Sonning Vintage Watches

Rolex introduced the 16660 in 1978 and upgraded the dial from matte to gloss in 1983/84 and it ran to 1989. The ‘666’ as it’s become known is one of the most desireable Sea-Dwellers in the market and this example is wonderfully original.

This example was sold in 1988 by Watches of Switzerland and the solid steel case is in unpolished condition (it will almost certainly have been polished in the past but not for 5 to 10 years at least) so does have scratches on the case side (I’m always happy to send high res. pictures and/or a What’s App video showing them). The original and untouched dial is in excellent condition and the batons have aged to an ivory colour. The original Rolex signed automatic movement is in excellent condition and our watchmaker has just serviced it. The bracelet end pieces have the correct references of 93160 and 592. The deployment reference on the watch has the reference ’04’ so is a later replacement (we guarantee it’s Rolex). We also have what we believe is the original bracelet which has the age reference letter or ‘G’ dating it to 1982 (Rolex didn’t sell quite as quickly as they do now….). Both bracelets show signs of wear and the end pieces from the original bracelet have been put on the newer bracelet. We have also got an extremely comprehensive history with this watch:

• The original punched papers
• The original sales invoice
• The correct Rolex brochures dated 1988 (Submariner brochure) and 1987 (Rolex brochure)
• The original Rolex box – inner and outer
• The correct Rolex calendar dated 1988/1989
• The red chronometer chip

To find any history on a watch of this age is extremely rare but to find this, especially the sales invoice, is virtually unheard of.

As mentioned, our watchmaker will be carrying out a full service and clean (not polish) and we will include a 12 month guarantee.

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This example was sold in 1988 by Watches of Switzerland and the solid steel case is in unpolished condition (it will almost certainly have been polished in the past but not for 5 to 10 years at least) so does have scratches on the case side (I’m always happy to send high res. pictures and/or a What’s App video showing them). The case measures 40mm across, excluding the Rolex signed crown and 48mm long including the lugs. The inside case is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Switzerland’, ‘Stainless Steel’ and ‘16660’.

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The original Rolex signed automatic movement is in excellent condition and our watchmaker will be servicing it this week as well as giving the case and bracelet a thorough clean). The movement is signed ‘Rolex SA Geneva Swiss’, ‘Twenty Seven 27 Jewels’, ‘Adj. 5 Positions and Temperature’ and the calibre ‘3035’. The movement number is ‘2035482’.

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Sonning Vintage Watches are one of the largest prestige brand vintage watch retailers on the Internet carrying stock of around £500,000; 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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