Sonning Vintage Watches

Rolex had a number of watches to celebrate the Air Force and in 1945 released the Air-King and it took over from the Air Giant, Air Tiger and Air Lion to become the last of their ‘A’ series watches and is still made today.

This is a wonderfully original example of the beautiful Rolex Air-King ‘Super Precision’ from 1958. The solid steel case is in excellent condition with only the most minor signs of wear. The original Rolex signed dial is heavy with patina and almost tropical. We can have this refinished to its original ivory/cream colour but we’re hoping someone will see the beauty of it. The very high grade Rolex signed automatic ‘1530’ movement is again in very good condition and it’s just been serviced by our professional watchmaker. To complete this magnificent watch we’ve added a new, high quality, black Hirsch crocodile skin strap with steel Hirsch buckle.

In view of the quality and condition of the movement we will give a 12 month warranty.

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The solid steel case is in excellent condition with only the most minor signs of wear. The case measures 33.5mm across, excluding the Rolex signed crown and 39mm long including the lugs. The inside case is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Switzerland’, ‘Patented Stainless Steel’, ‘5500’ and the age reference is ‘11.1958’.

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The very high grade Rolex signed automatic ‘1530’ movement is again in very good condition and it’s just been serviced by our professional watchmaker. The movement is signed ‘Rolex Geneva Swiss’, ’25 Fine Rubies’ and ‘1530’.

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As with the majority of pre-owned watches that are 10 years or older, this particular watch does not come with its original box and paperwork. The watch is 100% genuine and rest assured we provide a lifetime guarantee on the authenticity and provenance of all the watches we sell.

Although there is no original paperwork, we do provide a written invoice and 3 page insurance valuation with the pictures of the watch and all available reference numbers.

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Sonning Vintage Watches are one of the largest prestige brand vintage watch retailers on the Internet carrying stock of around £900,000; we’ve sold over 3,000 vintage watches across the world since our formation in 2009. We’re based in Berkshire and Nottingham and spend 1- 2 days a week in London. Whilst we’re an Internet business we do ‘show’ 90% of our watches prior to sale and travel across England to meet prospective buyers.

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We provide a lifetime guarantee on the authenticity and provenance of all our watches and come with a full printed Receipt of Sale and Insurance Valuation. Purchasing from SVW gives you the protection and reassurance of buying from an incorporated company with outstanding customer testimonials.

We provide a high quality box and use the Royal Mail Special Delivery for the UK and DHL for overseas sales. They are insured for the full purchase value.

See what our customers say – 100% positive feedback on all our sales sites and over 40% of our customers buy again or refer us!

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We use the Royal Mail’s Guaranteed next day service for UK sales and DHL for all overseas shipping. All our watches are fully serviced, but prior to couriering each one will undergo a 3 day pre-delivery check to ensure the watch is in perfect condition.

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This is a rare and highly collectable vintage watch from one of horology’s most famous names and will, if history is any judge, provide an excellent financial investment as well as a possession to treasure and enjoy. I will provide an insurance valuation in excess of my asking price. Please appreciate the difficulty of photographing this piece, it looks even better in real life. Subject to your location I’ll happily show the watch.

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