I have always been fascinated by antiques. No matter if it's Ludovic the VIIth's sofa sewed with golden threads or an XIX century silver spoon; they all have something in common: the majestic manufacture that will give the owner a sense of luxury and will last at least 10 times longer than any current product on the market. Let's be clear, I wasn't talking about brand watches.
Let's cover this subject, too, as many people ask questions about a vintage quality watch. How can it be selected, on what criteria, how much should it cost and everything else.
What is a vintage watch?
A vintage timepiece is represented by any watch that has a lifetime of at least 20 years. It can be found brand new in his original box, a new watch of an old stock, pre-owned or used.
However, many times “vintage” is the subtle way of saying your watch is“used” or “pre-owned”. It's an elegant mode of explaining in other words that you bought an used watch from a pawn shop, but more like: I purchased a vintage watch at an antique shop.
The main focus of vintage watches is on the affordable ones which are pre-owned. you could say I acquired a vintage timepiece at an antique shop. Today, we are going to focus on affordable vintage watches, which are generally pre-owned. With that said there are two basic types of “vintage” watches. They can be split in two categories:
Rolex Day Date 1803
Estate Watches and Historial Timepieces
Here you will find timepieces from Lincon's pocket watch to your grandfather's old no-brand watch. The importance is given by the fact that is a limited edition, a rare item and the history behind it. The more its lineage is vaster or it is has a clear evidence that it belonged to a great historical figure, the more will be added to its value.
So any estate watch will be almost as a new one, or even more, depending on its lineage. It may be possible that a vintage timepiece will be even more expensive than a brand new Rolex Datejust or Omega Seamaster, even though it didn't belonged to any celebrity.
Omega Deville
Pre-owned or Used Watches
This is the most commonly utilized category. A pre-owned watch is any from a 1 day old one that wan's worn to one which has more than 100 years old and was heavily used.
They can be found in numerous places, physical or online, such as eBay, estate sales, antique shops, flea markets or auction houses. In these kind of stores you will find the real deals, with considerable lower places than any original Rolex antique found in a Rolex store.
Where I can find vintage timepieces
If you are a watch collector you already know which are the best spots of finding great deals, if you're not, here is some piece of advice:
- on eBay you can great watches at amazing offers, but the chances are that another 200 watch lovers like you saw the same offer and will not stop until they get it. So it's very possible in the end to wake up to a bigger price than a new watch.
- Antique stores can grant different good prices and you might find a really great deal, but chances are low because these kind of stores have their own experts who know very well the value of all the items in their store. You can try it, anyway.
- Another great way of bargains is at markets or garage sales , but, if they don't have documents for their watches, you can find out after you bought it that it is fake or has fake parts in it. So if you want good prices go there, but if you want a quality assurance stay with your eyes wide opened.
- Last but not least, there are the watch auction houses . No matter if they are focused only on watches or they have a special department for them, used watch buyers can be sure they will get authentic pre-owned watches. Best watch brands can be found there and specialists will give all the information about the items found in their store.
So any second hand watch found online can happen either on eBay or online auction houses. And if you want to make sure you enter in store that has the best watch sales occuring online, make sure to search the site in reviews websites.
Stay tuned to find more information to help you choose the perfect vintage watch.
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