1/4 CENTURY CLUB

The 1/4 Century Club is a special series of watches made for the Canadian department store Eaton Company for recognition of an employee's 25 years of service. It comes in different varieties depending on when the watch was given away. I have been collecting these for more than 10 years but I am still unable to complete my collection. Please note that for the 1/4 Century, the hourly markings on the dial is replaced by the letters "1/4 C E N T U R Y C L U B" and the maker's name is not Rolex but Eaton.

The Prince

The first model to be given away to the male employees. They come in two different styles, the Ref 3937 with scroll lugs, and the Ref 971 Prince Brancard with the flared case. I still have no luck in finding a Prince Brancard. The markings on the dial are not printed but are enamel. The back of the watch is fully engraved with the name of the recipient and the term of service.

	Ref 3937 Serial 651,xxx circa 1948. 14kt case with scroll lugs. 18 jewels manual movement. Presented to Gerald Barber in 1950. Click here for presentation Back
	Ref 3937 Serial 651,xxx circa 1948. 14kt case with scroll lugs. 18 jewels manual movement. Presented to William West in 1950. Click here for presentation back

The Oyster

When the Prince went out of production in the 1950's, it was replaced by the Oyster. The Oyster was available in both automatic and manual wind. I have not been able to find out whether there is any special reason for giving out one type or the other. The markings on the dial is changed to gold applied index. The back of the watch is still engraved in full.

	Ref 6422 Serial # 379,xxx Circa 1957. 14kt case manual wind movement. Presented to Ernest Doubrough in 1959. Click here to see presentation back
	Ref 6422 Serial # 146,xxx Circa 1954. 14kt case manual wind movement. Presented to Jimmie Reid in 1956.
	Ref 6022 Serial # 840,xxx Circa 1952. 14kt case manual wind movement. Presented to V. Steeves in 1952. Click here to see presentation back
	Ref 1011 Serial # unknown circa 1960. 14kt case automatic movement. Presented to Robert Isard in 1963. Click here for presentation back

The Pocket Watch

They also give away pocket watches. The dial on the pocket is the same as the Prince with the enamel markers. the case also receive full engraving.

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The Ladies

Of course there would be female employees in the company and they too would receive a Eaton Rolex upon 25 years of service. To the best of my knowledge there is at least three different types of female models but so far I am only able to collect one. They are all enamel dialed but only have the name of the recipient and the years of service engraved on the back. There is no room for decorations such as those found in the other models.

Ref 4554 Serial # 537,xxx circa 1947. 14kt case with scallop lugs. Manual wind movement. Presented to Nora Hoyt in 1951. Click to see presentation back

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