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18 December 2024, 08:06 AM
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How old does a Rolex have to be before it is considered “vintage”?
How old does a Rolex have to be before it may be considered “vintage”?
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18 December 2024, 08:43 AM
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Full disclosure: this is a VERY oft-travelled topic. And there’s no agreed-on answer. At all.
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=649781 https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=527572 https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=477058 http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=4226538 https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=94489 http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=3292746 https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=22706 http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=1477230 http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=3144255 http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=3511691 http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=3226311 https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=982827 http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=4325919
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18 December 2024, 09:39 AM
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Thank you for the question! It's our favorite.
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18 December 2024, 09:54 AM
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18 December 2024, 10:19 AM
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18 December 2024, 02:46 PM
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18 December 2024, 10:59 AM
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semantics as far as I'm concerned
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18 December 2024, 01:12 PM
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About my age.......
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18 December 2024, 10:47 PM
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18 December 2024, 11:45 PM
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Definition: 'Collectable Vintage' is, not very old at all if you happen to own the piece (and are seeking a sale), and not quite old enough (to be lovely valuable vintage), if you are shelling-out/buying a piece..
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19 December 2024, 03:55 AM
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According to our World Service documents, "Vintage" pieces are "Watches and calibers that have been withdrawn from the sales catalogue for more than 35 years" and "The models in question are equipped with old calibers." The document lists calibers 650, 10xx, 11xx, 12xx, 13xx, 1401, and 1800.
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22 December 2024, 09:38 AM
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Regardless how you ended up here, welcome to the vintage section. The watches on this forum are alot more fun/rewarding to own imho.
If you want to own vintage Rolex/Tudor this forum can save you a lot of heartache and $. Read the recent thread about GMT inserts by Springer for example. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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