
3 Vintage Watches You Can Buy for Less Than $500
You don’t have to drop tons of money to snag your first cool vintage watch — or your 100th.

You don’t have to drop tons of money to snag your first cool vintage watch — or your 100th.
By Oren Hartov

Audemars Piguet had a huge year, winning prizes in several categories as well as the Grand Prix.
By Oren Hartov

Think a paper invitation is fancy in 2019? Try a yellow gold Rolex Daytona and a bottle of Armand de Brignac champagne.
By Gear Patrol

If Patek Philippe’s complicated watch hammers for more than Paul Newman’s own Rolex Daytona, a new record will be set.
By Zen Love

The Mike Horn Edition is by no means svelte, but it’s built like a tank, and it’s made for serious underwater adventures.
By Oren Hartov

Fifty years since its introduction, Doxa’s renowned dive watch gets an update in the Sub 300T Conquistador.
By Zen Love

Limited to 300 pieces, the Yema Limited Edition Superman Heritage GMT is a deftly-designed watch that punches well above its price point.

With a green dial to recall the brand’s military history, the newest version of the smash-hit Panerai Submersible 42mm is more affordable than the original.
By Zen Love

H. Moser’s newest creation features a moon phase that melds seamlessly with a beautiful aventurine dial.
By Oren Hartov

The Parmigiani Ovale Pantographe recreated the obscure mechanical feature of a pocket watch from over 200 years ago.
By Zen Love

From collaborations with different fashion brands to a digital 1980s throwback watch, there’s a new Timex for everyone.
By Oren Hartov

Proceeds from the auction of a unique Baltic Aquascaphe dive watch will aid an important research project.
By Oren Hartov

With Vortic’s Military Edition, you can wear a WWII-era military pocket watch movement as a wristwatch.
By Zen Love

This 4113 split-seconds chronograph from 1942 is one of 12 pieces, and the last time it sold at auction, it was for over $1M.
By Oren Hartov

Vinctorinox’s tough new INOX watch combines a mechanical movement a lightweight, scratch-resistant carbon composite case.
By Zen Love

Brew Watches’ new Mastergraph features a hybrid of mechanical feel and quartz functionality, all for just $375.
By Oren Hartov

With a black case and openworked dial revealing an in-house movement, this perpetual calendar-equipped Royal Oak is a stunner.
By Zen Love

Serious, overbuilt chronographs and chronometers from Junghans, Omega and Vacheron Constantin are up for grabs.
By Oren Hartov

Farer’s new World Timer, available in 3 dial colors, offers 24 time zones in a 39mm stainless steel case, all for $1,550.
By Oren Hartov

The Marlin is back with a deep navy blue dial and brown leather strap, but it’s still $200, and still features a handwound movement.
By Oren Hartov