Watch Vintage

Watch Vintage, a specialist dealer in vintage Omega watches

Watch Vintage is a British retailer dedicated to vintage Omega timepieces, with a catalogue built around the 1960s and complemented by selected models from the 1950s and 1970s. The company describes its stock as a tightly curated collection, with each watch hand-picked for originality, condition and enduring value, aimed at demanding collectors.

Beyond straightforward retail, the business presents itself as a specialist that authenticates, services and regulates the watches it sells, and it also buys watches, sources specific references on request and carries out watchmaking repairs.

The Watch Vintage Standard

The company states that every watch that arrives in its shop is serviced and/or regulated, and that each piece undergoes a lengthy authentication process before being offered for sale. Watches are guaranteed authentic and are supplied with a signed authenticity card. According to the site, each watch also includes a 12-month non-waterproof mechanical warranty.

Before going on sale, watches are described as professionally serviced and/or fully time-tested and regulated, following checks for health, timekeeping and accuracy.

Models and catalogue organisation

The shop is organised by model family, decade, price band and case colour. The model lines featured are Constellation, Seamaster, Geneve and Speedmaster, alongside sections for parts and boxes.

• Constellation: examples listed include a 1963 two-tone pie pan crosshair dog-leg with cal. 561 (ref. 14902 62 SC), a 1964 18K gold collectors set with cal. 561 (ref. 1685415), a 1962 two-tone pie pan crosshair sunburst with paperwork and cal. 561 (ref. 14393-9 SC) and a 1963 pie pan sunburst dog-leg collectors set with cal. 551 (ref. 167.005).
• Seamaster: listings include a 1963 oversize sunburst with cal. 562 (ref. 166.011-63 SC), a 1968 Geneve grey linen rainbow hue with cal. 601 (ref. 135.011), a 1967 rose gold Speedmaster companion white technical red crosshair quickset with cal. 565 (ref. 166.002) and a 1967 double signed Seamaster 600 Geneve sunburst with cal. 601 (ref. 135.011).
• Geneve: among the pieces shown are a 1968 14K gold sunburst with cal. 601 (ref. 131.021 SP), a 1973 quickset sunburst rainbow hue with paperwork and buckle with cal. 1012 (ref. 166.0163) and a 1968 sunburst Explorer with cal. 601 (ref. 131.019 SP).

New arrivals highlighted on the site include a 1969 Geneve sunburst with cal. 601 (ref. 135.070), a 1965 Seamaster Explorer with cal. 562 (ref. 166.002), a 1963 Seamaster sunburst with cal. 562 (ref. 166.002), a 1966 Constellation pie pan crosshair sunburst quickset with cal. 564 (ref. 168.010), a 1967 double signed Seamaster 600 Geneve sunburst with cal. 601 (ref. 135.011) and a 1960 Seamaster with cal. 610 (ref. 14384 3 SC).

The catalogue can be browsed by decade (1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s), by price (under £1000, £1000–£2000, £2000–£3000 and £3000+) and by case colour (gold or steel).

Recently sold pieces

A recently sold section lists further references, including a 1965 Seamaster Explorer with cal. 562 (ref. 166.002), a 1966 Constellation pie pan crosshair sunburst quickset with cal. 564 (ref. 168.010), a 1960 Seamaster with cal. 610 (ref. 14384 3 SC), a 1966 Seamaster 600 crosshair sunburst with cal. 611 (ref. 136.011), a 1966 Constellation pie pan crosshair sunburst dog-leg with cal. 561 (ref. 168.005) and a 1964 Seamaster 600 Arabic with cal. 601 (ref. 135.011).

Sourcing, purchasing and repair work

The company states that it sources watches, inviting enquiries about a specific model, variant or year. It also buys watches and maintains a dedicated page for sellers. On the repair side, it indicates that it undertakes all aspects of watchmaking and can repair customer watches.

Shipping and international sales

Orders to UK addresses are described as dispatched for delivery in one to two working days, while international orders are quoted at five or more working days. The site presents fast, secure worldwide shipping and allows browsing in a long list of currencies, from pounds sterling and euros to US dollars, Australian dollars, Hong Kong dollars, Japanese yen, Swiss francs and Emirati dirhams, among others.

Customer feedback and editorial content

The site displays a TrustPilot rating described as excellent and reproduces several customer comments, including praise for delivery speed, condition and packaging from buyers in Leicester, London, Hertfordshire and Kent, and mentions of guidance provided by Scott during the purchase process.

Watch Vintage also publishes a blog on vintage watch topics. Articles referenced include a piece on forgotten vintage dial styles such as pie-pan, linen and crosshair; an explanation of how the company verifies a vintage Omega and distinguishes original pieces from so-called Frankenstein watches, examining materials, movements and serial numbers; and an analysis of whether vintage Omega models such as the Constellation, Seamaster, Speedmaster and De Ville hold their value.