1916 round silver vintage Rolex ‘Officers’ watch

An incredibly rare early silver round vintage Rolex ‘Officers’ watch. The case measures 30 mm in diameter with 12mm lugs and personal engraving to the back ” With best wishes from friends at M.F. 11, April 1918″. The case is signed Rolex, W&D (Wilsdorf & Davis, founders of Rolex), hallmarked London 1916 and numbered. The manual wind movement is signed Rolex with 15 jewels. The white enamel dial has black Roman numerals with a red twelve, a subsidiary seconds dial and fine blued steel ‘Roskopf Anglaises’ hands. The dial is signed Rolex above the centre.

A rare collectable Rolex ‘Officer’s or Trench’ watch.