Vintage Dreyfuss & Co watches.
Dreyfuss & Co timepieces represent a respected tradition in watchmaking, with a loyal collector following built on quality movements and considered design. Each piece in our collection has been individually inspected and photographed.
Frequently asked questions
Do you sell second hand Dreyfuss & Co watches?
Yes. Every Dreyfuss & Co watch we sell is second hand, and we use "pre-owned" and "vintage" to mean the same thing: someone owned the watch before you. The words differ only in age. Pre-owned and second hand say nothing about when a watch was made, while vintage conventionally means roughly thirty years or older. Our Dreyfuss & Co stock spans both, and every listing states the year where we can confirm it from the caseback, papers or movement, and says so plainly where we cannot.
Are old Dreyfuss & Co watches worth buying?
An old Dreyfuss & Co in honest condition is usually better value than a new fashion watch at the same money, because the depreciation has already happened and you are buying a watch that has proved it lasts. What matters is the individual piece rather than the age: an original dial, a case that has not been over-polished, and a movement that has been serviced or is priced to allow for it. We inspect and test every Dreyfuss & Co watch in London and describe wear in plain English rather than cropping it out of the photographs.
What makes a Dreyfuss & Co watch a classic?
A classic watch is one whose design has stopped dating, and the test is simply time: a shape that looked right thirty years ago and still looks right now. In practice that means restraint, a legible dial, proportions that suit a wrist rather than a trend, and a case shape that was not chasing the fashion of its decade. The classic Dreyfuss & Co designs are the ones that keep reappearing in our stock precisely because people kept them and wore them, which is the most honest evidence a design has lasted.
What is the difference between a vintage and an antique Dreyfuss & Co watch?
Antique conventionally means a hundred years or older, and vintage roughly thirty years or older, so almost everything described as an antique wristwatch is really a vintage one. Wristwatches only became common after the First World War, which is why genuine antique examples are mostly pocket watches. Our Dreyfuss & Co collection is vintage and pre-owned rather than antique, and each listing gives the year or era we have been able to confirm.
