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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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  8. Cartier Cartier
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  14. Christian Dior Christian Dior
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  18. Franck Muller Franck Muller
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  31. Laurent Ferrier Laurent Ferrier
  32. Longines Longines
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  54. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
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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 Submariner 14060 276070
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$17,480
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 76030 258585
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
76030

Box
Papers
Year 1989
$6,900
Rolex GMT Master 1675 274358
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
1675

Box
Papers
Year 1961
Product Location
$23,280
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 16808 266328
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16808

Box
Papers
Year 1979
$42,095
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 251715
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15200

Box
Papers
Year 1993
$8,930
Rolex Submariner 5513 243196
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
5513

Box
Papers
Year 1967
$20,410
Rolex Submariner 5513 264222
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
5513

Box
Papers
Year 1964
$19,835
Rolex Submariner 5513 250828
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
5513

Box
Papers
Year 1990
$20,405
Rolex Submariner 1680 261648
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
1680

Box
Papers
Year 1979
$28,065
Rolex Submariner 14060 259469
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$20,410
Rolex Submariner 14060 255859
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 1993
$16,840
Rolex Submariner 16618 212227
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16618

Box
Papers
Year 1991
Product Location
$20,390
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 16613 275017
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16613

Box
Papers
Year 1997
$20,045
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 262953
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1992
Product Location
$15,955
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 281526
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1997
$11,480
Rolex Submariner 5513 238888
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
5513

Box
Papers
Year 1986
$22,960
Rolex Explorer 14270 274386
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1992
$10,405
Rolex Explorer 14270 232694
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
$9,025
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 1655 270269
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
1655

Box
Papers
Year 1981
$46,095
Rolex Explorer 14270 255372
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1995
$14,320
Rolex Explorer 14270 232699
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
$9,450
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 232407
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1997
Product Location
$10,075
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Day-Date 18038 256420
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1981
$28,065
Rolex Day-Date 18038 216815
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1978
Product Location
$1,635
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Day-Date 18038 275828
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1985
$28,635
Rolex Day-Date 18038 259488
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1980
$29,605
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 77080 280291
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
77080

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$6,690
Rolex Daytona 6262 219797
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
6262

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
$77,580
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Day-Date 18078 250144
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18078

Box
Papers
Year 1988
$30,615
Rolex Day-Date 18238 258442
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1994
Product Location
$19,755
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16528 275378
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16528

Box
Papers
Year 1997
$64,960
Rolex Air-King 14000 273198
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000

Box
Papers
Year 1997
$10,250
Rolex Day-Date 1803 259156
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
1803

Box
Papers
Year 1959
$25,925
Rolex Daytona 16523 274656
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$32,510
Rolex Daytona 16523 282584
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$32,510
Rolex Daytona 16523 262162
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1991
$39,395
Rolex Daytona 16523 269261
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$35,425
Rolex Daytona 16523 275695
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1996
$28,740
Rolex Daytona 16523 228117
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
$28,720
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116523 268534
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
116523

Box
Papers
Year 1997
$30,735
Rolex Air-King 14000 275201
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000

Box
Papers
Year 1996
$9,640
Rolex GMT Master 16750 259426
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16750

Box
Papers
Year 1991
$32,850

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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