With an oblong case and a quartered dial, this men’s Rotary dress watch is different to 99% of the others. Model reference 5 38 72.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
This watch came from a family jewellers who changed which watch brands they sold in 1975, and we bought the remaining stock from them 50 years later! It may be older than 1975, but it will not be newer and it was available to buy in 1975. Founded in 1895 by Moise Dreyfuss in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Rotary Watches Ltd. has a long history of crafting accurate and reliable timepieces, becoming an official watch supplier for the British Army in 1940.
CONDITION
This watch is New Old Stock (NOS), and as such has never been sold and has probably only been worn for our photography. There may be small marks from being stored, but otherwise the condition is as good as you are likely to find. The movement is an FF 34-21, a 17 jewel movement wound manual via the crown signed with an R (not something we have seen before on a Rotary watch). The shop price tag is still attached, and back in 1975 this was £29.50. The leather strap is the original and signed Rotary, and has the original buckle still affixed. The watch is signed on the dial, crown, buckle, and strap.
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 28.2 mm
Between lugs 16 mm
Lug to lug length 30.2 mm
Case Thickness 7.4 mm
All sizes are approximate. The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.
Included with this watch is a 2 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.
