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fjaques · 11 May 2012, 04:31 AM

Hi John:
I have one that is very similar except that it also has the seconds hand and it is in excellent working condition. W & D (Google it) were the originators of Rolex. I see you query the 1915 date and strangely enough, my watch was my fathers and he was in the Westminster Dragoons Cavalry in Egypt in 1915. On the dial of the watch is "Osias Zelnick, Le Caire-Mousky" which is a merchant area in Cairo, Egypt. I believe he bought it there. Markings on the case are similar to yours except serial number is 604471 with a 4 below. Am not sure what the 4 represents. There is an interesting site that you may want to explore:- http://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/index.htm
Feel free to contact me at fjaques@comcast.net. I live in Michigan, USA. I wrote to Rolex but in their reply they could not give me any information as they said all their records from that era were destroyed in the Blitz during WW2.

11 May 2012, 04:31 AM	#18
fjaques "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Frederic Location: Michigan USA Watch: 1966 Rolex Submari Posts: 2	Grandfather's 1915 Rolex Hi John: I have one that is very similar except that it also has the seconds hand and it is in excellent working condition. W & D (Google it) were the originators of Rolex. I see you query the 1915 date and strangely enough, my watch was my fathers and he was in the Westminster Dragoons Cavalry in Egypt in 1915. On the dial of the watch is "Osias Zelnick, Le Caire-Mousky" which is a merchant area in Cairo, Egypt. I believe he bought it there. Markings on the case are similar to yours except serial number is 604471 with a 4 below. Am not sure what the 4 represents. There is an interesting site that you may want to explore:- http://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/index.htm Feel free to contact me at fjaques@comcast.net. I live in Michigan, USA. I wrote to Rolex but in their reply they could not give me any information as they said all their records from that era were destroyed in the Blitz during WW2.