All Watches
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£4,199 Stock number: 12-24-022Gent’s Rolesium Yachtmaster model 16622 from 2008/2009 with silvery dial on Oysterlock 78760 bracelet. Comes with Rolex boxes, Yachtmaster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. In very good condition with only superficial wear to glass and bezel insert. The NEW RRP is now £7,850! Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool.
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£950 Stock number: 10-31-366Gent’s stainless steel Breitling Colt 44 quartz, made in mid-2012. This is model A74387 with cream dial on rubber strap, with tang-type buckle. In excellent condition with Breitling boxes, instruction booklet and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £1,940! Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
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£3,499 Stock number: 22-29-004Bicolour Datejust model 69173 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with champagne / diamond dot dial. In very nice condition with Rolex boxes, an Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £7,100 ! Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
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£3,599 Stock number: 12-28-003Bicolour Rolex Datejust model 16233 from approx 1994 with champagne / diamond dot dial on Jubilee 62523 bracelet. In especially good condition for its age, it now comes with a modern Rolex box-set, an Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £8,600!
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£2,299 Stock number: 32-30-010Bicolour Oyster Perpetual non-date model 76193 first sold by Goldsmiths in late 2006, with champagne / baton dial on Jubilee 62523 bracelet. In very nice condition with Rolex boxes, Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
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£6,999 Stock number: 10-29-681Of interest to collectors ! Stainless steel Cosmograph Daytona model 16520 from approx 1999, on Oysterlock 78390 bracelet with WHITE dial. In excellent condition with negligible marks on dial / hands and only light wear to the bezel. The numbered green sticker is still present on the case-back! Still has original “16520” Rolex boxes, red swing-tag and correct 16520 Daytona booklet, plus our own warranty card. The NEW model Daytona is £7,950 if you can find one, but this older Zenith-based 4030 calibre movement version has proved particularly popular with collectors for years. Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
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£2,299 Stock number: 12-30-015Stainless steel Oyster Perpetual DATE model 79240 with blue / roman numeral dial on Jubilee 62510 bracelet. In excellent condition with boxes, DATE booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK papers dated May 2005. The NEW equivalent is now £4,150! Available from Miltons of Church St, Liverpool city centre.
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£2,999 Stock number: 12-29-029Bicolour Datejust model 16233 from approx 1990, on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with black / baton dial. In very nice order with a later Rolex box-set, Oyster booklet, red swing-tag, Rolex UK service card from January 2014 and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £7,250!
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£2,499 Stock number: 32-31-010Bicolour Datejust model 69173 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with champagne / baton dial from the mid-1990s. In very nice order with Rolex boxes, Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £5,750! Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
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£2,399 Stock number: 42-31-003Late 1980s Datejust model 16233 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with silver / baton dial. Comes with our own presentation box and warranty card, priced very reasonably because the dial and ( especially ) the bracelet show signs of the watch’s age. We suggest that this Rolex would best be saved for dress wear now. The NEW equivalent is now £8,600!
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£2,599 Stock number: 12-31-019Stainless steel and white metal Air-King model 114234 on Oyster 70190 bracelet with attractive silver / pink baton 3-6-9 dial. Comes fresh from a Rolex UK service with original boxes, Oyster booklet, red swing-tag, original papers from John Pass in Crewe dated May 2008 and a Rolex UK service card dated July 2014. We have found that both ladies and gentlemen like the Air-King with this particular dial. As it is the model with the white metal bezel, its new RRP is £4,100!
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£2,099 Stock number: 10-31-193Stainless steel Air-King model 14000M with silver / baton dial on Oyster 78350 bracelet. In superb condition with original boxes, Oyster booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK papers from David M. Robinson dated February 2005. The NEW equivalent is now £3,350 !
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Stock number:Rarely does our collecting direction turn from the enlightened path that is old Rolex tool watches, but we could make an exception for a 1970 Tudor 7031/0 chronograph with a dial in the condition of this one ! Would we wear it ? No, but we can appreciate it for what is. For fellow geeks ( if you are reading this page, it may be time to face facts ), the movement is a 7734 calibre and the case number is in the 756xxx range.
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Stock number:This gilt dial Submariner 5513 from 1965 was sent to us by a client in early 2014 for verification after he purchased it elsewhere. This is not a service we normally provide, but we were delighted to confirm that he had bought a good watch ! Note that all such gilt dial Subs will have the depth rating presented in the earlier style, with metres defined before feet.
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Stock number:The Submariner 5513 was fitted with a surprisingly large number of different dials through the years, from what are now £50,000+ Explorer dial versions fitted in the early 1960s through standard gilt-dial versions to white text 200m-660ft dials, several white text 660ft-200m variants, highly sought after military issue and Comex issues, finishing with white gold surround indices in the early 1990s and even luminova dial variants available at service to this day. This well-used watch has an especially nice maxi dial with over-size luminous dots, similar to the markers on 5517 mil subs. It was sold by us soon after the millennium and returned for a light glass polish in Summer 2014, still running well.
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£3,599 Stock number: 42-29-002Bicolour Datejust model 16233 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with silver / diamond dot dial. This early 1990s watch is in surprisingly nice condition, has enjoyed a full movement service in June 2014 and comes with a Rolex box, an Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £8,600! Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
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£4,599 Stock number: X24218C (12-07-013)UNWORN, in delivery stickers ! Latest model Explorer II ref 216570 with WHITE dial on Oysterlock 72210 bracelet. Comes with original boxes, Explorer II booklet, numbered green swing-tag and international Rolex warranty card from Norway dated March 2012. The NEW RRP is now £5,530 ! Available from Miltons of Church Street in Liverpool city centre.
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£5,499 Stock number: 12-30-005Bicolour Date Submariner model 16613 on Oyster Fliplock 93153 bracelet with silver / sapphire and diamond dial. Comes with a Rolex box set, an Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and original, undated Rolex papers from Germany ( early 1990s model ). We have had a new, blue bezel insert fitted but this keen price reflects some slight signs of wear / age to the dial, glass and bracelet. The NEW equivalent gem-dialled Submariner is now £11,250!
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£4,399 Stock number: 42-27-003Stainless steel Explorer II model 216570 with white dial on Oysterlock 77210 bracelet. In brilliant condition with original boxes, Explorer II booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from Aurum Group dated November 2012. The NEW RRP is now £5,530! Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
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£3,299 Stock number: 42-30-003Stainless steel Explorer II model 16570T on Oysterlock 78790A bracelet with black dial. In superb condition with boxes, Explorer booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from B W Sizer in Scarborough dated December 2008. This is a late “M” case number watch and contains the newer 3186 calibre Rolex movement. The NEW equivalent is now £5,530! Available from Miltons of Grange Road, Birkenhead.
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£2,599 Stock number: 42-31-004Bicolour Rolex Datejust model 69173 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with smart blue / baton dial. This early 1990s watch comes with a later Rolex box-set, an Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £6,450! Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
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Stock number:A three-colour exotic or “Paul Newman” dial Daytona 6262/0 is unusual in itself, but when our MD took this one from our special selection personally for service at Rolex in London something even more remarkable transpired. Look at the service notes on the Rolex schedule of works : they describe the dial explicitly as being a “Paul Newman.” This was never Rolex nomenclature and it is quite extraodinary for them to have adopted a name given to a variant by the wider vintage community. We do not know of another such Daytona where the dial has been so irrefutably established as a genuine PN !
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Stock number:We don’t know what they were “shmoking” at Geneva when Rolex designed this dial. At least if Daphne from Scooby-Doo ever visits Miltons we will have just the watch dial for her. Apparently, the metal numerals on this dial are made from a unique Rolex alloy, HannaBarbarium.
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£17,999 Stock number: 80-99-9918ct white gold Yachtmaster II model 116689. Comes with large boxes, an Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and numbered Rolex UK service warranty card. This watch is in superb condition, still in stickers from its trip back to the mother ship ! The NEW RRP for this watch is now £32,200.
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Stock number:What happens if you place a Rolex warranty card under a UV light ? It’s always worth trying these things. Fake Rolex warranty cards are already available so be careful. If the bad guys can make fake airplane parts and credit cards which get through the relevant systems, a Rolex warranty card is child’s play. Click on the picture until you are able to access the original image, before UV light was applied.
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£4,999 Stock number: 50-04-105Bicolour Rolex Datejust model 179173 on Jubilee 63133 bracelet with champagne / diamond dial. In lovely condition, it comes with a Rolex box-set, Datejust booklet and UK papers from Goldsmiths in Chester dated November 2004. The NEW RRP is now £7,900!
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£2,599 Stock number: 12-30-011Bicolour Datejust model 79173 from December 2000 with brilliant white / roman numeral dial on Jubilee 62523 bracelet. In very good order with a Rolex box-set, an Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £5,750 !
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£10,299 Stock number: 12-47-024Gent’s full size 18ct yellow gold Rolex Yachtmaster model 16628B from approx 1998, on Oysterlock 78768B bracelet with striking blue dial. In lovely condition with original, large box set, the Yachtmaster booklet, red swing-tag and international Rolex papers. Priced keenly to reflect the condition of the bracelet. The last NEW RRP of this model was £20,800 . . . and most of the range has increased in price by about 10% since then!
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£1,099 Stock number: 10-30-294Lady’s stainless steel Breitling Colt Oceane quartz bracelet watch, model A77380 with blue dial. In lovely condition with original boxes, instruction booklet, swing-tag, chronometer certificate and UK warranty booklet from Stott & Willgrass in Jersey dated September 2011. This model had a new RRP of £1,930 but the new equivalent today is over £2,000!
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£699 Stock number: 11-30-122Steel mid-size Omega Seamaster quartz bracelet watch, model 2561.80.00 with blue dial & bezel insert. Comes with Omega boxes, instruction booklet and UK warranty cards from David M. Robinson dated November 2004. Priced very keenly to reflect visible wear to the bezel and glass.
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£10,499 Stock number: 12-29-020Stunning 18ct yellow gold Datejust model 179238 with original diamond lugs and champagne / diamond dot dial on President 83138 bracelet. This beautiful example has clearly been saved for special occasions only and comes with original boxes, Datejust booklet, red swing-tag and UK papers from Hettich Jewellers in Jersey dated April 2003. The NEW RRP of this model is now £19,350! Available from Miltons of Chester, under the famous clock.
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£3,399 Stock number: 10-29-430Mid-size Rolesium Yachtmaster model 168622 from approx 2002, on Oysterlock 78750 bracelet with silver-coloured dial. Comes with a later Rolex box-set, Yachtmaster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW RRP is now £7,100!
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£2,799 Stock number: 20-28-033Gent's bicolour Breitling Navitimer automatic chronograph manufactured in late 2007, model ref D23322. Has the black dial option with silver sub-dials and black leather strap. Comes in a Breitling box with a ( technically not quite correct ) “Navitimer 01 Limited” booklet, swing-tag, authorised distributor leaflet, slide rule calculator and instructions. Please note this model is NOT water-proof. Priced very reasonably to reflect light wear to the glass and strap.
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£1,499 Stock number: 12-29-007Stainless steel mid-size Cartier Tank Francaise quartz bracelet watch, case style 2301. In fantastic condition, this watch comes with a box and an instruction booklet. The NEW equivalent is now £3,350 according to Cartier’s website ! Please note that we do not recommend such push-crown models to be considered water-resistant.
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Stock number:In November 2014 Miltons acquired this wonderful Submariner 6536/1 from the late 1950s. It has a low 3xx,xxx case number, original dial and bezel insert, 1030 calibre movement and six service marks from Rolex on the inside of the III.57 case-back. It cost us a five-figure sum but here at Miltons we’re always ready to make the bank transfer, no matter what the size, for a vintage Rolex that floats our boat. The bezel looks to be in a perilous state, but in fact this red triangle version with no hash-marks up to 15 is a rare, original survivor from this batch and represents a major part of the watch’s value.
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Stock number:In December 2010, just before two years of significant price rises, Miltons spent £168,000 in a single day buying over 60 unworn, stickered Rolex watches including Sea Dwellers 16600s, stainless steel Date Submariner 16610s, Yachtmaster 16622s, Explorers 14270 / 114270 / 16570 and others. Oddly, all the watches lacked bracelets. The story was that HMRC had intercepted the watches being smuggled into the UK in parts; Customs had seized the watch-heads and ultimately auctioned them off in a single sale to an audience of international dealers and private buyers in London. Miltons were the largest buyer by far and took home over a third of the entire sale. With the blessing of Rolex UK we were then able to purchase all the new, genuine bracelets required to make the watches complete, but for another £40,000+! The watches all sold some time ago and we fear that such an opportunity may never arise again.
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£1,299 Stock number: 12-29-032Lady’s bicolour Breitling Wings Lady quartz bracelet watch, model D67350 with beautiful, white mother-of-pearl dial. Comes with a Breitling box and our own warranty card. Priced very reasonably because of a slight chip in the bezel by the 19 minute point, which many people will struggle to see. A new equivalent model would now be over £5,000 !
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£3,499 Stock number: 10-30-150Gent’s 2008 model steel and rose metal Breitling Chronomat Evolution ref. C13356 on two-colour Pilot bracelet, with striking dark blue / roman numeral dial. In excellent condition with a Breitling box-set, Chronomat Evolution instruction booklet, swing-tag & our own warranty card. The NEW RRP for this model was over £7,000 while the new equivalent is now over £10,000 !
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£2,450 Stock number: 22-30-001Bicolour Datejust model 69173 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with silver / baton dial. In very nice order with a later Rolex box-set, an Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £5,750 ! Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool city centre.
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£899 Stock number: 31-29-035Stainless steel mid-size Omega Seamaster Professional 300m automatic bracelet watch with blue dial and bezel insert, believed to be model 2551.80.00. In very nice condition but with superficial wear to the bezel insert, this watch comes with an Omega box and our own warranty card.
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£2,599 Stock number: 32-30-011Lady’s steel and white metal Datejust model 79174 on Jubilee 62510 bracelet with beautiful, decorated mother-of-pearl / roman numeral dial. Comes with Rolex boxes, an Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and UK papers from Goldsmiths at Harrods in London dated October 2002. In excellent condition with only slight wear to the bracelet. The NEW equivalent is now £5,800 !
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£3,499 Stock number: 12-67-014Bicolour Rolex Datejust model 79173 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with beautiful, original white Mother-of-Pearl / roman numeral dial. Comes with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. In superb condition with minimal wear to the glass. The NEW equivalent is now £7,500!
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£4,199 Stock number: 20-27-0442004-model bicolour Datejust ref. 116233 with brilliant white / roman numeral dial on Jubilee 63203 bracelet, originally UK-supplied to Pykes in Birkenhead. In excellent condition with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet, red swing-tag & our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £7,250!
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£3,499 Stock number: X23977 / 12-05-007Bicolour Datejust model 16233 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with champagne / diamond dot dial. Comes with a later Rolex box-set, an Oyster booklet and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £8,600!
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Stock number:Rolex collectors across the world are aware that Miltons have purchased and handled an extraordinary number of military issue Rolex Submariners, out of the original, mere 1,000 or so which were supplied to Royal Navy Clearance Divers, helicopter pilots and others in the 1970s. These watches are now so valuable that some will try to make a plain, civilian Submariner look like one of the genuine “mil subs.” Small details can be very hard to fake, though. This photograph shows the case-back of a genuine mil sub with its NATO coding and a conspicuous rippling effect in the metal. The rippling has been caused by decades of the nylon webbing strap rubbing slightly across the case-back, perhaps helped by the constant presence of salts and sand in its typical environment. It is galling now to think that so many of these issued, historical watches were sold off by the MOD over twenty years ago for as little as £50 each, whereupon dealers often butchered them to make them more like the normal, civilian Submariners.
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£3,199 Stock number: 12-48-020Bicolour Rolex Datejust model 79173 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with beautiful, original white Mother-of-Pearl / roman numeral dial. Comes with original boxes, Datejust booklet and UK papers from F.A.Buck Jewellers in Hanley dated February 2002. The NEW equivalent is now £6,750!
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£3,299 Stock number: 50-52-019Stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual DATE model 69160 on Oyster 78340 bracelet with RAF blue / roman numeral dial. In very nice condition with original box-set, Oyster booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK papers from Goldsmiths in Chester dated March 1999. The nearest NEW equivalent model (279160) is now £5,400!
£2,399 Stock number: 32-70-007Stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date model 79190 from 2002 with silver pin-stripe / baton dial on Oyster 78240 bracelet. In excellent condition with Rolex boxes, Date booklet & our own warranty card. The nearest NEW equivalent model (279160) is now £4,850! Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool city centre.
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Stock number:It is not just old Rolex watches which can go up in value. Back in the 1970s a booklet like this might have been thrown away without a second thought, but today period instruction booklets, boxes, brochures and other Rolex accessories can all have surprising value. Genuine, old instruction booklets for the rarest models can be worth three figure sums on their own!
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Stock number:This is perhaps a better photograph of some of the pieces in Miltons’ special selection. It was taken at the end of 2013, since when a number of significant pieces have joined those shown here.
£4,199 Stock number: 13-21-055Ex-display stock ! Stainless steel Limited Edition Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute chronograph strap watch, model AB0210 with black dial and matching leather strap. Still has sticker on the case-back and comes with special Breitling box set, instructions, slide rule calculator & booklet, uniquely-numbered 50-year leaflet, chronometer certificate and UK warranty booklet dated March 2013. The list price NEW is £6,060 ! Please note that the Navitimer is NOT water-proof for swimming etc. This rare watch is one of just 1962 made to commemorate 50 years since a Navitimer Cosmonaute became the first chronograph in space, strapped to the wrist of Scott Carpenter on the Mercury Aurora 7 mission. This is a serious “geek-piece,” as our colleagues would say, being manually wound and featuring a 24 hour dial ( hands rotate once rather than twice per day ). This is a feature some will find awkward, but others will treasure for its significance to a piece celebrating space flight. The NEW RRP was £6,060 ! Please ask for our Breitling specialists, Phil Ellison and Paul Aspinall, to demonstrate this watch to you at our Liverpool / St. John's store.
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£4,399 Stock number: 42-42-015Gent's Rolex Yachtmaster model 16622 with silvery dial on Oysterlock 78760 bracelet. Comes with Rolex boxes, Yachtmaster booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK papers dated January 2006. In excellent condition with minimal wear to glass and bezel insert. The NEW RRP is now £7,850! Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool city centre.
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£3,350 Stock number: 12-53-028Stainless steel Rolex Explorer II model 16570 T with WHITE dial on Oysterlock 78790A bracelet. In lovely condition with original boxes, Explorer booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from Ernest Jones / Leslie Davis dated December 2008. The NEW equivalent is now £5,350! Available from Miltons of 36 Borough Pavement, Birkenhead.
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£34,999 Stock number: X24895B / 12-14-009Unbelieveable ! All-original 18ct yellow gold Datejust model 179458, fully diamond-set by Rolex, as is its Oyster 74138 bracelet and pave diamond / enamel roman numeral dial ! In superb condition with original boxes, Datejust booklet and original UK papers from January 2005. This watch has spent most of its life in the safe, unworn ! The NEW RRP is now . . . wait for it . . . £70,700 ! 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 facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods.
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£3,499 Stock number: 12-25-014Bicolour Rolex Oyster Perpetual non-date model 67193 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with sparkling champagne / diamond dot dial. In wonderful condition with Rolex boxes, Oyster booklet, UK papers dated May 1995 and a service slip from a UK Rolex agent dated September 2010. The nearest NEW equivalent bicolour model with a diamond dial is now over TWICE this price!
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Stock number:Some of Miltons’ special selection in July 2014. These watches represent so much diving, military and horological history that one could write a book about it! Just a few years later you will find on the same trays military issue Submariner 5513s (9), 5517s (2) and even a 5512, Comex-issue 5513, 5514, 1665, 16800 (2) and 16600, Double Red Sea-Dweller 1665s (2), two Great White SeaDweller 1665s, Red 1680 Submariner, Disco Dial Explorer II 1655s (3), a Submariner 5508, a couple of Explorer 1016, a gilt text “Bart Simpson” 5513, 5500 Explorer, a gloss dial 5513 Submariner, white 1680 Submariners (2), Milgauss 1019s (3, all different dial variants), a Submariner 6536/1 with original red triangle bezel / unmarked first 15 minutes, another 6536-1, two GMT-Master 1675s, a Sea-King GMT 116710LN, a gilt dial 5513 Submariner with underline and “double SWISS” text that was presented to our America’s Cup team and many more. We are serious buyers of such pieces and we will, alternatively, lend money to clients, secured by similar watches. If you have one please make contact with our Managing Director, Haywood Milton, to discuss values.
Stock number:This is an especially nice example of the acrylic-glass Date Submariner model 1680/0 with 1575 calibre movement. It came from a former helicopter pilot and retains its original boxes and numbered papers. Full sets like this are always priced at a premium in the vintage market, but we think a great watch should never be turned down simply because a previous owner did not keep his box or documents for 40 years as, fortunately, this gentleman did.
Stock number:The 1960s and 1970s were a period of diving innovation, with the move to saturation diving to meet the demands of the oil industry in places like the North Sea. British divers often led the way and a generation of them trained in the Royal Navy, qualified as members of the legendary Clearance Divers and then moved on to work for the specialist diving company Comex. While they would often be issued with a watch to use during service, some preferred to buy their own. This rare “Double Red” Sea-Dweller model 1665 was one such watch, bought by a former RN Clearance Diver while later diving commercially. The lives of these modest men were remarkable and we owe much to them and their many lost colleagues. It is always a privilege to meet such divers, to hear or read their stories and perhaps buy their trusty old watch from them!
Stock number:While any Submariner 5513 is usually worth a few thousand pounds, one like this on our hirsute MD’s wrist a few years ago can be worth over ten times as much. The “Explorer-dial” Submariners are those made with the unusual “3 – 6 – 9” dial format similar to those more commonly seen on plain Explorer models. Earlier Submariners than this could be found with them, but 5512 and 5513 variants from the early 1960s era are especially favoured by many. There were in fact several versions of the Explorer dial during the short period of production and this one, with its uncalibrated depth rating, has become widely recognised only in the last few years. This particular watch was subsequently sold at auction.
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Stock number:The Orange Hand Explorer II model 1655 is something of an oddity, but its rarity has made it collectible in modern times. This typically well-worn example appears to retain its original bezel; note that the seconds hand, unlike the other example shown on this page, is the later all-white version with high visibility dot. The model has at times been called the “Steve McQueen” as it was rumoured that the famous actor had one, but this has never been substantiated and the apparent misnomer is heard less and less these days. For what it is worth, the star appears to have had a Submariner 5512 and perhaps a TAG chronograph.
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Stock number:In the late 1960s Rolex added a date display to the steel Submariner, with the new model 1680/0. For the first few years the word SUBMARINER was written in red and these models are especially sought after now. Do be careful, as the difference in value has tempted many to try to turn a genuine watch with an all-white text dial into one with the precious red text. Note that this genuine example ( which is in need of a new acrylic glass ) has the 660ft = 200m format of depth rating. An even earlier version with red text and the reverse 200m=660ft depth rating is worth more again.
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Stock number:This well-used Submariner 5513 from the 1960s is especially nice for retaining its original gilt-text dial, rather than having one of the later white-text versions. Note the depth rating, presented in metres before feet on the early examples like this. The 5513 was launched in 1962 and remained in production with little change for 30 years. Roger Moore would wear one in his first outing as 007 in “Live and Let Die,” but for real-life professionals including the UK’s pioneering Royal Navy Clearance Divers the watch would prove a genuine, reliable workhorse.
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£6,499 Stock number: X24273BEX-DISPLAY stock, still with stickers on clasp and case-back ! Steel and ROSE metal Datejust model 116201 on Oyster 72601 bracelet with striking BLACK / diamond dot dial. Comes with original boxes, Datejust booklet, green swing-tag and Rolex warranty card from July 2012. The list price NEW is now £8,400 !
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£4,199 Stock number: 22-24-005Bicolour Rolex Datejust model 16233 on Jubilee 62523 bracelet with striking BLACK / diamond dot dial. This 2003 model is in lovely condition and comes with Rolex boxes, Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £8,600!
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£4,199 Stock number: X24022UNWORN in delivery stickers ! 2012 steel and white metal Air-King 114234 on Oyster 70190 bracelet with striking black / diamond dot dial. Comes with Rolex box-set, Oyster booklet, numbered green swing-tag and 2012 European warranty card. The NEW RRP is now £5,450!
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£2,399 Stock number: 12-26-027Stainless steel and white metal Datejust model 16234 with silver / baton dial on Jubilee 62510 bracelet. In lovely condition with Rolex boxes, Datejust booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £5,300!
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£2,399 Stock number: X24041J2008 model Air-King 114210 with engine-turned bezel, white / roman numeral dial and Oyster 70190 bracelet. In fantastic condition with original boxes, Oyster booklet, numbered green swing-tag and our own warranty card in the Rolex document wallet. This model was most recently listed with a new RRP of £3,330 !
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£12,999 Stock number: 52-26-03536mm Rolex Day-Date in 18ct white gold, model 118239 on President 83859 bracelet with original Rolex salmon-pink / diamond dot dial and a diamond-set bezel which has been custom-made, NOT by Rolex. This UK-supplied watch was sold new in 2002 and comes with a large, modern Rolex box-set, Day-Date booklet, red swing-tag, our own warranty card and a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked it with them. Historically seen as a gentleman’s model, this is now a watch that will just as happily be worn by a lady. The NEW equivalent, with just a fluted gold bezel, is now £31,200!
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£7,199 Stock number: 12-26-00536mm steel & white metal Datejust model 116244 on Oyster 72600 bracelet with gorgeous full, original diamond bezel and silver / diamond dot dial ! These larger models with diamonds can be worn just as easily by ladies or gentleman. This stunning example comes with original boxes, Datejust booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from John Pass in Crewe dated December 2010. The NEW RRP is now £11,150 !
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£2,399 Stock number: 12-29-005Stainless steel Air-King model 114200 with salmon pink / 3-6-9 dial and Oyster 70190 bracelet. In superb condition with boxes, Oyster booklet, red swing-tag & UK papers from Mappin & Webb at Heathrow Airport dated August 2007. The NEW RRP is now £3,350 ! Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool.
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£4,799 Stock number: 12-10-004Steel & white metal Datejust model 179174 on Jubilee 63130 bracelet with most unusual grey gold-dust / Mother-of-Pearl / diamond dot dial ! In superb condition with original boxes, Datejust booklet and UK papers from September 2007. The NEW RRP is now £7,450!
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£4,399 Stock number: 30-08-086Gent’s full size Rolesium Yachtmaster model 16622 on Oysterlock 78760 bracelet. Has original boxes, Yachtmaster booklet, numbered green swing-tag, UK papers from David M. Robinson dated September 2002 AND a Rolex UK service slip from October 2006 ! In superb condition with only negligible wear to the glass. The NEW RRP is now £7,850 ! Available from Miltons of Church St, Liverpool city centre.
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£2,999 Stock number: X24264B / 12-07-043Stainless steel Explorer II model 16570 T with BLACK dial on Oysterlock 78790A bracelet. This 2005/2006 watch is in fine condition, having just had a new glass fitted. Comes with Rolex boxes, Explorer booklet and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £5,350!
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£7,099 Stock number: 12-11-007Bicolour Rolex Date Submariner model 116613LB with BLUE dial and ceramic bezel insert on Oyster Glidelock 97203 bracelet. In superb condition with original boxes, Submariner Date booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from B.W.Sizer in Scarborough dated September 2011. The NEW RRP is now £8,950! Available from Miltons of Church Street, Liverpool city centre.
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£2,299 Stock number: 22-24-009Stainless steel Oyster Perpetual non-date model 176210 on Oyster 70130 bracelet with one of the recent black 3-6-9 dials which has subtle powder-blue accents to the batons. In lovely condition with original boxes, Oyster booklet, numbered green swing-tag and UK warranty card from Aurum Group dated March 2011. The NEW RRP is now £3,300 ! Available from Miltons of Church Street in Liverpool city centre.
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£2,399 Stock number: 12-36-021Lady's steel and white metal Rolex Datejust model 69174 on Jubilee 62510 bracelet with silver / baton dial. This 1995 model is in very nice condition with a later box-set, Oyster booklet, red swing-tag and our own warranty card. The NEW equivalent is now £4,800!
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£5,399 Stock number: 12-11-026Bicolour Datejust model 179173 from 2007, on Jubilee 63133 bracelet with gorgeous WHITE Mother-of-Pearl / diamond dot dial. In fine condition with original boxes, Datejust booklet and our own warranty card. The NEW RRP is now £8,400 ! Available from Miltons of Church St, Liverpool city centre.
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£499 Stock number: 10-16-155Gent’s bicolour Omega De Ville quartz bracelet watch with attractive, silver dial. Very stylish dress watch with only slight signs of wear. Please note this is NOT water-proof. Comes with our own presentation box and warranty card.
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£2,899 Stock number: SSMC-S4056 / 42-05-003Lady's gorgeous stainless steel Omega Speedmaster with white MOP / pink numeral dial and full 1 carat diamond bezel, model 3835.74.34 on pink leather strap. This stunning example seems to be an ex-display model and comes with original gift-box set, instruction book, numbered swing-tag and undated Omega warranty cards.
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£799 Stock number: 10-26-346Lady’s stainless steel Omega Seamaster Professional quartz bracelet watch, model 2224.80.00 with blue dial and bezel insert. This is the recent model with red “Seamaster” script on the dial. Comes with an Omega box and our own warranty card. The NEW RRP for this model was £1,520 !
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£1,199 Stock number: 10-24-317Lady’s steel and yellow metal Omega Constellation quartz bracelet watch model 1262.75.00 with beautiful, white Mother-of-Pearl / diamond dot dial. Comes with an ( albeit rather worn ) Omega box, instruction booklet and UK warranty card from Goldsmiths of Church Street, Liverpool dated August 2000. Priced very keenly to reflect some slight signs of age.
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Lady’s stainless steel
