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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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  3. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  4. Cartier Cartier
  5. Panerai Panerai
  6. Breitling Breitling
  7. IWC IWC
  8. Tudor Tudor
  9. Hublot Hublot
  10. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  11. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  12. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  13. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
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  1. A. Lange and Sohne A. Lange and Sohne
  2. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  3. Baume et Mercier Baume et Mercier
  4. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
  5. Blancpain Blancpain
  6. Breguet Breguet
  7. Breitling Breitling
  8. Bremont Bremont
  9. Bvlgari Bvlgari
  10. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
  11. Cartier Cartier
  12. Chanel Chanel
  13. Chopard Chopard
  14. Corum Corum
  15. Eterna Eterna
  16. Franck Muller Franck Muller
  17. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  18. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
  19. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  20. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  21. Hamilton Hamilton
  22. Hermes Hermes
  23. Hublot Hublot
  24. IWC IWC
  25. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  26. Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz
  27. Longines Longines
  28. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  29. Montblanc Montblanc
  30. Nomos Glashutte Nomos Glashutte
  31. Omega Omega
  32. Oris Oris
  33. Panerai Panerai
  34. Parmigiani Parmigiani
  35. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  36. Piaget Piaget
  37. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  38. Rado Rado
  39. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  40. Rolex Rolex
  41. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  42. Tudor Tudor
  43. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  44. Union Glashutte Union Glashutte
  45. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  46. 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 Submariner 14060 444773
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€8,660
Rolex Datejust 16018 444771
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16018

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€10,325
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 444762
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1992
€6,195
Rolex Explorer II 16570 444311
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€7,280
Rolex Datejust Lady 6917 444315
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
6917

Box
Papers
Year 1983
€4,600
Rolex Datejust 16013 444336
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€6,050
Rolex Datejust 16233 444439
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€6,490
Rolex Datejust 16234 444322
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€6,785
Rolex Submariner 16610 444116
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16610

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€8,675
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 145.022 444108
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 145.022

Box
Papers
Year 1988
€5,725
Cartier Santos Galbee 2961 444105
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Santos Galbee
2961

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,785
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 67183 443879
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
67183

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€5,135
Tudor Monte Carlo 94300 442407
New Price
Vintage

Tudor
Monte Carlo
94300

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€11,210
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 145.022 74 443187
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 145.022 74

Box
Papers
Year 1977
€4,955
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 430617
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1500

Box
Papers
Year 1976
€5,190
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15223 443217
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15223

Box
Papers
Year 1993
€5,430
Rolex Submariner 16800 443214
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16800

Box
Papers
Year 1983
€8,200
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 443212
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€8,260
Breitling SuperOcean A17040 420007
Vintage

Breitling
SuperOcean
A17040

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,125
Rolex Datejust 16200 443016
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16200

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€6,255
Rolex Submariner 1680 Single Red 443013
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
1680 Single Red

Box
Papers
Year 1973
€18,290
Rolex Submariner 16800 443012
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16800

Box
Papers
Year 1985
€8,880
Rolex Yacht-Master 68623 443001
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Yacht-Master
68623

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€7,255
Rolex Air-King 14000 442993
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€5,015
Rolex Datejust 116234 442987
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
116234

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,200
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 442977
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€9,380
Breitling Callisto 80520 441909
Vintage

Breitling
Callisto
80520

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€1,770
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1002 442773
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
1002

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€5,015
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1501 442759
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1501

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€5,725
Rolex Datejust 16030 442756
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€5,840
Rolex Datejust 16013 442746
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€6,430
Rolex GMT Master 16700 442722
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€13,500
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3590.50.00 442713
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
3590.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,660
Rolex Datejust 1603 442709
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1955
€5,190
Rolex Oyster Precision 6466 442708
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6466

Box
Papers
Year 1960
€4,190
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 442699
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€8,555
Rolex Air-King 14010M 442688
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010M

Box
Papers
Year 1899
€5,015
Rolex Datejust 16233 442686
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€7,020
Rolex Datejust 16233 442685
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€6,840
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 145.022 78 442417
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 145.022 78

Box
Papers
Year 1983
€5,190
Rolex Datejust 16220 442474
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€6,020
Rolex Datejust 16013 442452
-6%
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1986
€6,950 €7,405

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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