1918 Rolex Vintage Mens World War I Era Military Officers Trench Watch - Sterling Silver Diamond Dial Featuring Bombe lugs

Featuring Bombe lugs

Also accompanying the watch is what appears to be a servicing or sales receipt that was with the watch when we acquired it

It shows signs of previous polishing

Serviced: Recently previously cleaned and oiled

Dimensions: 24mm wide (not including the crown) by 31mm long lug tip to tip

1918 Rolex Vintage Mens World War I Era Military Officers Trench Watch - Sterling Silver Diamond Dial Featuring Bombe lugsIn 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 watches as Allied servicemen needed a more suitable way to a access their