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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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  7. IWC IWC
  8. Tudor Tudor
  9. Hublot Hublot
  10. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  11. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  12. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
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  5. Baume et Mercier Baume et Mercier
  6. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
  7. Blancpain Blancpain
  8. Breguet Breguet
  9. Breitling Breitling
  10. Bremont Bremont
  11. Bvlgari Bvlgari
  12. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
  13. Cartier Cartier
  14. Chanel Chanel
  15. Chopard Chopard
  16. Chronoswiss Chronoswiss
  17. Corum Corum
  18. Fortis Fortis
  19. Franck Muller Franck Muller
  20. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  21. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
  22. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  23. Graham Graham
  24. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  25. H. Moser and Cie H. Moser and Cie
  26. Hamilton Hamilton
  27. Harry Winston Harry Winston
  28. Hermes Hermes
  29. Hublot Hublot
  30. IWC IWC
  31. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  32. Longines Longines
  33. Louis Erard Louis Erard
  34. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  35. Montblanc Montblanc
  36. Muhle Glashutte Muhle Glashutte
  37. Nomos Glashutte Nomos Glashutte
  38. Omega Omega
  39. Oris Oris
  40. Panerai Panerai
  41. Parmigiani Parmigiani
  42. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  43. Piaget Piaget
  44. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  45. Rado Rado
  46. Raymond Weil Raymond Weil
  47. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  48. Rolex Rolex
  49. Romain Jerome Romain Jerome
  50. Sinn Sinn
  51. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  52. Tudor Tudor
  53. U-Boat U-Boat
  54. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  55. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  56. 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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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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Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2552.20.00 425120
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2552.20.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
CHF 2’670
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69278 431695
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69278

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
CHF 11’445
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00023 427335
Vintage

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00023

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
CHF 4’905
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16030 404919
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1984
Product Location
CHF 5’070
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master 16700 431894
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
CHF 11’170
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16233 429886
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 2000
Product Location
CHF 6’485
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Prince Date 74033 419217
Vintage

Tudor
Prince Date
74033

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
CHF 2’725
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch ST 145.022 430471
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
ST 145.022

Box
Papers
Year 1979
Product Location
CHF 5’630
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 431162
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
CHF 12’805
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 14000 431169
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
CHF 4’605
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16233 430514
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
CHF 5’995
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16523 431316
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1991
Product Location
CHF 15’530
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16030 431312
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16030

Box
Papers
Year 1987
Product Location
CHF 6’210
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 2377.30.00 430790
Vintage

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
2377.30.00

Box
Papers
Year 1990
Product Location
CHF 1’745
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16233 423288
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1993
Product Location
CHF 7’085
incl. import taxes & duties
Vacheron Constantin Phidias 48010 418200
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Phidias
48010

Box
Papers
Year 1990
Product Location
CHF 9’265
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68240 410841
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68240

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
CHF 4’060
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 430312
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
CHF 7’900
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Lady Oyster Perpetual 67180 430733
Vintage

Rolex
Lady Oyster Perpetual
67180

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
CHF 3’760
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 145012-67SP 283349
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
145012-67SP

Box
Papers
Year 1966
Product Location
CHF 8’250
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15053 403586
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15053

Box
Papers
Year 1987
Product Location
CHF 5’070
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master 16750 403695
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16750

Box
Papers
Year 1981
Product Location
CHF 12’535
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68240 412359
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68240

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
CHF 5’395
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16013 430650
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1978
Product Location
CHF 4’960
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16523 430629
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
CHF 17’395
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Speedmaster Mark IV ST 176.0012 415325
-12%
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Mark IV
ST 176.0012

Box
Papers
Year 1986
Product Location
CHF 2’595 CHF 2’970
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2561.80.00 429931
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2561.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
CHF 2’345
incl. import taxes & duties
Cartier Santos Galbee W20030C4 423745
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Santos Galbee
W20030C4

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
CHF 5’885
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16200 430233
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16200

Box
Papers
Year 1995
Product Location
CHF 5’585
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Submariner 94110 404916
Vintage

Tudor
Submariner
94110

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
CHF 7’575
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16234 406142
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1995
Product Location
CHF 5’195 CHF 5’460
incl. import taxes & duties
Cartier Pasha W3100255 412803
-12%
Vintage

Cartier
Pasha
W3100255

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
CHF 2’270 CHF 2’595
incl. import taxes & duties
Cartier Tank Francaise W51003Q3 411663
Vintage

Cartier
Tank Francaise
W51003Q3

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
CHF 3’435
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 410927
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
CHF 5’530
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 429413
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
CHF 6’375
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 373438
-7%
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1992
Product Location
CHF 4’855 CHF 5’245
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master 16750 429985
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16750

Box
Papers
Year 1984
Product Location
CHF 11’445
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16233 429248
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
CHF 7’250
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16234 424912
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1995
Product Location
CHF 6’000 CHF 6’305
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16013 429702
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16013

Box
Papers
Year 1985
Product Location
CHF 6’485
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Speedmaster Racing 3519.50.00 429690
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Racing
3519.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
CHF 3’215
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 16613 428779
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16613

Box
Papers
Year 1997
Product Location
CHF 10’625
incl. import taxes & duties

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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