1938 Rolex Art Deco Vintage Mens Two-Tone Dial Watch - 9K Rose Gold Quick-Setting Day Despite what the photos seem

Despite what the photos seem to suggest the original lightly stamped serial number is still perfectly intact

as is the case with this special watch

Its original Omega dial has meticulously restored - the printing could virtually pass as Omega factory done to the naked eye

Introduced approximately eight years after the Oyster

original "in-house"Universal Geneve caliber 285 movement

1938 Rolex Art Deco Vintage Mens Two-Tone Dial Watch - 9K Rose Gold Quick-Setting Day Despite what the photos seemToday's offering showcases this rare 9K Art Deco tonneau Rolex made in 1938. In the first decade after the turn of the twentieth century when someone referred to a gentleman's watch they most often meant one object a large, timing instrument kept in the pocket. That changed in part because of Hans Wilsdorf, a true legend in timekeeping history, who founded Rolex Watch Co. in 1908. When the first World War erupted, demand rose sharply for these novel