Rolex Silver Unicorn with Original Kiln Fired Enamel Dial circa 1920's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
Schild). Today, original 1920s and 1930s Unicorn watches remain collectible as an early chapter in Rolex’s brand segmentation history.
Silver
Rare Antique Rolex 1920s Manual Winding 26MM 15K Yellow Gold Ladies Watch
By Rolex
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: Rolex Gender: Ladies Metal Type: 15K and 14K Yellow Gold Diameter: 26.00 mm Weight: 19.19 grams One ladies 15K yellow gold ROLEX Swiss-made watch. The case metal was te...
Gold, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex 9ct. Solid Gold Art Deco Ladies Wristwatch ca 1920's, with Original Dial
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
Solid Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 32mm x Width 11mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels / Caliber M DIAL / HANDS: Original Silver with Kiln Fired...
Vintage Rolex 49MM 9K Gold London Camerer Cuss & Co. Mechanical Pocket Watch
By Rolex
Located in Houston, TX
This timepiece is an authentic, rare 1920s Rolex open-face pocket watch dual-signed and retailed by the prestigious London firm Camerer Cuss & Co.
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920's Rolex Ladies Vintage Art Deco Watch - 9K Rose Gold
By Rolex
Located in Suwanee, GA
NAMED ONE OF WATCHPRO MAGAZINE’S “HOT 100” - THE TOP 100 INFLUENCERS OF THE U.S. WATCH INDUSTRY. HOW CAN WE SERVE YOU? We’re new to offering our carefully curated collection on 1st...
Rose Gold
1920s Rare Vintage Rolex 9 Karat Rose Gold Marconi Digital Jump Hour Watch
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A Rare 9k Rose Gold Marconi Digital Jump Hour Vintage Gents Wristwatch, silver hour, minute and second wheels with arabic numbers, jump hour aperture at near centre, minute and secon...
Rose Gold
Antique 1920s Rolex 9ct Pink Gold Cushion Watch – Hand-Wound – 28mm x 22mm
By Rolex
Located in Media, PA
A rare and elegant example of early 20th-century horology, this 1920s Rolex Cushion watch is crafted from solid 9ct pink gold (rose gold).
Gold, 9k Gold
Rolex Ladies Yellow Gold Enamel Inlay Octagonal Manual Watch, 1920's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Octagon METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt.
Rolex Steel and Gold Art Deco Ladies Watch, circa 1920's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Reference 6311 METAL / MATERIAL: Steel & Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 33mm X Width 15mm MOVE...
Rolex 9Kt Gold Art Deco Tank Style Watch circa 1920's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco Tank METAL / MATERIAL: 9Kt Solid Gold CIRCA / YEAR: Early 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 36mm X Width 20mm MOVEME...
Rolex Hunter's Case Yellow Gold Filled Pocket Watch circa 1920's Flawless Dial
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company for Dunkling's STYLE / REFERENCE: Hunter's Case Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diamet...
Gold-filled
Rolex 9Ct. English Market Ladies Watch with Original Cartouche Dial, 1920's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Military Campaign Style METAL / MATERIAL: 9Ct. Rose Gold Hallmarked CIRCA / YEAR: 1915 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 36mm X Dia...
Rolex 9Ct. English Market Art Deco Ladies Rolex from 1920's with Enamel Dial
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
Rose Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 40mm X Diameter 26mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 15 Jewels / Rebberg Caliber DIAL / HANDS: Kiln Fired Enamel with ...
Rolex 9ct. Solid Gold Made for the British Commonwealth, circa 1920's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 26mm X 21mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 15 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Silvered with Arabic Numerals / Blued Steel Hands ATTACHMENT /...
Rolex 9 Carat Gold U.K. Ladies Watch with Original Fitted Bracelet, circa 1920s
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Bracelet Watch / Reference 920 METAL / MATERIAL: 9Ct.
Rolex Silver Tonneau Shape with Rare Original Breguet Engine Turned Dial 1920's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Tonneau / Reference 575 METAL / MATERIAL: Sterling Silver CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 36 X Width 26mm MOVE...
Vintage Rolex Oyster Octagonal 1920's Extra Prima 1096 Case RARE
By Rolex
Located in San Diego, CA
Style Number: 1096 Serial: 260*** Year: 1925 Model: Rolex Oyster Vintage Octagonal Band: Custom Leather Band Dial: White / Off White Case Size: ~32mm In...
Rolex 18 Karat Yellow Gold Early Oyster Cushion Shape, circa 1920s
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Cushion Oyster / Screw Down Crown METAL / MATERIAL: 18kt Yellow CIRCA / YEAR: 1929 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 33mm x Width 28m...
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H 0.4 in W 1.28 in Dm 1.28 in
1920's Rolex Trench / WW1 "Hermetic" or Submarine Double Cases" Sterling Silver
By Rolex
Located in Raleigh, NC
It is a true story of events that took place during the 1920’s. This brand of watch needs no introduction.
Sterling Silver
Rolex Open Face British Military Pocket Watch with Black Dial circa 1920s
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex open face British military 16 size pocket watch, circa 1920s.
Rare 1920s Rolex Oyster Officers 9 Karat Rose Gold Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in New york, NY
Rolex Oyster Cushion Shaped Officers Watch in 9k Rose Gold, circa late 1920s Case dimensions: 32mm x 32mm 32mm Diameter Arabic Numeral Dial, Sub Seconds Please don't hesitate t...
9k Gold
Rolex 9Kt Solid Gold Two Tone Prince with Kiln Fired Enamel Printing 1938
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Prince / Reference 971 METAL / MATERIAL: 9Kt Two Tone Solid Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1938 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm X Width 26m...
Gold
Longines Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
By Longines
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality collector's pocket watch by Longines. Including original case. Hallmarked, 18k gold. Extremely rare collector's watch. The clock works. Dial unfortunately damaged betw...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Ladies Curvex with Original Period Bracelet 1937
By Gruen
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Gruen Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Curvex METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1937 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 39mm X Width 13mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER...
Gold-filled
Jaeger-LeCoultre Stainless Steel Triple Date with Original Dial and Strap 1940's
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Jaeger-LeCoultre STYLE / REFERENCE: Triple Date / Calendar METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm X Diameter 33mm MOVE...
Stainless Steel
French 1940s 18 Karat Yellow Gold Tubogaz Wristwatch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Watch in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. The case is rectangular in shape, the cream colored back with golden Arabic numerals. It is marked "RECO Swiss". The bracelet is a...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Waltham 14 Karat Solid White Gold Art Deco Handmade Watch from 1926
By Waltham Watch Company
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Waltham Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tonneau Shape METAL / MATERIAL: 14kt Solid White Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1926 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 34mm X Diamete...
Hamilton White Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa 1931 with Original Dial & Hands
By Hamilton
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Hamilton Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Octagon Shape METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1931 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 29mm X Width 34mm...
Gold-filled, White Gold
Buren Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Articulated Lugs From the 1940's
By Buren
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Buren Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco METAL / MATERIAL: 14Kt Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 42mm Length X 23mm Diameter MOVEMENT / CAL...
Gold-filled
Rolex Rare 1942 Bubble Back Ladies Steel Automatic Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1942 Rolex Ladies Reference 3869 Bubble Back Wrist Watch, 24 M.M. Stainless Steel 2 Piece Oyster case, original and unpolished, original Oyster Crown. Automatic, self winding ...
Steel
18k Tiffany and Co Pocket Watch. Antique 18k YG Tiffany Mechanical Watch. 30mm
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Port Charlotte, FL
Antique Tiffany and Co Pocket Watch. 18k Yellow gold Case 30mm Round Case. Please refer to pictures to see the movement. Condition: Winds up and ticks. Second hand moves smoothly....
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Ladies Rolex Precision 18K Ref. #2604 1950's Champagne Dial, Cal. # 1400
By Rolex
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Vintage Ladies Rolex Precision 18K Ref. # 2604, 1950's Champagne Dial, Cal. # 1400 Description / Condition: All watches have been professionally scrutinized and serviced prior to be...
18k Gold
Gruen Art Deco White Gold Filled Watch Silver and Kiln Fired Enamel Dial 1920's
By Gruen
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Gruen Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length "Lug Tip to Lug Tip" ...
Gold-filled, White Gold
Ollendorff Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Watch From 1930's with Original Dial
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Ollendorff Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 39mm "Lug Tip t...
Gold-filled
Antique Waltham Amn. Watch Co. Grade 18k Yellow Gold 16j Size 8s Pocket Watch
By Waltham
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have an absolutely gorgeous, antique American Waltham pocket watch featuring a solid 18k gold case. The case is magnificently hand etched with floral patterns throughout. The...
Yellow Gold
Vacheron & Constantin Grottendieck Bruxelles 18 Karat Gold Pocket Watch
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Berlin, DE
Vacheron & Constantin Grottendieck Bruxelles 18 Karat Gold Pocket Watch Movement can be wound and works. Dial with hairline crack. Including certificate of authenticity.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Ladies Art Deco Rare 14Kt Two-Tone Gold Bracelet Watch, circa 1940's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Reference 3285 METAL / MATERIAL: 14Kt Two-Tone Yellow & Rose Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 25mm Len...
Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
$138,000
Diamond Necklace Tiara
By Diamond Scene New York
Located in New York, NY
A MASTERPIECE! 46.75 carats of white pear, marquise and round brilliant cut diamonds set in 18k white gold. The piece can be worn as a necklace and easily converted into a tiara...
Diamond, 18k Gold
$8,000Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.5 in L 1.5 in
Girard Perregaux Vintage 1966 18K White Gold 38 mm Case With Diamonds Bezel.
By Girard Perregaux
Located in Kaohsiung City, TW
Girard Perregaux Vintage 1966 gent's watch, Model # 49525D53A1A1-BK6A. 18kt white gold 38mm case with 18k white gold crown. 18k white gold bezel set with diamonds in a single row. Si...
Diamond, White Gold
$6,600Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Rolex Oyster 6246 36mm Dial Small Seconds Manual Wind Watch Circa 1972
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Rolex Oyster ref. 6246, originally produced in the mid-1950s and factory serviced and recased by Rolex in 1972. The watch features a silver dial with applied hour markers, an...
Gold
Vintage Piaget Polo 24mm 18k Yellow Gold Quartz Watch Ref. 8113
By Piaget
Located in Montclair, NJ
Watchmaker: Piaget Movement: Swiss Made - Quartz Case Material: Solid 18k Yellow Gold Gross Weight: 29.1 Grams (watch and strap) Case Size (Width): 24.5mm (not including the crown) H...
Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Duetto Diamond 18K Rose Gold Watch
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and timeless, this Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Duetto is crafted in luxurious 18K rose gold and features the iconic reversible case design. This sophisticated timepiece offers t...
Diamond, Rose Gold
Rolex Steel Oysterdate with Custom Blue Persian Number Dial circa, 1960's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oysterdate / Reference 6694 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1960 / 70's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm X Diame...
Stainless Steel
Hermes Capucine Togo 35 Birkin Bag
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Product Details: Capucine Hermes Togo 35 Birkin Bag. The Togo 35 Birkin bag tote features a leather body, gold-tone hardware, dual rolled top handles, and a front lock closure. 13" L...
Hermes Birkin 35cm Vert D'Eau Matte Alligator Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the epitome of luxury and sophistication, the Hermes Birkin 35 Vert D'Eau Matte Alligator Palladium Hardware handbag. Crafted in 2021, this iconic handbag is a testament ...
Hermes Birkin 25 Matte Black Varanus Salvator Lizard Palladium Limited Edition
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermès Birkin 25 in Matte Black Varanus Salvator Lizard that is an exceptionally rare limited-edition creation and a striking example of Hermès exotic craftsmans...
Hermes Birkin 25 Swift Leather Anemone Palladium Hardware Handbag
By Hermès
Located in Aventura, FL
This is an authentic HERMES Swift Birkin 25 in Anemone. This classic handbag is beautifully crafted of supple swift leather with a fine grain in purple. The bag features rolled leath...
Vintage Patek Philippe Skeleton Back Hand Wind Men's Conversion Watch
By Patek Philippe
Located in New York, NY
This vintage Patek Philippe pocket watch conversion watch pairs the character of a classic pocket watch movement with the versatility of a wristwatch. A hand-wind movement and skelet...
Silver
Rolex Stainless Precision Ladies Watch with a Rare Movement and Roman Numerals
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Reference 4241 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1947 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 30mm "Lug Tip to Lug ...
Stainless Steel
NEW Gucci by Tom Ford 2002 Silk Leather Evening Gown with Panel Train 40
By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in Switzerland, CH
A Rare Collector's item Beautiful silk evening gown created by Tom Ford for Gucci FW 2002 This Gucci signature piece was sold out immediately It was featured in the gucci runway sh...
Hermes Lock 18 Mauve Sylvestre Tote Bag Palladium Hardware Clemence Leather
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Picotin Lock 18 tote bag featured in coveted Mauve Sylvestre. Beautiful soft neutral colour. This charming Hermes Picotin tote is a perfect everyday go to...
Rolex Rare Gold Shell Oyster Perpetual from 1952 Oversized Bubble Back Movement
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual / Reference 6334 METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Shell CIRCA / YEAR: 1953 / 54 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm...
Tiffany & Company Patek Philippe Antique Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
By Patek Philippe for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1920 Patek Philippe for Tiffany & company Pocket watch, 45 M.M. 18k Yellow Gold 4 piece case including Gold inside Dust Cover. 20 Jewel, mechanical, manual wind nickle leve...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
While the rise in popularity of vintage Rolex watches is of no surprise to aficionados, collectors and industry experts, when it comes to contemporary luxury wristwatches, Rolex is also often the first brand that springs to mind. Not only is the company revered for its precision timekeeping and impeccable craftsmanship, but its name was designed to be memorable.
Rolex's enviable worldwide recognition can be credited in part to the genius of company founder Hans Wilsdorf. When the German-born watch dealer and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis, set up their London enterprise, in 1905, they called it Wilsdorf & Davis, according to the traditional formula.
But Wilsdorf was determined to come up with another name that was short, would look good on a watch dial and was easy to say and remember in several languages. In 1908, he trademarked the name Rolex, and by 1920, he had moved the company to Geneva and redubbed it as Montres Rolex S.A.
But the main reasons for the brand’s success are its aforementioned commitment to precision and unflagging pursuit of innovation. In 1926, the company introduced the aptly named Oyster model. With a screw-down crown and case back, both fitted with rubber gaskets, this was the first truly waterproof watch.
Five years later, Rolex upped the ante with the Oyster Perpetual. That model’s patented Perpetual movement contained a rotor mechanism enabling it to self-wind. In another trendsetting move, in 1945, the brand debuted the Datejust, with a date window prominently displayed on the dial.
The company’s two most iconic models are sports watches. Although the Submariner, which debuted in 1953, was developed as a dive watch, its waterproof case, solid construction and good looks made it a favorite of adventurers and urbanites alike, including James Bond, who wore it in classics like Dr. No and Goldfinger. The Daytona, the racing chronograph made famous by Paul Newman, is especially sought after by collectors. Newman’s personal Daytona, which hit the auction block in 2017, sold for $17.8 million.
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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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A fresh palette of dial colors and technological advances have elevated this classic watch model.
The watch has transformed several times over, but it’s still undeniably a classic.
This is perhaps the least subtle version of the Submariner.
If you think this looks like the Rolex Kermit, you're correct.
This model was designed for lefties.
Learn the devious techniques that counterfeiters use to sell inauthentic pieces at authentic prices. Of course, you don't have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where every seller of Rolex watches is highly vetted.
From understanding the models to choosing among vintage, pre-owned and new watches, here’s our expert advice on finding the best Rolex for you.
As the cache goes on display at London’s Design Museum, we speak to its enigmatic owner about some of his rarest acquisitions.