THE RAKE MAGAZINE
JAUNT: WHERE ANGELS TREAD
Date September 2025, Author Tres Dean
WHERE TO SHOP
Wanna Buy A Watch?
L.A. is home to boutiques for every high-end watchmaker you could name. Skip all of them. Get an appointment at Wanna Buy A Watch?, a vintage timepiece dealership in West Hollywood boasting the most impressive for-sale collection in all of Los Angeles. It’s not just that the pieces in the store are rare; the selection is curated. There’s not a single bad watch in the store, a rare quality in a field in which price tag often supersedes taste.
Original Article: Tres Dean September 2025
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OUR LATEST ADDITIONS
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Rolex Explorer II ref 1655 “Steve McQueen” circa 1984
$23,500.00 SKU: 72252-
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Lecoultre 18K YG Mint Condition Dress Model circa 1970’s w/ Papers
$4,250.00 SKU: 72305-
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Rolex 18K WG “Bark” Day Date ref 18079 circa 1984 Mint!
$23,250.00 SKU: 72342-
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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date ref 1530 Quartz Case Automatic circa 1976
SOLD SKU: 72316-
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Rolex Day Date President ref 1803 18K WG circa 1967
$11,950.00 SKU: 72360-
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Rolex GMT II ref 16710 “Coke” Unpolished circa 2000
SOLD SKU: 72343-
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak SS/18K YG ref 56023SA 36mm Quartz circa 1980’s
$16,950.00 SKU: 72334-
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Vacheron & Constantin 18K WG Basket Weave Design circa 1990s
$12,650.00 SKU: 71842-
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Rolex Submariner ref 14060 Neo Vintage Tritium Dial Xmas 1995 w/ Box & Papers
$11,650.00 SKU: 72309-
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Longines Czech Military “MAJETEK” circa 1940s
$5,250.00 SKU: 72337-
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Rolex Submariner ref 5513 Ghost Bezel circa 1973
$10,950.00 SKU: 52473-
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Rolex Day Date President 18K YG ref 18038 circa 1983
$18,500.00 SKU: 72355-
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Audemars Piguet 18K YG ref 5379 Automatic circa 1980s
$16,500.00 SKU: 72007A-
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Cartier 18K YG “Cristallor” Jumbo circa 1970
$29,500.00 SKU: 72100-
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Longines YGF Dress Model ref # 2039 circa 1956
$1,650.00 SKU: 72238-
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Rolex Datejust ref 16233 SS/18K circa 1988
$7,850.00 SKU: 72363-
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Rolex Precision Stainless Steel Dress Model ref# 9022 circa 1963
$5,250.00 SKU: 72250-
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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Airking ref 5500 Metallic Gray Dial circa 1974
$4,950.00 SKU: 72269-
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Longines Flagship Automatic YGF ref 285 circa 1966
$2,450.00 SKU: 72281-
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Rolex Day Date President ref# 18239 18K WG Tropical Blue Dial circa 1996
$25,500.00 SKU: 72096-
