Sonning Vintage Watches

I love all the watches in our collection but every now and again…. Rolex introduced the Submariner ‘Date’ in 1967 with the 1680 and they used the red writing for the next 7 or 8 years. To be frank the ‘date’ submariners didn’t sell particularly well when launched so numbers available today are relatively limited. This example was made in 1975 (3.79 million serial) and the solid steel case is in very good condition and has been polished during a service by SHWR in 2020 – more later..). The guaranteed genuine and original Rolex dial is in very good condition but the lume has thinned over the years but retains it’s aged mint colour. The very high grade Rolex signed automatic movement is again in excellent condition and has just been fully serviced by our professional watchmaker. The watch sits on a genuine but later Rolex bracelet which does have some sag and wear marks – it also has 12 links (including the micro link). The end pieces have the references 580 and 93150. The deployment age reference is VC dating it to around 1996.

The watch had a full service with Stephen Hale Watch Restoration in 2020 at a cost of £1,152.00. During the service they softly polished the case and re-lumed the hands and bezel lume dot to match the rest of the dial. The reversers and rotor axel were also replaced. SHWR are one of Europe’s best watchmakers.

Whilst we haven’t got the original paperwork we do have:

• A genuine Rolex Seahorse box – inner and outer
• An extremely rare Rolex Triplock plastic watch tag
• The 1973 Rolex calendar and a ‘Your Rolex’ brochure from 1973
• We have a 1970’s Rolex Submariner brochure (no date but period correct)
• An extremely rare Submariner 200 ‘cigarette’ card (again, period correct but no date)
• An extremely rare Rolex Submariner steel anchor ‘200’ along with a swing tag and chronometer chip (all period correct)
• A ‘Sportsfolio’ Submariner brochure
• An early Rolex service pouch

All these items are absolutely correct for this watch and the SHWR service is a world recognised watchmaker. I have done a wrist video and will happily forward by What’s App (it looks even better in real life).

Early Submariners have shown huge gains and whilst we cannot guarantee future values it should provide a lovely watch to wear and a good investment.

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This example was made in 1973 (3.79 million serial) and the solid steel case is in very good condition and has been polished during a service by SHWR in 2020 – more later..). The inside case is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Switzerland Patented’, ‘Stainless Steel’ and ‘1680’.

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The very high grade Rolex signed automatic movement is again in excellent condition and has just been fully serviced by our professional watchmaker. The movement is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Swiss’, ‘Twenty Six 26 Jewels’, ‘Adjusted 5 Positions and Temperature’ and the calibre is ‘1570’. The movement number is ‘D000562’.

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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 Rolex 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.

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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.