Sonning Vintage Watches

This is probably the rarest and to be frank beautiful watches we’ve ever listed and, for interest, the only quartz movement.

Jean Lassale were a Swiss watchmaker formed in the 1970’s with an express desire to create the thinnest watch movement in the World – they managed to create a movement that was 1.2mm in thickness… They were eventually bought by Seiko to spearhead their move into luxury watches but sadly they changed direction and the brand was put on ice.

This particular model was their flagship and designed to compete with Vacheron and Patek Philippe. The solid 18ct gold case and bracelet, with the spare links, weighs in at 187gms (this does include the movement, lens and dial) and is in excellent condition. The barrel bracelet was designed Jorg Hysek who is recognised as one of the most influential watch designers in the World – after a stint in the Rolex design department he went on to create Hysek watches. The condition of the watch is excellent after a very soft polish to remove some fine surface scratches and the bracelet is the same. The quartz movement has been checked by our professional watchmaker and is in excellent condition. We have the original box, spare links and the original sale brochure.

This is a stunning piece from one of the most innovative Swiss brands and would be at home in any collection.

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The solid 18ct gold case and bracelet, with the spare links, weighs in at 187gms (this does include the movement, lens and dial) and is in excellent condition. The case measures 38mm across, excluding the crown and 38mm long including the lugs (the bracelet is integrated). The outside case is signed ‘Thalassa’, ‘200m Water Resistant (no longer waterproof), ‘7772 011’, ‘S66 007′ and ’18K’.

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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 or 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 £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 beautiful example of a watch from one of horology’s finest 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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