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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
  2. Omega Omega
  3. Breitling Breitling
  4. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  5. Cartier Cartier
  6. Tudor Tudor
  7. IWC IWC
  8. Panerai Panerai
  9. Hublot Hublot
  10. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  11. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  12. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  13. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
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  1. A. Lange and Sohne A. Lange and Sohne
  2. Arnold and Son Arnold and Son
  3. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  4. Ball Ball
  5. Baume et Mercier Baume et Mercier
  6. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
  7. Blancpain Blancpain
  8. Boucheron Boucheron
  9. Breguet Breguet
  10. Breitling Breitling
  11. Bremont Bremont
  12. Bvlgari Bvlgari
  13. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
  14. Cartier Cartier
  15. Chanel Chanel
  16. Chopard Chopard
  17. Corum Corum
  18. F.P. Journe F.P. Journe
  19. Fortis Fortis
  20. Franck Muller Franck Muller
  21. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  22. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
  23. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  24. Graham Graham
  25. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  26. Gucci Gucci
  27. H. Moser and Cie H. Moser and Cie
  28. Hamilton Hamilton
  29. Harry Winston Harry Winston
  30. Hermes Hermes
  31. Hublot Hublot
  32. IWC IWC
  33. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  34. Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz
  35. Longines Longines
  36. Louis Erard Louis Erard
  37. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  38. Montblanc Montblanc
  39. Muhle Glashutte Muhle Glashutte
  40. Nomos Glashutte Nomos Glashutte
  41. Omega Omega
  42. Oris Oris
  43. Panerai Panerai
  44. Parmigiani Parmigiani
  45. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  46. Perrelet Perrelet
  47. Piaget Piaget
  48. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  49. Rado Rado
  50. Raymond Weil Raymond Weil
  51. Richard Mille Richard Mille
  52. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  53. Rolex Rolex
  54. Romain Jerome Romain Jerome
  55. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  56. Tudor Tudor
  57. U-Boat U-Boat
  58. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  59. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  60. 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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  12. Steel & Yellow Gold Plated Steel & Yellow Gold Plated
  13. Titanium Titanium
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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
£5,310
Rolex Datejust Lady 69278 415959
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69278

Box
Papers
Year 1984
£8,750
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3590.50.00 434548
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
3590.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1991
£4,385
Omega Speedmaster Mark IV ST 176.0012 435877
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Mark IV
ST 176.0012

Box
Papers
Year 1975
£2,950
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00004 432606
Vintage

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00004

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£7,950
Panerai Luminor Power Reserve PAM00093 433700
Vintage

Panerai
Luminor Power Reserve
PAM00093

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£4,700
Rolex Air-King 14010 429037
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£4,500
Rolex Air-King 14010M 414037
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010M

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£3,950
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 362712
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£5,715
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 409482
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1986
£3,750
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 410416
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1983
£3,300
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16264 434590
Vintage

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16264

Box
Papers
Year 2000
£5,690
Rolex Datejust 1603 408597
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1970
£4,400
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST145.00.22 411166
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST145.00.22

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£4,800
Rolex Datejust Lady 69178 416750
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69178

Box
Papers
Year 1987
£8,000
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2562.80.00 433270
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2562.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 1998
£1,800
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16263 414438
Vintage

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16263

Box
Papers
Year 2000
£6,000
Rolex GMT Master 16700 435120
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£9,250
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 408235
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1971
£3,300
Rolex Air-King 14010 431866
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£4,250
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1501 417041
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1501

Box
Papers
Year 1979
£5,100
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 417151
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1973
£3,900
Cartier Pasha W3000251 416490
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Pasha
W3000251

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£7,950
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 413768
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1995
£5,100
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 78240 433720
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
78240

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£4,500
Rolex Air-King 5700 426492
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
5700

Box
Papers
Year 1982
£3,400
Breitling Chronomat D13050.1 426093
Vintage

Breitling
Chronomat
D13050.1

Box
Papers
Year 1994
£4,150
Omega Seamaster Vintage 196.750 433101
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster Vintage
196.750

Box
Papers
Year 1989
£1,500
Rolex Datejust 16014 392551
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1985
£5,750
Rolex Datejust 16030 413987
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1977
£5,745
Rolex Datejust 16030 416955
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1983
£5,100
Rolex Datejust 16233 416800
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1992
£5,500
Rolex Datejust Lady 69163 414065
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69163

Box
Papers
Year 1985
£4,375
Rolex GMT Master 16753 416895
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16753

Box
Papers
Year 1985
£9,750
Hublot Chronograph Sport 1621.1 408390
Manufacturer's Warranty

Hublot
Chronograph Sport
1621.1

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£3,750
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 416782
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£4,000
Rolex Datejust 16234 429474
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£5,200
Breitling Shadow Flyback K35312 433990
Vintage

Breitling
Shadow Flyback
K35312

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£8,950
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1003 420529
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
1003

Box
Papers
Year 1967
£4,795
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 417168
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1987
£4,000
Rolex Datejust 16014 416365
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1991
£5,150
Rolex Explorer 14270 435573
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 2000
£6,250

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. 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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