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Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 34mm 1960s Mens Vintage Manual Wind RA774
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Timeless classic, Men's Rolex Oysterdate Precision ref. 6694 manual wind, c.1969, all original, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous, u...
Stainless Steel
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Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 34mm 1960s Mens Vintage Manual Wind RA774B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Vintage classic, Rolex Oysterdate Precision ref. 6694 manual wind, c.1969, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous, unrestored Rolex signe...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 34mm 1960s Mens Vintage Manual Wind RA670C
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic icon, Rolex ref.6694 Mens Oysterdate Precision manual wind, c.1967, unrestored, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous, untouched...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 34mm Mens Manual Wind 1960s Vintage RA575
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Iconic classic, Rolex all-stainless steel Men's Oysterdate Precision 6694 hand-wind dress watch, c.1962, all original, in excellent working condition.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 1960s 34mm Mens Vintage Manual Wind RA670
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic icon, Men's Rolex Oysterdate Precision ref. 6694 manual wind, c.1967, unrestored, all original, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gor...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 1960s 34mm Mens Vintage Manual Wind RA670B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Iconic classic, Men's Rolex Oysterdate Precision ref. 6694 manual wind, c.1967, unrestored, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous, untou...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 34mm Mens Manual Wind 1960s Vintage RA575B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Timeless classic, Rolex Men's Oysterdate Precision 6694 hand-wind dress watch, c.1962, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Rolex signe...
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1960s Rolex Oysterdate Precision 6694 Steel Silver Dial Manual 34mm
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
The Foundational Manual-Wind Oyster The Rolex Oysterdate Precision 6694 holds a unique place in the brand's history as one of the last manually wound Oyster models.
Stainless Steel
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Rolex Oyster Precision 6426 14k Gold SS 34mm Mens 1960s Manual Wind RA745
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Timeless luxury, Rolex Oyster Precision Ref.6426 14k Gold and stainless steel manual hand-wind, c.1969, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Go...
Stainless Steel, 14k Gold
Vintage Rolex Oysterdate Precision 6406 Steel Cream Dial 1960s 24mm Ladies Watch
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Automatic movement, serial no. 58****, 24.5mm case, 6-inch bracelet, circa 1960s. Product Specifications: Item Type: Vintage Ladies Automatic Dress Watch Brand: Rolex Model: Oysterd...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Ref 6426 Oyster Precision 14k Gold SS 34mm Mens 1960s Manual Wind RA745B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Luxurious classic, Rolex Oyster Precision Ref.6426 14k Gold and stainless steel manual hand-wind, c.1969, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. ...
14k Gold, Stainless Steel
ROLEX Yellow Gold Precision Wristwatch ref.8940, 1960s
By Rolex
Located in Verona, IT
Rolex 18kt yellow gold Precision wristwatch, Ref. 8940, circa 1960s.
18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King Precision, 1520
By Rolex
Located in Carlisle, GB
This 34mm Classic and Elegant Vintage Hand-winding watch is in Good Working order and in a well look after condition for its Age. some tiny scratches on the strap and the glass Ple...
1960s SS Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King Precision, 1520 Mechanical Watch
By Rolex
Located in Carlisle, GB
This 34mm Classic and Elegant Vintage Hand-winding watch is in good working condition and it is ticking and runs well. Visible signs of ageing and gentle used with light scratches on...
Stainless Steel
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Vintage Rolex Precision 9ct Yellow Gold Manual Wind 1960s Serviced
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
Vintage Rolex Precision 9ct Yellow Gold Manual Wind 1960s Serviced A beautifully preserved vintage 1960s Rolex Precision in 9ct yellow gold, this classic dress watch showcases t...
Yellow Gold
Vintage Rolex Precision 14K Yellow Gold Diamond Bezel Oval Manual Wind Watch
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1960s Rolex Precision manual-wind ladies dress watch in 14K yellow gold featuring an oval case with a factory diamond bezel, champagne dial with applied baton indices, Rolex ...
Diamond, 14k Gold
Rolex, Oyster Precision. Men's wristwatch. Approx. 1960s.
By Rolex
Located in bronshoj, DK
Rolex, Oyster Precision. Men's wristwatch. Dial in silver.
Rolex 1960s Oysterdate Precision 6694 Steel Wrist Watch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1966 Rolex Oysterdate Precision Reference 6694 Wrist Watch, 34 M.M. Stainless Steel 3 piece Oyster Case, 17 Jewel Caliber 1225 Manual wind movement, Original Black dial with r...
Steel
Midsize Rolex OysterDate Precision 6466 30mm 1960s Manual Wind Swiss RA417B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Charming classic, Midsize Rolex ref.6466 Oysterdate Precision manual wind dress watch, c.1962, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Rol...
Stainless Steel
Midsize Rolex OysterDate Precision 6466 30mm Manual Wind 1960s Swiss RA417B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Charming classic, Midsize Rolex ref.6466 Oysterdate Precision manual wind dress watch, c.1962, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Rol...
Stainless Steel
Midsize Rolex OysterDate Precision 6466 30mm Manual Wind 1960s Vintage RA417
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Vintage classic, Midsize Rolex ref.6466 Oysterdate Precision manual wind dress watch, c.1962, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Role...
Mens Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 34mm Manual Wind 1960s Swiss RA447
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Iconic vintage classic, all-stainless steel Men's Rolex Oysterdate Precision ref.6694, hand-wind dress watch, c.1967, in excellent working condition.
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 34mm Manual Wind 1960s Swiss RA450B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic icon, Men's Rolex ref.6694 Oysterdate Precision, hand-wind dress watch, c.1964, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Rolex sign...
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 34mm Manual Wind 1960s Vintage RA450
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Iconic classic, Men's Rolex Oysterdate Precision ref.6694, hand-wind dress watch, c.1964, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Rolex si...
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Oysterdate Precision Ref 6694 34mm Manual Wind 1960s Vintage RA450S
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Vintage classic, Men's iconic Rolex Oysterdate Precision ref.6694, hand-wind dress watch, c.1964, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous ...
Stainless Steel
Midsize Rolex Oyster Speedking Precision 6430 30mm Hand Wind 1960s Vintage RA466
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Timeless classic, all-stainless steel midsize Rolex Oyster Speedking Precision ref.6430 hand-wind, c.1966, all original. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous, Rolex si...
Stainless Steel
Midsize Rolex Oyster Speedking Precision 6430 30mm Hand Wind 1960s Swiss RA466B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Vintage classic, Rolex Oyster Speedking Precision ref.6430 youth size hand-wind, c.1966, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous, Rolex si...
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Oyster Precision 5500 Air King 34m Automatic 1960s Vintage NA141B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic vintage, Men's Rolex Oyster Precision Ref.5500 "Air-King" automatic, c.1969, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Rolex signed...
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Oyster Precision Ref 5500 Air King 34m Automatic 1960s Vintage RA476B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Timeless classic, Men's Rolex Oyster Perpetual Precision Ref.5500 "Air King" automatic, c.1968, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Ro...
Mens Rolex Oyster Precision 5500 Air King 34m Automatic 1960s All Original RA476
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Timeless classic, Men's all-stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual Precision Ref.5500 "Air King" automatic, c.1968, all original, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic b...
Mens Rolex Oyster Precision 5500 Air King 34m Automatic 1960s All Original NA141
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Vintage classic, Men's all-stainless steel Rolex Oyster "Air-King" Precision Ref.5500 automatic, c.1969, all original, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master ...
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Precision Ref 5701 35mm 14k SS Air King Date Automatic 1960s RA446
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare classic, Men's Rolex ref.5701 Air King Date with 14k gold bezel automatic, c.1967, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Rolex sign...
Stainless Steel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mens Rolex Precision Ref 5701 35mm 14k SS Air King Date Automatic 1960s RA446B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare classic, Men's Rolex ref.5701 Air King Date with 14k gold bezel automatic, c.1967, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous Rolex sign...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Precision Ref 5701 35mm 14k SS Air King Date Automatic 1960s RA446S
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Iconic classic, Men's rare Rolex Air King Date ref.5701 14k gold stainless steel automatic, c.1967, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeou...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Ref 5500 Oyster Precision Air King Automatic 1960s Swiss RJC191S
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Iconic classic, Men's Rolex Ref.5500 Oyster "Air-King" Precision automatic, c.1967, all original.
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Precision Ref.9659 18k White Gold Hand-Wind, c.1960s Swiss RA153
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic icon, men's Rolex Oyster Precision ref.5500 "Air-King" automatic, c.1979. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous, original Rolex signed silver dial, in excellent...
18k Gold, White Gold
Rolex Precision 1960s Yellow Gold Ladies Bracelet Wrist Watch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1960s Rolex Precision Ladies Wrist watch, 15 M.M.
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Rolex Oysterdate Precision Automatic Men's Watch
By Rolex
Located in Poitiers, FR
Bracelet watch in stainless steel signed Rolex Oysterdate Precision. Date at 3 o'clock. Glass with cycloloupe.
Steel, Stainless Steel
1960s Rolex OysterDate Precision Pink Stainless Steel Watch
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
1960s Rolex Oysterdate Precision Pink Stainless Steel Watch, Manual Wind, Fold-Over Push-Button Deployant, 12-Hour Dial, rare Arabic signature at the back Dial Size: 34mm Conditio...
Steel, Stainless Steel
While the rise in popularity of vintage Rolex watches is of no surprise to aficionados, collectors and industry experts, when it comes to contemporary luxury wristwatches, Rolex is also often the first brand that springs to mind. Not only is the company revered for its precision timekeeping and impeccable craftsmanship, but its name was designed to be memorable.
Rolex's enviable worldwide recognition can be credited in part to the genius of company founder Hans Wilsdorf. When the German-born watch dealer and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis, set up their London enterprise, in 1905, they called it Wilsdorf & Davis, according to the traditional formula.
But Wilsdorf was determined to come up with another name that was short, would look good on a watch dial and was easy to say and remember in several languages. In 1908, he trademarked the name Rolex, and by 1920, he had moved the company to Geneva and redubbed it as Montres Rolex S.A.
But the main reasons for the brand’s success are its aforementioned commitment to precision and unflagging pursuit of innovation. In 1926, the company introduced the aptly named Oyster model. With a screw-down crown and case back, both fitted with rubber gaskets, this was the first truly waterproof watch.
Five years later, Rolex upped the ante with the Oyster Perpetual. That model’s patented Perpetual movement contained a rotor mechanism enabling it to self-wind. In another trendsetting move, in 1945, the brand debuted the Datejust, with a date window prominently displayed on the dial.
The company’s two most iconic models are sports watches. Although the Submariner, which debuted in 1953, was developed as a dive watch, its waterproof case, solid construction and good looks made it a favorite of adventurers and urbanites alike, including James Bond, who wore it in classics like Dr. No and Goldfinger. The Daytona, the racing chronograph made famous by Paul Newman, is especially sought after by collectors. Newman’s personal Daytona, which hit the auction block in 2017, sold for $17.8 million.
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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary 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 wristwatches.
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.
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.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? 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.
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