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Tudor Oysterdate and Submariner | Crown Vintage Watches

Tudor: Oysterdate and Submariner Heritage

Founding and Early Vision Hans Wilsdorf registered The Tudor Watch Company in 1926 with a clear purpose: build watches that offered the waterproofing, accuracy and reliability of Rolex while remaining...

Tudor: Oysterdate and Submariner Heritage

Founding and Early Vision Hans Wilsdorf registered The Tudor Watch Company in 1926 with a clear purpose: build watches that offered the waterproofing, accuracy and reliability of Rolex while remaining...

We’re Moving: Crown Vintage Has a New Home in Reid House

We’re Moving: Crown Vintage Has a New Home in R...

Crown Vintage Watches: Reid House, 75 King St, Sydney We’re thrilled to announce that Crown Vintage is now operating out of our new Sydney location: Reid House, 75 King Street. It’s...

We’re Moving: Crown Vintage Has a New Home in R...

Crown Vintage Watches: Reid House, 75 King St, Sydney We’re thrilled to announce that Crown Vintage is now operating out of our new Sydney location: Reid House, 75 King Street. It’s...

Omega Speedmaster 145.022 | Crown Vintage Watches

Speedmaster 145.012 v 145.022: Small Updates, B...

Speedmaster Ref: 145.012 v 145.022 When Omega released the Speedmaster reference 145.012 in 1967, it unknowingly signed off on the final evolution of a movement that would accompany astronauts to...

Speedmaster 145.012 v 145.022: Small Updates, B...

Speedmaster Ref: 145.012 v 145.022 When Omega released the Speedmaster reference 145.012 in 1967, it unknowingly signed off on the final evolution of a movement that would accompany astronauts to...

Seiko Captain Willard | Crown Vintage Watches

Seiko “Captain Willard” 6105-8110: The Diver Th...

Seiko’s 6105-8110 isn’t famous because a Hollywood captain wore it—it’s famous because soldiers, divers and adventurers bet their lives on it. Built for abuse, priced for the enlisted, this asymmetric...

Seiko “Captain Willard” 6105-8110: The Diver Th...

Seiko’s 6105-8110 isn’t famous because a Hollywood captain wore it—it’s famous because soldiers, divers and adventurers bet their lives on it. Built for abuse, priced for the enlisted, this asymmetric...

Quarterly Market Pulse (Q1 2025): Price Trends in 1960s Tool Watches

Quarterly Market Pulse (Q1 2025): Price Trends ...

Data sources: WatchCharts market indices, Chrono24 active listings and completed-sales data, plus hammer prices from Phillips, Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions in Q1 2025. Currency conversions use the early-May average of...

Quarterly Market Pulse (Q1 2025): Price Trends ...

Data sources: WatchCharts market indices, Chrono24 active listings and completed-sales data, plus hammer prices from Phillips, Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions in Q1 2025. Currency conversions use the early-May average of...

From Cockpit to Wrist: The Evolution of Military Pilot Watches 1940–1970

From Cockpit to Wrist: The Evolution of Militar...

The wartime brief: precision under fire (early-1940s) The Second World War introduced aviation crews to punishing, round-the-clock missions. A pilot might dial a radio frequency, synchronise a bombing run and...

From Cockpit to Wrist: The Evolution of Militar...

The wartime brief: precision under fire (early-1940s) The Second World War introduced aviation crews to punishing, round-the-clock missions. A pilot might dial a radio frequency, synchronise a bombing run and...