Featured Vintage Watches & Gifts for Sale

Vintage 1943 tough to find Hamilton Official US Military Issue 992B mint condition

$1,100.00 $985.00
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Vintage 1965 Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 3537 in Solid 18k Yellow Gold and Perfect Silver Dial

$6,500.00 $5,995.00
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Very Rare Vintage 1950-1957 Zippo Lighter Yellow Pages Slim Size

$189.00
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Bee and Horse Coin from the Greek City of Ephesus in Ionia 202-133 BC Hellenian Period AE Sterling Silver Coin Jewelry

$174.00
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RUBY SCARABAEUS THE ANCIENT SYMBOL OF PROSPERITY - 2019 $1 Pure Silver Coin NIUE

$190.00
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Stunning cream tapestry dial on this Wittnauer / Longines Automatic Owned by a military captain

$800.00 $715.00
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Vintage Cast Iron Hubley Army Bomber 15-P-7 Original Hand Done Paint Excellent Condition

$95.00
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Vintage 1950s LeCoultre Memovox Alarm Watch Caliber 814 in 10k Yellow Gold Filled - 100% Original

$1,735.00 $1,500.00
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2015 COOK ISLANDS 50 GRAM WINDOWS OF HEAVEN DOMINUS FLEVIT JERUSALEM SILVER PROOF COIN

$325.00
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Rare Men's Vintage Early 1980s Piaget Automatic Ultra-Thin Caliber 12PCI in Solid 18k Yellow Gold Ref. 13603

$5,000.00 $3,950.00
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Hamilton Rutledge Vintage 1938-1939 Platinum Tank in Original Condition Very Rare

$3,500.00 $2,950.00
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Handmade in the USA Damascus Steel Push Handle Dagger with Handcrafted Genuine Leather Sheath

$115.00
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Vintage ca. 1928 Hamilton Piping Rock Watch in Solid 14k White Gold and Caliber 979

$3,200.00 $2,895.00
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Eberhard & Co. Pre-Extra Fort Tri-Compax One Button Chronograph Calibre 16000 40mm Case

$3,500.00
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Men's Helbros Vintage Watch - Broad-Arrow Skin Diver Stainless Steel Watch Very Rare Dial

$550.00 $495.00
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Vintage 1950's Enicar Triple Calendar Moon Phase Automatic Adjusted Movement

$1,350.00 $1,195.00
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The watch movement, also known as a caliber, is the engine that makes your vintage watch "tick". Actually, unlike a quartz or battery operated watch, a vintage mechanical watch doesn't tick just once per second.  When you wind a mechanical watch, you compress a mainspring usually located underneath the bridge(s) of the movement, creating stored energy. In a controlled way, the mainspring slowly releases this energy and makes several important gears turn in a symphony designed to tell the user the time and cause a sweeping seconds hand effect; if there there is a seconds hand.   The beauty of a vintage mechanical watch is not just what you see on your wrist; it's also in the movement.  The example above is a Hamilton cal 747.  The 747 is expertly decorated in Cotes de Geneve and was assembled, machined and decorated by hand by a master watchmaker in the Lancaster, PA Hamilton factory over 60 years ago.  Today, these movements are the last survivors of what was once a thriving US industry; one that easily rivaled the Swiss. These movements were made to survive generations when properly cared for.  The fact that you can purchase these watches in today's market at prices well below fine modern  mechanical watches is truly amazing. If your a man of distinct character, you will surely appreciate a fine mechanism of historic value on your wrist; the idea of batteries in watches will be nothing but a distant memory.  

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