1916 Rolex Rare Vintage Mens World War I Era Military Officers Trench Watch - Sterling Silver Arsa Case condition: Case body and

Case condition: Case body and back present as just short of mint with fairly light signs of polishing

5mm wide (excluding crown) by 41mm long lug tip to tip

Note that the clasp is the correct style for the watch but was replaced from another band

A Master Watchmaker has performed any needed servicing and installed a brand new battery

The small date hand is a replacement for the original that had broken

1916 Rolex Rare Vintage Mens World War I Era Military Officers Trench Watch - Sterling Silver Arsa Case condition: Case body andIn 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