Rolex. Rare montre bracelet en or jaune 14K (585) mouvement mécanique, remise aux employés d'Eaton après 25 ans d'anciennetéRolex. A rare and unusual 14k gold manual wind Eaton 1/4 century club wristwatch Model: Eaton 1/4 Century Club Reference: 6422 Date: Circa 1955 Movement: 17-jewel Cal.1210 manual wind, No.52775 Dial: Silvered, applied gilt hour markers forming '1/4 Century Club', black outer 1/5th second divisions with luminous dot 5 minute markers, gilt dagger hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds Case: Polished tonneau form, screw down back and crown, Eaton Knitting Co Limited presentation inscription to back, inside back date coded I.55, No.47857 Strap/Bracelet: Tan ostrich leather Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold buckle Signed: Case & movement, dial signed Eaton Size: 34mm - Weight: 37,00g FootnotesQuarter Century Club watches were made specifically for T. Eaton Company Limited which was a major Canadian department store established by Timothy Eaton in 1869 in Toronto. They were awarded to employees after completing 25 years of service. The company also owned related companies and factories such as the Eaton Knitting Company, for whom the current watch was produced. These watches only had the words 1/4 Century Club spelled out on the dial and were signed 'Eaton' in the centre instead of Rolex.
Rolex. Rare montre bracelet en or jaune 14K (585) mouvement mécanique, remise aux employés d'Eaton après 25 ans d'anciennetéRolex. A rare and unusual 14k gold manual wind Eaton 1/4 century club wristwatch Model: Eaton 1/4 Century Club Reference: 6422 Date: Circa 1955 Movement: 17-jewel Cal.1210 manual wind, No.52775 Dial: Silvered, applied gilt hour markers forming '1/4 Century Club', black outer 1/5th second divisions with luminous dot 5 minute markers, gilt dagger hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds Case: Polished tonneau form, screw down back and crown, Eaton Knitting Co Limited presentation inscription to back, inside back date coded I.55, No.47857 Strap/Bracelet: Tan ostrich leather Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold buckle Signed: Case & movement, dial signed Eaton Size: 34mm - Weight: 37,00g FootnotesQuarter Century Club watches were made specifically for T. Eaton Company Limited which was a major Canadian department store established by Timothy Eaton in 1869 in Toronto. They were awarded to employees after completing 25 years of service. The company also owned related companies and factories such as the Eaton Knitting Company, for whom the current watch was produced. These watches only had the words 1/4 Century Club spelled out on the dial and were signed 'Eaton' in the centre instead of Rolex.
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