1920s 18ct gold square vintage Rolex wristwatch, ref. 912
Date: 1924
Case: 18ct gold, 27 x 41mm
Movement: Rolex Prima
Dial: Champagne with Arabic numerals
Lugs: 24mm
A truly stunning Rolex watch, evocative of the decadent ‘Roaring 20’s’!
A 1928, extremely rare 18ct two-colour gold square vintage Rolex wristwatch. The square gold case is curved to the wrist and has flared sides. The case measures 27 x 41 mm (including lugs) with 24mm lug size. The case (reference 912) is signed R.W.C. Ltd (Rolex Watch Company Limited), Rolex 7 Worlds Record, Geneva-Suisse and is hallmarked Glasgow 1928. The Rolex Prima movement is timed to 6 positions, for all climates with 15 jewels. The guilloche ‘engine turned’ silvered dial has Arabic numerals, with a subsidiary seconds dial and fine blued steel ‘cathedrale’ hands, The dial is signed Rolex above the centre.
This design of case was clearly influenced by the design of the ‘Rolex Prince’ which was being made at the same time. The watch was marketed as ‘An elegant gentleman’s watch’.
