Rolex Oyster – Original Vintage Swiss Product Poster
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Swiss Rolex Poster issued 1942 or 1943 promoting Rolex' "Error Proof Radium dials" that
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
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Rolex Oyster – Original Vintage Swiss Product Poster
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Swiss Rolex Poster issued 1942 or 1943 promoting Rolex' "Error Proof Radium dials" that
Paper
Men's Rolex GMT-Master II Watch 16710 Error Dial
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Men's Rolex GMT-Master II Watch 16710 Error Dial - Automatic winding, 31 jewels, Quickset, sapphire
Rolex GMT Master II Black Bezel Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Black Bezel Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710. Officially certified chronometer
Steel
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710. Officially certified chronometer
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710. Officially certified
Steel
Rolex GMT Master II Black Bezel Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Black Bezel Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers. Officially certified
Steel
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Bezel Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Bezel Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710. Officially certified
Steel
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers. Officially certified
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers. Officially certified
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers. Officially certified
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers. Officially certified
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers. Officially
Steel
Rolex GMT Master II Black Red Coke Bezel Error Dial Steel Watch 16710 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Black Red Coke Bezel Error Dial Steel Watch 16710 Box Papers. Officially
Steel
Rolex GMT Master II Black Red Coke Bezel Error Dial Steel Watch 16710 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Black Red Coke Bezel Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers. Officially
Steel
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex GMT Master II Blue Red Pepsi Error Dial Steel Mens Watch 16710 Box Papers. Officially
Steel
1990 World Cup Italia '90 Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It was held in Italy from 8th June to 8th July 1990. The t...
Paper
$2,300
H 39.97 in W 25.01 in D 0.04 in
BOAC Speedbird Routes Across the World – Original Vintage British Airline Poster
By Harold Foster
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Vintage Airline Poster by Harold Foster. He created several designs commissioned by the British Overseas Airways Corporation for its so-called Speedbird Routes, all featurin...
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1950 Cinzano Vermouth Original Vintage Poster
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Winchester, GB
Dating back to 1757, Cinzano is an iconic brand synonymous with the likes of Casanova. A family run business until 1985 (now owned by Campari), the famous vermouth drink from Turin i...
Paper
$13,700
H 48.82 in W 36.42 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Secession Poster celebrating the emperor's jubilee
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Vintage Poster by the Austrian artist Ferdinand Ludwig Graf, a member of the Hagenbund. This Viennese artist association moved as soon as around 1910 beyond Secessionism to ...
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Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Original JOB Poster, 1898
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Alphonse Mucha 1898 JOB poster. Excellent condition with beautiful frame under plexiglass ready to hang. Poster for 'Job' cigarette paper (1898) 'JOB' is a trademark for the Joseph B...
Paper
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons 'Monte Carlo' 1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo' Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
Archival Pigment
$1,949
H 24.22 in W 59.85 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Team Lotus Ford 49 Formula One Car Racing F1 Motor Sport
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motor sport poster for Lotus-Ford 49 featuring a great illustration of a green and gold Lotus 49 car marked with the number 6 and Team Lotus logo on the side. Design...
Paper
$905
H 11.82 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Motor Sport Poster Mercedes Benz Silberpfeile Silver Arrow Art
By Hans Liska
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motor sport advertising poster celebrating the Mercedes Benz victory at the European Grand Prix 1954 - Triumph der Silberpfeile Mercedes-Benz gewinnt auch den Grosse...
Paper
$42,500
H 26.78 in W 34.65 in D 0.04 in
Bouteilles – lithograph, hand-signed and numbered
By Le Corbusier
Located in Zurich, CH
Together with "Les Musiciennes" one of the largest and most sought after lithographs by Le Corbusier – a purist still-life –, printed by Mourlot on Arches after a collage by LC. Pr...
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
By Peter Blake
Located in Norwich, GB
Hand printed silkscreen print, numbered and signed by Sir Peter Blake. The original photograph for the cover was taken at Michale Cooper's Flood Street Studio in Chelsea on March 30t...
Screen
$119,000
H 41 in W 27 in D 0.05 in
Original 1942 "CASABLANCA" vintage Academy Award winning movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1942 CASABLANCA vintage movie poster. Archival linen backed in very good condition, ready to frame. The original production fold marks have been touched up and restore...
Offset
Pietra Dura Depicting a Woman Feeding Chickens
Located in New York, NY
Pietra Dura Depicting a woman feeding chickens circa 1850s Italy Dimensions: With frame: approximately 11.75 x 9.38 inches Micromosaic without frame: approximately 9 x 6.75 i...
Stone
$7,658
H 31.11 in W 47.25 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage VW Car Advertising Poster Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Automobile
Located in London, GB
Original vintage VW advertising poster for Volkswagen Karmann Ghia cars featuring an illustration of an elegant lady with a dog looking at smiling drivers in two sporty cars, the VW ...
Paper
$1,322
H 29.93 in W 20.87 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Philips Lighting Smiling Light Bulb Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Philips light bulbs featuring a fun design by Frank Nanninga (1920-1999) depicting a cartoon lightbulb with arms and legs, a smiling face and ...
Paper
$1,250
H 63 in W 46.5 in D 0.07 in
Philips Rasoir Electrique Original Vintage French advertising poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster Philips Rasoir Electrique. Archival linen backed for preservation and framing. Large format French antique poster. Artist: Alain Gauthier. Printer: D...
Lithograph
TOP GUN 1986 UK Quad Film Movie Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic first-year-of-release British UK Quad film poster for 80s classic Top Gun. A perfect present for the Maverick (or Goose) in your life. This poster is up there with the best...
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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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The watch has transformed several times over, but it’s still undeniably a classic.
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