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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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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 16013 438932
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1986
€6,135
Cartier Santos 82039388 438930
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Santos
82039388

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,840
Cartier Panthere W25033P5 438728
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Panthere
W25033P5

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€3,660
Cartier Panthere W25029B6 438726
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Panthere
W25029B6

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,785
Cartier Santos Galbee W20011C4 438725
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Santos Galbee
W20011C4

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€5,265
Omega Speedmaster Date 3513.50.00 438437
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Date
3513.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€2,830
Rolex Oyster Precision 6466 407920
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6466

Box
Papers
Year 1960
€4,190
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3590.50.00 438172
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
3590.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,660
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1003 436477
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
1003

Box
Papers
Year 1970
€4,130
Rolex Explorer II 16570 437759
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 1993
€7,670
Rolex Datejust Lady 179174 437760
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179174

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,785
Rolex Submariner 14060 437763
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€8,675
Patek Philippe Gondolo 3430 437757
New Price
Vintage

Patek Philippe
Gondolo
3430

Box
Papers
Year 1967
€9,380
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00010 435030
Vintage

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00010

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€4,660
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 105.003-64 437554
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 105.003-64

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€12,255
Rolex Submariner 16610 437295
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16610

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€8,615
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00380 435664
Vintage

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00380

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€3,070
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15053 427044
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15053

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€5,900
Rolex Daytona 16518 436436
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16518

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€23,540
Breitling SuperOcean A17040 436427
Vintage

Breitling
SuperOcean
A17040

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€2,420
Rolex Yacht-Master 68623 436425
Vintage

Rolex
Yacht-Master
68623

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€7,255
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 436417
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€4,130
Rolex Datejust 16200 436213
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16200

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€6,255
Cartier Santos Galbee W20011C4 436157
Vintage

Cartier
Santos Galbee
W20011C4

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,310
Rolex Submariner 16613 436156
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16613

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€11,385
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15210 436010
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15210

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€5,190
Breguet Type XXI 3810ST/92/9ZU 433881
Vintage

Breguet
Type XXI
3810ST/92/9ZU

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,840
Rolex Air-King 5500 435909
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,425
Cartier La Dona De Cartier WE600251 435638
Vintage

Cartier
La Dona De Cartier
WE600251

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€11,740
Rolex Datejust 16234 426481
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€7,020
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 145.022 74 425119
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 145.022 74

Box
Papers
Year 1977
€4,955
Vacheron Constantin Phidias Vintage 435006
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Phidias
Vintage

Box
Papers
Year 1977
€6,195
Vacheron Constantin Phidias Vintage 435000
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Phidias
Vintage

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€7,020
Tag Heuer Classic Monza CR2110.FC6161 434706
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Classic Monza
CR2110.FC6161

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,190
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 14060 433622
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€10,560
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.50.00 433232
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€3,155

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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