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Seiko 5 SNKP21J1 New Steel 42mm Automatic
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Seiko 5
Stainless Steel Black Arabic Dial Automatic SNKP21 SNKP21J1 SNKP21J Men's Watch
Php13,744
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Patek Philippe Nautilus 5726/1A-014 Unworn Steel 40mm Automatic
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Patek Philippe Nautilus
5726/1A Moonphase Steel Blue Index Dial
Php9,414,458
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Girard Perregaux Laureato 81010-11-231-11A Unworn Steel 42mm Automatic
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Girard Perregaux Laureato
with 42mm Grey Dial
Php884,726
+ Php8,533 for shipping
Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronograph 1506-150/63 Unworn Rose gold 43mm Automatic
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Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronograph
Blue Marine Chronograph Manufacture
Php1,078,618
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Day-Date 25572ST Very good Steel 36mm Automatic
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Day-Date
25572ST
Php1,689,344
+ Php8,533 for shipping
Rolex Submariner (No Date) 5513 Very good 40mm Automatic The Philippines, Paranaque
Rolex Submariner (No Date)
5513
Php1,030,786
Excl. shipping
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Breguet Tradition 7038BR/18/9V6/D00D Unworn Rose gold 37mm Automatic
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Breguet Tradition
Dame
Php1,953,279
+ Php6,240 for shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 15450BA.OO.1256BA.01 Unworn Yellow gold 37mm Automatic
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding
15450BA 18K Yellow Gold White Dial
Php4,254,800
Free shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 26240CE.OO.1225CE.01 New Ceramic 41mm Automatic
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph
41mm Ceramic 26240CE.OO.1225CE.01 50th Anniversary
Php9,334,343
+ Php5,669 for shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 14800 Very good Rose gold 36mm Automatic
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
18 Karat Rosegold limitierte Serie 10 Stück Weltweit Top Zustand purple
Php2,033,903
+ Php12,327 for shipping
Zenith Chronomaster Sport 51.3100.3600/69.M3100 New Gold/Steel 41mm Automatic
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Zenith Chronomaster Sport
41mm Rose Gold Stainless Steel Silver Dial ref: 51.3100.3600/69.M3100
Php887,622
+ Php8,590 for shipping
IWC Big Pilot IW5002 Very good Steel 46mm Automatic
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IWC Big Pilot
50110 movement
Php490,001
+ Php8,567 for shipping
Rolex GMT-Master 6542 Very good Steel 38mm Automatic
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Rolex GMT-Master
6542 US Air Force Fullset 1959 Collector Set Military Watch Papers+Box
Php6,471,706
+ Php9,245 for shipping
Blancpain Léman Tourbillon 2625-1542A-53B Very good White gold 38mm Automatic
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Blancpain Léman Tourbillon
Perpetual Calendar 8 Days
Php3,424,501
+ Php8,533 for shipping
Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea 116660 Very good Steel 44mm Automatic The Philippines, Cainta
Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea
116660
Php850,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Tudor Submariner 79190 Very good Steel 40mm Automatic The Philippines, Taguig City
Tudor Submariner
79190
Php557,998
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 16600 Good Steel 40mm Automatic The Philippines
Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000
16600
Php515,393
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Tudor Pelagos M25707B/23-0001 Unworn Titanium 42mm Automatic The Philippines, Quezon City
Tudor Pelagos
FXD
Php255,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Omega Seamaster Diver 300 M 210.30.42.20.03.001 Very good Steel 42mm Automatic The Philippines, Banilad
Omega Seamaster Diver 300 M
210.30.42.20.03.001
Php235,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre HEUER 01 CAR2A1Z.FT6044 Very good Steel 45mm Automatic The Philippines, Muntinlupa
TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre HEUER 01
CAR2A1Z.FT6044
Php220,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
IWC Yacht Club Fair 36mm Automatic The Philippines, Iloilo
IWC Yacht Club
Blue Dial
Php155,450
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Tudor Prince Date 74000N Fair Steel 34mm Automatic The Philippines, Iloilo
Tudor Prince Date
Philippines Airlines
Php145,950
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Fair 34mm Automatic The Philippines, Iloilo
Rolex Oyster Perpetual
6569
Php132,345
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Itay Noy POV-3 Unworn Steel 42.4mm Automatic The Philippines, Quezon City
Itay Noy
POV-3
Php125,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Rado Centrix R30248712 Fair Steel 33mm Automatic The Philippines, Banilad
Rado Centrix
R30248712
Php85,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Omega Seamaster DeVille 165.002 Very good Steel 34mm Automatic The Philippines, Cainta
Omega Seamaster DeVille
165.002
Php66,829
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Seiko 5 Sports 6138-0030 Good Steel 43mm Automatic The Philippines, Iloilo
Seiko 5 Sports
Kakume Speedtimer JDM Chronograph
Php55,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Glycine Combat 3855 Good 43mm Automatic The Philippines, Iloilo
Glycine Combat
Chronograph Valjoux 3855
Php55,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Certina DS Podium C674.7029.42.96 Fair Steel 40mm Automatic The Philippines, Iloilo
Certina DS Podium
C674.7029.42.96
Php51,234
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Rado 343942 Fair 36mm Automatic The Philippines, Iloilo
Rado
Over Pole
Php45,678
Excl. shipping
Private Seller

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Seiko 5 Sports 7015-7020 Good 39mm Automatic The Philippines, Manila
Seiko 5 Sports
Speed-timer 7015-8000 Flyback JDM
Php36,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Seiko 5 Sports 6139-6000 Fair Steel 40mm Automatic The Philippines, Iloilo
Seiko 5 Sports
6139-6000
Php35,678
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Seiko Scuba SKX009K2 Unworn Steel 42mm Automatic The Philippines, ANGELES CITY
Seiko Scuba
SKX009K2
Php32,813
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Seiko Monster SRP313K1 Very good Steel 42mm Automatic The Philippines, ANGELES CITY
Seiko Monster
Black Monster
Php30,580
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Tissot Tradition T063.907.16.038.00 Very good Steel 40mm Automatic The Philippines, Daraga
Tissot Tradition
T063.907.16.038.00
Php23,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Seiko 5 7019-7060 Good Steel 37mm Automatic The Philippines, Manila
Seiko 5
7019-7060
Php20,000
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Blancpain 4286P-3642-55B Very good Rose gold 42mm Automatic
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Blancpain
VILLERET QUANTIEME PERPETUEL CHRONOGRAPHE FLYBACK A RATTRAPANTE
Php1,889,775
+ Php8,533 for shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Lady 15454OR.GG.1259OR.03 Very good Rose gold 37mm Automatic
Promoted
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Lady
15454OR,18K Rose Gold Frosted Pink Dial
Php4,861,818
Free shipping
Rolex Daytona 116515LN-0055 New Rose gold Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
Everose Gold Cosmograph Daytona 40 Watch Meteorite Black Index Dial Oysterflex 116515ln
Php6,811,780
+ Php5,669 for shipping
Rolex Explorer II 16550 Very good Steel 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Explorer II
16550 Cream Dial Fullset 1986 Box+Papers
Php1,595,738
+ Php9,245 for shipping
Ulysse Nardin Classico 8106.116 Very good Rose gold 31mm Automatic
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Ulysse Nardin Classico
Automatik 750er 18K Rosegold 31mm Referenz 8106-116
Php323,585
+ Php10,786 for shipping
Cartier Santos 100 2656 Unworn Steel 38mm Automatic
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Cartier Santos 100
XL Aftermarket Iced Out 8.5Ct Diamonds
Php429,494
+ Php5,669 for shipping
Porsche Design 7050S Very good Steel 30mm Automatic
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Porsche Design
7050S Day-Date Automatic Stainless Steel Ladies Watch
Php34,302
+ Php5,727 for shipping
Maurice Lacroix Pontos Chronographe PT6178-SS001-330-1 New Steel 43mm Automatic
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Maurice Lacroix Pontos Chronographe
Automatique Herrenuhr ETA Valjoux 7750 Automatik PT6178-SS001-330-1
Php122,223
Free shipping
Omega Seamaster Diver 300 M 2594.52.00 Good Steel 41.5mm Automatic
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Omega Seamaster Diver 300 M
Chrono Diver
Php203,088
+ Php3,698 for shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 77450ST.OO.1361ST.01 New Steel 34mm Automatic
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding
"50th Anniversary"
Php2,032,940
+ Php8,533 for shipping
Rolex Datejust II 116300 Unworn Steel 41mm Automatic
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Rolex Datejust II
116300 Oyster Steel Blue Roman Dial
Php669,954
Free shipping
Rolex Daytona 116518 New Yellow gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
40 Watch - Meteorite and Black Index Dial - Black Oysterflex Strap 116518LN
Php6,012,920
+ Php5,669 for shipping
Rolex Daytona 116500LN Unworn Steel 40mm Automatic
Rolex Daytona
Panda - Stahl / Keramik - Armband Edelstahl / Oyster - 40mm - Ungetragen
Php2,278,595
+ Php9,245 for shipping
Tudor Black Bay 79230G Very good Steel 41mm Automatic
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Tudor Black Bay
Harrods Edition Black Bay 41mm from April 22. Immaculate condition
Php261,805
+ Php6,102 for shipping
Zenith El Primero New Vintage 1969 96.1969.469/77.C683 Good Titanium 40mm Automatic
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Zenith El Primero New Vintage 1969
Skeleton 40th Anniversary Limited Edition
Php462,203
+ Php1,479 for shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph 25940SK.00.D002CA.01A Very good Steel 42mm Automatic
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph
25940SK.00.D002CA.01A
Php1,571,700
+ Php21,572 for shipping
Jaquet-Droz J017510270 New Steel 39mm Automatic
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Jaquet-Droz
Grande Heure Minute Quantieme Onyx Dial 39mm
Php480,755
Free shipping
Longines Conquest Heritage L1.645.4.75.4 LONGINES Conquest Heritage Automatico 40mm New Steel 40mm Automatic
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Longines Conquest Heritage
Automatico 40mm Silver Dial Vintage Style L16454754
Php128,201
+ Php3,082 for shipping
Roger Dubuis Excalibur EX45.1448.9.3.7ATT.2 Very good Steel 45mm Automatic
Promoted
Roger Dubuis Excalibur
Triple Time Zone
Php1,002,153
+ Php8,533 for shipping
Rolex Datejust 31 178274 Unworn Steel 31mm Automatic
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Rolex Datejust 31
Lady-Datejust 178274 Oyster Steel Black Index Dial
Php669,954
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15510OR.OO.D002CR.02 New Rose gold Automatic
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
41mm Rose Gold Black Dial New 2023 15510OR.OO.D002CR.02
Php3,429,541
+ Php5,669 for shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph 26170ST.00.D101CR.02 Very good Steel 44mm Automatic
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph
Edelstahl - Armband Edelstahl - 44mm - Wie neu
Php2,772,972
+ Php9,245 for shipping
Tudor Pelagos 25707B/22 Very good Titanium 42mm Automatic
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Tudor Pelagos
MN22 Pelagos FXD full set in perfect condition
Php256,425
+ Php6,102 for shipping
Chopard L.U.C 168596-3001 Very good Steel 42mm Automatic
Chopard L.U.C
Chrono One Flyback 42mm limited Edition of 250 Ref. 168596
Php1,248,115
+ Php15,409 for shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Day-Date 25594ST.00.0789ST.01 Very good Steel 36mm Automatic
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Day-Date
Mondphase
Php3,605,665
+ Php21,572 for shipping
Jaquet-Droz J017510241 New Steel 39mm Automatic
Promoted
Jaquet-Droz
Grande Heure Minute Quantieme 39mm
Php449,938
Free shipping
Rolex Day-Date 36 118209 Very good White gold 36mm Automatic
Rolex Day-Date 36
118209 White Gold Cherry Dial FULLSET TOP CONDITION
Php2,021,021
+ Php14,114 for shipping

Automatic Watches: Self-Winding Mechanical Timepieces

Automatic watches are powered by the natural motion of your wrist while you wear them. This type of watch has a rich history reaching back to the 18th century. Today, countless brands produce their own automatic calibers for their watches.


Highlights

  • Automatically wound by the natural movements of your arm
  • Environmentally-friendly: No batteries to produce or throw away
  • The Rolex Oyster Perpetual is one of the most famous automatic watches
  • John Harwood is considered the inventor of the automatic wristwatch
  • Automatic watches available in almost every price range

Automatic Watches: Self-Winding Timepieces

Automatic watches fall under the larger umbrella term of mechanical watches. They offer a key advantage over manual timepieces: They wind automatically via the movement of the wearer's arm. An oscillating mass inside the caliber is responsible for winding the spring. Today, this is in most cases a winding rotor. It is flexibly mounted so that gravity pulls it towards the center. When you're wearing the watch and move your wrist, the rotor moves and gives the caliber new energy. Automatic watches don't require batteries, making mechanical watches comparably more environmentally friendly than battery-powered quartz watches.

Automatic watches are available from almost every famous watch manufacturer in all price ranges. Less expensive models are often powered by base calibers made by the ébauche manufacturers ETA, Soprod, or Sellita. Various manufacturers use these calibers in a more or less reworked form in their watches. These calibers even power the watches made by famous brands such as Breitling and TAG Heuer. However, both manufacturers have developed their own in-house movements as well.

Rolex and Patek Philippe are some of the most well-known watch manufacturers. Unlike many other brands, these two Geneva-based manufacturers don't outsource base calibers. Instead, they use their own. For example, Rolex's caliber 3130 is considered very robust, reliable, and precise. These qualities and more make the caliber one of the best automatic movements on the market; it powers Rolex watches such as the Submariner. Since Rolex produces their watches almost entirely in-house, production is costlier. This results in higher prices for automatic watches with in-house movements.


Buying Tips

If you're searching for an automatic watch, the hard part is actually choosing one. Should it be large or small, simple or extravagant, affordable or expensive? The selection is ample for every taste and budget. Pre-owned automatic watches from Citizen, Seiko, or Swatch are available for around 50 euros. These watches often only have three hands for the hours, minutes, and seconds. Some also have a date or even day/date display.

In the price range between 100 and 200 euros, you can find diverse new automatic watches from brands like Seiko or Fossil. Pre-owned watches from long-established manufacturers such as Tissot, Hamilton, or Longines cost up to 500 euros. The situation is similar in the 1,000 euros and under price range, though here you can also find new models from the German brand Marcello C.

In the 1,000 euro price range, you can find pre-owned Omega or Breitling watches. New automatic three-hand watches are available from Oris, Raymond Weil, or Rado.

However, if you're looking for an automatic chronograph, you need to adjust your budget accordingly. A pre-owned automatic chronograph costs at least 500 euros; this applies to watches from brands such as Tissot or Hamilton. New chronographs cost a few hundred euros more, around 800 euros. These watches are often powered by ETA's Valjoux 7750, which is considered one of the most successful automatic chronograph calibers in the world.

If you're searching for a new automatic Rolex, you need to plan on spending at least 3,000 euros. You can purchase the introductory model, Oyster Perpetual, for this price. You can occasionally find pre-owned vintage watches from this Genevan manufacturer for less than 1,000 euros. The Submariner, one of the first and most famous diving watches in the world, is available pre-owned for around 4,100 euros. New, it costs around 5,600 euros. Rolex's chronograph, the Daytona, is available for around 7,500 euros.

The most expensive automatic watches are from brands such as Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe. These watches are often made of platinum or 18-karat gold and feature countless diamonds on their dial and/or case. At times, these watches are also incredibly expensive as they're rare vintage watches coveted by collectors. Prices over 1 million euros are not too rare when it comes to these watches.


The Technology Behind Automatic Watches

The mainspring of an automatic watch is, as the name suggests, automatically wound by the movement itself. The mainspring is wound, becomes tense, and stores energy. This happens through the natural movements of the wearer's arm when the watch is on his or her wrist. This mechanism eliminates the need to manually wind the mainspring. Instead, an oscillating mass - often the rotor - winds the mainspring. Gravity causes the flexibly mounted rotor to move towards the center and a gear-train transfers the energy from the rotor's movement to the barrel. Viewed from a physics standpoint, the mechanism converts kinetic energy into potential energy.

There are automatic movements that wind in one or both directions. Bi-directional winding movements have so-called reverser gears. These ensure that the rotor winds the barrel in both directions. Uni-directional winding movements actually wind bidirectionally, but the mainspring is only wound in one direction. Both variants have a reduction gear which converts the fast movements of the rotor into slower movements with more torque. The end of the mainspring is not directly connected to the barrel so that it doesn't snap off when it's fully wound. The outer end of the spring is outfitted with a bridle, which keeps the pressure on the mainspring's outermost coil. When not fully wound, that pressure allows the outer end of the mainspring to be caught in a notch in the barrel wall. Once the spring is fully wound, it moves along to the next notch.

Automatic watches have many advantages: They're comfortable, environmentally-friendly, and usually more precise. This improved precision is due to the mainspring, which is always tense and has a more constant torque than mainsprings in hand-wound calibers. This has a positive effect on the amplitude. The amplitude is the balance wheel's degree of rotation and refers to the wheel's maximum rotation angle between equilibrium and a reversal point.

Technical Details of Automatic Watches

  • The winding rotor winds the mainspring in the barrel
  • Advantages: no manual winding required, environmentally-friendly, more precise
  • Uni-directional and bi-directional winding movements

The Origins of Automatic Watches

Automatic winding is one of the most important and long-lasting innovations in the history of watchmaking and the mechanism is one of the most widespread complications in use today.

Today's automatic watches can trace their origin back to the year 1729. Abraham-Louis Perrelet improved the winding mechanism of pocket watches in the 18th century. A small key was required to wind a movement before this improvement. Since the key was never there when you needed it, winding mechanisms that didn't require a key were in high demand. Perrelet wanted to invent a self-winding pocket watch. In 1770, he introduced his pedometer watch after countless attempts. The watch had an oscillating weight which teetered back and forth as the wearer walked. The motion caused the oscillating weight to tense the mainspring. Perrelet also developed a caliber with a winding rotor which swiveled above the movement. With these innovations, the groundwork for today's automatic watches was laid.

Refined men carried their pocket watches tucked away safely in their jacket, vest, or pants. The timepieces barely moved while in their pockets, which meant that the oscillating mass didn't have enough energy to wind the mainspring. The crown-wind method solved the key-wind problem in the mid-19th century, making the automatic pocket watch superfluous.


The First Automatic Wristwatches

The French watchmaker Léon Leroy was also a pioneer in the development of automatic watches. He presented his first automatic wristwatch in 1922. Some of these watches even had a date display. However, Leroy was far away from being able to mass produce a series.

The British watchmaker John Harwood lead automatic wristwatches to series production. He began working on automatic movements in 1922. Two years later, he patented his work, paving the way for the first series-produced automatic wristwatches.

Rolex's Oyster Perpetual was one of the first automatic wristwatches. Rolex introduced the watch to the market in 1931. It's one of the few early models that has lasted over the years and is still produced today. The principle behind Oyster Perpetual's winding rotor is at the heart of every modern automatic wristwatch.