Sonning Vintage Watches

We are working with a UK based collector who has asked us to market a selection of his watches. As part of the offer each watch has had a full service and refurbishment by the UK’s leading watchmaker, Steven Hale Watch Restoration. Each watch will come with a 2 year guarantee from Steve Hale and a lifetime guarantee on the authenticity by Sonning Vintage Watches.

This is a beautifully original example of the Rolex Oyster Mid-Size from the 1956. Originally a man’s size watch, the 31mm case size is more suited to a lady now but men do wear them. The solid steel case is in excellent condition with only the most minimal signs of wear. The original and untouched Rolex signed linen or textured dial is stunning. It has aged to a beautiful ivory/cream colour and the steel hands and blued steel second hand are again original. I’ve struggle to capture the colours so would be happy to send a WhatsApp video if required. The original high grade Rolex signed ‘Precision’ standard manual wind movement is again in excellent condition and has just been serviced by SHWR. To complete this watch we’ve added a new, high quality, black hide strap with aftermarket stainless steel Rolex buckle. Whilst a robust watch and will be fine for occasional wear we wouldn’t recommend it for everyday wear.

This is a beautiful example of an early Rolex Oyster that’s nearly 70 years old. If history is any judge it will provide a lovely watch to wear and a good investment.

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The solid steel case is in excellent condition with only the most minimal signs of wear. The case measures 31mm across, excluding the Rolex signed crown and 37mm long including the lugs. The inside case is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Switzerland’, ‘Patented Stainless Steel’, ‘6444’ and the age reference is ‘111.56’ dating it to 1956.

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The original high grade Rolex signed ‘Precision’ standard manual wind movement is again in excellent condition and has just been serviced by SHWR. The movement is signed ‘Rolex Precision’, ’17 Rubis’ and ‘Swiss Made’.

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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. We also give a 12 month warranty on all our watches. We also stock a good selection of vintage watch boxes to help complete your purchase.

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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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