An unmarked 1920s Rolex ladies watch - Help to identify
A friend inherited a watch recently.
On first view it seemed nothing much but they took it to a watch maker for a service, since it was quite pretty.
He told them the movement was Rolex, that he thought the case and dial were made by Rolex too, that it was from the 1920s (his guess) and that he thought it had potentially been made by Rolex for an English jewelry shop that would preferred - at the time - to not have Rolex branding on the watches.
It's really pretty and the dial is in great nick.Anyone have any thoughts on the story? On thepictures?
I couldn't get the caseback open with my thumbnail, but my phone wouldn't have gotten much of a photo anyway.
The crown is just brass now...may have originally been gold plated. The case is gold.
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Wow that looks pretty. It's a virtuous enamel dial. British retailers did not allow names of foreign manufacturers on the dial, but the case back and the movement could be marked with the name. Sometimes they added name of they retailer in enamel and over time it falls off and disappears. Also if you open it you might find W&D markings if this is real gold.
Wow that looks pretty. It's a virtuous enamel dial. British retailers did not allow names of foreign manufacturers on the dial, but the case back and the movement could be marked with the name. Sometimes they added name of they retailer in enamel and over time it falls off and disappears. Also if you open it you might find W&D markings if this is real gold.
It's real gold. And yes, porcelain dial.
I found some similar watches for sale over on Watchuseek
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/fs-ladies-rolex-cocktail-watch-9ct-pink-gold-cal-9%C2%BE-1914.5445855/