Rolex Rolex 9k Solid Gold Half Hunter Pocket Watch NWW 2302
Rolex 9k Solid Gold Half Hunter Pocket Watch
Rolex 9k solid yellow half hunter pocket watch. The half hunter has got a front cover with a small aperture so that the time can be read without opening the cover. The full hunter has no aperture and needs to be opened to read the time. The covers are to protect the face. Some of the half hunters have a double spade hour hand so the spade pointer is visible when the front cover is closed as well as then the cover is open. The half hunter sometimes has the numerals engraved on the front cover such as on this watch. This half hunter really makes for an attractive watch. Rolex were and still are making some of the most desirable watches that money can buy and this one is no exception. It’s an outstanding quality watch with top quality well engineered case and movement. No skimping on the gold either as it has an internal hinged dust cover to protect the movement. This has kept the movement in immaculate condition. There is a scratch on this dust cover across the engraving as seen in the images.
In house Rolex calibre 15 jewel movement which was timed in 3 positions, this being the pre cursor to chronometer testing. Has an enamel dial, blued steel hands and stem wound
It dates to 1938 and was a presentation watch, this is noted by the engraving on the internal dust cover. The engraving tells a story of the 25 year service to an Edward Chamberlain form the directors of Frederick Pollard and Co. Long service or retirement awards were at the end of people’s careers, and not to be too blunt, also their lives, so they were often prized possessions, seldom used apart from Sunday best as such kept in immaculate condition. These days you would be lucky to get a company branded coffee mug and pat on the back for 25 years service, never mind a gold Rolex
Lovely collectible watch that would make a great gift or an addition to any pocket watch collector or a Rolex collector
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Rolex SA was founded in 1905 by the German Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis. Contrary to popular belief, Hans Wilsdorf was neither Swiss, nor a watchmaker. Wilsdorf & Davis was the original name of what later became the Rolex Watch Company. They originally imported Hermann Aegler's Swiss movements to England and placed them in quality cases made by Dennison and others. These early wristwatches were then sold to jewellers, who then put their own names on the dial. The earliest watches from the firm of Wilsdorf and Davis are usually marked "W&D" – inside the caseback only. Hans Wilsdorf registered the trademark name "Rolex" in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland during 1908. The word was made up, but its origin is obscure. One story, which was never confirmed by Wilsdorf, is that the word "Rolex" came from the French phrase horlogerie exquise, meaning exquisite watch industry. The Wilsdorf & Davis company moved out of Great Britain in 1912. Wilsdorf wanted his watches to be affordable, but taxes and export duties on the case metals (silver and gold) were driving costs up. From that time to the present, Rolex has been headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, though the company owns facilities in other cities (Bienne, etc) and continents (North America, Asia, Australia, etc). The company name Rolex was officially registered on 15 November 1915. It is thought this change was part of a drive to popularize wristwatches, which at the time were still considered a novelty largely for women (pocket watches were more common). Wilsdorf was said to desire his watch brand's name to be easily pronounceable in any language. The company name was officially changed to the Rolex Watch Company during 1919. It was later changed to Montres Rolex, SA and finally Rolex, SA. Rolex SA is a foundation initiated and originally funded by Hans Wilsdorf and the Aegler family. According to foundation documentation, the Rolex SA company can never be sold, nor traded on any stock market.