Rolex
Rolex Oyster Royal ref. 2280 – double signed Cargills Ceylon
€0,00
Held in a bank vault and shipped fully insured. Viewings by appointment.
- Trading in vintage watches since 2009
- Also listed on Chrono24, with Buyer Protection
- Condition reported honestly, including flaws
Specifications
- Brand
- Rolex
- Model
- Flat-Back
- Reference
- 2280
- Year
- 1938
- Movement
- Manual wind
- Dial colour
- Silver, Two-Tone
- Crystal
- Plexiglass
- Movement type
- Manual wind
About this watch
A beautiful and honest early Rolex Oyster Royal, reference 2280, dating to the 1940s.
What makes this piece stand out is the rare double signed dial for Cargills Ltd, Ceylon — a scarce retailer signature seldom seen on Rolex from this period.
The watch features a warm, original dial with attractive, even patina and applied Arabic numerals. The blued hands and sub-seconds at 6 complete the classic pre-war / early post-war aesthetic Rolex is known for.
Powered by a correct manual-wind Rolex movement (15 rubies), signed and in good condition.
The stainless steel Oyster case remains strong with well-defined lines and a clean screw-down caseback. Inside caseback correctly signed “Oyster Watch Co Geneva”.
Fitted with a unsigned bracelet from the 1940's/1950's
Overall an extremely charming and increasingly hard to find early Rolex with true character.