Vintage Women's Rolex sleuth's needed

[RebreatherDiver]

Hello all,

first, let me start with a disclaimer. This watch will NEVER show up for sale anywhere! Period!

Second, it was not found in the back of my fathers safe!

Okay, now back to the mystery, I was at my Mother-in-law's for the holiday's and we were talking watches. My father-in-law talking about his Patek's and me with my Rolex, then my Mother-in-law asked if I would like to see her grandmothers rolex...........aaaaaaah? Yea!!!

So these pictures are what I saw, I had no clue what to tell her, there was no serial numbers or model numbers anywhere. One of the bracelets welds has come loose and I asked my wife to put it on so I could take some pictures.

I have convinced her to send it to Houston, but until she does this, it would be nice to ask everyone here to solve the mystery........does anyone know about this watch?

Thanks in advance to all you Sherlock's in the making

[R1@160@alltimes]

It is not the new SS Sub, I can tell you that

[RebreatherDiver]

Originally Posted by R1@160@alltimes

It is not the new SS Sub, I can tell you that

Thanks, I can now take that one off the possible list of suspects

[R1@160@alltimes]

Originally Posted by RebreatherDiver

Thanks, I can now take that one off the possible list of suspects

I never saw that reference before

[onkyo]

Originally Posted by R1@160@alltimes

It is not the new SS Sub, I can tell you that

Good one Gus....

Sorry I am no help either.

[kyle L]

Maybe you could send it to Bob Ridley or Dalton, I'm sure they could really clean and fix up the case!

[RebreatherDiver]

Originally Posted by kyle L

Maybe you could send it to Bob Ridley or Dalton, I'm sure they could really clean and fix up the case!

It is actually really clean, the pictures were tough to take, I only had my 16-40L and it was not ideal for "macro". Additionally, it has a magnification style crystal, and my flash and lighting were horrible.

Next time I go down I will bring the macro lens, or my hopes is that she has sent it in for service for then, and I can post what it is.

No one knows what it is? I told her you guys were the best!

[Alcan]

1960's cocktail watch (most earlier ones were 9k), faceted crystal, probably with a caliber 1400 or 1401, the smallest movements Rolex has made.

Not much market for them, usually in the $1,200 - $1,500 range, but still a nice looking watch.

Check for a hallmark on the inside case back. If so, any jeweller can nail down the year the case was made.

[Safetrends]

Originally Posted by Alcan

1960's cocktail watch (most earlier ones were 9k), faceted crystal, probably with a caliber 1400 or 1401, the smallest movements Rolex has made.

Not much market for them, usually in the $1,200 - $1,500 range, but still a nice looking watch.

Well we have a winner what does he get for name the Rolex watch.
BTW I am sure glad you have a camera instead of a stinkin stock photo!

[RebreatherDiver]

Originally Posted by Alcan

1960's cocktail watch (most earlier ones were 9k), faceted crystal, probably with a caliber 1400 or 1401, the smallest movements Rolex has made.

Not much market for them, usually in the $1,200 - $1,500 range, but still a nice looking watch.

Originally Posted by Safetrends

Well we have a winner what does he get for name the Rolex watch.
BTW I am sure glad you have a camera instead of a stinkin stock photo!

Sweet! aaaaaah, not sure what to give for a gift?

how about an old fashioned sincere "Thank you!!!" and if "way up north" is buy me, I will buy you a nice glass of chimay!

so is "cocktail watch" the name of the style? or is it a variation of some other model? If you don't know that is fine, looks like the service will be as much as the watch so goes "family value"

Thanks very much:c lap:

[Alcan]

Originally Posted by RebreatherDiver

"Thank you!!!

You're welcome, that's why we're all here!

Originally Posted by RebreatherDiver

so is "cocktail watch" the name of the style? :

Yep, I don't think they were known by any other specific name

Originally Posted by RebreatherDiver

looks like the service will be as much as the watch so goes "family value"

Well, it's comforting to know that all the parts are still availible to service the movement, at least up here. Toronto RSC overhauled Nancy's 1960 with the caliber 1400 a couple of years ago, about $500 including a bracelet repair.