Sonning Vintage Watches

Well, this is where we began… This is a beautiful example of the large size rectangular case Rolex from around 1933. The solid 9ct gold case is in overall excellent condition with a few minor marks to the case sides (I’ve just noticed the picture of the non-crown case side has a dark shadow by the lug – this is only a shadow and not a hole) and a few very shallow dings to the case back. The original ivory/paper colour Rolex signed dial has been professionally refinished to the highest possible standards and is classically art-deco. The exaggerated hour numbers, sub-second dial and blued steel hands. The Rolex signed manual wind movement is again in very good condition and has just been fully serviced by our watchmaker – please not, watches of this age are not robust for everyday wear and will be 2 to 3 minutes plus or minus a day. To complete this beautiful piece we’ve added a black crocodile skin strap with gold plated buckle.

Watches of this age and in particular size are extremely rare and we will give a 12 month guarantee on the movement.

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The solid 9ct gold case is in overall excellent condition with a few minor marks to the case sides (I’ve just noticed the picture of the non-crown case side has a dark shadow by the lug – this is only a shadow and not a hole) and a few very shallow dings to the case back.

The case measures 26mm across, excluding the winding crown and 37mm long including the lugs (this would’ve been huge for the time and but is now a good size gents watch). The outside case has the serial ’10?70′ and the inside case is signed ‘Rolex 25 World Records’, ‘Geneva Suisse’, ‘RWC Ltd’ and has the appropriate hallmarks for solid 9ct gold.

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The Rolex signed manual wind movement is again in very good condition and has just been fully serviced by our watchmaker – please not, watches of this age are not robust for everyday wear and will be 2 to 3 minutes plus or minus a day. The movement is signed ‘Rolex’, ’17 Rubies’, ‘Fab Suisse’ and ‘Patented Superbalance’.

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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 £700,000; 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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