Sonning Vintage Watches

The Rolex Turn-O-Graph was introduced in 1953 and became the Rolex to be seen as a ‘tool’ or sports watch. It was the first watch to have the rotating bezel (later adopted by the Submariner, GMT etc). It was adopted by the US Air Force Thunderbird squadron and featured on Rolex adverts and became the nickname for this iconic watch.

This example was made in 1959 and the steel and solid gold case is in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. The original Rolex signed pearlescent champagne dial is in excellent condition and looks stunning – I’ve tried to capture it on the photographs but would be happy to send a WhatsApp wrist video if required. The original Rolex signed ‘1066’ ‘Butterfly’ automatic movement is again in very good condition – watches of this age will require winding once or twice a week but the automatic movement does still charge it with wear. The watch sits on a new, super high quality, dark brown Hirsch ‘London’ alligator strap with Hirsch buckle.

In view of the high quality and condition we will give a 12 month guarantee on the movement.

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This example was made in 1959 and the steel and solid gold case is in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. The case measures 36mm across, excluding the Rolex signed crown and 44mm long including the lugs. The inside case is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Switzerland’, ‘Patented Stainless Steel’, ‘6609’ and the age reference is ‘11.59’ dating it to 1959.

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The original Rolex signed ‘1066’ ‘Butterfly’ automatic movement is again in very good condition – watches of this age will require winding once or twice a week but the automatic movement does still charge it with wear. The movement is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Swiss’, ‘Adjusted 5 Positions and Temperature’, ‘Twenty Five 25 Jewels’, ‘1066 (calibre)’ and ‘Rolex Perpetual Patented’.

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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 box or original 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 beautiful example of a 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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