Buying a vintage watch can be intimidating — we get it. There’s so much to consider: Does the watch function properly? If not, how do you fix it, and what will that cost? Is the seller trustworthy? Is the watch priced correctly? Will watchmakers still have parts to service it several years from now? Will your wife divorce you if you buy it? Will your friends laugh at you? Does it matter? Do you have any friends?
We don’t want you to freak the hell out about any of this, however. After all, it’s just a watch. So we’ve collected the best in our many years of covering the vintage watch market all in one place for your convenience. Interviews with experts; market studies; highly opinionated rants — it’s all here. (Actually, it’s only mostly here — there’s so much of it that we had to put all the rest of it here.)
So, dear reader, check out the vast amount of info available below at your fingertips, and good hunting.
How to Buy a Vintage Watch
RolexIn which Jason Heaton explains the entire glorious hobby, why you should get into it, and how you should go about it.
