Rolex Sterling
silver Rebberg – 0.925 Silver – Silver Sunburst dial – Unicorn mvt - 1920’s
Very
rare and collectible Rolex sterling silver Rebberg watch with round silver
sunburst dial and sub seconds ring at 6 o’clock. The watch has Arabic numerals
for hours. The hands are black/blue color with Breguet style. It is a silver
case with the back case attached. Inside is engraved .925 – R.W.C Ltd (Rolex Watch Company Limited) -75165 – 8”. The
watch comes with a Rolex Unicorn movement with 15 jewels. It is engraved on the
movement “Swiss Made”. The watch comes with a black Rolex Ostrich strap and Rolex
clasp. Width between lugs is 12mm. The watch comes with a Rolex Service
Division box. The watch has been visual inspected at Rolex New York. Very
collectible timepiece.
In
1905, Hans Wilsdorf founded in London “ Wilsdorf & Davis” a wholesaler
company. The same year, he signed a contract to distribute the Aegler
wristwatches brand in UK. In 1908, he creates his own brand called “Rolex”
abbreviation of “Rolling Export”. In 1914, Wilsdorf won a class “A” rating
certificate from the Kew observatory in England. In 1914, “Les Fils de jean
Aegler become Rolex Watch Co. Aegler SA, Manufacture d’Horlogerie”. In 1920,
Wilsdorf founded “Montres Rolex SA” in Geneva. In 1926, he patented a watchcase
with a screw down crown. In 1927 the “Oyster” was born when Mercedes Gleitze
crossed the Channel in 15 hours and 15 minutes. In 1931, came the “Perpetual”,
then the “Datejust” in 1945. Since 2000, Rolex makes its own movements and
produce over 700,000 watches a year many being iconic like the Daytona,
Submariner or the Prince to name a few.
Technical details
Rolex Unicorn
manual winding movement with 15 jewels and 18,000 A/h.
Measurements
Diameter
excluding winding crown: 32mm
Length including lugs: 40mm