Browse our collections
Empressissi's eclectic selection includes a variety of fine vintage watches for sale, ranging from the 1920s Art Deco design, through timeless 1950s icons, to contemporary 1960s style. Our selection includes vintage chronographs, vintage luxury watches for men, including various gold watches, vintage ladies watches - as well as gold pocket watches and other complicated vintage pocket watches. With our expertise in Swiss and American mechanical only watches, we are the place to buy vintage watches as we bring you the best of vintage horology on the internet.
Some of our collections:
US customers: De Minimis is cancelled...But you are exempt!
Since August 29, 2025, the US government has suspended its $750 de minimis exemption, meaning low-value imports are no longer duty-free. This change impacts all import shipments valued up to $750. Nevertheless, here at empress.cc we shoulder all costs related to purchases of items valued up to $750, so you can continue to buy our fine vintage watches at NO additional cost to you!
The story of our restored watches
A small portion of the watches we offer for sale has been restored by hand here in our workshop. In addition to our principal business of selling all-original watches, we specialize in the professional restoration of Swiss and American dials using original methods and dies and we take great pride in our unique expertise in horological restoration.
Our extensive collection of dies includes over 5,000 different designs, to make the nearest match and thus to offer you an horological item restored to its closest possible original condition. We invite you to learn more about the world of dial restoration, its history and techniques by visiting our Restoration page. Make sure you also follow us on Instagram!
DOXA SUB 300T Searambler Diver's Watch
Featured here from our Vintage Divers' watches collection is this extremely rare and modestly used, often considered one of the 'holy grails' of divers watches' among collectors - The DOXA SUB 300T 'Searambler' from the late 60s/early 70s in distinctive 'Genta' design. Notably, most of these already rare watches available for sale today, are in fair to poor condition given the fact they were usually bought for actual utility, harsh conditions and not for cocktails ot show off. This iconic watch houses a bullet proof ETA based automatic DOXA by Synchron caliber and is one of the most desirable 'Super Compressor' models.
The Virginia Collection
Empressissi™ is excited to offer a state of the art pocket watch
collection from a Virginia collector. The collection spans over the period of the late 19th century till the early 20th century and focuses on Solid gold American watches of the finest standards together with an eclectic choice of fine Swiss pocket watches in solid gold and other metals.
