Cartier Tank Américaine Quartz Watch
By Cartier
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This elegant pre-owned Cartier Tank Américaine Quartz watch is crafted in luxurious 18 karat yellow
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Pasha 35mm Stainless Steel Automatic Watch
By Cartier
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This iconic pre-owned Cartier Pasha Automatic watch is crafted in polished stainless steel and
Stainless Steel
Vintage Cartier Divan 2612 Ladies Wrist Watch W/ Pink Leather Strap
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Pre-Owned Cartier Divan ref. 2612 watch with stainless steel case and leather strap. Good condition
Stainless Steel
1990 Cartier Tortue 18K Rose Gold Tonneau Ladies Watch W/ Original Box
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Pre-owned Cartier Tortue ladies wrist-watch in 18kt rose gold. Chic and slim 8.6mm thick case with
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Pre-Owned Cartier Santos Ronde Chronoreflex Boutique Exclusive Diamond Watch
By Cartier
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Pre-Owned Cartier Santos Ronde Chronoreflex Boutique Exclusive Diamond Watch Reference no: 1530
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Pre-Owned Cartier Cougar Watch All Stainless Steel Quartz, Date
By Cartier
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Pre-owned Cartier Cougar designed in stainless steel. The watch is both polished and brushed, on a
Stainless Steel, Steel
Ladies Cartier Santos W20054D6 Pre-Owned
By Cartier
Located in Dallas, TX
Cartier Ladies Santos Model W20054D6 Stainless Steel Wrist Watch. Quartz movement. Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Cartier Tank Francaise W51007Q4 Ladies Pre-Owned
By Cartier
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful Cartier Tank Francaise features a stainless steel square style case, and a two-tone
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Pre-Owned Louis Cartier Tank Watch Factory Diamonds Grain de Riz 18KY
By Cartier
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Special Louis Cartier Watch with diamond encrusted factory diamonds on dial, case, crown, and
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable
H 1.3 in W 0.91 in L 1.19 in
Cartier Rose Gold Tank LC Watch, Pre-Owned, Men's or Unisex, circa 2018-2023
By Cartier
Located in Santa Monica, CA
33 mm. The watch is pre-owned and in like new condition with its original brown Carter alligator
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable
W 1.07 in
Bud Fox Wall Street Pre-Owned Coveted Cartier Large Panthere Watch 18K Gold 27mm
By Cartier
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
watch perfect for any watch collector or anyone who loves Charlie Sheen. Pre-owned Cartier Panthere
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable
H 1.36 in W 0.75 in
Pre-Owned Cartier Small Tank Americaine 18K White Gold Grey Dial & Satin Strap
By Cartier
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Pre-owned lady's small Cartier Tank Americaine designed in 18 karat white gold. The watch measures
White Gold
Unavailable
W 1.11 in
Cartier Tank Francaise w5000556 Yellow Gold w/ a White dial 28mm Automatic watch
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
seconds and chronograph. 28 mm case size. Ref W5000556. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned
Yellow Gold
Cartier Panthere de Cartier 2420, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
dial in stainless steel. Quartz. Ref 2420. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Dress
Cartier Ronde Louis Cartier WR007004; Black Dial, Certified
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Complete with box. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Cartier Ronde Louis WR007004 watch is
Cartier Ronde Louis Cartier WR007004, White Dial, Certified
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Complete with box. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Cartier Ronde Louis WR007004 watch is
Cartier Rotonde W1556051
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
. Manual. 42 mm case size. Ref W1556051 Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned
White Gold
Certified Authentic Cartier Panthere de Cartier 3480, Beige Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
dial in stainless steel. Quartz. Ref 2420. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Dress
Certified Authentic, Cartier Ronde Louis Cartier 46800, White Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Cartier Ronde Louis WR007004 watch is made out of
Unavailable
Cartier Riviera "Riviera" 23mm
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
size.Cartier service repairs dated 11/20/2023- Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Vintage
18k Gold
Unavailable
Cartier Santos 33mm W20026K1
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
deployant buckle. Auto w/ sweep seconds and date. 33 mm case size. Ref W20026K1. Fine Pre-owned Cartier
Stainless Steel
Cartier Ballon Bleu WE900651
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
strap. Auto w/ sweep seconds. 36 mm case size. With box and papers. Ref WE900651. Fine Pre-owned Cartier
White Gold
Unavailable
Cartier Ballon Bleu 38mm w6920035
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Classic Cartier Ballon Bleu w6920035 watch on a 18k rose gold
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Unavailable
Cartier Ballon Bleu 42mm WE900851
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
case size. With box, booklets and (open) papers. Ref WE900851. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Unavailable
Cartier Pasha Seatimer Chrono 42mm W301970M
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Sport Cartier Pasha Seatimer Chrono W301970M watch
18k Gold, White Gold
Cartier Cougar 187908C, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Quartz w/ date and sweep seconds. 26 mm case size. Ref 187908C. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch
Cartier Cougar Unknown, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
and date. Ref 1920 1. Circa 1990s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Classic Cartier
Cartier Cougar Chronograph Yellow Gold Quartz Wristwatch Ref11621
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
size. Ref 11621. Circa 1990s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Dress Cartier Cougar
18k Gold
Cartier Santos Galbee W20056D6, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Ref W20056D6. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Sport Cartier Santos W20056D6 watch is
Cartier Santos Dumont W2008751; Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
alligator strap with deployant buckle. Manual. With Cartier box. Ref W2008751. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned
Cartier Must 21 W10184U2, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Quartz w/ subseconds, date and chronograph. Ref W10184U2. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified
Certified Authentic Cartier Must 213588, Missing Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
rubber strap. Quartz w/ subseconds and date. Ref W10184U2. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified
Cartier Cougar 187908C, Case, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Quartz w/ date and sweep seconds. 26 mm case size. Ref 187908C. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch
Cartier Roadster W62017V3, Case, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Quartz. With date. 30 mm x 36 mm case size. Ref W62017V3. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch
Certified Authentic Cartier Roadster 4788, Missing Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
and date. Ref W62004V3. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Classic Cartier
Certified Authentic Cartier Cougar 3528, Black Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
and date. Ref 1920 1. Circa 1990s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Classic Cartier
Certified Authentic Cartier Must 212940, Beige Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
1990s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Sport Cartier chronoscaph 2996 watch is made out
Certified Authentic Cartier Must 213588, White Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
stainless steel band. Quartz w/ subseconds, date and chronograph. Ref 2424. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned
Certified Authentic Cartier Pasha 25800, Missing Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
2010s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Sport Cartier Pasha 42mm w3019951 watch is made
Certified Authentic Cartier Must 213588, Black Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Quartz w/ subseconds, date and chronograph. Ref W10184U2. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified
Cartier Ballon Bleu Stainless Steel Wristwatch Ref W69012Z4
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
W69012Z4. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Classic Cartier Ballon Bleu W69012Z4 watch is
Steel, Stainless Steel
Cartier Must 21 W10184U2, 2645, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
rubber strap. Quartz w/ subseconds and date. Ref W10184U2. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified
Cartier Roadster W62004V3, Black Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
and date. Ref W62004V3. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Classic Cartier
Certified Authentic Cartier Santos Galbee 4140, Missing Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Ref W20056D6. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Sport Cartier Santos W20056D6 watch is
Cartier Pasha W3019951, Pink Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
w3019951.42mm case size. Circa 2010s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Sport Cartier Pasha 42mm
Cartier Pasha W3019951, Black Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
w3019951.42mm case size. Circa 2010s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Sport Cartier Pasha 42mm
Cartier Cougar 187908C, White Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Quartz w/ date and sweep seconds. 26 mm case size. Ref 187908C. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch
Cartier Ballon Bleu W6901351, Case, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
W6901351. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Dress Cartier Ballon Bleu W6901351
Certified Authentic, Cartier Santos Dumont 12960, Silver Dial
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
alligator strap with deployant buckle. Manual. Ref W2008751. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch
Cartier Roadster W62004V3, White Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
and date. 38 mm case size. Ref W62004V3. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned
Cartier Pasha 18k white gold Automatic Wristwatch Ref W3013756
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
seconds and date. 38 mm case size. Circa 2010s. Ref W3013756. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified
18k Gold, White Gold
Cartier Santos Dumont W2008751; White Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
alligator strap with deployant buckle. Manual. With Cartier box. Ref W2008751. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned
Cartier Must 21 W10184U2, White Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
rubber strap. Quartz w/ subseconds and date. Ref W10184U2. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified
Cartier Roadster W62017V3, Millimeters Brown Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Quartz. With date. 30 mm x 36 mm case size. Ref W62017V3. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch
Cartier Ballon Bleu W6901351; Black Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
W6901351. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Dress Cartier Ballon Bleu W6901351
Cartier Tank Divan W6300755, Black Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
band. Auto w/ sweep seconds. Ref W6300755. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified
Cartier Must 21 2424, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
stainless steel band. Quartz w/ subseconds, date and chronograph. Ref 2424. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned
Cartier Must 21 W10184U2, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
. Quartz w/ subseconds, date and chronograph. Ref W10184U2. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified
Cartier Calibre Gold Automatic Wristwatch w/ Chocolate Brown Dial Ref W7100040
By Cartier
Located in Surfside, FL
size. Ref W7100040. Circa 2000s. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch. Certified preowned Sport Cartier
Rose Gold
Cartier Ladies 18k Yellow Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch with Diamonds
By Cartier
Located in Dallas, TX
Cartier Pre Owned Ladies Manual Wind wrist watch. Gold Dial with black Roman numerals and Diamond
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable
H 1.78 in W 1.03 in
Cartier Tank Americaine Chronoflex Chronograph in White Gold Wristwatch
By Cartier
Located in Viana do Castelo, PT
chronograph movement w/ date, chronograph and sub-seconds. Ref 2312. Circa 2000s Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch
18k Gold, White Gold
Patek Philippe Calatrava Gold Men's Watch - 3520
By Patek Philippe
Located in istanbul, TR
Brand : Patek Philippe Collection : Calatrava Model : Calatrava Clous De Paris Reference : Patek Philippe - 3520 Category : Wrist Watch Period : 1990's Movement : manuel wind Case ma...
18k Gold
Cartier Tank Louis W1529756 18k yellow gold Custom Strap & Buckle
By Cartier
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Cartier Tank Louis W1529756 in 18k yellow gold, fitted with a custom black leather strap and tang buckle that fits up to 6.75-inch wrists. It features a quartz movement, sapphire cab...
18k Gold
Cartier by Bueche Girod Yellow Gold Enamel Manual Wind Watch, circa 1970s
By Cartier
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Bueche Girod for Cartier STYLE / REFERENCE: Gold Bracelet / Hermes Stirrup Style METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Solid Yellow Gold and Kiln Fired Enamel Links CIRCA: 1970's...
Cartier Pasha Miss Pasha Steel Pink Dial Ladies Watch W3140008 Diamond Bezel
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and is in excellent overall condition. There are absolutely no visible scratches or blemishes. Diamonds were custom set, 100% na...
Steel
Cartier Tank Solo W1018755 18k Yellow Gold Ladies Watch
By Cartier
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
The Cartier Tank Solo Small Ladies Watch (Model W1018755) features a quartz movement and is crafted in an 18k yellow gold rectangular case measuring 31.0 x 24.4 mm. It has a stainles...
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Unavailable|$11,360
Cartier Tank Rare Factory Diamond Dial & Case Yellow Gold Service Papers
By Cartier
Located in BEVERLY HILLS, CA
Very rare Cartier Tank. Factory set diamond case and dial, yellow gold. BRAND: Cartier MODEL: Tank CASE: Yellow Gold & Diamonds DIAL: Black BAND: Black MOVEMENT: Quartz Very good c...
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Cartier Tank Francaise Midsize Custom Aftermarket Diamond Bezel Watch 2465
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
CARTIER TANK FRANCAISE MIDSIZE CUSTOM AFTERMARKET DIAMOND BEZEL WATCH 2465 -Condition: Mint -Case size: 25x29mm -Case thickness: 6.6mm -Material: Stainless Steel -Movement: Quartz ...
Diamond, Stainless Steel
CARTIER Estate Stainless Steel Tank Française Watch
By Cartier
Located in Narberth, PA
This sleek and stylish estate watch is a signed Cartier timepiece! The Swiss made watch, which is a Tank Française, has a stainless steel design with a square-shaped face and gate-li...
Steel, Stainless Steel
Cartier Roadster Ladies Silver Dial Stainless Steel Watch Diamond Bezel W62016V3
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Cartier Roadster Small Ladies Silver Dial Stainless Steel Watch with Diamond Bezel This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and is in excellent overall condition. There ...
Stainless Steel
Cartier Centure 1970s Yellow Gold Manual Wind Wrist watch
By Cartier
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1970s Cartier Paris Centure Collection Wrist Watch, 18k Yellow Gold 27 X 27 M.M. 2 Piece stepped case. 17 jewel mechanical, manual wind movement. White Dial with Black Roman nu...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Tank Solo Large Yellow Gold and Steel Quartz Wrist Watch
By Cartier
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 2018 Cartier Tank Solo reference 2742 Large Wrist Watch. 34 X 27 MM water resistant 18k Yellow Gold with Steel Case back, Sapphire crown, Scratch resistant sapphire crystal, qu...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Cartier Paris Rivoli 18k Yellow Gold Diamond Lugs & Deployment Buckle Watch
By Cartier
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Cartier Paris Rivoli ladies watch. 24MM 18K yellow gold case size with factory lugs diamond. Silver dial with blue hands and black Roman numeral hour marker. 18K yellow gold case bac...
18k Gold
Rolex 18Kt. Gold President with Custom Blue Diamond Marker Dial, 1980's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: President / Reference 18000 METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Yellow Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1980's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 44mm X Diameter...
Rare Cartier Tank Basculante Platinum & Rose Gold
By Cartier
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare, platinum and rose gold Tank Basculante by Cartier. Featuring a silver guilloche dial with roman numerals, blued steel sword-shaped hands, a hidden Cartier signature at VII an...
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Vintage 9k ROLEX Watch. Rolex 9k YG 12324 Dress Watch 1940s
By Rolex
Located in Port Charlotte, FL
Vintage Rolex Mens Watch 9k Yellow Gold Case ref.12324 Windup Movement. Runs well. Circa 1946 Beautiful Watch. New Genuine Gucci Leather band. 30mm round Case
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Baignoire Mini 18K Yellow Gold Bangle Watch 17
By Cartier
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Sold out worldwide with a waitlist extending over a year, this petite timepiece is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Skilfully created in the house's Swiss atelier, it boasts 18-karat ...
For its extraordinary range of bracelets, watches, rings and other adornments, French luxury house Cartier is undeniably one of the most well known and internationally revered jewelers in the world among clients both existing and aspirational.
Perhaps 1847 was not the ideal time to open a new watchmaking and jewelry business, as the French Revolution was not kind to the aristocracy who could afford such luxuries. Nevertheless, it was the year Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) — who was born into poverty — founded his eponymous empire, assuming control of the workshop of watchmaker Adolphe Picard, under whom he had previously been employed as an assistant. Of course, in the beginning, it was a relatively modest affair, but by the late 1850s, Cartier had its first royal client, Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, niece of Napoleon Bonaparte, who commissioned the jeweler to design brooches, earrings and other accessories.
Under the leadership of Louis-François’s son, Alfred, who took over in 1874, business boomed. Royalty around the world wore Cartier pieces, including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the Maharaja of Patiala and King Edward VII, who had 27 tiaras made by the jewelry house for his coronation in 1902 and issued Cartier a royal warrant in 1904. (Today, the British royal family still dons Cartier pieces; Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, regularly sports a Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch.)
Cartier’s golden years, however, began when Alfred introduced his three sons, Louis, Pierre and Jacques, to the business. The brothers expanded Cartier globally: Louis reigned in Paris, Pierre in New York and Jacques in London, ensuring their brand’s consistency at their branches across the world. The trio also brought in such talents as Charles Jacqueau and Jeanne Toussaint.
One of Cartier’s earliest major successes was the Santos de Cartier watch — one of the world's first modern wristwatches for men. (Previously, a large number of people were using only pocket watches.) Louis designed the timepiece in 1904 for his friend, popular Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who wanted to be able to check the time more easily while flying.
Cartier’s other famous timepieces include the Tank watch, which was inspired by the linear form of military tanks during World War I, and the so-called mystery clocks. Invented by watchmaker and magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin and later crafted exclusively for Cartier in the house’s workshop by watchmaker Maurice Couët, the mystery clocks were so named because the integration of glass dials on which the clocks’ hands would seemingly float as well as structures that are hidden away within the base give the illusion that they operate without machinery.
On the jewelry side of the business, Cartier’s internationally renowned offerings include the Tutti Frutti collection, which featured colorful carved gemstones inspired by Jacques’s trip to India and grew in popularity during the Art Deco years; the panthère motif, which has been incorporated into everything from brooches to rings; and the Love bracelet, a minimal, modernist locking bangle inspired by medieval chastity belts that transformed fine jewelry.
While the Cartier family sold the business following the death of Pierre in 1964, the brand continues to innovate today, renewing old hits and creating new masterpieces.
Find contemporary and vintage Cartier watches, engagement rings, necklaces and other accessories on 1stDibs.
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.
Find antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches for sale on 1stDibs.
Style, craft and heritage combine to make these designs undeniable classics.
Watchmakers have tucked their movements into all manner of precious baubles, from lapel pins to cocktail rings. The result is dazzling, wearable art that will get you to the party on time.
These companies have stood the test of time, making exceptional pieces for generations.
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