Fun - you can play dress up or incorporate into a modern wardrobe. It's always fun.
Quality - Many of the designers of Vintage Costume Jewelry started out as Fine Jewelers. Panetta was a master in Platinum and Alfred Philippe of Trifari had worked as Jeweler for Cartier.
Variety - There is a style for every mood and occasion, and many styles can be changed, parts can be added or taken away,. Coro Duettes are a perfect example of that. A pair of dress clips that becomes a brooch. How creative is that?
Green - If you like jewelry and live a green lifestyle, you can't go wrong with vintage jewels.
Price - although some rare pieces can go into thousands, there is no way you could by the quality, style, variety and design for the same price today.
Investment - if you know the trends you can make some pretty good investments, on occasion.
Classic antique Victorian pocket watch chain measures 11" long. Rose-y Gold Filled, not yellow and note pink, but rather somewhere in between. Beautiful color. T-bar is adorned with small chased button. Chain is 1/8" thick, rope style, fancy. In very good vintage condition with very minor loss of plating on the high points, not obvious when worn. This is due to regular wear and age. Marked B.A. & Co, 1/10 for metal content. Dates from around 1900s.
Likely to be from the Art Deco era, this vintage watch chain has a button instead of a t-bar. Measures 14 1/4" long. The beautiful button is oval, measures approximately 1/2" by 11/16" with blank center where you could have your own engraving done. Signed "R & F" on the swivel clasp. In very good vintage condition with no loss of plating, swivel is fully functional.
Beautiful and versatile antique Victorian slide chain. Made for a small watch or locket, just add a pendant or watch fob. It can be worn many different ways. Overall length is 48".
Ultra Mod vintage Seiko Hi-Beat watch with neon orange dial and date.This fabulous stylish vintage watch is automatic or self winding, you just have to wear it to wind it as you move. No need to wind it by hand (you really can't or should do that) and no need for batteries. Perfect for a green lifestyle.
This is one of the coolest wrist watches I have ever had the pleasure to offer. It is a scarce Benrus Dial-O-Rama (Dialorama) Jump Hour watch with Chevron patterned case. It is in excellent condition, runs and keeps good time. Case is gold plated with Stainless Steel back.
Gorgeous Antique Victorian Period Repousse 10k Yellow Gold Fleur de Lis shaped watch pin or chatelaine brooch, adorned with a single natural Seed Pearl. The satin finish of antique gold has been left, to me that is a real bonus. It measures a bit over 1" tall by 7/8" wide and since it is dimensional, it is 6mm or almost 1/4" at the thickest point. It weighs 1.9 grams, approximately.
Very cool 1970s Cornavin watch, all original as far as I can tell, including the band. Cornavin is a renowned Russian watch maker. Great design, almost industrial in feel with original brushed Stainless band, perfect for today.
You will never need a battery or forget to wind your watch as long as you wear this handsome Seiko 17 Jewels Self Winding wrist watch. It works very well, winds without problem when worn but we cannot guarantee that it will continue to do so as it was not serviced. It is sold as is.
A truly fabulous antique watch fob in Etruscan Revival style. It is entirely hand wrought in 800 Silver, with cannetille accents and a large oval Carnelian cabochon that is bezel set base. Intricate detail and elegant design which also includes reticulated silver dots. Certainly made by a master of the craft.
Classic design from the Victorian Era, this antique gold filled chatelaine pin is perfect for your pendant watch or a locket. It measures 7/8" wide by 13/16" tall. Closes with a basic C clasp, without the safety catch. Dates form the late 1800s. It is in excellent condition, the reddish overtones are light reflections. The color is yellow gold.
Beautiful petite Victorian period chatelaine pin will hold a locket or a pendant watch. Made in yellow Gold Filled, the front is chased and engraved with leaves at the center. It will hold a pendant watch or a locket. Measures 1 1/8" wide by 7/8" tall at the center. Closes with a simple c clasp. In excellent condition, dates from the 1880s. Unmarked, tested.
Beautiful petite Art Nouveau period chatelaine pin will hold a locket or a pendant watch. Made of gold filled in yellow and green (antique) gold. Measures 15/18" tall by almost the same wide. It is in very good condition but the safety catch on the clasp is not holding. Dates from around 1910.
Here is a very unusual, almost Modernist, ribbon pin with prong set glass paste stones at the center. It has a gold wash (Vermeil) but it is very light now. Measurements are 1 1/2" by 1 3/8" overall.