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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. Tudor Tudor
  9. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
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  6. Blancpain Blancpain
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  32. Parmigiani Parmigiani
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  35. Porsche Design Porsche Design
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  37. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
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  41. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  42. Union Glashutte Union Glashutte
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  44. 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 Must 21 83090171 449963
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Must 21
83090171

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€1,950
Rolex Submariner 16800 449712
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
16800

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€8,775
Omega Speedmaster DayDate 3523.80.00 449505
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster DayDate
3523.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€3,040
Omega Speedmaster Split Seconds 3540.50.00 449498
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Split Seconds
3540.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,035
Tudor Submariner 79190 449497
New Price
Vintage

Tudor
Submariner
79190

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,960
Rolex Submariner 16618 418757
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16618

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€28,020
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 448734
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€5,440
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 443212
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€7,945
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 442977
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€9,020
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 442699
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€8,225
IWC Pilot's Mark XII IW442101 446184
Vintage

IWC
Pilot's Mark XII
IW442101

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,515
Tudor Submariner 79090 448128
New Price
Vintage

Tudor
Submariner
79090

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€9,500
Cartier Tank Allongee W1537738 448125
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Tank Allongee
W1537738

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,990
Rolex Submariner 1680 438499
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
1680

Box
Papers
Year 1979
€11,115
Chopard Mille Miglia 16/1251 371707
Manufacturer's Warranty

Chopard
Mille Miglia
16/1251

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€8,070
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 447414
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1986
€5,965
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Reserve De Marche 1488470 447411
Vintage

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Master Reserve De Marche
1488470

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€6,725
Breitling Colt Quartz A57035 385486
Manufacturer's Warranty

Breitling
Colt Quartz
A57035

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,280
Breitling SuperOcean A17040 447237
Vintage

Breitling
SuperOcean
A17040

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€2,515
Rolex Datejust 16013 446909
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€7,020
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2263.80.00 446899
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2263.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,515
Rolex Datejust 1603 442709
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1955
€5,150
Rolex Air-King 5500 442172
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€3,575
Rolex Submariner 16613 436156
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16613

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€10,945
Rolex Air-King 5500 435909
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€3,860
Rolex Air-King 5500 432401
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€3,860
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 417871
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€10,780
Rolex GMT Master 16753 423539
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16753

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€15,130
Rolex Datejust 16030 446151
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1980
€5,615
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00022 445840
Vintage

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00022

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€8,130
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Limited Series 3002420 445838
Vintage

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Reverso Limited Series
3002420

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€29,190
Omega Speedmaster DayDate 3523.30.00 445590
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster DayDate
3523.30.00

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€2,400
Rolex Datejust 16200 444932
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16200

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€5,995
Rolex Explorer 1016 444929
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
1016

Box
Papers
Year 1969
€14,625
Rolex Submariner 14060 444773
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€8,590
Rolex Datejust 16018 444771
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16018

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€10,235
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 444762
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1992
€6,140
Rolex Datejust 16013 442452
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1986
€6,890
Rolex Submariner 14060 437763
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€8,250
Rolex Datejust 16013 444336
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€6,000
Cartier Santos Galbee 2961 444105
Vintage

Cartier
Santos Galbee
2961

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,725
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 67183 443879
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
67183

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€5,090

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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