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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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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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Tag Heuer Classic Autavia CY2110.BA0775 422206
New Price
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Classic Autavia
CY2110.BA0775

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€3,335
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15053 407270
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15053

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,325
Cartier Panthere W25028B6 425352
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Panthere
W25028B6

Box
Papers
Year 1993
€7,300
Rolex Air-King 14000M 425317
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000M

Box
Papers
Year 1992
€5,405
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 418760
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1972
€3,820
Rolex Datejust 16233 410831
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€7,245
Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow 3594.50.00 382223
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Broad Arrow
3594.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€4,020
Omega Seamaster 300m Ladies 2583.80.00 397158
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m Ladies
2583.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€1,795
Rolex Datejust 16233 402212
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1994
€6,795
Rolex Submariner 16610 425102
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16610

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€9,140
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.50.00 424851
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€3,390
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 76080 424339
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
76080

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€3,850
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.50.00 421294
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1994
€3,335
Tudor Prince Date 76213 424046
New Price
Vintage

Tudor
Prince Date
76213

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,585
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 417871
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€10,810
Rolex Datejust 16234 424014
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,760
Rolex Explorer II 16570 423780
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€6,840
Rolex GMT Master 16753 423539
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16753

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€16,675
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 145012-67SP 423517
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
145012-67SP

Box
Papers
Year 1967
€9,000
Rolex Day-Date 18238 423520
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€21,790
Rolex Datejust 16234 423515
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€7,475
Rolex Explorer 14270 423511
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1976
€5,575
Rolex Datejust 16234 416058
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€7,990
Omega Seamaster 120m 2511.80.00 405572
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 120m
2511.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,125
Rolex Day-Date 18038 422972
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€11,785
Rolex Submariner 168000 422971
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
168000

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€10,060
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 422970
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€6,035
Cartier Panthere W25029B6 422962
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Panthere
W25029B6

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€6,840
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.50.00 387284
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€3,450
Cartier Tank Francaise W50002N2 422688
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Tank Francaise
W50002N2

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€17,535
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 421133
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15200

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€4,540
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15210 418259
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15210

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€5,175
Rolex GMT Master 16700 422211
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€16,040
Rolex Datejust 16234 404002
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,125
Cartier Roadster W62027Z1 421804
Vintage

Cartier
Roadster
W62027Z1

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,395
Breitling Colt Quartz A64050 389592
Vintage

Breitling
Colt Quartz
A64050

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€1,435
Rolex Datejust Lady 69178 419499
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69178

Box
Papers
Year 1979
€9,775
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 421528
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1993
€7,645
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15053 421526
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15053

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,070
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 421288
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1969
€3,680
Rolex GMT Master 16700 409026
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€9,545
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 417884
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€10,900

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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