Vintage Stories
The Bridge Between Eras: Rolex GMT-Master Refer...
The reference 16750 is, by almost every measure, a watch that Rolex never quite intended to be interesting. It arrived around 1979 as a mechanical update to the reference 1675,...
The Bridge Between Eras: Rolex GMT-Master Refer...
The reference 16750 is, by almost every measure, a watch that Rolex never quite intended to be interesting. It arrived around 1979 as a mechanical update to the reference 1675,...
The Numbers Behind the Watch: A Beginner's Guid...
Every watch we sell at Crown Vintage is tested on the Witschi WAIO before it reaches a new owner. The results appear as a small cluster of numbers on a...
The Numbers Behind the Watch: A Beginner's Guid...
Every watch we sell at Crown Vintage is tested on the Witschi WAIO before it reaches a new owner. The results appear as a small cluster of numbers on a...
How to Tell if a Vintage Watch Has Been Polished
Case condition is one of the most important factors in assessing a vintage watch, and polish is one of the hardest things to reverse. Unlike a scratched crystal or a...
How to Tell if a Vintage Watch Has Been Polished
Case condition is one of the most important factors in assessing a vintage watch, and polish is one of the hardest things to reverse. Unlike a scratched crystal or a...
Before the Guards: Submariner Small Crowns and ...
Rolex and the Birth of the Diving Watch The story of the Rolex Submariner is inseparable from the broader postwar fascination with the ocean. The early 1950s marked a turning...
Before the Guards: Submariner Small Crowns and ...
Rolex and the Birth of the Diving Watch The story of the Rolex Submariner is inseparable from the broader postwar fascination with the ocean. The early 1950s marked a turning...
Vintage Rolex Panna Dials: The Complete Collect...
By Crown Vintage Watches | Sydney, Australia If you have spent any time exploring the world of vintage Rolex collecting, you have almost certainly encountered the term 'Panna dial.' Equal...
Vintage Rolex Panna Dials: The Complete Collect...
By Crown Vintage Watches | Sydney, Australia If you have spent any time exploring the world of vintage Rolex collecting, you have almost certainly encountered the term 'Panna dial.' Equal...
The Tudor Submariner 7928: The Submariner That ...
By Crown Vintage Watches | Sydney, Australia Ask most people what comes to mind when they hear the name Submariner and the answer will always be Rolex. The distinctive bezel....
The Tudor Submariner 7928: The Submariner That ...
By Crown Vintage Watches | Sydney, Australia Ask most people what comes to mind when they hear the name Submariner and the answer will always be Rolex. The distinctive bezel....