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Vintage Men's Watches

Vintage, antique and pre-owned men's wristwatches from the Swiss houses. Pieces in stock include a Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix Complete Calendar ref. 4000E with box and papers, an Omega Speedmaster Date reverse panda chronograph, a Tudor Fastrider chronograph, a Franck Muller Cintrée Curvex in 18KT gold and an H. Moser & Cie wristwatch of about 1913.

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Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix Complete Calendar ref. 4000E with blue dial

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Chronographs

A chronograph adds a stopwatch to the watch, started and stopped by pushers on the case side and read on small sub-dials. The Speedmaster and Tudor Fastrider in stock are both chronographs.

The parts of a chronograph dial A chronograph watch face. Two pushers on the right of the case, above and below the crown, start, stop and reset the stopwatch. Two small sub-dials on the dial count the elapsed minutes and hours. A scale round the edge reads speed. Pushersstart, stop and reset Crown Sub-dialscount minutes and hours Scalereads speed A chronograph dial, drawn by Mozeris. Layouts vary by model.

Case sizes

Men's watches before the 1970s were often 33 to 36 mm across; later sports watches are usually 39 mm or more. Listings give the case diameter where it has been measured.

Box and papers

"Box and papers" means the watch comes with its original box and the guarantee or certificate issued when it was sold. Listings state where they are included.

Questions about vintage men's watches

What is a chronograph?

A watch with a built-in stopwatch, operated by pushers on the side of the case and read on sub-dials.

What does "box and papers" mean?

The watch comes with its original presentation box and the guarantee or certificate issued at the original sale.

How is a watch's size measured?

By the case diameter in millimetres, usually measured without the crown. Listings give it where measured.

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