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New technology kills old technology. However, resist the temptation of changing certain parts of a vintage timepiece, such as dial, hands or bezel. You will find many great longines timepieces from the 1950's and 1960's, for instance. Thanks to the internet, recognisable, rare and unique watches can now be found at almost every price point, offering something for everyone from the beginner to the hardcore collector.

So much of what is created for consumers is disposable, yet these watches truly have withstood the test of time. Based in barcelona and with more than a decade of background, mimandcroket is a company specialized in the most desirable and rarest vintage watches from the 30's till 60's. What's more, vintage watches are authentic.

There should always be a clear reason given if a watch is pocket watch much more or much less expensive than comparable models. Our antique watch assortment comprises of antique watches which preserve originality, time, quality, designs and mechanical bearings used to create such masterpieces. Collections no longer in production usually yield high prices in the vintage watch market as well.

Vintage watches appeal to a wide audience. This is especially true of those with the reference numbers 105.012 and 145.012 , the original speedmaster professional models and also the ones that flew to the moon with apollo 11. Buzz aldrin was wearing his ref. Generally speaking, the market for vintage is on the rise, but there is no hard and fast rule as to what qualifies a watch as vintage.

It is always possible to obtain used parts from another watch of the same model, but since vintage watches are not a norm in the industry it could be quite difficult to find another watch which is out of service. Monster auction sales have helped make vintage watches headline news, but so too has instagram, ebay, specialist sites, dealers, watch blogs and watch forums.