Tips on how to buy a vintage watch

Spend time browsing auction catalogues and the web to learn where your tastes lie. If you aren’t confident about this, the seller will push you towards what he wants you to buy and that won’t be cheap; Take time to learn the terminology used by vintage collectors and dealers. Is the watch “all original” or have some parts been replaced? If so, who replaced them and when? Has the watch been serviced? If so, by whom and why? and so on; A fifty-year-old watch should look old. If it looks like it just came from the factory, something is off; Replacement parts sink a watch’s value. The original Rolex dial (the face) holds 60 to 70 percent of the watch’s worth; If a watch hasn’t been serviced in five to ten years, plan to have it done yourself. It costs $300 or more; Always ask about the return policy.

Why Rolex Vintage watches are so popular

Rolex Vintage watch buying is enjoying incredible popularity. Why Rolex Vintage watches are so popular? First, old watches represent great value, the chance to wear a piece of history and, if you’re lucky, a good investment.Secondly,even though the vintage Rolex has a history of more than 40 or 50 years, the walking time is also very accurate, and the waterproof performance is also very strong, which makes it also can be worn normally. Thirdly, it looks very cool and it meets the trend of large watch size. The vintage Rolex Datejust, replica Rolex Daydate watches are 35mm and 36mm in diameter, and the Rolex Submariner and DAYTONA even are larger in the size of 40mm in diameter. You must know that there are so many strong men wearing the watches of 32mm and 33mm diameter, not to mention the watches that were worn by ladies. But now the watches of 32mm and 33mm are also not so popular as before, as more and more lady prefer to wear the watches of 40-44mm diameter. How can a strong man wearing a small watch of 32mm?