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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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Tudor Prince Date 91520 258472
Vintage

Tudor
Prince Date
91520

Box
Papers
Year 1994
£1,840
Tudor Prince Oysterdate 90900 268528
Vintage

Tudor
Prince Oysterdate
90900

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£1,400
Tudor Monte Carlo 94300 274891
Vintage

Tudor
Monte Carlo
94300

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£14,310
Maurice Lacroix Selena SE4012-SD502-150 267779
Vintage

Maurice Lacroix
Selena
SE4012-SD502-150

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£495
Omega Speedmaster Date 3711.20.11 256224
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Date
3711.20.11

Box
Papers
Year 1992
£2,995
Omega Seamaster Vintage 145.029 282397
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster Vintage
145.029

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£2,670
Omega Speedmaster Vintage ST 1450022 268324
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Vintage
ST 1450022

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£4,220
Omega De Ville Classics 196.2432 271904
Vintage

Omega
De Ville Classics
196.2432

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£2,585
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 105.003-65 258093
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 105.003-65

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£8,095
Omega Seamaster Chrono Diver 2296.80.00 272228
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster Chrono Diver
2296.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£3,695
Cartier Pasha W31015M7 272088
Vintage

Cartier
Pasha
W31015M7

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£2,260
Cartier Pasha W31015M7 253948
Vintage

Cartier
Pasha
W31015M7

Box
Papers
Year 1998
£2,055
Breitling Chronospace A56012.1 263089
Limited Edition

Breitling
Chronospace
A56012.1

Box
Papers
Year 1994
£2,950
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 261493
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1990
£3,885
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 269496
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£3,695
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 266593
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1989
£4,100
Rolex Datejust Lady 69160 269142
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69160

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£3,940
Rolex Datejust 16220 269867
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1991
£5,975
Rolex Datejust 16030 259164
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1987
£6,060
Rolex Datejust 16233 272697
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1992
£4,640
Rolex Datejust 16234 262206
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1992
£6,400
Rolex Datejust Lady 69178 267302
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69178

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£7,250
Rolex Datejust 16234 274429
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£5,945
Rolex Datejust 16234 274178
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£4,865
Rolex Datejust 16233 270350
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1989
£5,270
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 272886
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£4,110
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 261986
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1995
£10,250
Rolex GMT Master 1675 242016
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
1675

Box
Papers
Year 1971
£10,780
Rolex Datejust 16233 262212
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£4,650
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15223 252448
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15223

Box
Papers
Year 1992
£5,515
Rolex GMT Master II 16713 272221
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16713

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£8,185
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68273 258862
Limited Edition

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68273

Box
Papers
Year 1989
£5,010
Rolex Datejust 16000 267307
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16000

Box
Papers
Year 1988
£5,270
Rolex Datejust 16220 265292
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1991
£4,730
Rolex GMT Master 16700 265876
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1993
£10,670
Rolex Cellini 6621/8 266743
Vintage

Rolex
Cellini
6621/8

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£2,970
Rolex Oyster Precision 6426 269752
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6426

Box
Papers
Year 1984
£3,060
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15223 266282
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15223

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£4,200
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68273 272678
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68273

Box
Papers
Year 1994
£4,720
Rolex Yacht-Master 68623 281959
Vintage

Rolex
Yacht-Master
68623

Box
Papers
Year 1998
£6,575
Rolex Oyster Precision 6694 248233
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Precision
6694

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£3,245
Rolex Submariner 14060 276070
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 1998
£8,565

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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