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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. Panerai Panerai
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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 414164
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1986
$10,345
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3590.50.00 434548
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
3590.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1991
$8,540
Omega Speedmaster Mark IV ST 176.0012 435877
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Mark IV
ST 176.0012

Box
Papers
Year 1975
$5,745
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00004 432606
Vintage

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00004

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$15,485
Panerai Luminor Power Reserve PAM00093 433700
Vintage

Panerai
Luminor Power Reserve
PAM00093

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$9,155
Rolex Air-King 14010 429037
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1996
$8,765
Rolex Air-King 14010M 414037
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010M

Box
Papers
Year 1996
$6,820
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 362712
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1997
$11,135
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 409482
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1986
$7,305
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 410416
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1983
$6,430
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16264 434590
Vintage

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16264

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$11,085
Rolex Datejust 1603 408597
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1970
$8,570
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST145.00.22 411166
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST145.00.22

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$9,350
Rolex Datejust Lady 69178 416750
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69178

Box
Papers
Year 1987
$15,585
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16263 414438
Vintage

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16263

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$11,690
Rolex GMT Master 16700 435120
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$18,020
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 408235
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1971
$6,430
Rolex Air-King 14010 431866
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$8,280
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1501 417041
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1501

Box
Papers
Year 1979
$9,935
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 417151
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1973
$7,595
Rolex Air-King 5700 426492
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5700

Box
Papers
Year 1982
$6,625
Rolex Datejust 16014 392551
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1985
$11,200
Rolex Datejust 16030 416955
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1983
$9,935
Rolex Datejust Lady 69163 414065
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69163

Box
Papers
Year 1985
$8,520
Rolex GMT Master 16753 416895
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16753

Box
Papers
Year 1985
$18,995
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 416782
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$7,790
Rolex Datejust 16234 429474
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$9,645
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1003 420529
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
1003

Box
Papers
Year 1967
$9,340
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 417168
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1987
$7,790
Rolex Datejust 16014 416365
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1991
$10,030
Rolex Explorer 14270 435573
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$12,175
Rolex Datejust 16030 435410
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1986
$10,225
Rolex Datejust 16014 435719
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$11,200
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2252.50.00 434856
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2252.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$5,745
Omega Speedmaster Triple Date 3523.51.00 432161
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Triple Date
3523.51.00

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$6,235
Rolex Explorer 14270 434862
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1999
$11,200
Rolex Explorer II 16570 432710
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 1997
$11,590
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 434023
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1988
$10,685
Rolex Datejust 16013 434457
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1987
$11,150
Rolex Submariner 14060M 433868
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060M

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$14,900
Rolex GMT Master II 16760 Fat Lady 392531
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16760 Fat Lady

Box
Papers
Year 1985
$21,330
Rolex Explorer 1016 425461
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
1016

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$20,455

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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