2nd hand Rotary
I picked up this lovely Rotary 2nd hand locally. It keeps good time, and ticks away for a couple of days after winding. The crystal was badly scratched though, so I got some polywatch, and after 20 minutes of buffing it's come up a treat. Really pleased with it. The bracelet looks like it would be difficult to find an alternative strap, but it fits me OK fortunately. It looks very 70's, but the receipt in the box says 1999.
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Gary Salisbury
I like watches, bikes and records. No budget for premium stuff though!
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What does one call a grained dial like that? The indices are fetching as is the lack or superfluous dial text. So is this hand wind only?
Yes, It's hand wind, not automatic. You're right about the dial, it has a vertical grain to it that catches the light. It's like a denim blue shade. On a round dial, it might be called "sunburst", but when the lines are straight like that, I don't know. That polywatch stuff worked a treat, as it was quite scratched.
Like your find there!
Rotary watches have a history of watch making. Started in Switzerland and moved their headquarters to London. They still use Swiss Mvmts in their high end pieces. Mostly Japanese quartz now with authentic Mvmts used in some models today.
Well known in the UK. I have a chrono diver with a screw down bezel.
Enjoy that watch!
Cheers!
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There have been a few Rotary posts as of late. As someone who owns a few of them, this makes me happy!
There have been a few Rotary posts as of late. As someone who owns a few of them, this makes me happy!
That's a beauty!
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FHF (Standard) cal. 96
anything from mid-60s into the 70s
FHF (Standard) cal. 96
anything from mid-60s into the 70s
That's interesting, and confirms my suspicion that the warranty card in the box dated 1999 must be from a different watch. It certainly looks and feels like a 70s watch.
That's interesting, and confirms my suspicion that the warranty card in the box dated 1999 must be from a different watch. It certainly looks and feels like a 70s watch.
Unless it’s NOS.
FHF (Standard) are pretty common in period-correct Rotary watches. It could be that the previous owner bought it in ‘99, but it’s unlikely this was made then as it looks very period correct. Bottom line, if you take it as a package, its pretty much bang-on so carry on with the assumption that you have a 70s Rotary.
Love it, was looking at similar the other day. 👍