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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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  1. Rolex Rolex
  2. Omega Omega
  3. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  4. Panerai Panerai
  5. Breitling Breitling
  6. Cartier Cartier
  7. IWC IWC
  8. Tudor Tudor
  9. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  10. Hublot Hublot
  11. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  12. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  13. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
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  3. Baume et Mercier Baume et Mercier
  4. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
  5. Blancpain Blancpain
  6. Breguet Breguet
  7. Breitling Breitling
  8. Bvlgari Bvlgari
  9. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
  10. Cartier Cartier
  11. Chanel Chanel
  12. Chopard Chopard
  13. Corum Corum
  14. Eterna Eterna
  15. Franck Muller Franck Muller
  16. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  17. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
  18. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  19. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  20. Hamilton Hamilton
  21. Hermes Hermes
  22. Hublot Hublot
  23. IWC IWC
  24. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  25. Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz
  26. Longines Longines
  27. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  28. Montblanc Montblanc
  29. Nomos Glashutte Nomos Glashutte
  30. Omega Omega
  31. Oris Oris
  32. Panerai Panerai
  33. Parmigiani Parmigiani
  34. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  35. Piaget Piaget
  36. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  37. Rado Rado
  38. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  39. Rolex Rolex
  40. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  41. Tudor Tudor
  42. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  43. Union Glashutte Union Glashutte
  44. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  45. 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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Vacheron Constantin Phidias Vintage 435006
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Phidias
Vintage

Box
Papers
Year 1977
€6,140
Vacheron Constantin Phidias Vintage 435000
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Phidias
Vintage

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,960
Tag Heuer Classic Monza CR2110.FC6161 434706
New Price
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Classic Monza
CR2110.FC6161

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,155
IWC Pilot's Chrono IW370607 434363
New Price
Vintage

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW370607

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€3,685
Rolex Datejust 16013 434361
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€6,960
Rolex Submariner 14060M 434149
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060M

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,775
Rolex Datejust Lady 6917 434146
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady
6917

Box
Papers
Year 1974
€4,505
Rolex Submariner 1680 434142
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
1680

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€10,295
Rolex Submariner 14060 433622
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€10,470
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.50.00 433234
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€3,275
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.50.00 433232
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€3,130
Rolex Datejust 16014 433220
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,960
Breitling Navitimer 92 A30022 433219
New Price
Vintage

Breitling
Navitimer 92
A30022

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,095
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 433203
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1500

Box
Papers
Year 1975
€4,030
Rolex Datejust 16013 431138
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,375
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 432601
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1984
€5,030
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2552.20.00 425120
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2552.20.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,865
Rolex Datejust 16013 432134
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1986
€7,340
Rolex GMT Master 16700 431894
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€11,990
Rolex Datejust 16233 431609
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€6,435
Tudor Prince Date 74033 419217
Vintage

Tudor
Prince Date
74033

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,925
Rolex Datejust 16220 431356
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€5,965
Rolex Daytona 16523 431316
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€16,670
Rolex Datejust 16030 431312
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,665
Rolex Datejust 16013 430650
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€5,325
Rolex Daytona 16523 430629
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€18,675
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 426490
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1982
€4,035
Cartier La Dona De Cartier WE600251 430430
Vintage

Cartier
La Dona De Cartier
WE600251

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€11,640
Rolex Datejust 16200 430233
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16200

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€5,995
Rolex GMT Master 16750 429985
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16750

Box
Papers
Year 1984
€12,285
Rolex Datejust 16013 429702
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1985
€6,960
Omega Speedmaster Racing 3519.50.00 429690
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Racing
3519.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€3,450
Rolex Air-King 5500 428975
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,385
Rolex GMT Master 16758 428931
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16758

Box
Papers
Year 1975
€24,710
Audemars Piguet Millenary 14908OR.OO.D067CR.01 428705
Vintage

Audemars Piguet
Millenary
14908OR.OO.D067CR.01

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€10,470
Rolex Day-Date 1803 428697
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
1803

Box
Papers
Year 1969
€17,490
Breitling Chronomat B13352 428434
Vintage

Breitling
Chronomat
B13352

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€2,865
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00997 424829
New Price
Vintage

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00997

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€7,020
Omega Speedmaster MKII ST145.014 407271
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster MKII
ST145.014

Box
Papers
Year 1970
€2,925
Omega Speedmaster DayDate 3520.53.00 425806
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster DayDate
3520.53.00

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€4,095
Omega Seamaster 300m 2541.80.00 427511
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m
2541.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,750
Rolex Datejust 16220 427500
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€5,850

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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