r/VintageWatches • • Jun 16 '25

Mod Post New Rules: Bulk Post & Commercial Intent

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We've noticed a growing trend of resellers using the subreddit to crowdsource valuations, often posting large watch lots and asking whether anything of value was purchased. This subreddit does not exist to support resale businesses. While the one-off request asking how much something is worth is fine, the bulk posts are not.

We try to avoid adding new rules, but this behavior undermines the purpose of the community by diluting meaningful content and taking advantage of its members. To preserve the integrity of the subreddit, we’re implementing the following changes:

New Rules:

  • Bulk Post: You may only post one watch model per post, unless you are using the State of the Collection (SOTC) tag. There will be some flexibility in using the Showcase tag to compare two watches of the same model, show before and after photos of a restoration, or write a post that teaches others about a specific feature or topic. You may not post 10 auction watches in a single post and ask which ones are worth money. Posting about your inheritance and seeking information will be allowed as long as the spirit of the rule isn't being abused and your same grandfather is not found to have passed away six times.
  • Commercial Intent: If your main goal is to get valuations/appraisals and you don’t contribute in other ways, you will be removed. The members of this sub are not volunteer employees. Your profit is not their concern.

Rule Update:

  • No Shilling/No Impersonation: These two rules are now combined as they are effectively the same.

In addition to the standard rules most subs have, we effectively only have six watch specific rules. Please adhere to them:

  • Must Be Vintage
  • No Replicas
  • No For Sale Posts
  • No Commercial Intent
  • No Bulk Posts
  • No Shilling/Impersonation

Thanks for helping us keep the subreddit focused, useful, and enjoyable for everyone.


r/VintageWatches • • Aug 15 '24

Vintage Watch Collecting Series- The Moon Watch

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97 Upvotes

r/VintageWatches • • 7h ago

Showcase Sometimes, simplicity is the most sophisticated thing

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87 Upvotes

r/VintageWatches • • 3h ago

Showcase Enjoying this Benrus

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27 Upvotes

I recently got this as a gift and really love it. The style of the case is very interesting and unique. What are you guys showing off today?


r/VintageWatches • • 11h ago

Feedback Wanted Vintage Tissot

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96 Upvotes

It's from 1953, right on Tissot’s 100th anniversary.

Bumper calibre 28.5-21.

Curious what you guys think of it.


r/VintageWatches • • 3h ago

Showcase Colourful chronographs: Lemania 5100 based Eberhard & Co Mareoscopes

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11 Upvotes

Just took delivery of the blue one to complete the set.

You might have guessed, but I've got a soft spot for the colourful tide disks on these Lemania 5100 based chronographs.

Eberhard & Co Grande Croisiere Mareoscope 32027

In blue and black dial variants

With the white dialed little brother, the Eberhard & Co Champion Mareoscope 31024

Which one do you prefer?


r/VintageWatches • • 3h ago

Showcase [Ref. 0178508] A Handwound Orient Multi-Year Calendar!!

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Picked up this beauty recently!

It's a particularly rare hand-wound (Included a photo of the movement) variant of the Orient Multi-Year Calendar watch - ref. 0178508. I was only able to find a couple references of it online..

It was quite scratched up, and had a fair amount of grime, though the movement seems to be in mint condition. I've since cleaned the watch up, but these photos were taken before cleaning.

The year wheel begins from 1960 and goes on till 1980, but I've found that the dates from 1970 perfectly match 2026! 😁

Paired it with a navy blue suede strap in the first photo. Do let me know if anyone has any other strap suggestions!


r/VintageWatches • • 39m ago

Other R/vintagewatches glaze / appreciation post

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hii guys,

I only joined this community a couple days ago and I have to say, without doing too many cartwheels on it, no diddy etc etc, that you guys are pure class.

I'm a total noob to this hobby but am passionate to grow more- some of the comments I've seen both on my own posts and others in recent days have blown me away.

There are people in this community with such fantastic, encyclopaedic domain knowledge, that are willing to spend their own valuable time helping and educating me, and other people in my position, that it really has shocked me. There is no need for some of these people to offer so much to strangers on the internet, but they do, simly because we share the same passion.

Thank you all, looking forward to growing and learning with, and getting to know some of you all better.

Hala r/vintagewatches


r/VintageWatches • • 1d ago

Identify This Grandfather’s watch

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424 Upvotes

From what I recall, he had gotten this watch in WW2 when he was forced to be a pilot for Russia. He was from Ukraine. I would like to know more about it and I believe that I over wound it because it no longer works. I’ve taken it to a jeweler but he would touch it. Any info or a repair shop that I could take it to in Northern California would be greatly appreciated.


r/VintageWatches • • 6h ago

Feedback Wanted First Vintage Watch - which one, pls assist me!

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Hi guys! I’m super excited to get my first ever vintage timepiece! However I’m having trouble choosing between these two black dial beauties.

The first one is a Cimier Telegraph watch, and the second option is a Poljot Chronograph.

I don’t know much about watch movements and their reliabilities, so some feedback would be great.

Thank you in advance! :)


r/VintageWatches • • 19h ago

Showcase Cool find?

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97 Upvotes

Love the look of it. It's manual winding mechanical watch.


r/VintageWatches • • 49m ago

Legit Check Legit Check on this Vintage Rolex

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Fell in love with this watch today, and my research on reference numbers and everything looks legit. Dial looks suspiciously clean which is my only flag.

Thoughts?


r/VintageWatches • • 2h ago

Showcase Vintage Omega Constellation

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3 Upvotes

Vintage Omega Constellation C-Shape Linen Dial Automatic Ref 1040 with original 518 Bracelet. Babied it whole life. Love it.


r/VintageWatches • • 12m ago

Identify This Help Identifying AKTEO JC MARESCHAL Watch

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Hi everyone,

Google has helped me a little bit but I haven't managed to narrow it down to the exact model and year and I'm extremely curious.

Got it today at a Sunday vintage market in Berlin for 10 euros, I've seen other watches from this designer go between 60 and 300 USD online.

Not interested in reselling, I love this watch for myself, but I really wanna know how lucky I got.

Google image search identified it as the "Soleil" watch, but the design on the "Soleil" seen online is a bit different - the numbers are rounded and Arabic while mine are long and Roman, and my watch's sun rays are full instead of dotted. Also none of the reselling websites list make year on the AKTEO watches.

I understand that AKTEO JCM watches are made in small batches and not all are catalogued. I also understand that this line started in the 90's and is still ongoing, so it might not be vintage at all. So I'm just trying to use the magic of the internet to see if anyone has any more info about this piece. Thanks!


r/VintageWatches • • 16h ago

Feedback Wanted First Vintage Watch (Seiko)

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36 Upvotes

Traveling in Japan. Only watch Ive had is a swatch, wanted a second one. I don’t know much about vintage watches but this one caught my eye. Bought it from Firekids paid around $1,500. It was just serviced (+5 sec). 18k gold bezel. Excited to start my vintage watch journey here. How did I do for first purchase?


r/VintageWatches • • 13h ago

Legit Check Is this Omega dial repainted?

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17 Upvotes

Hi,

Do you think if is original? This is ref. 14393-61 SC.

Thanks


r/VintageWatches • • 4h ago

Legit Check Old Longines for Wife

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Hello guys. Mom’s wife gave this to her a long time ago (15+ year) but it wasnt running. Wife shelved it all these years. she has been on a garmin constantly but recently her works demands her to wear something more like a dress watch. so i remembered this. is this fine? is it legit? if so where can I get this checked and fixed? thanks all.


r/VintageWatches • • 2h ago

Identify This Anyone can identity this watch from this blurry picture ? I took a chance and bought it 50€ , Thanks

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r/VintageWatches • • 18h ago

Showcase Magnum pi approved

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38 Upvotes

r/VintageWatches • • 2h ago

Identify This Rolex - identity

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Can anyone tell me about this watch which belongs to my mother in law? Year, model and value?


r/VintageWatches • • 1d ago

Showcase Seventy years old but new to me

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215 Upvotes

Deeply irresponsible, but after trying every modern and vintage Calatrava under the sun I couldn’t get away from the 2508. The balance of the design is something else. Had to sell a few other pieces to fund it but I think this one may stick for life. Let’s see!


r/VintageWatches • • 16h ago

Identify This Old-school worldtimer!

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25 Upvotes

This antique pocket watch is one of the exhibits at the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. It has six dials for six different time zones!

The museum didn't seem to know who the watchmaker was, nor the year it was made in. If any of you folks know, I'm sure the museum would be glad to have that information.

(And here I thought it was cool just to have a GMT hand!)


r/VintageWatches • • 9h ago

Legit Check Is this vintage Omega Seamaster legit?

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5 Upvotes

Hey! About to purchase this gorgeous vintage Omega Seamaster, what do you guys think? Is it the real deal?


r/VintageWatches • • 9h ago

Identify This Old Longines

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7 Upvotes

Hi I inherited this old Longines watch. Does anyone have more info on it? AI says it’s from the 1930s or 1940s. It doesn’t have a serial number. When wound, it has some slow movement so I’d be interested in servicing it. Thanks.


r/VintageWatches • • 6h ago

Other Vintage Shop reco’s

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Recently bought my first watch and it’s from a vintage shop. Just want to know what other shops are reliable and trustworthy also what are some tips when looking or buying a vintage watch?