Vintage Watch Prices - Seiko, IWC, Patek Philippe, Omega, Rolex and More

In this video I discuss the sources and prices paid for two dozen inexpensive vintage watches including Seiko Bell-Matics, IWC, Omega, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Lanco, ETA, Eterna, Consul, Girard Perregaux, Bermi, and more. These are watches that I either have done restoration work on myself, paid to have revised (in the case of the Rolex), or plan to do restoration work on.

My past restoration work has included case cleaning, reluming, water sealing, and one complete rebuild (the IWC Cal 44). In the future I will continue to document my efforts, including mistakes, as I go deeper into movement cleaning and lubrication.

Below are links (unsponsored - for your convenience only) to reed0702 on ebay, ricardo, and ranfft:

Below is a list of prices paid for the 24 watches featured in this video (rounded to current US$ exchange rates):

00:34 Seiko Bell-Matic $305 Ebay Japan seller: reed0702
01:07 Seiko Bell-Matic $197 Ebay Japan seller: reed0702
01:45 Seiko Bell-Matic $331 Ebay Japan seller: reed0702
02:05 Datum Geneve ETA 2452 stainless steel $39 Ricardo Switzerland
02:42 Fleurier ETA 2472 stainless steel $25 Ricardo Switzerland
03:37 Fleurier ETA 2472 stainless steel $35 Ricardo Switzerland
04:09 Pierpont Incabloc manual wind stainless steel $79 Ricardo Switzerland
04:46 Langendorf Lanco-Rotor $27 Ricardo Switzerland
06:42 Patek Philippe manual wind Cal 16-250 $405 Ricardo Switzerland
07:05 Consul Automatique 1440 (Adolf Schild 1701) stainless steel $61 Ricardo Switzerland
07:36 Micosa Helvetia automatic stainless steel $30 Ricardo Switzerland
08:18 IWC Cal 8531 18K gold $1500 Ricardo Switzerland
08:56 Omega Seamaster stainless steel $350 Ricardo Switzerland ($575 with Novolink 1168 bracelet)
09:46 Jungans Mega1000 stainless steel $150 Ricardo Switzerland
11:31 Eternamatic 18K gold $506 Ricardo Switzerland
12:12 Depraz "Muhammad Ali" base metal rhodium plate $64 Ricardo Switzerland
12:29 Rolex M6917/3 Lady Oyster Date stainless steel and 18K gold $1099 Ricardo Switzerland
12:55 Consul Reveil (alarm) stainless steel $176 Ricardo Switzerland
13:47 IWC Cal 853 stainless steel $606 Ricardo Switzerland
14:15 Eternamatic stainless steel $95 Ricardo Switzerland
14:41 IWC Cal 44 ladies stainless steel $210 Ricardo Switzerland
15:02 Girard Perregaux Gyromatic ladies stainless steel $77 Ricardo Switzerland
15:29 Lanco-Rotor Super-Automatic Incabloc 14K gold $385 Ranfft Watches Germany
16:37 Bermi Cal EB 1333 transparent ladies manual wind $29 Ranfft Watches Germany


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[Qwerty-cbti]

How come you bought all these watches many of which cost around a grand and you do not have a watchmaker"s lathe and a rollifit and you refused to buy a vibrating tool for 200 bux from the swiss Italian which was a good price.

[davidsimpson]

The daywheel slipping on your Bellmatic is probably caused by it becoming loose to its metal inner ring. The fix is to recrimp the ring to the daywheel. While repairing a Seiko I ran across a YouTube video detailing that common problem in vintage Seikos :) Thanks for sharing your sources!

[walther]

Enjoyed the video! I’ve been servicing/repairing watches I’ve had in a drawer for 20 years. I’m running out so now I need to buy more!! Addiction for sure!!

[LaurentiusTriarius]

That Micosa deal is incredible that's a really sophisticated beauty for that amount. What a deal.

[mycaI_]

It's amazing how much the world of watches really opened up for me when i started learning to repair them myself ha.

[kostaftp]

Hi!
I am starting my own watch collection and i love yours 😍
I dont have a big fortune to spend and i love that there are 50s, 60s and 70s beautiful watches very affordable.

[robertotorres]

Nice !!! Collection !! Thanks 😊 for showing us u watches tha are beautiful

[pipodorologio]

Hi Dayton, really enjoy your videos, especially the longer ones...kind of relaxing when I am working. Thanks for sharing

[AlamoCityCello]

Thanks for sharing your collection. You’ve got some cool pieces there!

[johnnyarsenault]

Beautiful watch collection, the quality of the vintage watches are beyond what is made today for a fraction of the price! 👌❤️👍

[pipodorologio]

Thanks for sharing part of your collection, really some great watches you have there.

[olafbesser]

I'm Swiss and also buying and selling watches on Ricardo and I knew so many of the sellers you bought the watches from :-)

[FT-hocb]

Nice collection of vintage watches, especially those IWCs 👍

[BangTheRocksTogether]

I love my Bell-Matic. So I love yours too. Thanks for sharing.

[stephendemille]

That’s an awesome collection you have ❤

[russellalfonso]

We have similar interests, I was heavily shopping for relatively vintage watches, which I got mostly off eBay. Got a nice 1940s/50s Eterna. Solid gold 1960s Omega Sea Master DeVille. Solid 18k IWC dress watch and Rolex Royal Precision both 1960s, both 1000.00 when I started heavy shopping around 2010. I also love vintage Japanese mechanical, especially Seiko (Grand and King for example), Citizen and Orient.

[jacksugden]

Interesting collection of timepieces, the only one I liked was that Datum, the were so many brands I hadn’t heard of, always nice to see a new collection away from my growing collection.

[jcmontecarlo]

Some nice watches. I liked the Patek movement . Looks like someone melted the case (yikes). I bet you paid more on shipping costs than on watches.Very enjoyable video!

[ronaldneehao]

Very enjoyable to watch thanks for your great advice

[haraldmiller]

Hi, the Junghans radio-controlled watch is a real cool watch