This 1943 gold watch from Rotary is an interesting survivor from the WW2 period.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
From the Birmingham hall mark on the inside of the case back we can accurately date this watch to being assayed in 1943.
CONDITION
The design of this watch is from the 1930’s according to Rotary, who featured this exact same model in their now sadly deleted online museum. Our watch matches exactly, but may be in better condition than Rotary’s! The hands are blued and filled with radium lume, and the hour markers are also lumed. The hours are shown as 12 and 24 hour system, and that military overtone is of course very fitting for the time. The hinged case is made by Dennison, which is never a bad thing as they made cases for some very high end brands too. The case is very straight and has never been engraved. It houses an AS954 manual wind movement that is working well. The dial has obvious patina, and the case size is of the period but might feel small for a men’s watch by modern standards so we would call it unisex now. The leather strap is new, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 29.5 mm
Width without crown 27.7 mm
Between lugs 16 mm
Lug to lug length 30.6 mm
Case Thickness 9.5 mm
All sizes are approximate. The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.
Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses. If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries. Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us. Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.
From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon. By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.
