Sonning Vintage Watches

This is a beautiful example of the larger size (32mm case) steel Rolex Oyster from the 1930’s – due to their square shape they have become known as ‘cushion’ cases. The case has been re-chromed and whilst there’s some signs of corrosion it’s in overall excellent condition. The original ivory/cream Rolex signed dial has been professionally refinished to the highest standards and is classically styled for the period. The large green lume Arabic numbers along with the matching insert hands and sub-second create a stunning look. The manual wind movement is signed ‘Rolco’ (a shortened version version of Rolex Company) and were made by Aegler and Beguelin for Rolex in the early days. The movement’s in very good condition and has just been serviced by our watchmaker. To complete this beautiful watch we’ve added a new, dark blue leather strap with steel buckle.

We will give a 12 month guarantee on the movement and whilst robust this isn’t an everyday watch and will gain/lose 2 minutes per day.

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The case has been re-chromed and whilst there’s some signs of corrosion it’s in overall excellent condition. The case measures 32mm across, excluding the very rare Oyster signed winding crown and 38mm long including the lugs. The outside case carries the references ‘94709F & 2081’. The inside is signed ‘RWC Ltd’, ‘Oyster Watch Co Geneva Swiss’ and has Great British and Swiss Patents.

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The manual wind movement is signed ‘Rolco’ (a shortened version version of Rolex Company) and were made by Aegler and Beguelin for Rolex in the early days. The movement’s in very good condition and has just been serviced by our watchmaker. The movement is signed ‘Rolco’, ’15 Rubies’ 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.