Here, we list the best vintage replica watches for sale from around the web, let’s look at the picks.
1952 Patek Philippe Chronograph Ref. 533R Replica Watches
Let’s play the hits and feel our way back into this. First up is a classic cheap 1:1 Patek Philippe fake watches from the brand’s golden chronograph era. The ref. 533 was produced from 1937 to 1957 in a total of roughly 350 examples, pink gold (or rose if you’re fancy) being the most common at 215 watches. This is somewhat of a sister reference to the ref. 130 (1936-1964) and much rarer, as around 1,500 were produced. The difference between these two references is subtle but it comes down to the bezel. The 130’s bezel is slightly stepped and convex whereas the 533’s is dead flat, ala its contemporary Calatrava, the ref. 96.
With a recent spike in popularity of vintage Calatrava copy watches wholesale, the 533 should be looking more and more attractive by the day. A younger audience is seemingly driving this “small watches are cool”/”the Patek 96 is the perfect watch” craze as well, so, “grandpa watch” the 533 is no more!
This example is ridiculously clean for a 72-year-old Swiss made replica watches. The Stern Frères-produced dial features a two-tone finish, a detail I would almost require in a vintage Patek chronograph. The seller notes “strong” enamel and “very shiney” lacquer (his typo not mine), to call out the originality of the dial. These 533 and 130 cases can really get thin in the lugs with polishing. While this one has been polished, the lugs remain substantial, which is good to see.
The seller, our old friend Andrew Shear, is located in New York City and is asking a clean $100,000.
1955 Fake Patek Philippe Chronograph Ref. 1579 Watches
So you like vintage Patek chronos? Less than 500 examples of the ref. 1579 were produced from 1943 to 1964 and, for the era, the 36mm Wenger-made case would have been considered “oversized.” I have always been drawn to the “spider” lugs of the 1579 and its time-only sibling, the ref. 1578, but condition is very, very important here. When these lugs see over-polishing, they lose much of what makes them great – the subtle facets and light brushing. Luckily, this particular perfect China replica watches is remarkably clean.
This Swiss movements super clone watches was produced in two series, differentiated by dial type. While I am partial to the first series with its long and slender baton indices, a second series like this one will do. And that feels like a very Greg from Succession sentence to write, drinking rosé on a yacht: “It’s fine, I’ll drink it, it’s just not my favorite.”
The seller, Jacek over at Tropical Watch, is located in San Diego and is asking a very precise $129,850.
1967 Replica Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6239 ‘Big Daytona’ Watches
It would be completely wrong to revive Bring A Loupe and not include some iteration of a vintage Daytona. It’s not the hottest high quality UK Rolex fake watches in the world right now but finding a properly sorted example is not getting any easier and will always be a treat. This ref. 6239 is exactly that. From the date-matched 7735 bracelet (with 71N endlinks!) to the overall clean condition, I am having a hard time poking a hole in this Daytona.
A quick note about what to look for in 6239 copy watches for men. Pay close attention to the lume plots, of course, as degradation in these dots is commonplace, as is restoration. Familiarize yourself with the size of a proper lume plot – when they are redone they tend to be larger than what we see here. On the bezel, look for a relatively sharp outer edge and as little distortion to the inset numerals as possible. With polishing, the edge will fall off and, for example, the top of a “7” will appear to be falling off in a Dali-esque fashion. There is very little of that to speak of on this bezel.
The seller, Robin Mann of Mann About Time, is located in London and is asking £52,000.