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Retro, mid-century and later estate watches, and signed pieces from the houses we can verify from marks and references. A maker is only stated when the piece itself proves it.
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Vintage & Estate Watches
A vintage watch is four things at once — case, dial, movement and bracelet — and any one of them may have been serviced, refinished or replaced during its life. We describe all four as we find them. A refinished dial is called a refinished dial, a later bracelet is called a later bracelet, and a serviced movement is never presented as untouched. That honesty is the whole basis of buying an estate watch from a distance.
Looking for something you saw earlier? Browse our archive of recently sold vintage jewelry to see the kind of pieces that pass through our hands.
The category covers dress watches in gold from the 1930s to the 1970s, cocktail and bracelet watches for the wrist, signed house pieces, mid-century automatics and estate watches that are more recent but previously owned. Case metal and standard come from the hallmark; reference and serial numbers are recorded where they are legible.
Every watch is cross-checked against the period the model was actually produced in. When the paperwork, the reference and the movement do not agree, the watch does not go online. Box and papers are listed only when they are physically present. Each watch ships free and fully insured to the US with import duties included, with 30 days to return it, and you can inspect the dial and case yourself on a private video viewing first.
From our archive
Sold, and shown for inspiration
These pieces have already found an owner and are not for sale. We keep them here so you can see the kind of watches that passes through our hands, and so we know what to look for when we source for you.
SoldSampleAuthentic vintage
Vintage 18k gold dress watch
18k gold
Sold February 2026 — no longer available
SoldSampleArt Deco
Art Deco old European cut solitaire, platinum
Platinum · Diamond
Sold May 2026 — no longer available
SoldSampleArt Deco
Art Deco diamond drop earrings, platinum
Platinum · Diamond
Sold May 2026 — no longer available
SoldSampleArt Nouveau
Art Nouveau enamel dragonfly brooch
14k gold
Sold April 2026 — no longer available
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Three ways to go further, all of them with a person on the other side.
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Book a private video viewing
One of our jewelers takes any piece to daylight and shows you the hallmark, the setting and any wear, live and in your own time zone.
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Tell us what you are looking for
Our buyers are with European estates and auction houses every week. Describe the piece and we write to you the moment something right comes in.
We will source it03
Have one made — Atelier
Our Atelier pieces are newly handcrafted in our own workshop, taking their cues from the vintage and antique jewelry we have spent decades restoring. New work with a vintage soul, never sold as antique.
Explore AtelierShop by case metal & style
Yellow, white and rose gold, platinum, steel and gold-capped cases, in dress, bracelet, cocktail and manual-wind forms. Case dimensions are given in millimeters, excluding the crown.
What we record on every watch
Reference and serial numbers where legible, case marks, dial condition including refinishing, movement type and its last service where known, crystal, crown and bracelet or strap. Anything we cannot establish is left as not specified.
Servicing, accuracy and water resistance
Vintage watches are not water resistant, whatever the case back says, and their accuracy is period accuracy. Where a watch has been serviced we say when and by whom if we know; where it has not, we say that too.
Buying from the Netherlands — duties included
Free insured shipping to the US with import duties already in the price, 30 days to return with free insured return shipping, and a private video viewing where we run the watch on camera.
Frequently asked questions
- Are your vintage watches serviced before sale?
- Where a watch needs work to run reliably, it is serviced before listing and the product page says so. Where it has not been serviced, we state that instead of implying it has. We never claim a service history we cannot document.
- Do vintage watches come with box and papers?
- Only when they physically exist and came to us with the watch. If the listing does not mention box and papers, they are not included. We never source replacement paperwork.
- Can I wear a vintage watch every day?
- Many are perfectly wearable, but treat them as period objects: keep them dry, avoid knocks, and have the movement serviced every few years. The condition report describes wear to the case, dial and crystal so you can judge.
- Can I see the piece before I buy it?
- Book a private video viewing. One of our specialists takes the exact piece into daylight on camera, turns it, shows you the hallmark and the back of the setting, and answers your questions live in your own time zone.
- Do you ship to the US with duties included?
- Yes. Shipping from the Netherlands to any US address is free, fully insured and tracked, and import duties and taxes are already included in the price you see. Nothing extra is collected on delivery.
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Watches at Vintage Jewelry
Vintage watches from European estates, with the case, dial and movement described exactly as we find them.
About vintage watches
A watch is judged on case, dial, movement and bracelet, and each can have been serviced or replaced. We describe all four as they are, including refinished dials and later parts, and we never present a serviced piece as untouched.
How we authenticate vintage watches
We record the reference and serial numbers where they are legible, check the case marks and the movement, and cross-check the model against the period it was actually produced in. When the record and the model do not agree, the piece does not go online.
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