Sonning Vintage Watches

Created in 1945, the Rolex Air-King joined the Air Series of watches in the Rolex range – the Air Lion, Air Giant and Air Tiger – all released to commemorate the Royal Air Force. Rolex then used the Air-King to cover all previous models. This example was sold in 1980 and is the gold filled model – heavy gold plating over steel. The case is in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. The original silver pearlescent dial with gold hands and hour batons is perfectly framed by the smooth gold filled bezel – I’ve also taken a WhatsApp video and if you’d like a copy please advise your mobile. The original Rolex signed automatic movement is again in excellent condition and has just been fully serviced by our professional watchmaker. Very rarely we also have the original gold filled ‘rivet’ Rolex bracelet – these are nearly always replaced and it’s only the second one we’ve ever had. The bracelet’s in excellent condition and a good size – 12 links but please advise your wrist size when ordering. We also have excellent provenance:

• The original Rolex papers showing the sale being made in 1980
• A period correct Rolex box – inner and outer
• The Rolex wallet

Finding an original bracelet and the paperwork is extremely rare on any watch over 15 years old, to find them both is a first for us.

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The case is in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. The case measures 34mm across, excluding the Rolex crown and 39mm long including the lugs. The inside case is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Switzerland Patented’ and the case reference is ‘1025’.

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The original Rolex signed automatic movement is again in excellent condition and has just been fully serviced by our professional watchmaker. The movement is signed ‘Rolex Geneva Swiss’, ’26 Fine Rubies’ and the calibre is ‘1520’.

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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 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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