This Superking men’s vintage watch was one of the last Roamers to have their in house MST movements. Model reference 521-2500-342-3F
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
From the supplied paperwork, which matches the model number on the case back, we can accurately date this watch to being sold in October 1977.
CONDITION
Roamer made some really nice watch movements, but during the quartz crisis they switched to cheap off the shelf calibres and then things went wrong. This is one of the last in house watches, with the 17 jewel Calibre 521 manual wind movement – the last in house movement Roamer made. It has quick set date, and is all working correctly. The silver Superking dial is original, clean and has applied hour markers. The case is gold plated and this has worn where the watch is wound, as shown in the photographs and video. The leather strap is new, but the buckle is stamped R for Roamer. ou can request a different colour strap if you prefer. The C shaped case is good, with no dints. The box is a little shabby, but still better to have than nothing. The papers are nicely completed by typewriter – very unusual even for the day! You can find very cheap Roamer watches on eBay, but these are not the in house movements and have often had their dials repainted poorly – buyer beware on those. This Superking is a good reference watch to see how bad those frankens are.
This watch will be supplied with the original presentation box, papers and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 35.8 mm
Width without crown 33.6 mm
Between lugs 18 mm
Lug to lug length 39.8 mm
Case Thickness 10.7 mm
All sizes are approximate.
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