By Charlie Dunne If you were to tell me five years ago that my favorite watch to wear would be a vintage Rolex Submariner I would have laughed! “That is way too obvious of a watch!” would have likely been my response. Yet from late 2023 to now in 2024, I fell in love with the simple, no-date Submariner. Eric Wind and I have spent countless hours regaling others on the joys of owning and wearing vintage Rolex watches. There is no other product like them on the planet, and rather than owning something unique or rare, I find this somewhat obvious watch to be the most compelling on the wrist for ..read more

By Charlie Dunne Heuer Pre-Carrera Reference 2447 Unpolished This Heuer reference 2447 is a super cool example with a beautiful luminous dial and hands. The dial is stunning and is in great condition. The stainless steel case measures approximately 38mm in diameter and 44mm lug to lug. It is in outstanding condition and we believe the case is unpolished. The watch does not come with box and papers. We do not know the service history, but it is running well. Learn more Rolex Datejust Reference 6105 in 18K Yellow Gold w/ Papers There is something incredible about the early Rolex Datejusts, and ..read more

By Charlie Dunne Patek Philippe Nautilus Reference 3700/11A Full Set Unpolished The Patek Philippe Nautilus reference 3700/11A is part of the family of the iconic Nautilus designs from Gérald Charles Genta. This particular example dates to the mid 1980s. We believe the stainless steel unpolished. It measures 42mm in diameter. This is a tremendous example and the next owner will be extremely proud to wear this watch. The watch comes with the original Certificate of Origin and a Patek Philippe oval box which came with many of the later Nautilus watches. We do not know the service history, but i ..read more

By Charlie Dunne Rolex Oyster Perpetual Diamond Dial Reference 6090 In 18k Pink Gold Unpolished This Rolex Oyster Perpetual reference 6090 is a spectacular and elegant timepiece. The 18k pink gold case measures 33mm in diameter (40mm lug to lug). We believe the case is unpolished. The non-luminous diamond dial is in beautiful and original condition. It is paired on a a fantastic Hermes strap. For those looking for an incredible diamond dial vintage Rolex, this is an out of this world example. It has a 0.8554M serial dating to circa 1952-1953. The watch does not come with box and papers. We do ..read more

By Charlie Dunne Both Eric and I have recently had the honor of gifting our mothers vintage Rolex watches. We couldn’t help ourselves and decided to do so before Mother’s Day. A few months back, I had an ego-shattering phone calls. It was from own mother! My mother called and shared that she recently grabbed lunch with an old friend. They were catching up and she informed her about my career in the vintage watch industry. “I showed them your company’s website and they were very impressed” my mother relayed. “They showed me their matching Cartier watches and asked me what watch I was wearing ..read more

By Charlie Dunne Patek Philippe Reference 5270G-001 Unpolished Full Set The Patek Philippe reference 5270 is a remarkable grand complication reference introduced by Patek Philippe in 2011. The perpetual-calendar chronograph is powered by the calibre CH 29-535 PS Q. We believe the watch is in unpolished. The white gold case wears incredible on the wrist. it has an exhibition case back and a white gold case back. The watch comes full set with box and papers. It was sold in 2013. We do not know the service history, but it is running well. Learn more Rolex Daytona Reference 116520 Full Set Unpoli ..read more

By Charlie Dunne Patek Philippe Reference 5054G-001 This Patek Philippe reference 5054G is a very sophisticated dress watch. It features a very nice power reserve and calendar moonphase format. It measures 35.5mm in diameter (42mm lug to lug). The case is white gold. We believe it is unpolished with wear. The watch does not come with box and papers. We do not know the service history, but it is running strong. Learn more TUDOR Submariner Reference 7928 This TUDOR Submariner reference 7928 is a very attractive example. The case production dates to circa 1966. It features the correct “Long 5 ..read more

By Charlie Dunne F.P.Journe Octa Automatique Reserve De Marche Full Set F.P.Journe has become one of the most sought after and beloved independent watchmakers. Mr. Journe is one of the most significant watchmakers of the past century and the Chronomètre à Résonance is arguably his most iconic model. This F.P.Journe Octa Automatique Reserve De Marche in platinum measures 38mm (45mm lug-to-lug). We believe the case remains unpolished. This watch comes with box and papers. We do not know the service history. It will likely need to be serviced at some point in the future. The watch dates to 2008 ..read more

By Charlie Dunne Rolex Submariner PCG Reference 5512 w/ Gilt Two-Line Exclamation Point Dial This Rolex Submariner reference 5512 is an awesome example with attractive pale yellow lume. It features a very well preserved gilt dial with both the chapter ring and exclamation point dial. It is a two-line dial which exists in the early reference 5512 Submariners before the introduction of the reference 5513. The watch has a 0.819M serial dating to circa 1962. It features the original bezel insert. It is paired on a 7106 Oyster Rivet bracelet with the correct 80 end links (dating to 1963). It featu ..read more

By Charlie Dunne I am always eager to find vintage primary source material from Jaeger-LeCoultre. Friend of Wind Vintage @carpusreverso knows this and when he came across this small LeCoultre booklet from the 1950s online, he was kind enough to send it my way. Whilst the internal findings did not contain any groundbreaking JLC discoveries, I was thrilled nonetheless to have some more documents from the Le Sentier manufacturer. The booklet dates to 1957 and was from Burkay City Jewelers, New York City. As expected the main focus surrounds the product line of the period including the Atmos, the ..read more