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Latest Watches
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Rolex GMT |
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Rolex Cosmograph |
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Tudor Chronograph |
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Patek Philippe Dress |
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Patek Philippe Pocket Watch |
Rolex Sports Models
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Rolex Chronograph Ref 6034 |
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Rolex Submariner Red Date ref 1680 |
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Rolex Precision Dress 1950s |
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Rolex Day Day Presidential Day/Date Presidential |
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Rolex Submariner Date ref 1680 |
Rolex Oyster Case Production Dates By Serial Number
| 28,000 | 1926 | 2,163,900 | 1967 |
| 30,430 | 1927 | 2,426,800 | 1968 |
| 32,960 | 1928 | 2,689,700 | 1969 |
| 35,390 | 1929 | 2,952,600 | 1970 |
| 37,820 | 1930 | 3,215,000 | 1971 |
| 40,250 | 1931 | 3,478,400 | 1972 |
| 42,680 | 1932 | 3,741,300 | 1973 |
| 45,000 | 1934 | 4,004,200 | 1974 |
| 63,000 | 1935 | 4,267,100 | 1975 |
| 81,000 | 1936 | 4,539,000 | 1976 |
| 99,000 | 1937 | 5,006,000 | 1977 |
| 117,000 | 1938 | 5,482,000 | 1978 |
| 135,000 | 1939 | 5,958,000 | 1979 |
| 164,600 | 1940 | 6,434,000 | 1980 |
| 194,200 | 1941 | 6,910,000 | 1981 |
| 223,800 | 1942 | 7,386,000 | 1982 |
| 253,400 | 1943 | 7,862,000 | 1983 |
| 283,000 | 1944 | 8,338,000 | 1984 |
| 348,000 | 1945 | 8,814,000 | 1985 |
| 413,200 | 1946 | 9,290,000 | 1986 |
| 478,300 | 1947 | 9,766,000 | 1987 |
| 543,400 | 1948 | R000,000 | 1987 1/2 |
| 608,500 | 1949 | L000,001 | 1989 |
| 673,600 | 1950 | E000,001 | 1990 1/2 |
| 738,700 | 1951 | X000,001 | 1991 3/4 |
| 803,800 | 1952 | N000,001 | 1991 3/4 |
| 950,000 | 1953 | C000,001 | 1992 1/4 |
| 999,999 | 1954 | S000,001 | 1993 3/4 |
| 200,000 | 1955 | W000,001 | 1995 |
| 400,000 | 1956 | T000,001 | 1995 1/2 |
| 600,000 | 1957 | U000,001 | 1997 1/2 |
| 800,000 | 1958 | A000,001 | 1999 |
| 1,100,000 | 1959 | P000,001 | 2000 1/2 |
| 1,402,000 | 1960 | K000,001 | 2001 1/2 |
| 1,480,000 | 1961 | Y000,001 | 2002 3/4 |
| 1,558,000 | 1962 | F000,001 | 2003 3/4 |
| 1,636,000 | 1963 | D000,001 | 2005 3/4 |
| 1,714,000 | 1964 | Z000,001 | 2006 1/2 |
| 1,792,000 | 1965 | M000,001 | 2007 1/2 |
| 1,871,000 | 1966 | V000,001 | 2008 3/4 |
Matthew's Watch Report
Watch Auction Genèva May 2010
This past weekend four watch auctions took place in Genèva, at Patrizzi and Co., Antiquorum, Sotheby's, and Christies. The results were very strong with sales totaling over 40 million Swiss Francs (CHF) for all four sales…Read more
New York IWJG Watch Show Report, April 26, 2010
This was a very active show with a lot of energy and with many Asian and European dealers in attendance. Buying and selling was very brisk and some very collectible watches surfaced including a Rolex James Bond Ref: 6200, Patek Philippe 2499, and a unique Vacheron Constantin World Time Clock…Read more
Market Show Report January to March 2010
It's been an exhausting schedule, but I've acquired some good insight on current market conditions for both vintage and modern timepieces…Read more
Watch Auctions
Below are just some of the live watch auctions offered by Wirelug, our ebay division. Auctions are ending soon so be sure to place your bid before it's too late!
Matthew's Top Picks
Matthew Bain is a world reknown watch collector, dealer and authority on fine vintage and modern watches. Here are his top picks which he believes are cool, unique, and have potential to increase in value.
When I initially began to collect watches in 1988 I had a strong interest in Rolex sports models which includes Submariners, GMTs, Explorers and Daytona's. In the beginning of this market in the late 1980s collectors desired perfect dials with unchanged color…Read more
We are extremely happy here in Miami with the acquisition of Lebron James and must say he has excellent watch taste. On his big decision day on a nationally televised ESPN program, Lebron James was wearing an Audemars Piguet Offshore Limited Edition Volcano watch…Read more
A. Lange & Söhne, which is a German watch company, is one of my favorite watch brands due their strong design and incredible quality. Today I am featuring the original A. Lange & Söhne pilots watch from the 1940s made for the German Air force. The massive watch is 55 millimeters and was made this size to fit over the pilots suit. There were other brands such as Laco and Stowe that made similar watches but the quality of the A. Lange & Söhne was the best…Read more
The Aqualung is a dive watch that was developed by Blancpain in the early 1950s and was one of the first serious dive watches ever produced. It is part of Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms dive watch line which also includes the bathyscaphe and air command chronograph…Read more
Last week we spoke about great patina, and now we are talking about new old stock. This is Omega's 14k Cosmic Moonphase, one of Omega's most complicated watches from the 1950s…Read more