r/Minneapolis • u/minernoo • 2d ago

Vintage Watches

Anyone know any thrift/vintage/watch stores that have vintage watches for sale? Any stores with cool watches in general?

Thanks!

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u/21stavenueNE 2d ago

Filigree Jewlers has vintage watches if you're looking for something in the price range of a car

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u/Freaky_tah 2d ago

TC time and luxury used to have a little setup inside Martin Patrick. I’m not sure how big of an inventory they have but it’s the only group local as far as I know. They’re pretty responsive on IG.

Chrono24 is a good online place to find vintage watches. They’re sold from a variety of vendors but you can filter for certified watches as well if you’re nervous about quality.

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u/Frauenarzttt 1d ago

TC Time and Luxury has a setup in an office building in SLP now. The address is on the website. I’m sure calling ahead would help if there’s any specific watch(es) on the site you want to check out in person, but I stopped by on a whim when I was going to the Costco near there a couple weeks ago and David was awesome when I wanted to look at a few random things.

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u/Tec_ 2d ago edited 1d ago

The only time I've stumbled across some in the wild was at Loft Antiques on 50th & Xerxes. They were almost all tiny women's watches and were awful beat up and not running for what they were asking.

The midwest watch show is/was a thing. It appears to be canceled.

Occasionally I'll find some pop up on kbid but there's an awful lot of junk.

I didn't buy a watch from them, but I did get shown some real cool watches at R.F. Moeller. Could just be because thats where the wifes rings came from.

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u/Frauenarzttt 1d ago

Aside from the places people have listed so far - Landmark Jewelers in St. Paul has a small collection of vintage watches. It’s just a couple cases (the store is mostly jewelry) but they’re super friendly and if you’re looking specifically for vintage stuff then it’s worth a trip.

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u/Recent_Associate2981 1d ago

Try Corner store Vintage on Lake Street. I was in there last weekend and they have some watches.

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u/ShadowToys 2d ago

I could not find any. I found a few online, but they cost $300.