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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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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 Day-Date 18038 408967
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1981
$27,760
Rolex Datejust 16234 410647
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
$9,925
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 395676
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$10,975
Rolex Datejust 16030 397275
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1983
$9,545
Rolex Datejust 16238 399768
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16238

Box
Papers
Year 1991
$27,175
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 392470
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1992
$9,145
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 394481
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1989
$8,540
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68279 395702
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68279

Box
Papers
Year 1992
$27,175
Cartier Pasha W31043M7 405650
Vintage

Cartier
Pasha
W31043M7

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$4,190
Tudor Date Day 94613 391393
Vintage

Tudor
Date Day
94613

Box
Papers
Year 1992
$5,065
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 392554
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1987
$7,490
Rolex Datejust 16234 417927
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1988
$10,500
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 394636
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1973
$6,135
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 414256
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1981
$7,995
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 67480 395677
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
67480

Box
Papers
Year 1996
$7,695
Rolex Datejust 16014 403417
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1984
$10,225
Rolex Datejust 16233 403580
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1991
$13,540
Omega Seamaster Vintage 145.006 418917
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster Vintage
145.006

Box
Papers
Year 1969
$6,185
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2A91.FT6071 418344
Vintage

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2A91.FT6071

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$7,725
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16264 420292
Vintage

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16264

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$10,225
Cartier Santos 81036288 399549
New Price
Vintage

Cartier
Santos
81036288

Box
Papers
Year 1991
$8,670
Rolex Datejust 1601 377248
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1601

Box
Papers
Year 1971
$8,570
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68274 416140
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68274

Box
Papers
Year 1988
$10,715
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15238 413356
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15238

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$15,485
Rolex Datejust 16233 371979
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1994
$12,400
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 391329
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1985
$11,395
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 399711
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1992
$9,645
Tudor Submariner 9411/0 415341
Vintage

Tudor
Submariner
9411/0

Box
Papers
Year 1982
$20,940
Omega Speedmaster Date 3511.80.00 379101
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Date
3511.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 1994
$5,845
Rolex Datejust 1603 363741
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1978
$9,645
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 379460
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1984
$7,110
Rolex Air-King 5700 387998
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5700

Box
Papers
Year 1978
$9,645
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 385781
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1969
$7,275
Tudor Prince Date 79260P 383748
Vintage

Tudor
Prince Date
79260P

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$7,450
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 67180 405555
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
67180

Box
Papers
Year 1996
$6,915
Rolex Datejust 1603 391587
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1972
$8,310
Rolex Explorer 14270 375214
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$10,030
Rolex Datejust 16234 405317
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1991
$13,200
Rolex Datejust 1603 416184
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1965
$8,475
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 77080 417163
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
77080

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$8,280
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 390970
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1500

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$9,255
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15223 416686
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15223

Box
Papers
Year 1993
$11,200

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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