IWC Platinum Portugieser Minute Repetition
By IWC
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Brand: IWC Movement: manual Function: hour, minutes, seconds, minute repeater Case: 42mm platinum round case, sapphire crystal Band: black crocodile strap, integrated clasp Dial: sil...
Platinum
IWC Portugieser 18k White Gold Chronograph Wristwatch with rare Panda Dial
By IWC
Located in New York City, NY
The Essence of Luxury Timekeeping: IWC Portugieser Chronograph 18k White Gold Panda Dial Experience the pinnacle of watchmaking with the IWC Portugieser Chronograph 18k White Gold w...
18k Gold, White Gold
IWC Portugieser Automatic IW503501
By IWC
Located in Willow Grove, PA
Brand IWC Series Portugieser Model IWC503501 Gender Mens Condition Excellent Pre-owned Material Stainless Steel Finish Caseback Stainless Steel Diameter 44.2mm Thickness Bezel Fixe...
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Watch IW3714
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
Powered by in-house automatic movement, this IWC Portugieser Chronograph IW3714 watch features usable functionality.
Stainless Steel
IWC Portugieser Automatic Watch IW500113
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
This IWC Portugieser Automatic 18K Rose Gold 42.3 mm Watch, reference number 500113, features an 18K rose gold case measuring 42.3 mm in diameter.
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portugieser Platinum Men's Watch IW500104
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portugieser Platinum Men's Watch IW500104 - Automatic winding.
IWC Portugieser Platinum Men's Watch IW500104
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portugieser Platinum Men's Watch IW500104 - Automatic winding.
IWC Portugieser Black Chronograph Watch IW371609
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
Powered by in-house movement 69355, this IWC Portugieser Chronograph IW371609 men's watch features usable functionality.
Stainless Steel
IWC Portugieser Chrono White Dial Watch
By IWC
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Brand: IWC Style: Portugieser Chronograph 2853282 Case Material: 18k rose gold Case Diameter: 41mm Bezel: Smooth 18k rose gold fixed bezel Dial: White Chronographic dial with rose go...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Watch IW3716-04
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
The IWC Portugieser Chronograph Watch, reference number IW3716-04, is a sophisticated timepiece that will successfully withstand the test of time.
IWC Portugieser Automatic Chronograph Watch 371445
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
This IWC Portugieser Automatic Stainless Steel and Leather 40.9 mm Watch, reference number 371445, features a stainless steel case measuring 40.9 mm in diameter.
Stainless Steel
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Men's Watch 390403
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
A dress watch with a sportier twist, the IWC Portugieser Chronograph Men's Watch 390403 hits all the details as expected.
Stainless Steel
IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Chronograph Watch IW371609
By IWC
Located in Media, PA
This is an IWC Schaffhausen portugieser chronograph watch, IW371609, and it’s truly a timeless piece.
Silver
IWC Portugieser Automatic Chronograph Watch 371482
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
This IWC Portuguese Automatic Chronograph Watch, reference number 371482, features a 18K Yellow Gold case measuring 40.9 mm in diameter. It is presented on a sleek black alligator le...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Automatic Watch IW371404
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
The brand’s timelessly tasteful and instantly recognizable style of utmost refinement and technical excellence is given a striking twist in this fantastic timepiece from IWC to creat...
IWC Portugieser Stainless Steel Men's Watch IW500705
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portugieser Stainless Steel Men's Watch IW500705 - Automatic winding.
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 18K White Gold Watch IWC 503203
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calender 18K White Gold Watch, reference number 503203, is a part of the iconic Portugieser collection.
18k Gold, White Gold
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Moonphase Automatic IW503302 Men's Watch
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This never been worn IWC Portugieser IW503302 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by an automatic movement which is cased in a rose gold case.
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic IW390403 Mens Watch Box Papers
By IWC
Located in Great Neck, NY
IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Chronograph Classic IW390403 Mens Watch. 42mm Stainless steel gold case.
IWC Stainless Steel Portugieser Chronograph
By IWC
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Movement: automatic Function: hours, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph Case: 41mm stainless steel case, sapphire crystal, push/pull crown Band: IWC black leather Dial: silver arabi...
Steel, Stainless Steel
IWC Portugieser Classic Steel Blue Dial Automatic Men Watch IW371491
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This never been worn IWC Portugieser IW371491 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by mechanical (automatic) movement which is cased in a stainless steel case.
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Steel Silver Dial Mens Watch IW344203
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Store Display Model IWC Portugieser 42mm Steel Perpetual Calendar Automatic Men's Watch IW344203.
IWC Portugieser Classic Steel Blue Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371491
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This never been worn IWC Portugieser IW371491 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by mechanical (automatic) movement which is cased in a stainless steel case.
IWC Portugieser IW371611 18K Yellow Gold Mens Watch Box Papers
By IWC
Located in Great Neck, NY
IWC Schaffhausen Potugieser IW371611 Mens Watch. 41mm 18K yellow gold case. 18K yellow gold bezel. White dial with gold hands and Arabic numeral hour markers. Sub-dials: Small second...
Yellow Gold
IWC Stainless Steel Portugieser Chronograph Automatic
By IWC
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Brand: IWC Movement: automatic Function: hour, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph Case: 41mm stainless steel, sapphire crystal, screw down crown Band: black alligator strap with buc...
Stainless Steel
IWC Portugieser F.A.Jones IW544203 Men's Watch in Stainless Steel
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
IWC Portugieser F.A.Jones IW544203 Men's Watch in Stainless Steel SKU: 130941 PRIMARY DETAILS Brand: IWC Model: Portugieser F.A.Jones Country of Origin: Switzerland Movement Type:...
Stainless Steel
IWC Portugieser Steel Leather Silver Arabic Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371604
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Pre-Owned IWC Portugieser IW371604 Men's Watch. Gold-Tone Hour markers and minute and hour hands.
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Steel Leather Black Arabic Dial Mens Watch IW371447
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This pre-owned IWC Portugieser IW371447 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by mechanical (automatic) movement which is cased in a stainless steel case.
Sold
H 0.63 in W 0.87 in Dm 1.74 in
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 18K Rose Gold Automatic Men's Watch IW503202
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This pre-owned IWC Portugieser IW503202 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by a mechanical (automatic) movement which is cased in a rose gold case.
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Anthracite Grey Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW390503
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This pre-owned IWC Portugieser Yacht Club 6143978 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by mechanical (hand-winding) movement which is cased in a stainless steel case.
IWC Portugieser 7 Days Steel Silver Dial Automatic Mens Watch IW500107
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Pre-Owned IWC Portuguieser 7 Days 42mm Stainless Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW500107.
IWC Portugieser Leather Steel Silver Arabic Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371604
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Details: MSRP 7950 Model Number IW371604 Brand IWC Department Men Style Dress/Formal, Luxury Model IWC Portugieser Band Color Black Dial Color Silver Case Color Steel Display Analog ...
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph Ref. IW390505
By IWC
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pre-owned IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph (ref. IW390505), featuring the Calibre 89361 self-winding automatic movement; gray dial with applied gold Arabic numerals; date displ...
Rose Gold
Sold
H 0.52 in W 0.79 in Dm 1.62 in
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Edition 150 Years Steel Blue Dial Men Watch IW371601
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This never been worn IWC Portugieser IW371601 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by mechanical (automatic) movement which is cased in a stainless steel case.
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Boutique Edition 41 Mm Portugieser Men's Rose Gold Wa
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Boutique Edition 41 Mm Portugieser Men's Rose Gold Watch IW371614 - Automatic winding, Chronograph.
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Gents 18 Karat Rose Gold Black Dial IW502119
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 44 mm 18k Rose Gold Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Gents Wristwatch, black dial with applied arabic numbers, date and 7 day power reserve indicator at 3 0'clock, month sub-dial at ...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Gents 18 Karat Gold Black Dial B&P IW502119
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
An 18k Rose Gold Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Gents Wristwatch, black dial with applied arabic numbers, date sub-dial and 7 day power reserve indicator at 3 0'clock, month sub-dial...
Rose Gold
IWC Portugieser Automatic Watch IW500107
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
The IWC Portugieser Automatic, reference number IW500107, is a member of the esteemed “Portugieser” collection.
IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Black Arabic Dial Steel Automatic Watch IW371447
By Omega
Located in New York, NY
Details: MSRP 7600 Model Number IW371447 Brand IWC Department Men Style Dress/Formal Model IWC Portugieser Band Color Black Dial Color Black Case Color Steel Display Analog Dial Styl...
IWC Stainless Steel Portugieser Seven Day Power Reserve Wristwatch Ref 5001-07
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 2012 IWC, International Watch Company, Schaffhausen, Stainless Steel, Portugieser, Reference 5001-07, 7 Day Power Reserve. 42mm 3 Piece case with Exhibition back, caliber 51011...
Stainless Steel
IWC "150 Year" Edition Portugieser Chronograph Automatic Watch
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
Highly sought after 150 year edition IWC watch! Condition: Mint Condition Excellent/Like New Case: Stainless steel case Diameter 41.0 mm Height 13.1 mm See-through sapphire glass ...
IWC Portugieser Steel Chronograph Silver Dial Automatic Men Watch IW371605
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Pre Owned IWC Portugieser 41mm Steel Chronograph Silver Dial Automatic Men Watch IW371605.
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Steel Green Dial Automatic Mens Watch IW371615
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Plus, it comes with the original packaging and papers, and the Chronostore offers a 3-years warranty Brand IWC Type Wristwatch Department Men Model Number IW371615 Country/Region of ...
IWC Stainless Steel Portugieser 7-Day
By IWC
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Movement: automatic Function: hours, minutes, seconds, date, 7-day Case: 42mm stainless steel case, sapphire crystal, push/pull crown Band: IWC black leather, deployment Dial: white,...
Steel, Stainless Steel
IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Chronograph Automatic Watch Stainless Steel
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Case Size/Width: 41mm, Watch Height: 13mm, Band Width: 20mm, Wrist circumference: 6.0" Designer: IWC Schaffhausen Model: Portugieser Chronog...
IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Chronograph Automatic Watch Stainless Steel
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Accessories: Box, Authenticity Card Measurements: Case Size/Width: 41mm, Watch Height: 13mm, Band Width: 20mm, Wrist circumference: 8" Designer: IWC Schaffhausen Model: Portugieser C...
Stainless Steel
Pre-Owned IWC Portugieser Stainless Steel IW500705 Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Many watch industry experts and enthusiasts consider the International Watch Company (IWC) to be one of the world’s finest watchmakers. IWC insists on meticulous attention to detail ...
Stainless Steel
Pre-Owned IWC Portugieser Stainless Steel IW510212 Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Many watch industry experts and enthusiasts consider the International Watch Company (IWC) to be one of the world’s finest watchmakers. IWC insists on meticulous attention to detail ...
Stainless Steel
IWC Portugieser IW500712 Stainless Steel w/ a Silver dial 42.3mm Automatic watch
By IWC
Located in Surfside, FL
If you have inquiries about this IWC Portugieser watch please reference W526583.Watch is in Excellent condition.
Silver, Steel, Stainless Steel
IWC Yacht Club Chronograph 44.6 Mm Portugieser
By IWC
Located in Oyster Bay, NY
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph, reference IW390703.
Steel
IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar Blue Dial Steel Mens Watch IW503502 Box Card
By IWC
Located in Atlanta, GA
IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar Blue Dial Steel Mens Watch IW503502 Box Card.
Steel
IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Eight Days Steel 'IW510202'
By IWC
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pre-owned IWC Portuguese Hand-Wound Eight Days wristwatch (ref. IW510202), featuring the Caliber 59215 mechanical manual winding movement with an approximate 8-day power reserve when...
IWC Stainless Steel Portugieser Chronograph automatic wristwatch, circa 2000
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
IWC Stainless Steel Portugieser automatic chronograph.
Stainless Steel
IWC Stainless Steel Alligator Leather Portugieser Men's Wristwatch 40.90 mm
By IWC
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The charm of a finely-crafted wristwatch accompanies the wearer through the years and to any occasion they have a date for. It is this charm, infused with timeless luxury, that makes...
Steel, Stainless Steel
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calender IW397204 Blue Dial 75th Anniversary
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
Limited Edition, Numbered XXX / 250 Ever Made
IWC Schaffhausen 18K Rose Gold Rubber Portugieser Club Men's Wristwatch 45.40 MM
By IWC
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Includes: Original Box (watch cushion is deteriorating), IWC Guarantee/Service Info Booklet, Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph Info Booklet, IWC Guarantee Card
18 kt Gold Omega Collectors Wrist Watch, Caliber 321, Reference OT 2955 3
By Omega
Located in Antwerp, BE
Omega Chronograph, Collectors in amazing condition ! Reference OT 2955 3 Movement : Mechanical Manual Winding Caliber 321 Case : 18 Kt solid Gold, 35 mm Strap : Leather, Omega Gol...
18k Gold, Gold
18 Kt Solid Full Gold Breitling B2 with Box & Papers
By Breitling
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Solid Full Gold Breitling B2 with Box & Papers Ref.K42362.1 Weight : 257.8 Gram 18 Kt Solid Gold Breitling Strap , 19 Cm. Length
18k Gold, Gold
Cartier Santos Large Customized Watch
By Cartier
Located in New Delhi, Delhi
Original Cartier WSSA0018 Men's Santos Large Size With Date Customized F/VS1 24.90 Cts Diamonds. Complete with box and paper . Note: Diamonds are aftermarket.
Richard Mille RM 011 RM011 AJ RG Felipe Massa Edition Rose Gold and Titanium
By Richard Mille
Located in New York, NY
The RM 11-03 is designed in a 50mm rose gold and titanium case styled on a rubber strap. It features a skeletonized dial with white numerals, offering analog time function, flyback c...
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 50th anniversary 41mm with box and papers, 2022
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
ROYAL OAK SELFWINDING "50TH ANNIVERSARY" Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 18k Rose Gold This 18-carat pink gold Royal Oak Selfwinding in 41 mm is endowed with the new design evolution an...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
$12,450
H 1.78 in W 1.3 in L 1.78 in
18kt White Gold Franck Muller Watch Long Island 1200 CC AT Serviced Warranty
By Franck Muller
Located in San Diego, CA
18kt White Gold Franck Muller Geneve Chronograph Watch Long Island Leather Band Automatic. No. 262, 1200 CC AT Black leather watch strap, Black Face. Excellent. The case is 33 x 45 m...
18k Gold, White Gold
Hermes Birkin Limited Edition 35 Diamond Bordeaux Porosus Crocodile Bag
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an exceptional limited edition Hermes Birkin 35 Diamond Porosus Crocodile bag featured in stunning jewel-toned Bordeaux. This rare masterpiece features 18K White Go...
Longines 18Kt. Yellow Gold Men's Wrist Watch, French Hallmarked 1930's
By Longines
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Longines Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Modified Tonneau Shape CIRCA: 1930's MOVEMENT / CALIBER: 17 Jewels / Caliber 10.85 DIAL / HANDS: Roman Numerals / Blued Ste...
Yellow Gold
GIA Certified 3ct Round-Cut Diamond Solitaire Signet Ring in 18K Yellow Gold
By VimleshBadaya
Located in Jaipur, RJ
Commanding in presence and refined in detail, The Imperial Light solitaire signet ring is a masterclass in contemporary opulence. At its heart gleams a breathtaking 3-carat natural r...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
On Hold|$16,500
Fine and Rare 1930s Omega Rose Gold Chronograph Wrist Watch
By Omega
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1930s Omega Chronograph Wrist Watch, 18K Rose Gold 37 M.M. 3 piece signed Omega case with flexible lugs. 17 Jewel Nickle and Gilt lever movement, 2 Register Chronograph functio...
Rose Gold
Cartier Tank Américaine Chronograph White Gold
By Cartier
Located in BEVERLY HILLS, CA
Can be accommodated with an appraisal upon request, after return period. BRAND: Cartier MODEL: Tank Americaine Chronograph REFRENCE: 2312 SIZE: 16 x 45mm CASE: 18k White Gold DIAL: ...
White Gold
GIA Certified 7.0 Carat Heart Shape Pink Diamond Cocktail Ring
By GEMME
Located in New York, NY
Heart Shape Diamond weighing 7.0 Carat with GIA certificate stating the Diamond is of Fancy Pink color and VS2 Clarity. Surrounded by reverse set White Diamonds weighing 5.02 Carats....
Pink Diamond, Platinum
$26,563
Dm 1.52 in L 1.58 in
Ulysse Nardin 18kt Yellow Gold Moonphase with Date Limited Edition, Lemania Cal.
By Ulysse Nardin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ulysse Nardin 18kt Yellow Gold Wrist Watch, Moonphase with Date Limited Edition, Extremely Rare and collectible ! Movement: Handwinding, Chronograph, Caliber 2612 ( Same base calib...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chrono Steel Mens Watch 26331ST.OO.1220ST.02 Unworn
By Audemars Piguet
Located in New York, NY
Silver-tone stainless steel case with a silver-tone stainless steel bracelet. 8 screws fixed silver-tone stainless steel bezel. Black dial with silver-tone hands and index hour marke...
Stainless Steel
230.25 Carat Carbonado Black Diamond
Located in New York, NY
Presenting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: This monumental 230.25 carat carbonado diamond is the largest natural black diamond available on the market. Known for their extraordinar...
Black Diamond
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 18 Karat Gold Black and Pink Dial Men's Watch 116505
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Unworn. This watch comes with an original box and papers. Movement Type Mechanical (Automatic) Movement Caliber Rolex Caliber 4130 Complications Chronograph,Small Seconds SubDial,Ta...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
One of Switzerland’s major luxury watch companies was started by an American who saw the potential of bringing Switzerland’s superb watchmaking into the modern age through industrialized manufacturing and high-precision interchangeable parts. The New Hampshire–born watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones (1841–1916), who founded International Watch Company — known today as simply IWC — in 1868, was interested in “combining all the excellence of the American system of mechanism with the more skillful hand labor of the Swiss.”
Setting up the company with another American watchmaker, Charles Kidder, in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Jones used hydropower from the River Rhine for his plant’s machinery. Rethinking watch design would lead to one of IWC’s early successes: the Pallweber pocket watch. Based on an 1883 patent by Austrian watchmaker Josef Pallweber, the watch employed numbered disks for jumping hour and minute displays, making it a pioneer in digital timekeeping.
After Johann Rauschenbach-Vogel took over the watch manufacturer in 1880, four generations of his family led IWC into the 20th century. In 1905, Ernst Jakob Homberger and his brother-in-law Carl Jung — the famed Swiss psychiatrist — acquired IWC. Homberger bought out Jung’s holdings in 1929, and in the 1930s, the company introduced pilot watches, which were particularly robust and aimed solely at the civil aviation industry. These durable wristwatches were designed specifically to remain operational during extreme temperature shifts. (As blue watch dials are particularly hot right now, IWC's blue-dial Big Pilot is having a moment.)
The company still operates alongside the river where it was founded, having gained an international reputation over the past 150 years for its elegant designs and expert craftsmanship. Vintage IWC watches are prized by collectors — of whom there are many these days — and while the company continues to guard its attention to detail and quality, it has pushed its classic designs forward with modern innovation intended to stand the test of time.
IWC’s 2013 Ingenieur watch collection, with its precision based on an inventive constant-force mechanism, looked back to a 1955 Ingenieur model that featured a durable soft-iron inner cage as well as a 1976 update by leading Swiss watch designer Gérald Genta that encased its mechanism in a sleek steel case. IWC has also had a recent push toward sustainability, designing watches that are made to last a lifetime and beyond and earning the highest environmental ranking of any Swiss watch company in a 2018 report published by the World Wide Fund for Nature Switzerland (WWF).
Find vintage IWC wristwatches, Art Deco–style pocket watches and more 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.