Antique Watches

Collector’s Guide When Buying Vintage Watches Online  

To procure the perfect timepiece to add to your collection, you need to educate yourself before you buy vintage watches. The proliferation of fake watches that claim to be antique can mean that you pay more for the actual value of the items you buy. As a collector, you need to buy antique watches online from reputed and trusted dealers only such as LoveAntiques.com. When you purchase vintage watches from us, you’re assured that what you’re paying for is truly the value of the vintage watches UK has today. 

Tips for Buying Antique Vintage Watches Direct from Dealers  

When in the market for antique chronograph watches, sports watches, or hand winding ones, you need to know what to look for and how. As one of the top antique dealers’ online portals, you can guarantee the authenticity of our selection of antique watches UK buyers recommend. But when you do your shopping online, you need to know how to discern them on your own. 

• Check the dial. This is one of the first features of the watch to look into when shopping for vintage watches for sale. This part of the watch holds the majority of its value. A lot of watchmakers would reprint the dials on antique watches, which could significantly diminish its market value. Another similar issue is when the watches had been “relumed”. This is when vintage watches have been re-applied with luminous paint to enhance its ability to glow in the dark. Don’t just look into the authenticity of the watch (which is an obvious factor) but take time to know if it’s been modified in any way. 
• Check the movement or engine of the watch. If you are looking for antique wrist watches online, you need to check the type of winding movement used (also known as the winding crown). The engine can get damaged over time, especially for sports watches that are used for diving. When the engine is damaged, it can develop rust and the watchmakers have to replace it. Make sure to check if the movement on the antique wrist watches for sale had been replaced as it can affect the value, too. 
• Check the polishing. The quality of polish on your antique pocket watch or wrist watch can be a tell-tale indicator of authenticity and quality. A lot of counterfeit dealers online tend to polish the watch to enhance its aesthetic appeal. Not the legitimate antique dealers, however. Polishing vintage watches to look shiny can actually cause a depreciation of their value. The process of polishing will also require removing the metal causing it to lose its beautiful edge that is achieved during the production process. Authentic dealers of a vintage style watch would offer a higher value on an unpolished watch versus one that has been polished. 

Buy Vintage Antique Watches via the Love Antiques Website Today  

When it comes to vintage watches for sale, LoveAntiques.com is the authority online. As the biggest antique dealer in the UK, they carry a selection of vintage pieces, including well-preserved antique watches. Whether you are looking for ladies’ watches, chronograph watches, or pocket watches, we have it all. You can also find antique watches based on styles such as Art Deco, Victorian, retro, or Art Nouveau. Moreover, you can filter your online search based on the materials. Our selection of antique watches online includes pieces made of stainless steel, gold, gold plated, silver, nickel, or diamond, among others.