Sonning Vintage Watches

First introduced in 1967, the Sea-Dweller has become the standard for deep sea and saturation diver’s watches. With the introduction of the helium escape valve it took the dive depth from 200m to 610m and led to the birth of the double red. In 1977 Rolex changed the lettering from red to white.

This example was made in 1979 (6.2 million serial) and is in overall excellent condition. The steel case will have been polished at some time in it’s life but not for a few years and it shows scratching consistent with regular but careful wear. The original matt dial is stunning… The batons and hands have aged to a beautiful ivory cream I’ve struggled to capture the colour on the pictures but will take a short video). The very high grade Rolex signed automatic movement is again in excellent condition and has been serviced by our professional watchmaker. The Rolex bracelet has the correct end pieces references of 585 and 93150 and the deployment clasp has the age reference of VD dating it to 1979. Whilst we haven’t got the paperwork we do have some excellent provenance:

• A period correct Rolex box, inner and outer
• A 1980 Rolex brochure in Spanish
• An undated Rolex Official Chronometer card
• A 1979 and 1980 Rolex calendar
• A period correct Rolex swing tag and red chronometer chip

The Great White is one of the truly iconic references in the Rolex range and if history is any judge it will provide a beautiful watch to wear and enjoy and provide a good investment (we cannot guarantee future values).

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The steel case will have been polished at some time in it’s life but not for a few years and it shows scratching consistent with regular but careful wear. The inside case is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Switzerland’, ‘Patented Stainless Steel’ and ‘1665’.

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The very high grade Rolex signed automatic movement is again in excellent condition and has been 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 movement number is ‘D798133’.

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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.