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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
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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 Datejust 16000 406452
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16000

Box
Papers
Year 1972
€6,035
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 105.012-66 HF 382588
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
105.012-66 HF

Box
Papers
Year 1968
€13,740
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68240 409018
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68240

Box
Papers
Year 1984
€5,345
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15223 397928
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15223

Box
Papers
Year 1993
€5,920
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15223 396851
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15223

Box
Papers
Year 1992
€4,770
Rolex Datejust 16234 405578
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€7,185
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 145.022 74 407652
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 145.022 74

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,825
Rolex Datejust 16200 391419
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16200

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€5,520
Chopard Mille Miglia 16/1251 371707
Manufacturer's Warranty

Chopard
Mille Miglia
16/1251

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€9,140
Rolex Datejust 116231 406748
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
116231

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€11,440
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 79240 406483
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
79240

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€4,255
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 406472
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€4,600
Rolex Datejust 16014 403207
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1977
€5,750
Rolex Datejust 16220 403221
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1985
€5,750
Tudor Submariner 9401/0 400279
Vintage

Tudor
Submariner
9401/0

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€10,865
Omega Speedmaster Mark IV ST 176.0012 385484
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Mark IV
ST 176.0012

Box
Papers
Year 1986
€3,565
Rolex Datejust 16013 398673
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1985
€7,030
Breitling Aerospace F65362 402634
Vintage

Breitling
Aerospace
F65362

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€2,530
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15010 402361
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15010

Box
Papers
Year 1988
€5,690
Omega Speedmaster MKII ST 145.014 372221
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster MKII
ST 145.014

Box
Papers
Year 1970
€3,360
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 145.022 400309
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 145.022

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,060
Franck Muller Master Banker 1900 S6 400206
Vintage

Franck Muller
Master Banker
1900 S6

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€6,210
Rolex Datejust 1601 399482
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1601

Box
Papers
Year 1969
€5,680
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 14502269ST 396869
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
14502269ST

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,035
Rolex Datejust 16014 395708
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1978
€6,840
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 393769
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15200

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€4,730
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3891.50.81 393415
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
3891.50.81

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,610
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 105.003-64 389976
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 105.003-64

Box
Papers
Year 1966
€10,635
Rolex Daytona 6239 371130
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
6239

Box
Papers
Year 1961
€55,000
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 368837
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15200

Box
Papers
Year 1982
€4,485
Omega Seamaster Vintage 165.014 382097
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster Vintage
165.014

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€8,680
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68279 382058
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68279

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€17,190
Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100016 381011
Vintage

Cartier
Calibre De Cartier
W7100016

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,920
Cartier Santos Vendome GGC98000 354917
Vintage

Cartier
Santos Vendome
GGC98000

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€3,305

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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