
Three Vintage Sport Watches from Popular Modern Brands
These three vintage sport watches show the history behind some popular brands that are still going strong today.
Zen Love is Gear Patrol's Associate Editor. He has been deeply obsessed with watches for over a decade and has written about them professionally for nearly as long. Since 2019, he's been covering anything that ticks and fits on the wrist for Gear Patrol with a bent toward making watches' history, mechanics, and collector culture approachable and democratic. He is always punctual.
These three vintage sport watches show the history behind some popular brands that are still going strong today.
By Zen Love
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Seiko’s vintage-inspired Prospex dive watch collection just got a new model with a striking geen dial & gold highlights, and it looks killer.
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The new limited TAG Heuer Monaco 1979-1989 watch celebrates the iconic Calibre 11 movement and 1980s motorsport with a striking red dial.
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Les Artisans de Genève have collaborated with F1 driver Rubens Barrichello to create a Rolex Daytona watch like you’ve never seen before.
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