1930s Rolex Purse Watch With Black Dial

Why This Watch Matters A Rolex that's pretty convenient when you try it, plus it's got a cool black dial!  The Full Story While the majority of the timepieces we see today are worn on the wrist, it is refreshing to see a beautifully designed purse watch. Especially one that comes from Rolex, a brand that has maintained a very strong historical association with its sports wristwatches. Most people might not even be aware the brand produced purse watches in its history. Gene Stone is not one of those people. Yes, that Gene Stone, the original author of The Watch, and co-author of The Watch, Thoroughly Revised. Mr. Stone showed off his love for all things watches and clocks off of the wrist back in a very, very early HODINKEE video. Travel watches, as he calls them, or purse watches were extremely popular back in the first few decades of the 20th century– a time before the wrist watch really caught on. Worthy, no doubt, of a place in Mr. Stone's collection, this Rolex purse watch is extre