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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
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  4. Panerai Panerai
  5. Cartier Cartier
  6. Breitling Breitling
  7. IWC IWC
  8. Tudor Tudor
  9. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  10. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
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  6. Breguet Breguet
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  15. Franck Muller Franck Muller
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  18. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  19. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  20. Hamilton Hamilton
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  36. Porsche Design Porsche Design
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  39. Rolex Rolex
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  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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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 425821
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15200

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€5,790
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 67180 408257
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
67180

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€4,035
Rolex Air-King 14010M 418277
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010M

Box
Papers
Year 1899
€4,970
Tag Heuer Carrera WV211B.BA0787 426452
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Carrera
WV211B.BA0787

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€1,640
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3592.50.00 425557
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
3592.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€6,170
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 426991
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€6,025
Cartier Santos 100 W20091X7 427789
Vintage

Cartier
Santos 100
W20091X7

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€7,195
Rolex Datejust 16233 427534
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€7,895
Rolex Day-Date 18038 427531
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1981
€15,150
Chopard La Strada 418415-3001 419211
Vintage

Chopard
La Strada
418415-3001

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,455
Rolex Datejust 16233 413729
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€6,435
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 427318
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,715
Breitling SuperOcean A17040 427303
Vintage

Breitling
SuperOcean
A17040

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€2,515
Rolex Datejust 16234 427256
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,250
Rolex Explorer 5500 426440
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€6,960
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 49140/423A-8790 426215
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
49140/423A-8790

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€14,625
Rolex Datejust 1603 426076
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€6,725
Rolex Datejust 16233 423605
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€6,960
Rolex Datejust 16018 422502
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16018

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€10,235
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15210 405426
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15210

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€5,150
Rolex Explorer II 16570 423780
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€6,960
Rolex GMT Master 16753 423539
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16753

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€16,965
Rolex Day-Date 18238 423520
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€22,170
Rolex Submariner 168000 422971
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
168000

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€10,235
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 422970
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€6,140
Rolex GMT Master 16700 422211
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€14,625
Tag Heuer Classic Autavia CY2110.BA0775 422206
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Classic Autavia
CY2110.BA0775

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€3,395
Rolex Datejust 16220 421563
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€6,085
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 421288
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1969
€3,745
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15210 418259
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15210

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€5,265
Tudor Submariner 94110 421056
Vintage

Tudor
Submariner
94110

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,130
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16263 420441
Vintage

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16263

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€7,430
Rolex Datejust 16234 420240
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,370
Rolex Datejust 16030 401038
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1964
€5,790
Rolex Datejust 16234 419743
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€7,370
Rolex Yacht-Master 68623 419241
Vintage

Rolex
Yacht-Master
68623

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€7,195
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16263 419240
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16263

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€7,500
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1501 417465
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1501

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€5,675
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68240 418977
-15%
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68240

Box
Papers
Year 1993
€4,000 €4,755
Rolex Datejust Lady 6517 418975
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
6517

Box
Papers
Year 1970
€5,850
Rolex Submariner 16618 418757
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16618

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€28,020
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 418556
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,140

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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