
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00010 442169
Vintage

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00010

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€4,580
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 430433
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1984
€4,815
Rolex Daytona 16523 441891
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€17,690
Rolex Datejust 16220 440567
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€5,800
Cartier Tank Louis Cartier W1504856 440273
Vintage

Cartier
Tank Louis Cartier
W1504856

Box
Papers
Year 1982
€8,110
Rolex Air-King 5500 435909
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,060
Rolex Air-King 5500 432401
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,060
Rolex Daytona 16523 430629
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€17,340
Rolex Air-King 5500 430235
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1977
€3,900
Tag Heuer Carrera WV211B.BA0787 426452
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Carrera
WV211B.BA0787

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€1,510
Franck Muller Master Banker 1900 S6 433242
Vintage

Franck Muller
Master Banker
1900 S6

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€6,440
Cartier Santos 82039388 438930
Vintage

Cartier
Santos
82039388

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,740
Rolex Explorer II 16570 437759
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 1993
€7,540
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 105.003-64 437554
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 105.003-64

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€12,045
Zenith El Primero 30.0243.410 421277
Vintage

Zenith
El Primero
30.0243.410

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,060
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 77080 408760
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
77080

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,130
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15053 427044
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15053

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€5,800
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 436417
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€4,060
Cartier Santos Galbee W20011C4 436157
Vintage

Cartier
Santos Galbee
W20011C4

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,220
Rolex Submariner 16613 436156
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16613

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€11,195
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15210 436010
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15210

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€5,105
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 425376
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15200

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,580
Vacheron Constantin Phidias Vintage 435006
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Phidias
Vintage

Box
Papers
Year 1977
€6,090
Vacheron Constantin Phidias Vintage 435000
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Phidias
Vintage

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,900

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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