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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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  53. 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 Datejust 16030 447942
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1988
€7,375
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.12.00 452029
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.12.00

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€3,480
Rolex Datejust 16234 420240
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,020
Rolex Datejust 1603 446747
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1974
€5,840
Rolex GMT Master 1675 447200
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
1675

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€12,155
Rolex Datejust 16013 447939
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1988
€6,845
Rolex Air-King 14010 448774
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€4,720
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.50.00 451771
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€3,245
Zenith El Primero 30.0243.410 451758
New Price
Vintage

Zenith
El Primero
30.0243.410

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,200
Breguet Classique 3150BA/11/286 451529
New Price
Vintage

Breguet
Classique
3150BA/11/286

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€7,965
Rolex Datejust 16233 451447
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€6,370
Omega Planet Ocean 2907.50.91 451443
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Planet Ocean
2907.50.91

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,015
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 447214
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1981
€5,665
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 442432
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1970
€4,035
Rolex Day-Date 18238 380901
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€15,340
Rolex Submariner 16800 449712
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
16800

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€8,270
Rolex Submariner 16800 405111
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16800

Box
Papers
Year 1988
€9,580
A. Lange and Sohne Grand Langematik 308.025 450972
New Price
Vintage

A. Lange and Sohne
Grand Langematik
308.025

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€29,245
Cartier Santos Galbee W20018D6 450968
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Santos Galbee
W20018D6

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,720
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1501 442759
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1501

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€5,310
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 14502269ST 450808
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
14502269ST

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,195
Rolex Air-King 5500 450806
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€3,605
Chopard Mille Miglia 16/1251 450762
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Chopard
Mille Miglia
16/1251

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,135
Rolex Submariner 5513 438497
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
5513

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€10,385
Rolex Daytona 16518 450708
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16518

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€27,080
Rolex Datejust 16233 450706
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€7,315
Cartier Pasha W31039M7 450700
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Pasha
W31039M7

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€2,775
Cartier Must 21 83090171 450697
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Must 21
83090171

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€1,965
Breitling SuperOcean A17040 450689
New Price
Vintage

Breitling
SuperOcean
A17040

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€2,535
Rolex Air-King 14010 438969
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€4,425
Cartier Must 21 83090171 449963
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Must 21
83090171

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€1,965
Breitling Chronomat D13050.1 446927
Vintage

Breitling
Chronomat
D13050.1

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€2,710
Rolex Datejust 16233 443034
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€6,840
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 443047
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1984
€4,660
Omega Speedmaster DayDate 3523.80.00 449505
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster DayDate
3523.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€3,070
Omega Speedmaster Split Seconds 3540.50.00 449498
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Split Seconds
3540.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€4,070
Tudor Submariner 79190 449497
New Price
Vintage

Tudor
Submariner
79190

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€7,020
Rolex Submariner 16618 418757
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16618

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€28,260
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 446470
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€7,790
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 448734
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€5,485
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 443212
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€8,010
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 442977
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€9,100

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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