I can assure members that Rotary have been using Miyota movements in their non-Swiss-made mechanical watches for some years, and I myself have a couple of examples in my collection. " or similar legends, can blur the customer's mind into makinga purchase on the grounds that Rotary products must be "Swiss," - still a magical word for many general customers for a new watch. Terms like, "Swiss Heritage" and "Founded in Switzerland.
The point is not that Rotary moved towards the use of Chinese and Japanese components in their watches to the extent that the Swiss origin legend could no longer be applied to the products, but that Rotary were not very clear in distinguishing between Swiss made Rotary-watches and those made elsewhere. What I would say, however, is that your Rotary automatic probably dates to about the mid-1990s, and is probably just shy of being a vintage piece.Īs gimli points out above, not all Rotary watches are Swiss-made, and this has been a source of cricitism of the company. the case looks too shiny and new compared to the rotor and it is more in the style of the les originales watches but is not marked as such,in fact apart from the rotor saying made in Japan there is no reference on case or dial to its origins.įurther after buying this ,another one was listed,that sold and now another after that is up for sale.,job lot?įor what its worth, from my own experience of Rotary watches and their packaging, I would say that your watch is a perfectly genuine Rotary automatic, and the packaging shown with the NOS boxed example also on eBay is pretty much par for the course and almost certainly correct for that watch. Why am I concerned when it keeps pretty good time +15 secs.
ROTARY WATCH ELITE PLUS
It is smaller size as described at 34mm plus crown. Movement is marked Miyota 21 on the rotor but the rotor is not pristine like the movement. Turnover to see display back,pristine case,BUT no info or markings other than REF 10539 on the glass. He also had number of vintage watch tools but did not appear as a watch trader.It was advertised as nos possibly 1980s.Īrrived,Rotary outer ,Rotary inner ,Rotary medallion,Rotary stamped strap and Rotary buckle.Stunning pie pan dial with blueraised indices etc. I'm sure if you bought any Rotary you'd get a half decent watch that would last you a good few years with no problems.Was delighted to catch this on eBay last week sold by 15000plus 100% seller. I don't wear cuff links myself but if I went shopping for cuff links I wouldn't expect to come home with a matching watch, so why the other way around? They also do watches with reversible faces - could never understand that! Could never understand that matching cuff links thing they do either. Most of their watches are rectangular and have roman numerals, which not everyone likes. They've got a little bit of an image problem. I think with Rotary that you get what you pay for and if you can pick one up at half price then thats really what they're worth. Some of these look really cool but I've read that they use cheap (but reliable) Chinese movements. I've recently seen in the high street that they've discounted their mechanical "Editions" range by as much as 50%. I bought them coz I liked the style, not because they were Rotary's! Must say they've not skipped a beat in the 3 years I've had them. They are quartz watches and built like a tank with w/r to 200m. They are the ones that look a bit like Panerai homages. I got a couple of Rotary's a few years ago from their Elite range.