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£9,699 Stock number: 52-68-016Fresh in Rolex stickers after £742 service ! 37mm / mid-size stainless steel Rolex Yachtmaster model 268622 on Oysterlock 78180 bracelet. This watch comes with the desirable slate-grey dial with subtle, pale blue model name and seconds hand. Comes with Rolex boxes, Yachtmaster booklet, both swing-tags, UK warranty card from The Watches of Switzerland Group (Goldsmiths etc) dated November 2019 and a Rolex UK service card dated September 2023, when it had a full movement service and new crown fitted. We are selling it at a price adjacent to the NEW RRP which is now £9,700 – if you could find one available !
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.
£3,899 Stock number: 72-58-00826mm bicolour Rolex Datejust model 69173 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with attractive silvery-pink / baton dial. In very nice condition, this 1987 model comes with Rolex 69173 box set, a later YOUR ROLEX OYSTER booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The NEW equivalent is now £8,850 !
£4,699 Stock number: 52-69-01531mm / mid-size Rolex Oyster Perpetual (non-date) model 177234 in steel and white metal with smart black / PALE BLUE index baton / 3-6-9 dial on Oyster 70160 bracelet. In excellent condition, it comes with Rolex boxes, Oyster Perpetual booklet and UK warranty card from Fraser Hart dated July 2014. The new equivalent with a much cheaper, stainless steel bezel (white metal no longer being offered) now has an RRP of £4,750 — but supply is still not meeting demand and residual prices remain very strong.
£6,499 Stock number: 52-63-023Outstanding gold Rolex from the later 1970s! 34mm Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date model 1503 / 8 in 18ct yellow gold with classic champagne / baton dial. The condition of the case, bezel and bracelet indicate that despite its age this watch has so far been only rarely and carefully worn. It is correctly fitted with a light-weight “rivet” Oyster bracelet which is in superb condition, but this type of bracelet does not cope well if given a hard life and so we recommend that this watch be bought for DRESS wear only. Comes with vintage YOUR ROLEX OYSTER instruction booklet, modern Rolex boxes, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. Please note : (1) we no longer guarantee these older models to be water-resistant (2) this 1575 calibre model correctly has no “quick-set” facility for changing the date at the end of a short month, so the wearer must turn the hands through 24 hours to advance or reverse the date and (3) while the bracelet is in exceptional condition, this “rivet” style never proved especially strong and we suggest that it is kept for dress wear only. Ask one of our Rolex-trained specialists, Phil or Paul, to discuss this watch with you.
£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 !
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£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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£19,999 Stock number: 52-69-018Phenomenal, all-original diamond-set Rolex ! Lady’s 26mm Rolex Datejust model 179158 in 18ct yellow gold on President 83138 bracelet. Dazzling with its original diamond-set bezel, lugs and FULL pavé diamond / sapphire dot dial ! Comes with large Rolex presentation / jewellery box, Datejust booklet and UK papers dated December 2003. The closest NEW equivalent is now £43,000 ! Further images of this beautiful watch may be seen by clicking through the main photo.
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£6,199 Stock number: 52-62-01836mm bicolour Rolex Datejust model 16233 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with classic champagne / diamond dot dial in the later style with larger settings. This 2001 model comes with YOUR ROLEX OYSTER booklet, later Rolex boxes, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. In very pleasing condition but we do note some signs of wear to the bracelet and that the glass is a generic replacement, not by Rolex. The NEW equivalent is now £12,400 !
£2,399 Stock number: 50-53-038Gent’s stainless steel Cartier Santos quartz bracelet watch, case style 1564 with creamy / roman numeral dial. This watch is in very good condition but please note that (1) the glass is a high quality generic replacement and (2) we advise that models with simple push-in crowns like this should not be considered water-proof. Sold with our own presentation box, warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them.
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£10,999 Stock number: 52-69-010Barely worn 2019 watch! 31mm / mid-size Rolex Datejust model 278273 in steel and yellow metal on Oyster 72363 bracelet with mesmerising black mother of pearl / diamond dot dial ! In outstanding condition, it comes with both boxes, Datejust booklet, green swing-tag and international warranty card dated August 2019. The NEW RRP is now £11,100 but availability is poor and residual prices still very strong.
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£12,999 Stock number: 52-69-007Beautiful example ! Rolex Cosmograph DAYTONA model 16523 in stainless steel and yellow metal on Oyster 78393 bracelet with white dial. This 1997 model comes with polished dark wood box set and Cosmograph Daytona booklet (accessories which are themselves worth several hundred pounds!), red chronometer swing-tag, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. Please ask for Phil or Paul in the Miltons Watch Team (both former managers of Rolex Agents, who sold such Daytonas when they were new) to discuss this watch with you.
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£6,499 Stock number: 50-66-04926mm Rolex Datejust in 18ct yellow gold, model 69178 with sparkling champagne Jubilee / diamond dot dial on President 8570 bracelet. Comes with Datejust booklet, international Rolex papers dated April 1993 and a later Rolex box set. The watch itself is largely in very good condition but we note moderate signs of age / wear to bracelet, reflected in the price. The nearest NEW equivalent is now £24,500! We would generally recommend that any gold Rolex of this age should be considered a dress watch, not intended for hard wear.
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£3,199 Stock number: 52-67-028Bicolour Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust model 1601(3) from around 1973 with champagne / baton “pie-pan” dial *. This early style of Jubilee 6252H14 bracelet with folded metal links is correct (14 relating to the yellow metal content and suggesting it was first supplied to the USA). Inevitably, at around 50 years old it shows signs of age and wear (reflected in the price) and we recommend that this watch now be saved for dress wear. Originally this watch will have been fitted with the softer, acrylic glass but has more recently been fitted with a generic synthetic sapphire glass that is NOT by Rolex. Typically these are harder-wearing than the originals, although a vintage purist might wish to revert. Because of its age, we offer this watch with only a ONE year warranty and ask you to note : (1) we no longer guarantee these older models to be water-resistant (2) this 1575 calibre model correctly has no “quick-set” facility for changing the date at the end of a short month, so the wearer must turn the hands through 24 hours to advance or reverse the date and (3) the bracelet especially shows signs of age. Ask one of our Rolex-trained specialists, Phil or Paul, to discuss this watch with you. It is priced very reasonably to reflect all the above and comes with a generic presentation box, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them.
* This name reflects the dial profile, its chapter ring edge dropping away from the main, central surface.
£5,499 Stock number: 52-66-01431mm / mid-size bicolour Rolex Datejust model 68273 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with genuine champagne / diamond dot dial by Rolex. It also has a diamond-set bezel which has been custom-made, NOT by Rolex. As loyal devotees to the Rolex brand we are not great fans of customised pieces and will not supply such parts to customer request, but when our pawnbroking departments are left with one that is already fitted there always seems to be a queue of buyers! This 1988 watch is in very pleasing condition, but we do note moderate wear to the bracelet, which is reflected in the price. It comes with later Rolex box, Oyster booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The NEW equivalent (with just a plain, fluted gold bezel) is now £11,250 !
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£4,699 Stock number: 52-58-00426mm bicolour Rolex Datejust model 69173 with classic champagne / diamond dot dial on Jubilee 62523 bracelet. This circa 1995 watch is in very pleasing condition, but priced to reflect moderate, general wear and signs of age to the dial that may be seen under an eye-glass. Comes with Rolex boxes, an Oyster booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The NEW equivalent is now £10,550!
£31,999 Stock number: 52-67-022Available today, still in service stickers and fresh from Rolex overhaul ! 42mm Rolex Sky-Dweller model 326938 in 18ct yellow gold with gorgeous silvery “sun-dust” / Roman numeral dial on Oyster 72418 bracelet. As with the Daytona, it seems that a Rolex with complicated functions can prove exceptionally popular. This yellow gold model was launched only in 2012 but its brilliant condition suggests this one may be more recent. Comes with large Rolex boxes, Sky-Dweller booklet, red swing-tag and Rolex UK service card dated August 2023 when it had a full movement overhaul and new glass fitted at a cost of £1,268. Ask for our Rolex-trained specialists Phil or Paul to discuss this watch with you. This is a complicated time-piece, but as well as having that precious instruction booklet (phew!) its new owner may also refer to the online user guide and video available on Rolex’s own website. The NEW RRP is £40,400 but even at that price point you may not be able to source one quickly. An additional, close-up photograph of the beautiful dial may be viewed by clicking through the main image.
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£12,999 Stock number: 52-68-00626mm Rolex Datejust model 179298 in 18ct yellow gold on Jubilee 63138 bracelet with original diamond-set lugs and silver-grey diamond dot dial in the later style with larger settings. A previous owner also had a diamond-set bezel fitted, although this part is custom-made and NOT by Rolex. As loyal devotees to the Rolex brand we are not great fans of customised pieces and will not supply such parts on customer request, but when our pawnbroking departments are left with one already fitted like this there always seems to be a queue of buyers. In very good condition, it still even has the delivery sticker on its case-back! Comes with a large Rolex box set, Datejust booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. When we sold this watch previously it still had its original UK papers dated June 2005, but these were no longer with it when the watch was recently traded back in with us. The nearest NEW equivalent (with just a plain gold, fluted bezel and NO diamond lugs) is now £23,600 !
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£10,999 Stock number: 52-68-00729mm Rolex Datejust Pearlmaster / Masterpiece model 80329 in 18ct white gold with original, silver / diamond dot dial and Oyster II 72949 bracelet. Please note that this watch has been customised by a third party (not Rolex) : the original bezel with its strange, trapezoidal single diamond has been replaced with a full diamond bezel and glass that are NOT made by Rolex. As loyal devotees to the Rolex brand we are not great fans of customised pieces and will not supply such parts to customer request, but when our pawnbroking departments are left with one that is already fitted they are usually very popular! Rolex would not provide service support for such a watch, but luckily it contains one of the most common movements and parts / service are available from others. When we first sold this watch about fifteen years ago it still had its original accessories including UK papers from David Morris at Selfridges dated July 2003, but these were no longer with it when the watch was recently traded back in with us. In very pleasing condition, it now comes with later Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them.
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£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.
£5,199 Stock number: 52-67-02931mm / mid-size stainless steel Rolex Datejust model 178240 with gorgeous, cool pink / index baton dial on Oyster 72160 bracelet. In beautiful condition, it comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet and UK warranty card from G.H.Dipple & Son in Norwich dated December 2013. The NEW equivalent is now £5,950 but supply still seems not to be meeting demand and good examples with popular dials like this attract a premium.
£7,499 Stock number: 52-67-005Latest model, very few of which have so far reached the pre-owned market! 28mm steel and rose metal Rolex Datejust 279171 on Oyster 72341 bracelet with silvery-rose / index baton dial. In excellent condition, it comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet and international Rolex warranty card from Antigua dated December 2018. The NEW RRP is now £8,600 !
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£30,999 Stock number: 52-67-026Most impressive gold Daytona! Rolex Cosmograph Daytona model 116505 in 18ct rose gold with “chocolate” (brown) / applied Arabic numeral dial on Oysterlock 78595 bracelet. Comes with large Rolex boxes, Cosmograph Daytona booklet and red swing-tag. It also has its international Rolex warranty card from Belgium, although we believe the hand-written date of sale to have been altered. From the watch’s random case number and the style of warranty card, we believe that this watch will actually have been supplied between 2010 and 2014. It is in excellent condition with immaculate bracelet and negligible wear to the glass / bezel. The NEW equivalent is now £35,800 but lack of availability continues to support strong residual prices.
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£27,999 Stock number: 52-67-023The epitome of “stealth wealth” : 18ct white gold Daytona, in excellent condition after spending much of its short life in a safe! 18ct white gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona model 116519LN with smart “steel / bright black” / index baton dial, black Oysterflex strap and ceramic bezel. Both black rubber sections of the strap are NEW, supplied in 2023 by a Rolex main agent. These models are just as likely to be worn by gents or ladies now. Has large, original boxes, Cosmograph Daytona booklet, green swing-tag and UK warranty card from The Watches of Switzerland Group (Goldsmiths etc) dated August 2019. The NEW equivalent is now £27,050 but availability of many similar specification Daytonas remains poor, so we are selling it at a small premium (but less than many other dealers). The strap will fit a man’s average wrist and offers a small amount of adjustment, but if a different length is required we will order one on an exchange basis. We would anticipate doing this at no additional cost, but there may be some weeks’ wait for such a strap to arrive from Rolex. Additional pictures may be viewed by clicking through the main image.
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£8,999 Stock number: 52-68-001Are you an LFC fan, or are you someone who always likes to bet on RED, or do you happen to have a red Ferrari? Then consider this extraordinary stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36 (non-date) model 126000 on Oyster 72HB00 bracelet with eye-catching “CORAL RED” / index baton dial that was produced for only a limited period. Rolex with fancy-coloured dials have been extremely popular in recent years. In outstanding condition, it comes with both boxes, Oyster Perpetual booklet, green swing-tag and international Rolex warranty card dated September 2020. The NEW equivalent is now £5,100 but it is no longer available with this desirable and distinctive dial. Supply is still not meeting demand at the moment and many stainless steel Rolex are attracting a premium, as here.
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£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.
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£3,999 Stock number: 52-62-00231mm / mid-size stainless steel Rolex Datejust model 68240 on Oyster 78350 bracelet with silvery-pink / diamond dot dial and a diamond-set bezel which has been custom-made, NOT by Rolex. As loyal devotees to the Rolex brand we are not great fans of customised pieces and will not supply such parts to customer request, but when our pawnbroking departments are left with one that is already fitted there always seems to be a queue of buyers! This early 1990s watch is in very pleasing condition with only moderate wear to the bracelet. Comes with later Rolex box, YOUR ROLEX OYSTER booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them.
£7,499 Stock number: 52-66-00826mm Rolex Datejust model 69178 in 18ct yellow gold on President 8570 bracelet with champagne / diamond dot dial in the later style with larger settings. A previous owner also had a diamond-set bezel fitted elsewhere, although this part is custom-made and NOT by Rolex. As loyal devotees to the Rolex brand we are not great fans of customised pieces and will not supply such parts on customer request, but when our pawnbroking departments are left with one already fitted like this there always seems to be a queue of buyers! In very good condition, it comes with large Rolex box set, Datejust booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK papers from Mappin & Webb in Glasgow dated May 1995. The NEW equivalent (with just a plain gold, fluted bezel) is now £24,500 !
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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£6,299 Stock number: 82-67-01226mm Rolex Datejust in 18ct yellow gold, model 69178 with sparkling champagne / diamond dot dial on President 8570 bracelet. This 1990 model comes with large, original “tapestry top” box set, YOUR ROLEX OYSTER booklet, original shop receipt from Rolex main agents F.A.Buck Jewellers Ltd in Stoke-on-Trent dated March 1991, Rolex UK service slip dated June 2004, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The watch itself is largely in very good condition but we note moderate signs of age / wear to bracelet and some discolouration to parts of the dial, reflected in the price. The nearest NEW equivalent is now £24,500! We would generally recommend that any gold Rolex of this age should be considered a dress watch, not intended for hard wear.
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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£8,999 Stock number: 52-67-017Still in stickers from Rolex UK Service! 36mm Rolex Datejust model 16238 in 18ct yellow gold with silver / diamond dot dial dial on a Rolex strap. This circa 1990 model comes with brown “luggage” style Rolex box, Datejust booklet, a scanned extract of Rolex UK service paperwork and their service guarantee card dated March 2021. At that time the watch enjoyed £1,192 worth of work including a full movement overhaul, new glass, spring-bars, crown, alligator strap and gold-plated Rolex pin-buckle! It was 2011 when a NEW equivalent 36mm gold Datejust on a strap was last offered in the UK and with a diamond dot dial this would have cost £13,630 then. Prices generally have risen very considerably in the 12 following years ! This watch is in excellent condition and we believe it has been barely out of the box since the 2021 service. Under close examination we can see some signs of superficial, historic grazing to the bezel and that the model number has worn off, but the crucial, unique case number is very clear and this corresponds with Rolex’s records, confirming it to be a 16238.
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£8,599 Stock number: 52-67-001Colourful variant, no longer offered by Rolex ! 40mm stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss model 116400GV on Oyster 72400A bracelet with “Z-Blue” / index dial, orange “lightning bolt” seconds hand and green-tinted synthetic sapphire glass. Has Rolex boxes, Milgauss booklet, red swing-tag and and UK warranty card from John D. Eaton Ltd in Derby dated October 2014. The highly anti-magnetic Milgauss models were re-introduced into the Rolex range over 15 years ago but this last version with its striking green glass / blue dial was especially popular. When it last appeared in UK price lists the NEW RRP was £7,850, but like many of the more unusual steel Professional models, it was always a very hard watch to source at main agents. Interest has only increased now production seems to have stopped. Priced reasonably to reflect superficial wear to the edge of the glass.
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£9,699 Stock number: 52-67-006Stainless steel Rolex Date Submariner model 116610LN with black dial and ceramic bezel insert on Oyster Glidelock 97200 bracelet. This watch is in excellent condition, coming with Rolex boxes, Submariner Date booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from H. Johnson & Son in Nuneaton dated December 2013. The NEW equivalent is now £8,650 but both versions have been very hard to find in the UK, so we are selling it at a premium. Clearly if you can find a new one at RRP then you should buy it – we wish we could!
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£9,999 Stock number: 60-64-00431mm / mid-size Rolex Datejust in 18ct yellow gold, model 68278 with silver / diamond dot dial on President 8389 bracelet. Comes with later box set, Datejust booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. This late 1980s model is in very pleasing condition but we do note some signs of age and wear to the bracelet. The NEW equivalent is now £27,100 !
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£15,999 Stock number: 42-69-010Vintage Rolex GMT-Master with original Mark 5B dial *, so-called PEPSI bezel and in outstanding condition, still in Rolex UK service stickers! Stainless steel Rolex GMT-Master model 1675 from around 1978 with 557xxxx case number. It was most recently serviced by Rolex UK in February 2017 and was then bought by S.S.Milton Ltd in Chester later that year. Still in its striped service stickers, it has lived thereafter unworn in our safes. Extensive service history may be viewed in our photo-essay (see link below). The Oyster 78360 bracelet with 580 end-links has an “O1” clasp code, suggesting that is an early 1990 replacement part. It has a Rolex 1575 calibre movement, the bridge marked 1570 as normal, its unique movement number D724674 shown in the photo-essay linked below. The movement is running well, testing close to spot on for time-keeping in July 2023, although this will vary slightly depending on the individual wearer. Its case, crown and glass are in excellent condition, the case numbering is crisp and clear, the bezel insert is excellent and the bezel rim is very good, if evenly worn. 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. The watch appears to have had little wear following the 2017 service by Rolex UK and since we bought it in September 2017 has simply sat in one of the Miltons’ safes! Comes with its original “sea-horse” Rolex box set (ref 10 001) with “50 YEARS OF THE ROLEX OYSTER” plaque, GMT-Master “clouds” booklet (itself rare and worth hundreds of pounds!), Rolex service slips from 2009 and 2017, further service paperwork from the Rolex main agent, Goldsmiths and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. A photo-essay of this watch with many more photographs is available by clicking here. Look at that beautiful, original dial with matching hands! Many more macro images may be viewed by clicking that link. 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 fly your ‘plane in it of course, go right ahead !
* We write more about the classification of Rolex 1675 dials and provide a link to a superb website on the subject in the separate photo-essay which is available by clicking on the gold text above.
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£12,999 Stock number: 52-66-010Desirable model in beautiful condition ! 42mm stainless steel and white metal Rolex Sky-Dweller model 326934 with black / index baton dial on Oyster 72220 bracelet. As with the Rolex Daytona, it seems that a steel Rolex with complicated functions can prove exceptionally popular. Comes with Rolex boxes, Sky-Dweller booklet, green COSC swing-tag, five-year warranty translation booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. It has also just had a new glass fitted by Rolex UK. Most other examples on the market at the time of writing have their original warranty card and are priced well above the NEW equivalent which is £13,150 (and clearly if you could obtain one for that price then you should). Our keen price reflects the fact that this watch lacks its original warranty card, but it remains one of the most desirable models, in superb condition and — crucially — is available today.
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£13,999 Stock number: 52-66-009-51-05-074Stainless steel Daytona with box and 2014 warranty card, a former insurance write-off now revived with parts from another steel Daytona and priced to reflect its compromised status. Stainless steel Rolex Cosmograph Daytona model 116520, case number 1J9715U9 with black dial on Oysterlock 78490 bracelet. Has Rolex boxes, Cosmograph Daytona booklet, red swing-tag and international Rolex warranty card dated July 2014 when it appears to have been sold in Japan (possibly by the Rolex main agent Tompkins). This random case number watch is now in very attractive condition but its history and status needs to be documented clearly. We bought it in May 2018 from insurers in an unsaleable state. It had no bracelet, a fake black ceramic bezel and a skeletonised dial with broken balance assembly in its correct Rolex 4130 calibre movement. Insurers had asked Rolex UK to restore it but in January 2018 the latter rejected it because of the modifications. Rolex often “black-ball” such a watch and will not then service it again, although independent watch-makers can. We bought it as it was, in the hope of one day restoring it or using the parts. Then in June 2023 we bought another Rolex Daytona 116520 (circa 2005) from a regional UK police force. This second watch was also unsaleable in its own right because its mid-case had been re-numbered ( to F981806 ), but we realised that it could be the donor of other parts for the first watch. We then fitted the correct Rolex steel bezel and black dial from the second Daytona onto the first, with the Oysterlock 78490 bracelet and complete balance assembly (non-Parachrom). It should be noted that the 2014 watch we are selling would have had a 78590 bracelet rather than the almost identical 78490 from the 2005 watch that has been fitted, similarly it would have had a Parachrom balance rather than the non-Parachrom from the earlier watch, while the glass fitted is generic, not by Rolex. The latest ceramic bezel model now has a NEW RRP of £12,700 but like its predecessors will be almost impossible to get from main agents and found on the secondary market offered with a large premium. The earlier 116520 is an enduringly popular choice and remains in its own right one of the most sought after models. If you have any questions about this watch, please ask to speak with one of Miltons Watch Team, including two former managers of Rolex main agents. For interest only, an image of the watch that we are selling shown next to the “left-over” parts assembled in a second, monstrous watch that we won’t be retailing may be viewed by clicking through the main picture. A tabular record of the parts used from the two source watches should also then be visible.
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£6,299 Stock number: 62-66-00236mm stainless steel Rolex Datejust model 116200 with pink / index baton dial on Jubilee 63600 bracelet. The watch has been fitted previously with a custom-made diamond-set bezel which is NOT by Rolex. As loyal devotees to the Rolex brand we are not great fans of customised pieces and will not supply such individual parts on customer request, but when our pawnbroking departments are left with one already fitted like this there always seems to be a queue of buyers! In excellent condition with minimal wear to the glass, it comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet and international warranty card dated August 2015. The nearest NEW equivalent (with just a polished steel bezel) now has an RRP of £6,450 — but availability of most stainless steel models is currently very poor, keeping residual prices very strong.
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£13,999 Stock number: 12-52-009One of the most wearable vintage Sea-Dwellers available! Stainless steel Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665 from around 1975 with 408xxxx case number and straight “ROLEX” text across the case-back. Yes, those in the know will realise that the case number and case-back style prove that this watch was originally an even more highly desirable “Double Red” Sea-Dweller, but in 2004 it was serviced by Rolex UK who fitted this new “Great White” service replacement dial with Luminova markers. They also appear to have fitted a new Oyster Fliplock 93150 bracelet with 585 end-links (its “S DT4” clasp code identifying it as a service part, manufactured in April 2002). The main 1665 case and 1665 case-back both show the same, matching 408xxxx case number in full. It has a Rolex 1575 calibre movement, the bridge marked 1570 as normal, and its unique movement number D952xxx is shown in the photo-essay linked below. The movement is running well, testing on average to be + 4 seconds per day in July 2023, although this will vary slightly depending on the individual wearer. Its case, bracelet, crown and glass are in excellent condition, the case numbering is crisp and clear, the bezel insert is is excellent and the bezel rim is very good – we note a small bump on its inner rim, near the 3 minute marker. The watch appears to have had little wear after the 2004 service by Rolex and since April 2016 has simply sat in one of the Miltons’ safes! Offered with a period-correct Rolex box (ref 67.00.03), our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. It is interesting to note that the case numbers of this batch of 1665s appear to sit adjacent to a batch of rare Submariner 5514s made for the French diving company COMEX. A photo-essay of this watch with many more photographs is available by clicking here. While we might have preferred that it retained its original and much more valuable dial, this watch in its refurbished form and with the extremely good bracelet offers much of the charm of a vintage Sea-Dweller combined with the smart look and wearable nature of a later model. 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.
Our extensive research and record-keeping over many years leads us to conclude that Sea-Dweller 1665s featured the word “ROLEX” written straight across the case back on all watches with case numbers below c. 520xxxx, after which “ROLEX” was written in a conspicuously curved style. That same research allows us to determine that Double Red dials were fitted in Sea-Dweller 1665s until at least the high 529xxxx range of case numbers, after which they fitted dials with text all in white. More is written about this in our photo-essay, available through the link above.
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£8,999 Stock number: 50-66-03142mm (extra large) 18ct rose gold Ballon Bleu de Cartier, automatic strap watch model W6900651 / case reference 2999 with smart silver / roman numeral dial. In lovely condition, it comes with original Cartier boxes, instruction and certificate booklets from the famous jeweller Wempe dated October 2013. The NEW equivalent is now £16,800 ! Additional images may be seen by clicking through the main picture. Please note (1) this is NOT sold as a water-proof watch (2) such Cartiers are essentially very stylish DRESS watches; the automatic movements inside them are rarely perfect time-keepers and can seem noisy when the self-winding rotor turns (3) we would normally advise that anything between – 10 to + 15 seconds per day should be expected on these models, even after a service, but regular winding can help to moderate this.
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£11,599 Stock number: 52-66-005Beautiful watch, latest model! 28mm bicolour Rolex Datejust ref. 279383RBR on Jubilee 63343 bracelet with white Mother of Pearl / diamond dial and full diamond bezel! This dazzling watch comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet, both swing-tags and UK warranty card dated September 2017. The NEW RRP is now £15,800!
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£1,499 Stock number: 50-42-016Gent’s 43mm titanium Breitling Emergency Professional strap watch with duo-display, model E76321 with dark grey dial. Please note that the Emergency distress transmitter on this watch has previously been activated and is now disabled, but all other functions appear to be in order. Bargain price reflects its compromised / reduced status and some signs of wear to the glass, bezel etc. Still a distinctive piece, this 2006 watch comes with Breitling service zip-pouch, a scanned copy of English instructions, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. Please ask for a demonstration of the complicated functions by one of our Breitling-trained specialists, Phil or Paul.
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£1,999 Stock number: 50-63-043Lady’s stainless steel Cartier Roadster quartz bracelet watch, case style 2675 with pink / roman numeral dial. It comes with a Cartier box, Roadster instructions booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. Priced keenly to reflect minor signs of wear to the glass. As a dress watch with a simple push-in crown, we recommend that it should not be considered water-resistant.
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£3,899 Stock number: 80-60-004Lady’s 26mm stainless steel Rolex Datejust model 69174 on Jubilee 62510 bracelet with silver / diamond dot dial and diamond bezel which have been custom-made, NOT by Rolex. Please note that while this style of channel-set bezel creates a sparkling piece, stones may be lost if it suffers hard wear or a sharp knock — so we advise that it is used for dress wear only. As loyal devotees to the Rolex brand we are not great fans of customised pieces and will not supply such parts on customer request, but when our pawnbroking departments are left with one already fitted like this there always seems to be a queue of buyers! This 1997 model is in very pleasing condition but under close examination we do not some minor signs of age / wear to the dial and bracelet. Comes with later Rolex box, YOUR ROLEX OYSTER booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them.
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£1,699 Stock number: 10-39-03535mm stainless steel Cartier Pasha C “Big Date” automatic bracelet watch, case ref. 2475 with white dial and large date display, suitable for a gentleman or lady to wear. Comes with Cartier box, instructions and certificate booklet dated October 2004. The nearest new equivalent 35mm Pasha listed on Cartier’s website at the time of writing has an RRP of £6,450 ! Please note: such Cartiers are essentially very stylish DRESS watches; the automatic movements inside them are rarely perfect time-keepers and can seem noisy when the self-winding rotor turns. We would normally advise that anything between – 10 to + 15 seconds per day should be expected on these models, even after a service.
£1,599 Stock number: 50-66-03044mm stainless steel Breitling Colt Chronograph II quartz bracelet watch. This model A73388 with black dial / silver sub-dials was manufactured in 2015 and is in very good condition with only superficial wear to glass and bezel, having spent much of its short life in our pawnbroking safes. It comes with original Breitling pouch, numbered swing-tag, a Chrono Colt II instruction booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. This model is no longer produced but the new price in July 2016 was £2,910. Please ask for a demonstration by our Breitling-trained colleagues, Phil Ellison or Paul Aspinall.
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£4,899 Stock number: 52-65-020Smart dial option, no longer offered ! 34mm stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King (non-date) model 114200 with bright white / index baton / 3-6-9 dial on Oyster 70190 bracelet. In superb condition, it comes with both boxes, Oyster Perpetual booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from David M. Robinson in Liverpool dated November 2013. A NEW Air-King now costs £6,250 but in truth a closer new equivalent may be the plain Oyster Perpetual 34 model 124200 at £4,850. Supply is still not meeting demand and residual prices of such watches remain very strong.
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£15,399 Stock number: 52-66-0032022 watch with latest dial – barely worn after spending much of its short life in the safe! 44mm stainless steel Rolex Yachtmaster II model 116680 with white dial and blue ceramic bezel insert on Oysterlock 78210 bracelet. Has both boxes, Yachtmaster II instruction booklet, both swing-tags and international Rolex warranty card dated June 2022, when it was purchased from Goldsmiths in Liverpool. The NEW RRP is now £15,700 but (as with many steel versions of the Rolex professional series) supply is limited and residual prices have a life of their own. This is a complicated watch but fortunately it retains the valuable instruction booklet. Rolex also provide a video guide on their website, which we can locate for you if required. Please note the triangular marker at the top of the dial, where earlier examples had just a square marker like those either side of it.
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£10,499 Stock number: 50-65-007Beautiful 2009 example, serviced by Rolex UK in November 2021 – after which it spent most of its time in our pawnbroking safes! Bicolour Rolex Date Submariner model 16613 T with blue “SWISS MADE” dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93253 bracelet with solid end links. Comes with Rolex boxes, Submariner booklet, international Rolex warranty card dated July 2009 and Rolex UK service card dated November 2021. In excellent condition with only moderate wear to the bracelet. The NEW ceramic bezel, fatter-cased equivalent is now £13,150 but these previous-generation models in their own right have never seemed more popular.
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£28,999 Stock number: 52-66-002We’re all “wowed” by the dial on this rose gold Daytona – and it’s in fantastic condition, with delivery sticker still on case-back, after spending much of its short life in a safe! 18ct “Everose” gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona model 116515LN with stunning “sundust” / index baton dial, black Oysterflex strap and ceramic bezel. These models are just as likely to be worn by gents or ladies now. Has large, original boxes, Cosmograph Daytona booklet, green swing-tag and international Rolex warranty card dated September 2021. The NEW equivalent is now £27,050 but availability of any similar specification Daytona remains poor, so we are selling it at a small premium (but less than many other dealers). The strap will fit a man’s average wrist and offers a small amount of adjustment, but if a different length is required we will order one on an exchange basis. We would anticipate doing this at no additional cost, but there may be some weeks’ wait for such a strap to arrive from Rolex. Additional pictures may be viewed by clicking through the main image.
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£6,399 Stock number: 82-65-004Outstanding condition – appears barely to have been worn! 36mm stainless steel Rolex Datejust model 116200 on Oyster 72600A bracelet with bright white / index baton dial and roulette date wheel. In superb condition, it comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet, green swing-tag and UK warranty card from Laings the Jeweller dated October 2019. The NEW equivalent is now £6,300 but supply remains weak and residual prices reflect that. Please ask one of our team to demonstrate the fold-out “comfort-link” on this model’s bracelet.
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£36,999 Stock number: 52-65-010Magnificent, all-original gold and diamond Rolex! 34mm Rolex Datejust model 81338 on original “chevron” diamond-set 74858 bracelet with double-diamond bezel and full pavé diamond / black enamel roman numeral dial. This stunning piece is in brilliant condition (well, it’s probably not a watch for every day wear!) and it even has the case-back sticker still in place. Comes with HUGE Rolex presentation / jewellery box set, Datejust booklet, red chronometer swing-tag and original UK papers dated August 2006. From our archived records we have found this exact specification offered in the Rolex UK October 2008 price list (shortly before it appears to have been discontinued) at £45,510 …but prices for new watches have risen enormously since then. Further images may be viewed by clicking through the main picture. Please note that this style of bracelet correctly has plain gold links (without diamonds) on the clasp side, where any diamond setting would be more exposed to wear and damage.
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£4,499 Stock number: 52-63-007Bought from a large, private collection, this “safe-queen” from 2001 looks like it has just come from the shop! Stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King Precision model 14010M with popular blue / 3-6-9 dial on Oyster 78350 bracelet. It comes with Rolex boxes, Your Rolex Oyster booklet and blank, undated UK papers from Fraser Hart. The previous owner had around twenty mint Rolex watches, many of them never worn, and this one is another stunner, having even its original sticker still on the case-back! A NEW Air-King now costs £6,250 if you can find one, but realistically a closer new equivalent may be the plain Oyster Perpetual 34 model 124200 at £4,850….and neither watch is readily available at the time of writing.
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£4,299 Stock number: 52-34-01126mm bicolour Rolex Datejust model 69173 with unusual white / diamond dot dial with small roman numerals, on Jubilee 62523 bracelet. This 1987 model comes with Rolex 69173 boxes, Your Rolex Oyster booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The nearest NEW equivalent is now £10,550! This watch is priced very reasonably to reflect a number of factors : (1) the fluted bezel and bracelet both show signs of wear, such that we now recommend this watch be kept for dress wear only, (2) under magnification, it can be seen that the dial paint is deteriorating and (3) the case and model numbers are both substantially worn *
* Ladies’ Rolex Datejusts of this generation are often now found with one or more of the numerals in the case number obscured by bracelet wear. This was caused by the end-links rubbing constantly against the case. In this instance the third and fifth digits of the unique case number are obscured by bracelet wear, but luckily we were able to confirm the correct case number of the watch from its service history through a Rolex main agent and Rolex UK.
£3,199 Stock number: 82-55-00236mm stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust model 1603 from the late 1970s with silver / baton “pie-pan” dial and Jubilee 62510 bracelet. Because of its age, we offer it with only a ONE year warranty and ask you to note : (1) we no longer guarantee these older, plastic glass models to be water-resistant (2) this model correctly has no “quick-set” facility for changing the date at the end of a short month, so the wearer must turn the hands through 24 hours to advance the date and (3) the bracelet shows significant signs of age and wear. It is priced very reasonably to reflect all the above. Comes with our own presentation box & warranty card, and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. With a similar, NEW 36mm Datejust today costing £6,450 it is easy to see why such vintage models appear increasingly attractive. Please ask one of our Rolex-trained specialists, Phil or Paul, to discuss this watch with you.
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£5,899 Stock number: 52-64-00536mm stainless steel Rolex Datejust model 116200 with smart silver-grey / roman numeral dial on Oyster 72200 bracelet. In very good condition with negligible wear to the glass, it comes with both boxes, Datejust booklet, numbered green swing-tag and international Rolex warranty card dated November 2010. The NEW equivalent is now £6,300 but supply is still not meeting demand and residual prices remain strong. Please ask one of our Watch Team to demonstrate the fold-out “comfort-link” on this model’s bracelet.
£8,599 Stock number: 50-64-058Stainless steel Rolex Date Submariner model 16610 T with black “SWISS MADE” dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93250 bracelet. It comes with a Rolex box, Your Rolex Oyster booklet, 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. This F34xxxx case number watch from around 2004 is in very good condition but we do note some minor scratching to the bezel insert, reflected in the price. With prior notice, we could fit a new, genuine Rolex bezel insert on an exchange basis for a separate repair charge of £75.
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£1,699 Stock number: 50-64-019Gent’s stainless steel Omega Seamaster Professional 300m automatic bracelet watch, model 2531.80.00 with blue dial and bezel insert. Comes with Omega boxes, instruction booklets, numbered swing-tag and Omega warranty card from David M. Robinson in Manchester dated 1998. Following its association with James Bond in films from the Pierce Brosnan era, the blue Seamaster has become something of an iconic watch. There are visible scratches to both the glass and bezel insert, reflected in the price. We also note that the main crown has only a short amount of thread, but if correctly screwed down the watch still tests as water-resistant.
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£4,099 Stock number: 52-62-031Stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual DATE model 15210 on Oyster 78350 bracelet with bright white / small roman numeral dial. This 2001 model comes with Rolex boxes, an Oyster Perpetual DATE booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. It is in lovely condition with just superficial marking to the engine-turned bezel. There is no longer a direct NEW equivalent model, but even a smaller 31mm Datejust now has an RRP of £5,950!
£4,999 Stock number: 50-64-021Limited edition “SPECTRE” James Bond model – and what a set ! Gent’s stainless steel Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Master Co-Axial Chronometer automatic bracelet watch, model 231.10.42.21.03.004. This special edition was one in a series created to celebrate the brand’s association with the modern Bond films. It has a dark blue dial with background motif picking up detail from the Bond family crest (also depicted in miniature on the second hand) and yellow details including the Bond-branded “15007” text, this being the number of examples manufactured. Its 8507 calibre movement is beautifully revealed by the glass display-back, allowing admirers to see the rotor with subtle “bullet case” design to the centre and swirled “rifling” design, reminiscent of the film series’ opening credit sequence. In excellent condition, it comes with huge Omega box set *, instruction book, branded eye-glass, instruction leaflet and tool for swapping bracelet and strap, the alternate blue strap with yellow stitching (superb condition), international warranty card dated January 2017 in blue card-holder, numbered certificate of authenticity and a receipt for a service under warranty performed through David M. Robinson in June 2019. Some additional photographs are available if one clicks through the main image. Please ask for one of our specialist Watch Team to discuss this interesting watch with you.
* The inner box is beautifully finished with the repeating motif seen on the watch dial and the “Bond family crest” for its push-button opener, but the cardboard outer carton shows signs of wear and damage, its vulnerable, fold-down front flap completely missing.
£4,899 Stock number: 82-63-00426mm stainless steel and white metal Rolex Datejust model 69174 with silver / diamond dot dial in the newer style with larger settings, on Jubilee 62510 bracelet. This late 1990s model is in excellent condition. It comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet, our own warranty card and six certificates* from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The NEW equivalent is now £8,600 !
* Ladies’ Rolex Datejusts of this generation are often now found with one or more of the numerals in the case number obscured by bracelet wear. This was caused by the end-links rubbing constantly against the case. In this instance the fifth digit is partially obscured by bracelet wear, so we have checked all of the possible case numbers it might be….which is why we offer it with six ALR certificates, confirming that each of the possible numbers has been checked with them.
£5,299 Stock number: 52-64-004Vintage classic from 1986 ! 36mm bicolour Rolex Datejust model 16013 with silver / diamond dot dial on Jubilee 62523 bracelet. This 3035 calibre watch is in surprisingly nice condition for its age with only moderate wear to the bracelet. It has been fitted with a synthetic sapphire glass that is not by Rolex, to update the older and more easily marked acrylic glass. We don't as a rule approve of such work, but this appears to have been very well executed, it modernises the watch and tests well for water-resistance. It comes with international Rolex papers dated August 1986, later Rolex box, YOUR ROLEX OYSTER booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The new equivalent is now £12,400!
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£11,399 Stock number: 52-63-040Current model Red SeaDweller “SD43 / SD50” – available today and in beautiful condition! Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 model 126600 with red text on the dial that is unique to this version, on Oyster Glidelock 97220 bracelet. Comes with original boxes, SeaDweller booklet, both swing-tags and UK warranty card from Prestons dated July 2020. The 43mm model, launched after 50 years of the Sea-Dweller line (hence the SD43 / SD50 names variously given to it by fans), is one of many steel Professional models that remains difficult to source, so we are selling it at a small premium to the NEW list price. The NEW RRP is £11,150 and clearly if you could obtain one for that price then you should. Good luck!
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£11,999 Stock number: 52-62-022Gentleman’s 40mm Rolex Yachtmaster in steel and rose metal, model 126621 with desirable “chocolate” dial and Oysterlock 78801 bracelet. This recent addition to the Yachtmaster range was launched in 2019 has proved especially popular! Comes with Rolex boxes, Yachtmaster booklet, green swing-tag, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. In excellent condition with only minor signs of wear to the glass and bezel. The NEW RRP is now £13,350 but this is one of many sports / professional models that has been hard to obtain in the UK and residual prices remain strong. Clearly if you can find one at RRP then you should buy it. Good luck!
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£8,199 Stock number: 52-63-00236mm bicolour Rolex Datejust model 116233 with sparkling champagne Jubilee / diamond dot dial on Jubilee 63203 bracelet. Comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet and UK warranty card from Goldsmiths Group dated April 2008. A fantastic-looking watch, we note only that a generic glass (NOT by Rolex) has been fitted. The NEW equivalent is now £12,400!
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£3,999 Stock number: 50-63-025Stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King Precision model 14000M with popular blue / baton dial on Oyster 78350 bracelet. This 2002 model is in very good condition, coming with 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. A NEW Air-King now costs £6,250 if you can find one, but realistically a closer new equivalent may be the plain Oyster Perpetual 34 model 124200 at £4,850….and neither watch is readily available at the time of writing.
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£15,999 Stock number: 52-63-008Extraordinary opportunity to buy an UNWORN, UK-supplied example of this discontinued GMT-Master II “PEPSI” model from 2004 — still in delivery stickers! Stainless steel Rolex GMT-Master II model 16710 T with black “SWISS MADE” dial on Oysterlock 78790A bracelet. This F380xxxx case number watch is in outstanding condition, still in its protective stickers. It comes with both boxes, GMT-Master booklet, red chronometer swing-tag, UK papers from John Pass the Jeweller dated June 2004 and even the delivery bezel protector. The NEW equivalent is now £9,000 but these previous versions, like the earlier generations of many professional-series Rolex models, are attracting great interest in their own right. An unworn and stickered example like this is an increasingly rare find.
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£3,799 Stock number: 50-63-026Stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual non-date model 67180 on Oyster 78340 bracelet with pink / diamond dot dial and a diamond-set bezel that are both custom-made, NOT by Rolex. As loyal devotees to the Rolex brand we are not great fans of customised pieces and will not supply such parts to customer request, but when our pawnbroking departments are left with one already fitted like this they always seem to find willing buyers! In very good condition, this watch comes with international Rolex papers dated December 1998, Your Rolex Oyster booklet, numbered green swing-tag and a later box set.
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£10,499 Stock number: 52-63-012Suitable for a lady or gentleman who likes to dazzle ! 36mm steel & white metal Rolex Datejust model 116244 on Oyster 72600 bracelet with gorgeous full, original diamond bezel and salmon pink / diamond dot dial ! This stunning example comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet and international Rolex warranty card dated December 2009. The NEW equivalent is now £15,150 !
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£24,999 Stock number: 52-63-006Extraordinary opportunity to buy an UNWORN, UK-supplied example of this discontinued Daytona model from 2007, complete and still in its delivery stickers! Stainless steel Rolex Cosmograph Daytona model 116520 with black dial on Oysterlock 78490 bracelet. This Z46xxxx case number watch is in delivery condition, still in protective stickers. It comes with Rolex boxes, Cosmograph Daytona instruction booklet and bracelet leaflet, UK warranty card from John Pass the Jeweller dated December 2007, both swing-tags and even the delivery bezel protector. The NEW ceramic bezel models now have an RRP of £12,500 but waiting lists are generally intangible / closed and they are commonly being sold on the secondary market for a huge premium. This has made the previous model 116520 an attractive alternative and it remains in its own right one of the most sought after models in recent decades. An unworn and stickered example like this is an increasingly rare find. Please ask to speak about this special piece with Phil or Paul in our Watch Team, both former managers of Rolex main agents.
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£7,999 Stock number: 52-59-01931mm / mid-size steel and white metal Rolex Datejust model 178344 with original diamond “scatter” bezel on Oyster 72160 bracelet. We love the original dark grey / roman numeral dial with diamond detail in the “VI”. Believed to date from 2012, this watch is in very good condition with negligible wear to the glass and bezel. It comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The NEW equivalent is now £11,050 !
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£13,399 Stock number: 82-63-001Brilliant condition, in stickers fresh from Rolex UK service! Stainless steel Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 model 116600 with black dial and ceramic bezel insert on Oyster Glidelock 97400 bracelet. Comes with both boxes, Sea-Dweller 4000 booklet, both swing-tags, UK warranty card from Aurum Group (Goldsmiths etc) and Rolex UK service card dated January 2023. Rolex fans were delighted when the company re-introduced an SD4000 into the range, after the bulk of the DeepSea 116660 version had put off so many ordinary buyers. The more practical size of this model, the lack of a sometimes-annoying “cyclops” magnifying lens and 60-minute marked bezel (a nod to Rolex’s military past) were instant hits. The NEW equivalent is now £11,150 (if you could find one….), but these discontinued models have a market all of their own.
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£3,799 Stock number: 82-62-007Outstanding example which will be of interest to collectors, with box and papers! 36mm stainless steel Tudor Prince Oysterdate Submariner, model 75090 with black dial and bezel insert on Tudor-badged, folded-link Oyster Fliplock 9315 bracelet with 383 B end-links and S5 date-stamp to the clasp. This beautiful watch with ETA-based / Tudor rotor movement appears barely to have been worn. After careful examination, all that we can find on which to comment is some minor spotting on the hands and a tiny mark on the lower edge of the case, below 9 o'clock. It comes with original 75090 boxes, plastic document wallet, punched UK papers from Bowden & Sons in Plymouth dated September 1995 and translation leaflet. Please ask for one of the Tudor fans in the Miltons watch team to share their love of this watch with you! Please click through the main picture to access additional images.
Tudor has for many years been celebrated as Rolex’s “lower-price-point” brand, but it now attracts many followers and collectors in its own right.
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£5,199 Stock number: 82-62-011Something a little different! 36mm (large) Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust model 16220 on Jubilee 62510 bracelet that has been fitted with a pink, floral-design / diamond dot dial which is custom-made, NOT by Rolex. As loyal devotees to the Rolex brand we are not great fans of customised pieces and will not supply such individual parts on customer request, but when our pawnbroking departments are left with one already fitted like this there always seems to be a queue of buyers! It comes with Rolex 16220 boxes, Datejust booklet and UK papers from Lepps the Jewellers dated April 2004. The nearest NEW equivalent 36mm Rolex Datejust, even with just a plain dial, is now £6,450!
£3,599 Stock number: 52-45-008Stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual 26 (non-date) model 176200 on Oyster 70130 bracelet with attractive black / 3-6-9 dial with pale blue accents to the index batons. This recent model is in superb condition having just had a new glass fitted by a Rolex main agent. It comes with Rolex boxes, Oyster Perpetual booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The NEW equivalent is now £4,650!
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£10,699 Stock number: 52-61-008Current model, in brilliant condition! Rolex Yachtmaster 37 in steel and rose metal, model 268621 with desirable chocolate dial and Oysterlock 78181 bracelet. This recent addition to the Yachtmaster range has proved especially popular. Comes with Rolex boxes, Yachtmaster booklet, green swing-tag, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The NEW RRP is now £12,100.
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£15,999 Stock number: 52-61-004Interesting and collectible white gold Rolex! 36mm Rolex Day-Date model 18039 in 18ct white gold with grey-brown “ghost” / diamond dot dial on President 8385 bracelet. The “ghost” dials (usually pale colours with white text) have seen increased collector interest in recent years. In very good condition, this 1980s watch comes with large “luggage-style” Rolex box, correct Day-Date booklet (itself now increasingly valuable!), our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. At considerable expense we have just fitted a number of new links direct from Rolex, but we do note that the dial is showing very slight signs of age and the glass is generic, NOT by Rolex. The 18039 introduced the “single quick-set” feature to allow easier setting than on previous versions of the Day-Date, thanks to its 3055 calibre movement. The NEW equivalent is now £34,550! Please click through the main image to see a range of different glamour shots…
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£10,899 Stock number: 52-61-003Stainless steel Rolex GMT-Master II model 116710LN with black dial and ceramic bezel insert on Oysterlock 78200 bracelet. Comes with Rolex boxes, GMT-Master II booklet and UK warranty card from Aurum Group (Goldsmiths etc) dated October 2008. In very good condition with only superficial signs of age / wear to the bezel and insert. This model was always one of the most popular but following its discontinuation values have soared. We are offering it at a premium to the NEW RRP of a current model…but good luck sourcing one of those!
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£7,899 Stock number: 52-60-016Would suit a lady or gentleman! 36mm stainless steel and white metal Rolex Datejust model 116234 on Oyster 72600 bracelet with captivating black mother of pearl / diamond dot dial. In excellent condition, but we do note that the glass is a generic replacement, not by Rolex, which is reflected in the price. It comes with both Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet and UK warranty card dated September 2010. The NEW equivalent is now £9,650 but residual prices remain very strong.
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£4,999 Stock number: 52-40-019Vintage 26mm Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust in 18ct yellow gold, model 6916 with smart, silvery-gold colour / diamond dot dial on Jubilee 6251 bracelet. This late 1970s model is in very pleasing condition. It comes with later boxes and Your Rolex Oyster booklet, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The watch has been fitted with a synthetic sapphire glass that is not by Rolex, to update the older and more easily marked acrylic glass. We don’t as a rule approve of such work, but this appears to have been very well executed, it modernises the watch and tests well for water-resistance. The bracelet shows some signs of its age, but with sensible wear it should have plenty of life in it yet. When one needs to change the date on this 2030-series calibre model, one simply advances the main hands forwards or backwards past midnight. The nearest NEW equivalent is now £23,600!
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£9,699 Stock number: 52-60-021Desirable “four-line” Rolex Submariner with box, warranty card etc. Stainless steel Rolex non-date Submariner model 14060M with black dial and bezel insert on Oyster Fliplock 93150 bracelet. This G-series 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, having been serviced by Rolex UK in 2019 when a new glass was also fitted. Comes with Rolex boxes, Submariner booklet, numbered green swing-tag, international Rolex warranty card dated March 2013 and Rolex UK service card dated April 2019. 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 significant premium to the list price of the fatter, new equivalent which is now £7,700 — if only you could find one.
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£5,399 Stock number: 52-60-02426mm bicolour Rolex Datejust model 79173 with very popular “vignette” graduated red / diamond dot dial on Jubilee 62523 bracelet. Comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet, a Rolex UK service card dated August 2013, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. The dial is of a style slightly older than the watch and was probably fitted retrospectively at client request. This year 2000 model is in very pleasing condition but we do note wear to the bracelet, reflected in the price. The NEW equivalent is now £10,550!
£12,499 Stock number: 50-60-01236mm Rolex Day-Date model 18238 in 18ct yellow gold on President 8385 bracelet with classic champagne / baton dial. This 1988 model comes with later Rolex boxes, correct Day-Date booklet (itself now increasingly valuable!), our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. It is in very good condition but we do note that the glass is a generic replacement, not by Rolex. The 18238 with its 3155 calibre movement was the first model to feature the double quick-set feature for easy, independent alteration of the Day and Date. The NEW equivalent is now £29,500!
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