Exquisite 1940s Longines 14K Solid Gold "Tuxedo" Dial Tank Watch
By Longines
Located in Wailea, HI
Specifications: Manufacturer: Longines Era: Circa 1944-1945 Case Material: 14K Solid Yellow Gold (Keystone Case) Movement: Caliber 9L, 17 Jewels, Manual Wind Dial: Two-tone Silv...
Longines Platinum Hand Made Art Deco Dress Watch from 1945
By Longines
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Longines Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Dress Style METAL / MATERIAL: Platinum / Diamond and Sapphire CIRCA / YEAR: 1945 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 31mm ...
$2,369
W 1.42 in L 1.66 in
Personally Owned & Worn By Don McLean with Two COAs - Daniel Steiger Generation
Located in Suwanee, GA
NAMED ONE OF WATCHPRO MAGAZINE’S “HOT 100” - THE TOP 100 INFLUENCERS OF THE U.S. WATCH INDUSTRY. HOW CAN WE SERVE YOU? We’re new to offering our carefully curated collection on 1stD...
Rose Gold, Stainless Steel
Longines Grand Prize Vintage Gold Filled Mesh Watch Box & Papers
By Longines
Located in Baltimore, MD
Longines Grand Prize Vintage Gold Filled Mesh Watch Box & Papers Metal: 10K gold filled Case: 33mm Dial: Gold Bracelet: 10K G.F. Mesh adjustable Lug width: 17mm Crystal: Acryli...
Gold-filled
Longines Présence Heritage 34MM l4.767.8 White Dial 18K Yellow Gold Watch
By Longines
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: Longines Gender: Men's Metal Type: 18K Yellow Gold Length: 8.75 mm Diameter: 34.00 mm Weight: 43.64 grams Men's 18K yellow gold, LONGINES Swiss made wristwatch. The meta...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Hamilton Platinum Art Deco Tank Style 1940's with Medallion Series Movement.
By Hamilton
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Hamilton Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL: Platinum CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 37mm X Width 22mm MOVEMENT...
Platinum
Omega Tank watch. Omega DeVille Tank Mens Stainless Steel GP Windup
By Omega
Located in Port Charlotte, FL
Stunning watch piece. OMEGA TANK DeVille Windup mechanical movement. ref 511 DeVille Stainless Steel Case Gold plated and New Leather band. Condition: Winds up and keeps time. ...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Gold Shell Oyster Perpetual Very Rare Deepsea From 1954 / 55 Original Dial
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual / Reference 6332 METAL / MATERIAL: Gold Shell CIRCA / YEAR: 1954 / 55 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 41mm X Diamet...
Gold
HERMES CAPE COD Mens Automatic Watch - Stainless Steel
By Hermès
Located in Suwanee, GA
NAMED ONE OF WATCHPRO MAGAZINE’S “HOT 100” - THE TOP 100 INFLUENCERS OF THE U.S. WATCH INDUSTRY. HOW CAN WE SERVE YOU? We’re new to offering our carefully curated collection on 1stD...
Stainless Steel
$1,995
H 1.62 in W 1.34 in
1966 Omega (Seamaster) Rare Cal. 560 Vintage Mens 10K Gold Filled & Stainless St
By Omega
Located in Suwanee, GA
NAMED ONE OF WATCHPRO MAGAZINE’S “HOT 100” - THE TOP 100 INFLUENCERS OF THE U.S. WATCH INDUSTRY. HOW CAN WE SERVE YOU? We’re new to offering our carefully curated collection on 1stD...
Gold-filled, Stainless Steel
$2,997Sale Price|33% Off
Vintage 18k Yellow Gold Baume & Mercier with Arabic Numbers Gold Dial on a Strap
By Baume & Mercier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 27mm yellow gold Ladies Baume & Mercier wristwatch. Featuring a stunning a gold dial with Arabic numbers. The watch is fitted with a sapphire glass, movement and a Baume & Mercier ...
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Raymond Weil Parsifal Two-Tone Stainless Steel & Gold Watch
By Raymond Weil
Located in Portland, England
A classic Raymond Weil Parsifal wristwatch featuring elegant Roman numerals, a refined white dial, and the iconic two-tone stainless steel and gold-accented bezel. This model blends ...
Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
Vintage Omega “Bumper” Automatic Wristwatch, 18ct Yellow Gold Case
By Omega
Located in London, GB
A classic vintage Omega “bumper” automatic wristwatch, featuring Omega’s early automatic movement with its distinctive bumper winding system. The watch is housed in an elegant gold ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$810Sale Price|40% Off
Elegant Black Dial “Marvin” Hermetic, Manual, Circa 1950s
By Marvin
Located in New York, NY
Wonderfully well preserved original black dial with the Marvin "crown" 1950s Simple, elegant and Chic. Silver in color, matching the baton markers. Stainless hands, inlaid with blac...
Engraved 14k Gold Art Deco Genève Wristwatch, Dated 1931 — A Timeless Heirloom
Located in Wailea, HI
Engraved 14k Gold Art Deco Genève Wristwatch, Dated 1931 — A Timeless Heirloom A rare surviving artifact of early 20th-century craftsmanship, this exquisite Genève wristwatch is hou...
14k Gold
I.W.C. 18Kt Solid Yellow Gold Art Deco Oversized Tank Watch circa 1930's
By IWC
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: I.W.C. / International Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Tank Style / Art Deco METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt Solid Yellow Gold DIMENSIONS: Length "Lug Tip to Lug Tip" 41m...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$1,200
W 1.11 in L 1.58 in
Vintage Hamilton Art Deco 14k Gold-Filled Watch with Rare Beaded Lugs 1940's
By Hamilton
Located in Wailea, HI
Vintage Hamilton Art Deco 14k Gold-Filled Watch with Rare Beaded Lugs Exude timeless sophistication with this exquisite vintage Hamilton timepiece, a true masterclass in mid-century ...
14k Gold, Gold-filled
Art Deco Waltham Watch Circa 1927
By Waltham Watch Company
Located in Wailea, HI
This exquisite vintage Waltham wristwatch is a quintessential example of Art Deco elegance, dating back to approximately 1927. Captured in a stunning tonneau-shaped case, this timepi...
14k Gold, Gold-filled
Longines is known for creating some of the most technically innovative and attractive timepieces in the world. Once worn by Humphrey Bogart, Albert Einstein, Richard Byrd and Charles Lindbergh, the company's vintage watches are now sought after by collectors and anyone desiring to wear a high-grade wristwatch.
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.
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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.
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