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Gold Rolex from 1923

  1. Jon R

    Jon R Jan 25, 2014

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    Can't stop wondering who owned this - it was originally purchased in the UK - probably London - so maybe an officer who survived the First World War… Guess we will never know...

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  2. ulackfocus

    ulackfocus Jan 25, 2014

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    adam78 and the other Adam would dig that watch!
     
  3. cicindela Ω 2

    cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Jan 25, 2014

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    Yes but what about Adam, I think he liked these too.
     
  4. Privateday7

    Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jan 25, 2014

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    We know Adam has preference for anything from earliest period of the world........ask his wife, Eve. ::facepalm2::
     
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    cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Jan 25, 2014

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    ::facepalm2:: ::facepalm2:: ::facepalm2::
     
  6. ulackfocus

    ulackfocus Jan 25, 2014

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  7. Hijak Ω 2

    Hijak Jan 26, 2014

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    Steve, is this a subtle Pootietang reference?:coffee:
     
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    adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Feb 2, 2014

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    To get this thread back to the subject at hand, that is a nice early Rolex cushion/tonneau cased example. I don't know much about these.
     
  9. Jon R

    Jon R Feb 2, 2014

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    Thanks Adam - A quick Google of "Herbert Wolf Ltd" indicates that this was quite a prominent jewellers and watchmaker in London at the time with various examples of pocket and early wristwatches signed by the name popping up in auctions.