Cool, thanks for posting this vid! I didn't know about the Eaton's affiliation. I have a watch that is a close relative of yours, branded an "Oyster Lipton" -- also a Canadian market Rolex. Serial number dates to 1939. Looks like same case and crown as yours but with a black dial with gold markings and hands. Case back is stamped Oyster Watch Co. but also has some Rolex trademark stamps. Rolex 59 movement inside, and the only place it indicates "Rolex" is a Rolex word-mark stamp on the dial-side of the movement. Funny thing given how close these are date-wise, is mine has a crude attempt at Geneva stripe decorations on the bridges and balance cock where yours is undecorated. Mine is also 15-jewel where yours is 17 (extra two cap jewels on the escape wheel pivots). Mine has a broken balance staff, so it's in the "future project queue" on my workbench. Cheers!
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Cool, thanks for posting this vid! I didn't know about the Eaton's affiliation. I have a watch that is a close relative of yours, branded an "Oyster Lipton" -- also a Canadian market Rolex. Serial number dates to 1939. Looks like same case and crown as yours but with a black dial with gold markings and hands. Case back is stamped Oyster Watch Co. but also has some Rolex trademark stamps. Rolex 59 movement inside, and the only place it indicates "Rolex" is a Rolex word-mark stamp on the dial-side of the movement. Funny thing given how close these are date-wise, is mine has a crude attempt at Geneva stripe decorations on the bridges and balance cock where yours is undecorated. Mine is also 15-jewel where yours is 17 (extra two cap jewels on the escape wheel pivots). Mine has a broken balance staff, so it's in the "future project queue" on my workbench. Cheers!
Thank you for that info! I will have to look into that Cheers!
Fascinating. I don't know about early Rolex, but a lot of old Omega's seem to have British made cases.
Cool .