Purveyors of the world's finest vintage watches.
All our watches come with the following guarantees (Read Policy for details):-
7 day no quibble return policy
30 day mechanical warranty.
90 day authenticity guarantee.
Watchmania.net is based in Manchester,
England & is run by Chris Robinson for avid vintage & antique watch collectors.
Chris is a member of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors (N.A.W.C.C member 164851)
We specialise in mechanical (wind up or auto) wrist & pocket watches which are generally over 30 years old from an era before the mass produced Quartz (battery) watch.
The distinction between an antique watch and a vintage watch is a matter of opinion but we consider pocket watches made before 1900 as antique and any watch, whether pocket or wrist watch made after 1900 until the early 1970's as vintage.
We specialise in antique pocket watches and vintage wrist and pocket watches from the period 1870 to 1970.
The 1870's to the 1920's was the golden age of American watch manufacturers such as Hamilton, Elgin, Waltham, Illinois, and many others. This was the era when mass production techniques were perfected and there are some lovely examples from this period which are both highly ornate but also highly accurate collectable pocket watches.
From around 1910 onward the wristwatch began to appear and take a larger and larger share of the market from the pocket watch until the wristwatch dominated in the late 1930's and early 1940's and the swiss manufacturers began to dominate the middle and top end of the market.
A huge variety of pocket and wrist watches were produced in the period 1870 - 1970 from a multitude of different manufacturers.
We value these mechanical marvels for
their engineering and aesthetic
beauty, for the many hours of painstaking labour which went into their
production and for their individuality.
If you want a new quartz watch then your in the wrong place, but if you want a genuine vintage watch which will appreciate in value and which you can cherish for many many years to come then please take a look at our watches ..................
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