Circa 1929 Cushion Oyster - Advice on Possible Purchase

dall-houston · Nov 10, 2017

I've been looking at pictures of this watch for days. I like this style of watch and would like to own one, but I have no idea if this is a good example. I can't find much about these early Oysters on the internet. There's just a tiny bit of information in The Best of Time about Model 1069. I'm hoping someone will be willing to share their expertise with me.

Thanking you in advance.

Dall

Canuck · Nov 10, 2017

Some miscellaneous thoughts. The movement in that watch is a Rolex caliber 30 which is based on the FHF caliber 59. My impression is that the movement is later than 1929, and the case style appears to me to be earlier. That vintage of case should (IMO) have a Rebberg movement in it. The adapter ring around the movement is there to allow the 10 1/2 ligne movement to fit into a case which was designed for a larger movement. I am under the impression that the dial has been fabricated to fit the caliber 30 movement, in a larger diameter to fit the case. A fairly clever piece of work, but not a 1920s vintage Oyster. I’d suggest you avoid it.

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&2&2uswk&Rolex_59

Image courtesy Dr. Roland Ranfft’s movement archive.

dall-houston · Nov 10, 2017

Canuck
Some miscellaneous thoughts. The movement in that watch is a Rolex caliber 30 which is based on the FHF caliber 59. My impression is that the movement is later than 1929, and the case style appears to me to be earlier. That vintage of case should (IMO) have a Rebberg movement in it. The adapter ring around the movement is there to allow the 10 1/2 ligne movement to fit into a case which was designed for a larger movement. I am under the impression that the dial has been fabricated to fit the caliber 30 movement, in a larger diameter to fit the case. A fairly clever piece of work, but not a 1920s vintage Oyster. I’d suggest you avoid it.

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&2&2uswk&Rolex_59

Image courtesy Dr. Roland Ranfft’s movement archive.

Thank you!

Circa 1929 Cushion Oyster - Advice on Possible Purchase

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