A handsome 1940s Rolex Oyster ref. 3116 with a rare double signed two-tone “Papillion” dial, in a 31mm stainless steel tonneau case, this example made for the French market as denoted by its “Fab Suisse” signature at six, and notably, the faded ghost of a presumably French retailer contoured around its sub-seconds register.
A handsome 1940s Rolex Oyster ref. 3116 with a rare double signed two-tone “Papillion” dial, in a 31mm stainless steel tonneau case, this example made for the French market as denoted by its “Fab Suisse” signature at six, and notably, the faded ghost of a presumably French retailer contoured around its sub-seconds register.