Trebor’s vintage watch collection

At Trebor’s Vintage Watches we specialize in restored vintage watches, including Omega, Longines, Rolex and other quality antique and pre-owned mechanical wristwatches. We do not normally sell current production timepieces but do offer a number of “New Old Stock” watches. We are based in Montreal, Canada and ship our professionally refurbished watches around the world. We have been in business for 25 years and have had a presence on the Internet since 1998.

All of our vintage watches are sold in good working order. Most have been serviced by our watchmaker, or in some cases were recently serviced elsewhere and have passed our watchmaker’s inspection. Servicing normally includes complete disassembly, cleaning, oiling of the watch movement and timing and adjustment upon reassembly. If during reassembly any parts show excessive wear the watchmaker will replace them with new original parts (if available), will find parts from another vintage movement or will sometimes make a part by hand. The outer case may be lightly buffed to remove surface scratches, and if required a replacement crystal installed. An original dial showing some patina and age marks that still looks nice will be left alone, but often the aging process has gone beyond looking nice and in these cases the dial will be professionally refinished (we always indicate if a dial has been refinished in our description). Most of our restored old watches are fitted with new leather straps. In short you will receive a magnificent looking antique timepiece that has been fully restored to its original condition.

#4387 Smiths W10 British Military Watch made in England 1968

Smiths W10 British Military Watch made in England 1968
Status: Available for $1245

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Very desirable, and becoming hard to find, Smiths English made vintage military watch with original mint condition flat black dial with broad arrow symbol, luminescent hands and markers and in a stainless steel screw back case with military ordnance markings indicating that it was issued in 1968. This Smiths W10 British military watch uses a high quality 17 jewels English made movement, which is protected by a dust cover and is in excellent working condition. Photos are not actual size of watch, it measures 35 mm across (not including crown) x 47 mm lug to lug. Watch is fit with a new leather bracelet.

  




#4381 very rare Glycine Airman Pilots Watch white dial c1953

Glycine Airman Pilots Watch very rare white dial c1953
Status: Available for $1795

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This 1953 silver white dial Glycine Airman is a very rare find, it is one of the first Airman ever made and much harder to find than later but also very collectable Vietnam era Airman. This watch has some unusual features that identify it as an early prototype Airman, the first being the shape of the hands and the lack of an arrow shaped hour hand (that came later) and next the fact that the “counter arrow” is on the minute hand rather than the hour hand. The counter arrow in later versions of this watch correctly point directly opposite the hour hand and when used in conjunction with the rotating bezel tracks another time zone, but on this prototype model with the counter arrow on the minute hand it only allows tracking an event 30 minutes ahead of current time, not very useful but a well documented design flaw that help make this a very unusual and collectable horological item! The silver white dial with red date and luminescent hands are not often seen in the airman, usually the dials and date display are black, but like later versions of this watch it features a 24 hour dial and has a locking rotating bezel (lower crown locks bezel) which can be used for a second time zone.
See Airman photo galleryThe automatic Glycine Bidynator Felsa cal 692 movement was used in 1950’s production Airman and was phased out by 1960, this example is very clean and is in excellent working condition. Photos are not actual size of watch, it measures 36 mm across (not including crown) x 45 mm lug to lug. Watch is fit with a new leather bracelet.

  




#4393 Record triple Calendar with moon phases vintage timepiece

Record triple Calendar with moon phases vintage timepiece
Status: Available for $1095

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Very attractive Record Geneve triple date moonphase from the 50’s in a stainless steel case with thick pink gold plating to the lug tops and bezel. At almost 36mm in width excluding the crown, this is one of the largest Record cases I’ve seen, and it is in beautiful shape. The unusual 3-tone copper/salmon dial has small gold colour markers for the numbers and a blue date ring which all help to add visual appeal. The hands are the original Record signature hands. The watch works with a strong beat and keeps excellent time, and is powered by the traditional c107 calibre. The one flaw to this watch worth noting is in reference to the day/month discs, which do not appear to me to be original; at least they are not in keeping with true Record Geneve styles. The month dial is manually moved, and turns backwards? The day/month discs are in Spanish. The watch is 3x signed - on the movement, dial and case. Photos are not actual size of watch, it measures 35.5 mm across (not including crown) x 42 mm lug to lug and is fit with a new leather bracelet.

  




#4368 Rare Art Deco Sterling Rolex with exploding numerals

Sterling Rolex with exploding numerals
Status: Available for $2500

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Beautiful and rare Art Deco Rolex in super rectangular sterling silver hinged case with wire lugs and with professionally refinished dial that features exploding exaggerated numerals. Watch is signed inside case and twice on movement. This antique vintage Rolex dates to circa 1930, has a manual wind 15 rubies movement and is in excellent working condition. Photos are not actual size of watch, it measures 21 mm across (not including crown) x 35 mm lug to lug. Watch is fit with a new leather bracelet.

  




#4399 Rolex Explorer II black dial 16570 box and certificate

Rolex Explorer II black dial 16570 box and certificate
Status: Available in Canada for CAN$ 4200

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Rolex Explorer II black dial 16570 box and certificate

This is a very fine condition Rolex Explorer II black dial which dates to 1995 and appears to have spent most of it’s life in it’s original box that it comes in! The original green sticker is somewhat worn but still intact on caseback. This Rolex has both a 24-hour bezel and hand and an independently adjustable 12-hour hand which allows for simultaneous use for a second time zone. This is an officially certified superlative chronometer with sapphire crystal, the model number 16570 is marked between lugs and in case back and the serial number W787203 is marked between the lugs. The cal 3185 automatic movement has 31 jewels and a 50 hour power reserve, it is in excellent condition. Photos are not actual size of watch, it measures 39 mm across (not including crown or crown guard - 41mm with crown) x 47 mm lug to lug and is fit with the original full size Oyster bracelet. This watch is only available in Canada and is priced in Canadian Dollars