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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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Rolex Datejust 16233 440909
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1990
£6,200
Omega Speedmaster Date 3811.80.13 425853
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Date
3811.80.13

Box
Papers
Year 1995
£2,950
Patek Philippe Calatrava 3802/200J-001 429007
Manufacturer's Warranty

Patek Philippe
Calatrava
3802/200J-001

Box
Papers
Year 1998
£10,950
Rolex Datejust Lady 69178 438836
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69178

Box
Papers
Year 1987
£9,350
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 14238 442249
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
14238

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£9,950
Rolex Datejust Lady 69128 439024
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69128

Box
Papers
Year 1987
£8,500
Rolex Datejust 16233 441040
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1994
£6,450
Rolex Datejust 16013 438635
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1981
£5,000
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 434022
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£5,250
Rolex Air-King 14010 437943
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1991
£3,800
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 432376
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1955
£3,500
Breitling Old Navitimer A13022 445332
Vintage

Breitling
Old Navitimer
A13022

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£3,250
Rolex Datejust 16220 427424
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1989
£5,600
Breitling Chronomat B13047 422840
Vintage

Breitling
Chronomat
B13047

Box
Papers
Year 1991
£2,100
Rolex Datejust 16030 437581
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1988
£4,950
Rolex Datejust 16234 425827
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£5,500
Rolex Datejust Lady 68288 424872
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
68288

Box
Papers
Year 1998
£16,950
Rolex Explorer II 16550 424202
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16550

Box
Papers
Year 1987
£8,850
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6694 421770
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1971
£4,475
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15000 437091
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15000

Box
Papers
Year 1981
£4,750
Rolex Datejust 16014 441768
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1987
£5,250
Rolex Datejust 16220 436670
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£5,550
Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 447452
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oysterquartz Datejust
17000

Box
Papers
Year 1979
£4,950
Rolex Datejust 16234 435283
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1989
£4,850
Rolex Milgauss 1019 431437
Vintage

Rolex
Milgauss
1019

Box
Papers
Year 1984
£19,950
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3560.50.00 442282
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
3560.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£5,245
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 433113
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£5,365
Omega Speedmaster Date 3511.80.00 436034
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Date
3511.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 1993
£2,700
Rolex Yacht-Master 68628 445446
Vintage

Rolex
Yacht-Master
68628

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£13,950
Rolex Datejust 1603 422605
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1603

Box
Papers
Year 1970
£4,500
Rolex Datejust Lady 69163 426334
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69163

Box
Papers
Year 1994
£4,585
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 432889
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
1500

Box
Papers
Year 1974
£4,875
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 446626
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1982
£3,500
Rolex Datejust 16233 433874
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1990
£6,200
Rolex Datejust 16233 433842
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1995
£6,500
Rolex Datejust Lady 79173 445234
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79173

Box
Papers
Year 2000
£6,250
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 445232
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£5,800
Rolex Datejust 16233 444330
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1989
£6,575
Omega Speedmaster Date 3511.80.00 434597
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Date
3511.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£2,950
Rolex GMT Master 16753 440721
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16753

Box
Papers
Year 1986
£11,000
Rolex Datejust 16234 420699
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1995
£5,600
Rolex Datejust 16203 434727
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16203

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£5,750

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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