Highly original men’s Roamer Vanguard 304 watch, with signed buckle, crown, box and papers included. Model reference 802-5210-304.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
The receipt included for a Gents Roamer Wristwatch is dated for 1978, but the model number written on the receipt makes no sense – it is not the same as the model number stamped on the case back, and there is not a single result for the model number on Google either, so maybe it is a shop stock code? The watch would have been made before 1975, as Roamer stopped producing their own movements in 1975 and this has an in house movement.
CONDITION
In any field, all collectors want originality and that is what this Roamer Vanguard delivers perfectly. Nothing looks to have been messed about with at all, and the watch appears to have had a very easy life. All the gold plating is good – even the lug tips have no wear when inspected with a 4x loupe. Having the correct signed crown is good but not rare, but the signed buckle is very unusual to find. There is nothing negative to report about the condition at all. The MST 802 manual wind movement is all working well, and has semi quick set date (wind the hands part midnight, back to 9pm, and then forward past midnight to advance the date by one day). The leather strap may be the original so we have kept it on, but could be swapped for a new strap if preferred.
This watch will be supplied with the original presentation box, papers and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 35.9 mm
Width without crown 33.7 mm
Between lugs 18 mm
Lug to lug length 39.7 mm
Case Thickness 10.1 mm
All sizes are approximate.
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