A Rolex retailer wouldn't work on my grandma's vintage watch. Watchmakers say the company doesn't maintain the parts to fix some of its old watches.

So-called “neo-vintage” Rolex Submariners marry characteristics of classic references with more modern watches — some are distinctly transitional watches that were available for less than a year.

To understand the neo-vintage watch trend a bit better, I spoke to Rolex expert, Danny Shahid from Diamond Watches London who explained how the big watchmakers like Rolex, Patek Philippe, Vacheron ...

Vintage Rolex watches for example will still have acrylic crystal (glass covering the watch's face) since sapphire crystal, introduced in the 80s, is still considered relatively new.