Pocket watch, Rolex, Switzerland, 1928
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1928
Rolex Swiss pocket watch, Extra Prima 17 jewel lever movement, with 18 carat gold hunter case made by Dennison Watch Case Co Ltd, Birmingham. Birmingham hallmark on case for 1928. Presented to Councillor Harry Coleman by the citizens of Kew on 7 August 1930, for his services as Mayor of Kew in the mayoral year 1929-30. Gold case with white coloured dial with black Roman numerals. Seconds dial at 6.
Blue leather rectangular case with gold decoration on top and dark blue velvet and white silk interior.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- 18 carat gold
- Dimensions
- Object Dimensions: 50 mm (Width), 12 mm (Depth), 67 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Rolex Watch Co Ltd; Dennison Watch Case Co. Ltd.
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Outer case front outside has ornate & intertwined engraved letters 'CH'. Outer case front inside has hallmarks for maker (ALD), gold standard (crown and '18') and serial number 412219. Outer case back inside has Birmingham hallmark for 1928 (anchor in shield with capital 'D' inside shield), gold standard hallmark (crown and '18'), makers mark (ALD), serial number 412219. Inner case back outside is engraved "Presented to the MAYOR / Cr HARRY COLEMAN / BY THE CITIZENS OF KEW. / AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM / AND IN RECOGNITION OF SERVICES / RENDERED TO THE CITY / DURING HIS MAYORAL YEAR 1929-1930 / - 7t
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-407216
- Museum object name
- Pocket Watch - Rolex, 1928
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- ST 46137
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.