{"id":3291,"date":"2024-01-15T16:41:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T16:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slbbhi.co.uk\/?p=3291"},"modified":"2024-02-19T20:16:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T20:16:33","slug":"2024-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slbbhi.co.uk\/?p=3291","title":{"rendered":"2024 February Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1st February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Early Rolex Watches\u2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Clasper<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jonathan Clasper, a recently retired Army Orthopaedic Surgeon, who specialised in Trauma and the upper limbs, working recently with the NHS at Frimley Park Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have always had an interest in watches, and from a young age saw a Rolex watch as the ultimate must have\u201d. Outside of medicine I enjoy history, and so the history of wristwatches, particularly their association with the military has always fascinated me. Unlike most collectors who seem to desire the rare steel Rolexes of the 50\u2019s and 60\u2019s my interest has always been early silver trench watches, especially as they cost a fraction of the price of a Paul Newman Daytona!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My talk will consider the early years of Rolex, mostly pre-1920. It is a time that isn\u2019t well understood but can be inferred by looking at the watches themselves. In particular I will show that many opinions that are published can\u2019t really be supported by the evidence. In particular:<\/p>\n\n\n\n