Once-upon-a-time, hunting for vintage watches was seen as a stuffy pursuit. Nowadays, collecting and wearing them is cool, as confirmed by some multi-million pound auction results, the patronage of A-list celebrities and absolute saturation on social media. Combined, it has also made it a lot harder to find a real bargain, but don’t let that put you off — there’s still some gems out there to discover.

In some ways, it has never been easier to jump into the world of vintage watches — and you don’t even have to leave the house. You’ll find auction details, dealers, forums and enthusiast experts to chat with, online. The downside? It can all feel a bit intimidating, especially because the vintage watch world has a language all of its own, and there are large sums of money in play, which equa

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