Submariner
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£14,799 Stock number: 52-69-026Highly desirable Rolex “HULK” with warranty card etc. Stainless steel Rolex Date Submariner model 116610LV with green dial and ceramic bezel insert on Oyster Glidelock 97200 bracelet. Comes with Rolex boxes, Submariner booklet, both swing-tags and international Rolex warranty card dated February 2016. The NEW equivalent is now £9,100 but both versions have been hard to find in the UK, so we had to pay and are in turn selling it at a significant premium. Clearly if you can find a new one at RRP then you should buy it – we wish we could ! Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool city centre.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. 616073
£8,399 Stock number: 50-68-003Bicolour Rolex Date Submariner model 16613 with blue dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93153 bracelet. This early 1990s model comes with later Rolex boxes, YOUR ROLEX OYSTER booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. It is in very pleasing condition, but we do note some signs of age / wear, both factors reflected in this keen price. Some of our watch team are rather excited about what they call the cardinal blue dial on this watch – it has mellowed with age and in some lights can display a pleasant, purplish hue. The NEW equivalent is now £13,150 !
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
£15,999 Stock number: 12-26-002A British Army helicopter pilot’s watch : vintage Rolex 1680 Submariner Date with Mark 2 dial, box & papers! Stainless steel Rolex Submariner Date model 1680 with 6152xxx case number, its original dial being in simply outstanding condition. First purchased by Captain “P” in Singapore during December 1980, this watch retains its original punched papers, plastic document wallet bearing a sticker with the watch’s faded case number on it, YOUR ROLEX OYSTER booklet with 1980 print-code, Rolex 68.00.2 box with slotted card interior and “Création Genève” motif inside the lid, a Rolex UK service card dated June 2002 and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. In early 2014 the watch was taken to a Rolex main agent who knew to direct the watch to us, and Miltons (Liverpool) Ltd bought it in February 2014. It lived thereafter unworn in our safes until April 2023 when we sent it to Steven Hale Watch Restoration Limited, a fully accredited Rolex watch-maker and one of the UK’s leading vintage specialists. The watch enjoyed £1,536 worth of work including a full movement service and the fitting of new glass, auto-drive wheel, rotor axle, reversers and barrel, while the paint on the hands was also restored. The black bezel insert was replaced previously and has what we believe to be a Luminova variant “pip.” The Oyster Fliplock 93150 bracelet with 501 B end-links has a “PJ11″ clasp code, indicating that this, too, is a replacement part from Rolex, probably not fitted earlier than 2009. The watch has a Rolex 1575 calibre movement, the bridge marked 1570 as normal, its unique movement number D856389 shown in the photo-essay linked below. The movement is running well, testing within chronometer tolerance in September 2023, although this will vary slightly depending on the individual wearer. Its case, bracelet and crown are in very good condition but we have not refinished them, allowing them to keep the character reflecting the working life the watch has led, serving Captain P as a military pilot and then with his own helicopter charter company. The case numbering is crisp and clear, the bezel insert is excellent and the bezel rim is very good. A photo-essay of this watch with many more photographs is available by clicking here .
Please note that while we have successfully tested water resistance for normal use including recreational swimming etc, we would advise that more extensive pressure testing be carried out before any significant underwater diving is considered. Many collectors of such vintage Rolex where the dial is a key part of the value wisely choose NOT to swim in them, as a simple mistake in securing the crown or any subsequent and unrecognised deterioration in sealing could see water enter the case, damage the dial and destroy significant value. If you want to emulate Captain “P” and take it up in your helicopter, go for it !
* We previously wrote a photo-essay about Rolex 1680 dials, available by clicking here
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£9,299 Stock number: 52-67-007One of the last examples of this model ever made, with case number inscribed on the inner rehaut ! Stainless steel Rolex Date Submariner model 16610 T with black “SWISS MADE” dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93250 bracelet. This V920xxx case number watch is in excellent condition. It comes with both Rolex boxes, Submariner booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from Ernest Jones at the Bullring in Birmingham dated April 2010. The larger, NEW equivalent with ceramic bezel is now £8,650 (if you can find one!), but the earlier models have proved increasingly popular in their own right. Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
£10,399 Stock number: 12-61-004Vintage Submariner, FRESH FROM SPECIALIST ROLEX SERVICE by Steven Hale Watch Restoration Ltd. Stainless steel Rolex Submariner model 5513 manufactured around 1984 with 8673xxx case number. The watch features a “SWISS-T<25” tritium dial with white metal surrounds to the hour markers. These dials were introduced on new watches around the time this watch was made, but then also used as service replacement dials for any 5513s which needed them. Codes inside the case-back suggest that this watch was serviced by Rolex UK in Summer 1989 and early 1996. Miltons (Liverpool) Ltd bought the watch in January 2017 and in Summer 2023 sent it to Stephen Hale, a fully accredited Rolex watch-maker and one of the UK’s leading vintage specialists. The watch enjoyed £1,500 worth of work including a full service and the fitting of new tube gaskets, plexi glass, 4th wheel, auto-drive, rotor axle and black bezel insert (with what we believe to be a Luminova variant “pip”), while the luminous material on the hands was also restored. The Oyster Fliplock 93150 bracelet with 580 end-links has an “S X11” clasp code, suggesting that is a replacement service part that was fitted around the millennium. The rest of the bracelet shows some signs of age and wear, but this generation of Oysters was substantial and it has many years of reasonable wear left. It has a Rolex 1520 calibre movement which is running very well after service, although it will vary slightly depending on the individual wearer. Its new glass and bezel insert are of course in perfect condition having just been replaced. The case, crown and bezel rim are in very good condition, while the case numbering is crisp and clear. Comes with period-correct Rolex 67.00.08 box-set and 1987 English Submariner instruction booklet (themselves being accessories of some value!), our own warranty card, a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them and a copy of the invoice from SHWR listing all work carried out. A photo-essay of this watch with many more photographs is available by clicking here.
Please note that while the watch has just been restored to Rolex standards and we have ourselves successfully tested water resistance for normal use including recreational swimming etc, our default position with such vintage pieces is to advise that more extensive pressure testing be carried out before any significant underwater diving is considered. Many collectors of such vintage Rolex where the dial is a key part of the value wisely choose NOT to swim in them, as a simple mistake in securing the crown or any subsequent and unrecognised deterioration in sealing could see water enter the case, damage the dial and destroy significant value.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
£8,899 Stock number: 82-66-008Collectible, “full set” 1989 Submariner ! In production for just over twenty years, this is one of the earliest examples of the stainless steel Rolex Date Submariner model 16610 with black bezel insert and tritium dial on 93150 bracelet. It comes with original 16610 box set (ref 68.00.2 with cushion & wrap / cardboard outer and in exceptional condition), both ROLEX SUBMARINER and YOUR ROLEX OYSTER booklets *, both red COSC chronometer swing-tag and the numbered green “OYSTER SWIMPRUF” swing-tag, UK papers from Lepps in Warrington dated August 1989 in black document holder with translation leaflet, Rolex 1989-1990 calendar card and even the novelty “silver string” Rolex 1.000 / 300 anchor charm – accessories which on their own are worth several hundred pounds but when still accompanying the unique watch with which they were supplied add so much more ! The bracelet is in excellent condition, has correct 501 B end links and an “M11” clasp code suggesting manufacture of that part in November 1988. The watch head with L249xxx case number is in very good condition with thick lugs and only minor signs of wear to glass and bezel insert. The “SWISS – T < 25” dial is original and like many from this era it is a “spider” dial — that is to say, its gloss black surface has over time “crazed” with a fine pattern that is often hard to see with the naked eye, usually stable and resembles threads of a spider’s silk under magnification. A macro (close-up) image to illustrate this may be viewed by clicking through the main picture. It correctly has a 16610 case-back marked inside with the first four characters of the case number and a 3135 calibre Rolex movement bearing unique number 5223450. It still has the original green factory sticker, albeit quite worn, on the case-back! The larger, NEW equivalent Submariner is now £8,650 (if you can find one….) but the earlier models have proved increasingly popular in their own right and a “full set” like this is increasingly rare on the market.
* The Submariner booklet is a particularly desirable version. It has the print code “594.52 Eng – 7 – 9.1988” which indicates that it was intended for the English market and printed in September 1988. Importantly, it includes pictures / instructions for two very desirable models, the non-date Submariner 5513 and the Sea-Dweller 16660.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. 815773
£8,999 Stock number: 82-65-010Bicolour Rolex Date Submariner model 16613 with blue dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93153 bracelet. Comes with original Rolex 16613 boxes, Submariner booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK papers from The Jewellers and Silversmiths Co Ltd in Surrey dated August 1995. This watch is in very pleasing condition, but we do note some signs of age / wear and that the glass fitted is generic, not by Rolex, both factors reflected in this keen price. Some of our watch team are rather excited about what they call the hint of cardinal blue they can see in the dial on this watch – it has mellowed with age and in some lights can display a pleasant, purplish hue. The NEW equivalent is now £13,150 ! Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool city centre.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
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£13,499 Stock number: 52-64-021Highly desirable Rolex “HULK” Submariner. Stainless steel Rolex Date Submariner model 116610LV with green dial and ceramic bezel insert on Oyster Glidelock 97200 bracelet. Comes with Rolex boxes, Submariner booklet, red chronometer swing-tag, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. This model was sold for around ten years from 2010 ~ 2020 and has for a long time been one of the most desirable. It is in excellent condition, our only point of note being the bezel “pip” which is cracked, although this is hard to see without magnification. The NEW equivalent is now £9,100 but both versions have been exceptionally hard to find in the UK, so we had to pay and are in turn selling it at a significant premium. Clearly if you can find a new one at RRP then you should buy it – we wish we could! Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. 745773
£8,999 Stock number: 52-63-041Stainless steel Rolex Date Submariner model 16610 T with black “SWISS MADE” dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93250 bracelet. This F48xxxx case number watch from around 2004 is in excellent condition with a new bezel insert and only negligible wear to the glass. It comes with original Rolex boxes, Submariner booklet, red swing-tag, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The larger, NEW equivalent is now £8,650 (if you can find one!), but the earlier models have proved increasingly popular in their own right. Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool city centre.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
£8,999 Stock number: 52-60-002Beautiful “four-line” Rolex Submariner with box, warranty card etc — and the latest example of this model that we have ever seen! Stainless steel Rolex non-date Submariner model 14060M with black dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93150 bracelet. This random case number watch with four-line “SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED” text and numbered inner rehaut is one of the very last examples of what has in recent years become an extremely desirable model. Earlier versions did not feature the additional SCOC text on the dial. It is in excellent condition with only moderate signs of wear and comes with Rolex boxes, Submariner booklet, both swing-tags and international Rolex warranty card dated March 2014. That is some two years after the subsequent model had been introduced! It seems that today’s market increasingly appreciates the proportions and value of this generation of Rolex sports models. We are selling it at a premium to the list price of the fatter, new equivalent which is now £7,700 — if only you could find one.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. 745773
£8,299 Stock number: 82-59-003Classic Rolex Submariner, overhauled by Rolex UK in 2022 ! Stainless steel Rolex non-date Submariner model 14060 with black “SWISS MADE” dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93150 bracelet. This 1997 model with T84xxxx case number is a fine example of what has in recent years become an extremely desirable model. It is in beautiful condition and comes with Rolex boxes, correct Submariner booklet and Rolex UK service card dated June 2022. The new, fatter, ceramic bezel version now has an RRP of £7,700 but it seems that the market increasingly appreciates the proportions and value of the previous generation of Rolex sports models, like our example. Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. 745773
£12,999 Stock number: 52-57-007Extraordinary opportunity to buy an UNWORN example of this discontinued model from 2008, still in delivery stickers! A superb “four-line” Rolex Submariner with box, UK warranty card etc ! Stainless steel Rolex non-date Submariner model 14060M with black dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93150 bracelet. This M-case number watch with four-line “SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED” text and numbered inner rehaut is one of the later examples of what has in recent years become an extremely desirable model. Earlier versions did not feature the additional SCOC text on the dial. It is in mint condition and comes with Rolex boxes, Submariner booklet, both swing-tags and UK warranty card from John Pass the Jeweller dated June 2008. It seems that the market increasingly appreciates the proportions and value of this generation of Rolex sports models. We are selling it at a significant premium to the list price of the fatter, new equivalent which is now £7,700 — if only you could find one. This watch attracts collector interest in its unworn, stickered state. Please note that removing the stickers and / or wearing it may reduce its value somewhat.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. 745773X
£9,899 Stock number: 52-56-007Recently discontinued model ! 40mm stainless steel Rolex Submariner non-date model 114060 with black dial and ceramic bezel insert on Oyster Glidelock 97200 bracelet. In superb condition, this watch comes with original boxes, Submariner booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from John Pass Jewellers in Newcastle under Lyme dated February 2015. The NEW equivalent is now £7,500 but both versions have been increasingly hard to find in the UK, so we had to pay and in turn are now selling this one at a significant premium. Clearly if you can find a new one at RRP then you should buy it – we wish we could !
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
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£25 Stock number: Misc.PT 114864GENUINE ROLEX service / storage / travel pouch with folding press-stud flap and simple green watch-holder insert. Each is approx 12cm x 6.5cm when closed and is suitable for holding a single example of most models in the Rolex range. For a number of years these green pouches were provided by the service division of Rolex UK when they returned a watch to its owner. Many owners now use them as smart travel or storage pouches. They are pre-owned, but many have simply been in our stores since they came with a watch from Rolex. The price quoted is for a single pouch and we anticipate having a small number available from which clients may choose. A couple of additional, illustrative images are provided if you click through the main picture. Available from Miltons in Chester and Liverpool (St. John’s).
£8,799 Stock number: 52-49-004Stainless steel Rolex Date Submariner model 16610 with black bezel insert and “SWISS MADE” dial on Oyster Fliplock 93150 bracelet. This A73xxxx case number watch from around 1999 is in very pleasing condition, although we do note some very minor marks to the bezel. It comes with Submariner booklet, later Rolex boxes, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The larger, NEW equivalent is now £8,650 (if you can find one….) but the earlier models have proved increasingly popular in their own right. Available from Miltons of 36 Borough Pavement, Birkenhead Pyramids. Those interested in Rolex trivia may like to note that this watch’s case number suggests it was made in the same batch of 16610s from which a small number of special “Panama Canal” watches were drawn. Those Submariners (and, for the avoidance of doubt, NOT this specific watch) bore dials commissioned with a unique Panama Canal insignia in place of the usual text in the lower half and were then presented to the Canal pilots, to celebrate its passing from the United States of America to Panama.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
£8,799 Stock number: 82-70-003Bicolour Rolex Date Submariner model 16613 with blue “SWISS”-only dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93153 bracelet. This 1999 model comes with modern Rolex boxes, an Oyster booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. Having recently had a new bezel insert and crown fitted — and then spent much of its time in our pawnbroking safes — it is in very pleasing condition with only moderate wear to the bracelet and bezel rim. We do note that the glass fitted is generic, not by Rolex. We had sent it to Rolex UK in 2021 for an overhaul, but did not proceed because they wanted to replace the entire mid-case and bezel assembly. The NEW equivalent is now £13,150 ! Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
£39 Stock number: Misc. PT 114864Gent’s genuine Rolex wallet in green leather with reference 0068.08.34 printed in discrete gold-coloured foil inside one of the pockets. This is a slim, folding wallet of approx 144mm x 105mm when closed. Has reinforced corners and Rolex coronet branding to front. These wallets were supplied with gents’ and professional / sports models around the millennium. English bank notes did not fit them at the time and so many were never used, but the latest generation of £5 and £10 notes and credit cards do now fit as illustrated. It is not suitable for coins, or £20 / £50 notes. We have a small stock of these wallets available at both our Chester and Liverpool (St. John’s) stores. Click on the main photo to view additional images. Cash and cards shown in any images are for illustration only.
£13,999 Stock number: 52-53-003Serviced by Rolex in November 2017 – a very desirable “Kermit” 16610 LV from 2006 with boxes, tags, UK papers and more! Stainless steel Rolex Date Submariner model 16610 T / LV with Mark IV maxi dial and green “slim 4” / “thin 4” bezel insert. This is a D6xxxxx case-number watch in excellent condition with both boxes in delivery sleeve, Submariner booklet, both swing-tags (the green one’s sticker specifying that it is a 16610LV), delivery bezel protector, original UK papers dated April 2006 and a Rolex UK service card dated November 2017, again specifying that it is a 16610LV. The original owner paid £475 for a full service through a main agent at that time. Correctly, this version has a plain, un-numbered inner rehaut. It is in excellent condition with perfect glass, excellent bracelet and only the very lightest of marks on the bezel insert. There is a fatter, new equivalent model made by Rolex, though usually not available without a huge premium now. The older models have been increasingly sought after since they were discontinued some years ago and have proved enduringly collectible.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. 775273
£150 Stock number:GUIDANCE ON THE LATEST ROLEX “SUPER-FAKES” – NOW IN USE AT OVER 350 UK STORES !
Following many requests, we offer the trade some help in the fight against the “Super-Fake.”
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Price: from £150 to £600 (+ VAT), depending on the scale of business involved.
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Stock number: SEE WATCH TEAMDo you need EXTRA LINKS for your stainless steel or bimetal Rolex? We have acquired a significant stock of excellent or even unused links. You could save a significant sum if we can spare the ones you need! Common examples would be :
steel Jubilee 62510 link : £39
bicolour Jubilee 62523 link : from £59
steel Oyster 78350 link : £39
steel Jubilee 63130 / 63160 / 63200 / 63600 link : £65
bicolour Jubilee 63133 / 63163 / 63203 / 63603 link : £99
All prices subject to review without notice. Please contact the Miltons watch team at our Liverpool St. John’s store to discuss availability and latest prices. Please note that we sell only steel and bimetal links. Our fee is for supplying and fitting the link(s) only and does not include any verification or testing of the watch or bracelet submitted. Please note that we do NOT supply the trade or do any business by post.
£7,899 Stock number: 82-43-007Stainless steel Rolex Submariner non-date model 14060M with black “two-line” dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93150 bracelet. This 2001 model is one of the earliest 14060s with the “M” suffix, denoting the presence of the 3130 calibre movement, but not yet marked as a chronometer on the dial. It is in very good order with only moderate signs of age and wear to the bezel insert. The glass is generic (not by Rolex) but does appear to be a high quality part. Comes with Rolex boxes, Submariner booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The new, fatter, ceramic bezel version now has an RRP of £7,700 but these earlier models have an appeal and market of their own. Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool city centre.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. 745773
£19,999 Stock number: 82-69-00118ct yellow gold Rolex Submariner Date model 16618 with blue “SWISS MADE” dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 92908A bracelet. This 1999 model watch comes with its Submariner booklet, a later Rolex box-set, red chronometer swing-tag, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The bracelet is in outstanding condition and there is only superficial wear to the bezel insert. We do note that the glass is a generic replacement, not by Rolex. The NEW equivalent is now £32,900 !
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
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