| This is a beautiful, very rare Rolex vintage chronograph watch [Ref 2508]. Dating from the late 1930s, the watch is in very good, all-original condition - a collectors dream. All parts of the watch are original to each other; it is all correct in every way. You are welcome to view the watch in central London, by appointment. This is your chance to own a very special, premium collection standard watch. If you are a collector you will know that very few original, correct Rolex chronographs from this era come to the market. Relatively few were made and the majority are held in collections. If you are looking for a financial investment you should consider this watch as it will only rise and rise in value. I have seen steel Rolex vintage chronographs on sale for double my price. | |
| The watch features a steel case, excellent, crisp hand wound Rolex movement and a beautiful original, unrestored cream dial. Attached to the leather strap is a genuine steel Rolex buckle. The watch comes complete with a new, high quality presentation case. The watch was photographed under less than ideal light conditions so you can expect it to be better in reality. | |
| Such is the high quality of the watch, I will include a one year written guarantee on the movement, which is long enough for you to assess the running order. I also include a professional insurance valuation, in excess of my asking price. Also, I offer a full refund if you are not entirely happy, as long as the watch is returned within seven days if UK customer, fourteen days if overseas, in the same condition. Please feel free to contact me to arrange to view the watch in central London. | |
| Case | The steel case is in very good, bright condition, with the kind of wear you would expect from an unrestored watch of this age. It measures 34mm wide, excluding the original winding crown and original pushers x 41mm long, including the lugs. The case back closes correctly and firmly and the edges of the top and bottom are in good condition, showing that the case has always been opened with care. The outside of the case carries the Rolex coronet emblem, which you can make out in one of my photos. The inside is correctly signed ‘Rolex', ‘Geneve Suisse’ and the ‘2508’ case reference number. |
| Dial | The beautiful original, unrestored dial is inveryt clean condition, with a bit of spotting, as you would expect. It is a little more cream in colour than photographed. The dial is signed 'Rolex’ and ‘Antimagnetic’. The original steel hands, including centre seconds hand, are in good, unbent condition, as is the lens, which may or may not be original [I believe it to be original but it is impossible to be 100% certain]. |
| Movement | The hand wound Rolex movement is simply stunning. It is in beautiful crisp condition, as you can see. It is excellent quality, as you would expect, and is signed ‘Rolex’, ‘Swiss made’ and ‘Fab suisse’. The movement has just been serviced by a master watchmaker and is in very good working order, with all functions working correctly. |
| Strap/Buckle | The watch is on a used non-Rolex leather strap, attached to which is a later genuine Rolex steel buckle. The watch comes complete with a new, high quality watch case. |
| A simply superb watch from one of history's most famous names; serious collection standard. Will provide an excellent financial investment as well as a possession to enjoy. |
