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Watches For Sale
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Cartier Ceinture Vintage 18K Yellow Gold Manual Winding Watch
By Cartier
Located in Banbury, GB
SKU CT-2502
Brand Cartier
Model Ceinture
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Date Circa 1980
Gender Unisex / Women
Box only
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Condition
Case - Ex...
Category
Late 20th Century French Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Tank Solo 18K Yellow Gold Men's Watch W1018855 2742
By Cartier
Located in Dallas, TX
Cartier Tank Solo 18K Yellow Gold Men's Watch W1018855 2742 - Quartz movement. 18k yellow gold case with stainless steel back (27mm x 34mm). Silver colored dial with black Roman nume...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Watches
Fine & V Rare Tudor Rolex “Big Rose” Oyster-Prince c1962 35mm Automatic Watch
By Tudor
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
This Fine & Very Rare Tudor Rolex “Big Rose”
Oyster-Prince c1962 Automatic Watch
comes with original factory polish – great news for a collector!
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Dating from 1962 (ye...
Category
1960s Swiss Retro Vintage Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fine & Rare Rolex Royal Art-Deco c1939 S/Steel Manual 15 Jewels 30mm Mens' Watch
By Rolex
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
This fine & rare Art-Deco Rolex Royal S/Steel wristwatch,
dating back to circa 1939, featuring:
30mm S/Steel Case,
35mm including the original signed s...
Category
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
18k Yellow Gold Ladies ROLEX Cellini Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Victoria, BC
Here is a beautiful 18k Yellow Gold Ladies ROLEX Cellini Wristwatch. This lovely watch is characterized by its elegant and classic design,...
Category
1970s Vintage Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Piaget 18k lapis diamond wristwatch
By Piaget
Located in Kowloon City District, HK
30mm diameter, with lapis , diamond, 18k white gold
Category
1980s Vintage Watches
Materials
18k Gold
TUDOR Chronometer Geneve Watch
By Tudor
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Exquisite
GENDER: Unisex
MOVEMENT: Automatic
CASE MATERIAL: Steel
DIAL: 44mm
DIAL COLOUR: Gold
STRAP: 44mm
BRACELET MATERIAL: Leather
CONDITION: 9/10
MODEL NUMBER: MT5612
SERIAL ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watches
Christina London Diamond Bezel Iridescent Dial 18K Gold-Plated Ladies' Watch
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Fabulously designed by Christina Hembo - a renowned Danish jewellery & watch designer
from CHRISTINA Design London,
this wristwatch is centering an 18K gold plated 27mm circular c...
Category
2010s English Modern Watches
Materials
Diamond, Gold Plate
Elgin B.W. Raymond Pocket Watch 21 Jewels, Gold Filled
By Elgin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Elgin B.W. Raymond open face pocket watch.
10k gold filled case.
Size 16, 21 jewels with 8 adjustments.
Model 20, grade 571, 3/4 plate, serial number N804928...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Watches
Materials
10k Gold, Gold-filled
Cartier Pasha Seatimer Lady watch 33 mm W3140002 VPEMNE never worn
By Cartier
Located in Pescara, IT
Cartier Pasha Seatimer LADY watch 33 mm stainless steel quartz silver dial white rubber strap ,model no. W3140002 VPEMNE. The watch features a silvered opaline dial with black Arabic...
Category
2010s Italian Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
TAG Heuer Link Two Tone Chronograph Watch CG2120-RO Automatic
By TAG Heuer
Located in Washington Depot, CT
TAG Heuer Two Tone Link Watch
Model: CG2120-RO
Serial: RW2923
This two tone chronograph watch is set in stainless steel with gold accents
White c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hublot Classic Fusion Racing Grey 45mm, Ref. 511.NX.7071.RX
By Hublot
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pre-owned Hublot Classic Fusion "Racing Grey" (ref. 511.NX.7071.RX), featuring a self-winding automatic movement; gray dial with indices; center seconds hand; date aperture at 3 o'cl...
Category
2010s Swiss Watches
Materials
Titanium
Cartier 18K White Gold 28mm Panthere 1925 2323 Ladies Watch
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Ladies fine and rare Cartier 18K White Gold Diamond Panthere 1925 Model Ref: 2323 Quartz Leather Watch.
Quartz movement, silvered engine-turned dial, cir...
Category
20th Century French Modern Watches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Cartier Vendome Trinity
By Cartier
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Sleek.
GENDER: Unisex
MOVEMENT: Quartz
CASE MATERIAL: Yellow Gold
DIAL: 30mm
DIAL COLOUR: White
STRAP: 45mm
BRACELET MATERIAL: Brown Leather
CONDITION: 9/10
MODEL NUMBER: *****
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watches
Hermes Etoupe leather APPLE WATCH DOUBLE TOUR 38mm, Series 2
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Hermès Apple Watch in stainless steel with interchangable double wrap Etoupe (taupe) Barenia leather strap and orange rubber sports b...
Category
2010s Swiss Watches
Gruen White Gold Filled Art Deco Ladies Watch with Original Diamonized Crystal
By Gruen
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Gruen Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Dress Watch
METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold Filled
CIRCA / YEAR: 1950's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 32mm X Diameter 14mm...
Category
1950s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Watches
Hilton White Gold Filled Mid Century Mystery Watch
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Hilton Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Mid Century / Mystery Model
METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold Filled
CIRCA / YEAR: 1950's
DIM...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Watches
Cartier by Piaget Lapis Lazuli and Diamond Ladies Wristwatch
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A rare limited edition Cartier by Piaget watch showcasing a lapis lazuli dial and a brilliant diamond bezel. Diamonds are approximately 2.50 ca...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Watches
Materials
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Fancy Watch Fob with Gold Charm
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Circa 1900, for pocket watch enthusiasts. Antique fourteen karat 14K yellow gold 4.5 inch fancy pocket watch fob made with custom rolo chain links a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Hamilton Yellow Gold Filled with Original Sterling Silver Dial and Gold Numbers
By Hamilton
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Hamilton Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco
METAL / MATERIAL: 14kt GF
CIRCA / YEAR: 1950's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 37mm x Diameter 27mm
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 18 Jewels / Cal.748
DIAL / HANDS: Original Sterling Silver with Solid 18Kt. Gold Applied Numerals / Dauphine Hands
ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather 16mm / Regular Length
WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement
LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT
This classic Hamilton cushion shaped watch is fitted with a Sterling Silver dial and the applied numerals are done in 18Kt. gold. Hamilton was one of America's finest watch factories helping to build the American Railroad system at the turn of the century. They also designed and built the navigational chronometers used by the US Navy during WW 2...
Category
1950s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Watches
Vintage 18kt gold cushion square open face AUDEMARS PIGUET & Co. pocket watch
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 18kt gold cushion shape square open face AUDEMARS PIGUET & Co. pocket watch. Weight 48.72 grams. Hallmarked 18k. Case measured 40 mm x 40 mm x 7.2 mm. Back side of watch has ...
Category
Early 20th Century Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Piaget Full Diamond Watch 18ct White Gold
By Piaget
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Piaget full diamond watch.
18K white gold with gold hands and dial frame.
Exquisite
GENDER: Female
MOVEMENT: Quartz
CASE...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watches
Materials
Diamond, White Gold
Rolex Air King Lavender Dial Wrist Watch
By Rolex
Located in Solvang, CA
Vintage Swiss Rolex Air King lavender dial wrist watch, circa 1972-73. This steel Oyster Perpetual Air King wrist watch by Rolex features a custom laven...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Watches
Materials
Steel
Tiffany & Co. 18 Karat Yellow Gold Tesoro Quartz Watch
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
By Tiffany & Co. for the Tesoro Collection, in minty condition, this fine wrist watch is in eighteen karat 750 yellow gold with an easy to read white dial and gold match stick marker...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Omega Ladies 14 Karat Yellow Gold Watch with Diamonds
By Omega
Located in Atlanta, GA
Basic Info
Listing number NB00006
Brand Omega
Movement Manual
Case Material 14k Yellow Gold
Bracelet material 14K Yellow Gold
Condition G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Watches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Ladies Antique Engraved 14 Karat Yellow Gold Swiss Watch Bracelet
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Individually hand engraved fourteen karat 14K yellow gold links trimmed with gold braiding detail create this striking graduated bracelet crowned with
an Etna watch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Boucheron Ladies Yellow Gold Dress Wristwatch
By Boucheron
Located in Darnestown, MD
This versatile Boucheron 18 gold watch can be dressed up or down. It comes with a gold band or can be interchanged with either one of red leather or tan ostrich. The watch itself me...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Watches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Guy Ellia Carbon and 18 Karat Rose Gold Jumbo Chronograph Strap Watch
By Guy Ellia
Located in New York, NY
Jumbo Carbon and 18 KT Rose Gold Chronograph
Reference # RS2388JC
#008/100
Automatic movement caliber PGE1185 F. Piguet
50mm diameter 11 mm thick
Water resistant to 30mm
Sapphire ca...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Modern Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Rolex Batman GMT-Master II Jubilee Band
By Rolex
Located in Great Neck, NY
Rolex Steel GMT-Master II 40 Watch - Black And Blue Batman Bezel - Black Dial - Jubilee Bracelet
40mm stainless steel case with Oystersteel monobloc middle case, screw-down crown, bidirectional rotatable 24-hour graduated bezel with black and blue Cerachrom insert and engraved numerals, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with cyclops lens over the date, black dial, hour markers set with Chromalight...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Watches
Rolex Submariner 16610 Carbon Blacked Out Watch
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex Submariner 16610 Carbon Blacked Out Watch
excellent condition
custom carbon black was added to steel
runs perfect
No box or papers
shop with confi...
Category
1990s European Watches
Paul Ditisheim Montre Hamlet Silver Skull Pocket Watch
Located in Narberth, PA
Paul Ditisheim was a famous Swiss watchmaker, inventor and industrialist. Born in 1868 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the historic birthplace of the watch-making industry, he was born into the Ditisheim family, owners of Vulcain, a well-known and respected watch manufacturer who were also an integral part in leading the Swiss watch industry. Paul Ditisheim was instrumental in developing the new generation of chronometers and invented the affix balance. Thanks to his inventions, he was able to make the most precise chronometers ever made and has been considered the father of the modern chronometers.
Ditisheim first based the design for his Hamlet skull watch...
Category
1920s Swiss Victorian Vintage Watches
Materials
Silver
JAR Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection Vintage Watch
By JAR
Located in Greenwich, CT
This JAR designed and collectible vintage watch from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection is wearable fine art. With a orange silicone watch strap, a champagne colored face, an...
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Piaget Miss Protocole Quartz Ladies Watch, Diamonds with Piaget Box & Papers
By Piaget
Located in Antwerp, BE
Piaget Miss Protocole Quartz Ladies Watch, Diamonds With Original Piaget Box & Papers
Model: Miss Protocole
Ref: 5322
Watch no: 881610
Movement: Qua...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Artist Watches
Materials
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, White Gold
Eterna-Matic 3000 yellow gold vintage Automatic Wristwatch, 1960s
By Eterna Matic
Located in Poitiers, FR
Watch in 18 karats yellow gold, owl and weevil hallmark.
Square shape, this vintage gold watch is ultra-flat. The bracelet is a braided mesh ultra flat and flexible. The clasp is on a scale.
The dial is glossy brown.
Height of the dial: 3.3 cm, width of the dial: 3.3 cm, thickness: 7.5 mm.
Width of the bracelet to the widest: 2.3 cm, thickness: 1.3 mm, maximum circumference: 18 cm.
Total weight of the watch: 79.4 g approximately.
Automatic mechanical watch.
Signed Eterna Matic 3000...
Category
1960s French Retro Vintage Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Must De Cartier Vermeil Vendrome Watch
By Cartier
Located in San Fernando, CA
Cartier Must de Cartier watch is crafted in 18K gold plated sterling silver construction (Vermeil) and features a Swiss made quartz movem...
Category
Late 20th Century Watches
Materials
Vermeil
Burberry The Classic Round Silver Dial Steel Quartz Unisex Watch BU10002
By Burberry
Located in New York, NY
This pre-owned Burberry The Classic Round BU10002 is a beautiful Unisex timepiece that is powered by a quartz movement which is cased in a stainless steel case. It has a round shape ...
Category
2010s Swiss Watches
Wyler Yellow Gold Filled Watch with Original Dial circa 1960's New, Old Stock
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Wyler Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Moderne / Cushion Shape
METAL / MATERIAL: Gold Filled
CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Leng...
Category
1960s Swiss Modernist Vintage Watches
Waltham Art Deco Yellow Gold Filled Wristwatch from 1940s
By Waltham
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Waltham Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Round / Art Deco
METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled
CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 35mm x Diameter 21mm
MO...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Rare Ebel Beluga 18k Yellow Gold Diamond & Sapphire Dial Watch Bracelet
By Ebel
Located in Montclair, NJ
This rare and very well-made ladies' Ebel Beluga wrist watch features a 24mm solid 18k yellow gold round shaped case encrusted with outstandingly fine quality diamonds throughout tot...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Watches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Piaget 1970's Tiger Eye Dial And Bezel 18k Yellow Gold 25mm
By Piaget
Located in London, GB
Vintage Piaget Tiger Eye Dial And Bezel 18k Yellow Gold Circa 1970's 25mm
Pre-owned, excellent condition vintage Piaget 18k Yellow Gold ladies wristwatch circa 1970's. An incred...
Category
1970s Vintage Watches
Materials
Tiger's Eye, Yellow Gold
Cober “Cushion Square” Ladies Yellow Gold with Sapphire glass Wristwatch
Located in OSS, NH
Handmade watch with a quartz movement, made of 18 Carat yellow gold and water-resistant up to 5ATM in a 26 x 28 mm case. An immediate eye-catcher is the hand-filed watch face, which ...
Category
2010s Dutch Contemporary Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual with Factory Original Mosaic Dial circa 1973 / 74
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual / Reference 1002
METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
CIRCA / YEAR: 1973 / 74
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 39mm X D...
Category
1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 18kt Yellow Gold/Stainless Steel Mens Watch
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Mens Rolex- Datejust
Date: 1972
36 mm
Preowned
Reference: 1600
18kt yellow and stainless steel
Category
1970s Vintage Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Audemars Piguet Limited Edition Millenary Maserati 26150ST.OO.D084CU.01
Located in London, GB
A limited edition stainless steel Millenary by Audemars Piguet, in collaboration with Maserati to commemorate their 90th anniversary. This is just one of 900 to have been manufacture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Oysterdate with Custom Tiffany Blue Dial circa, 1960's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Oysterdate / Reference 6694
METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm X Diameter 3...
Category
1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Patek Philippe Calatrava 18k Rose Gold Men's Manual Winding Watch 3919 R (or 39
Located in Dallas, TX
Patek Philippe Calatrava 18k Rose Gold Men's Manual Winding Watch 3919 R (or 3919R) - Manual winding. 18k rose gold case with hobnail bezel (33mm diameter). White dial with black Ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Watches
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Date With Custom Made Light Green Dial circa 1970's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Date / Reference 1500
METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
CIRCA / YEAR: 1970's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm x...
Category
1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Unworn Rolex Daytona 126503 Oystersteel Yellow & Gold
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
An unworn Daytona from Rolex in Oystersteel and yellow gold. Features a black dial with applied hour markers. With an engraved tachymetric scale, three counters and pushers, the Dayt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Gucci Timeless Green Watch
By Gucci
Located in Gazzaniga (BG), IT
Beautiful and brand new Gucci watch
Timeless Watch
YA126585
Steel
Green mother of pearl dial
Glass
Quartz mechanism (brand new battery)
Water resistan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watches
Rolex Datejust Stainless Steel Pink Dial with Diamonds Womens Watch
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Womens Rolex- Datejust
Date: 1997
26 mm
Preowned
Reference: 69160
Stainless steel
Pink Dial with Diamonds
Category
1990s Watches
Materials
Diamond, Stainless Steel
Baume & Mercier 18 Karat Yellow Gold Diamond Linea
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Movement: quartz
Function: hours, minutes
Case: 22.5mm 18K yellow gold round case, double row diamond bezel, sapphire crystal, push/pull crown
Band: 18K yellow gold bracelet, integra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Date With Custom Made Deep Blue Dial circa 1960's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Date / Reference 1500
METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm x...
Category
1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel Air King with Custom Made Pink Dial and Diamond Markers circa 1970's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Air-King / Reference 5500/1002
METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
CIRCA / YEAR: 1970's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 38mm X Diamete...
Category
1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
1972 Alexis Barthelay Hand-Wound Movement Elliptical Sterling Silver Watch
Located in Valenza, IT
Original 1972, Exquisite Alexis Barthelay Watch, a special piece characterized by an elegant, unique, absolutely chic yet timeless design.
This outstanding Jewel is perfect for all w...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Foreseer Black and Brown Genuine Italian Leather Lifestyle Watch
Located in London, GB
The future is unknown, but the present is foreseeable. Live in the present, carpe diem.
Inspired by binoculars, the two iconic sub-dials serve as pillars of certainty and stability,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel Air-King with Custom Made Purple Dial Dial circa 3520 MAYBE??
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Air-King / Reference 5500/1002
METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
CIRCA / YEAR:
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 40mm x Diameter 34mm...
Category
1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Omega Constellation Double Eagle 1513.30.00
By Omega
Located in London, GB
This Omega Constellation Double Eagle could quite possibly be the finest example around! Quartz battery powered its a complete full set of box and papers dated to 1998 by the serial ...
Category
1990s British Watches
Materials
Steel
Cartier Ballon Bleu Gold Unisex Midsize Diamond WE9004Z3
By Cartier
Located in Dallas, TX
Cartier Ballon Bleu Medium Yellow Gold Men's or Ladies Midsize Diamond Watch WE9004Z3 - Automatic winding. 18k yellow gold case with 2-row Cartier diamond bezel (36mm diameter). Silv...
Category
2010s Watches
Materials
Gold
Antique, New and Vintage Watches
Records show that, in Europe, by the 16th century, it was high time for portable clock devices. Right now, perhaps you’re shopping for your own. If so, find a vast range of fashionable and functional antique, new and classic vintage watches on 1stDibs.
While wall-mounted time tellers and grandfather clocks were much more convenient than the sundials of ancient history, watches were becoming crucial for an increasingly connected society whose members learned that the latest advancements in technology meant they could carry devices that kept time to within a minute a day. Tragically, the first pocket watches — albeit an improvement on the accessories that preceded them, which dangled from a chain worn around the neck — didn’t help much as far as accuracy or portability. Focused on style over substance, the upper class frequently carried lavish pieces that ran hours behind.
Eventually, watches migrated from owners’ pockets to their wrists. In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Indeed, although exceedingly practical, the watches of today are far from bland. Bulgari’s iconic Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional watches. You’ll always know what time it is because you won’t be able to tear your eyes away from your new accessory.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
When shopping for a watch, it’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
Find exactly what you’re looking for in an unparalleled collection of antique, new and vintage watches on 1stDibs — we promise it will be worth your time.
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