Buying vintage Rolex – Utilitarian ideal without waiting list ordeal

For almost every watch enthusiast, the first sojourn into the world of the vintage watch market is two things: fun and inexpensive With my most recent soirée into the buying of watches from yesteryear I have strayed rather far from the path of my usual modus operandi Essentially, I've gone from procuring timepieces worth a couple of hundred bucks each, to buying a single watch worth more than a car.

Buying a vintage Rolex sports model isn't without its potential perils however, and my Pepsi suffers from some of the common afflictions that affect a great many vintage watches For a start, as is the way with most vintage Rolex watches that went back to the manufacturer for a service in the 1970s and '80s, all the parts are not original The bracelet, too, while still being a genuine Oyster job, is most likely a couple of decades newer than the watch itself.

It is very evident that the watch has been used every day since it was first sold, with the two-tone blue and red aluminium bezel suffering from a hefty amount of fade. . Source