Sonning Vintage Watches

This is a stunning example of the Rolex Oyster Datejust from 1978 (serial 5.08million). The solid steel and yellow gold (fluted bezel) case is in excellent condition with only the most minor signs of wear. The original Rolex signed pearlescent steel dial is untouched and in excellent condition – I’m always happy to send a Whatsapp wrist video if required. The applied gold hour batons and gold hands provide the softest contrast to the dial and are perfectly framed by the gleaming gold fluted bezel. The very high grade Rolex signed automatic ‘chronometer’ standard movement is again in excellent condition and has just been fully serviced by our professional watchmaker. The watch sits on a genuine Rolex steel and gold Jubilee bracelet from 1998. There is some minor sag but it’s in overall excellent condition (these cost around £1,350 new…).

My asking price is below the value for a watch of this condition and rarity, particularly with the continual rise in value of vintage watches of this high quality. In view of the high grade Swiss movement, I will include a 12 month written guarantee on the movement.

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The solid steel and yellow gold (fluted bezel) case is in excellent condition with only the most minor signs of wear. The case measures 36mm across, excluding the Rolex signed crown and 43mm long including the lugs. The inside case is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Switzerland’, ‘Patented Stainless Steel’ and the case number is ‘1601’.

The watch sits on a genuine Rolex steel and gold Jubilee bracelet from 1998. There is some minor sag but it’s in overall excellent condition (these cost around £1,350 new…). The deployment clasp is signed ‘Rolex Registered Swiss Made’, ‘62523H – 18 (this is solid 18ct gold inserts)’ and the age reference is ‘U5’ dating it to 1998.

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The very high grade Rolex signed automatic ‘chronometer’ standard 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 Temp’ and the calibre is ‘1570’.

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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 £800,000; 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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