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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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  7. Cartier Cartier
  8. Tudor Tudor
  9. Hublot Hublot
  10. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  11. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
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  6. Blancpain Blancpain
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  14. Chopard Chopard
  15. Christian Dior Christian Dior
  16. Chronoswiss Chronoswiss
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  19. Fortis Fortis
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  21. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
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  23. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  24. Graham Graham
  25. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  26. H. Moser and Cie H. Moser and Cie
  27. Hamilton Hamilton
  28. Harry Winston Harry Winston
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  30. Hublot Hublot
  31. IWC IWC
  32. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  33. Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz
  34. Longines Longines
  35. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  36. Montblanc Montblanc
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  44. Porsche Design Porsche Design
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  46. Raymond Weil Raymond Weil
  47. Richard Mille Richard Mille
  48. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  49. Rolex Rolex
  50. Romain Jerome Romain Jerome
  51. Sinn Sinn
  52. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  53. Tudor Tudor
  54. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  55. Union Glashutte Union Glashutte
  56. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  57. 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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Cartier Pasha W3101855 423677
Vintage

Cartier
Pasha
W3101855

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€2,840
Rolex Air-King 14000M 425317
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000M

Box
Papers
Year 1992
€5,270
Rolex Datejust 16018 422502
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16018

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€10,150
Rolex Datejust 16013 422505
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€5,280
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15210 405426
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15210

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€5,105
Rolex Datejust 16234 424014
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,830
Rolex Explorer II 16570 423780
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€6,900
Rolex GMT Master 16753 423539
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16753

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€16,820
Rolex Day-Date 18238 423520
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€21,980
Rolex Datejust 16234 423515
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€7,540
Rolex Day-Date 18038 422972
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€11,890
Rolex Submariner 168000 422971
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
168000

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€10,150
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 422970
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€6,090
Cartier Tank Francaise W50002N2 422688
Vintage

Cartier
Tank Francaise
W50002N2

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€17,690
Rolex GMT Master 16700 422211
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€16,180
Tag Heuer Classic Autavia CY2110.BA0775 422206
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Classic Autavia
CY2110.BA0775

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€3,365
Rolex Datejust 16220 421563
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€6,030
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 421288
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1969
€3,710
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15210 418259
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15210

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€5,220
Tudor Submariner 94110 421056
Vintage

Tudor
Submariner
94110

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,060
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16263 420441
Vintage

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16263

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€7,365
Rolex Datejust 16234 420240
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,310
Rolex Datejust 16030 401038
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1964
€5,740
Rolex Submariner 5513 419745
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
5513

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€10,790
Rolex Datejust 16234 419743
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€7,310
Cartier Pasha W31074M7 419486
Vintage

Cartier
Pasha
W31074M7

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,670
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 419480
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15200

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,580
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 419250
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1968
€4,525
Rolex Yacht-Master 68623 419241
Vintage

Rolex
Yacht-Master
68623

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€7,135
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16263 419240
Vintage

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16263

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€7,715
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1501 417465
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1501

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€5,625
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68240 418977
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68240

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

Rolex
Datejust Lady
6517

Box
Papers
Year 1970
€5,800
Rolex Datejust 1601 418973
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1601

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€5,700
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68274 418762
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68274

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,540
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 418760
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1972
€3,850
Rolex Submariner 16618 418757
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16618

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€27,780
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 418556
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,090
Rolex Datejust 1601 404006
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1601

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€5,220
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 417906
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1970
€4,175
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 417884
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€10,995
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 417871
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€10,905

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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