Anyone familiar with Dreyfuss & Co?
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Went out and bought a Black / Silver Mens Chrono today from Dreyfuss & Co.
No real reason for buying other than it being a rather lovely looking watch in the flesh (and i get good discount from a friend). I've never even looked at them before but on comparing the feel of it to the likes of similar priced Tissot, Chris Ward, Seiko etc the quality feels exceptional. The equivalent priced models all felt tinny and cheaper (not cheap, but CHEAPER) in comparison. In fact, the feel of the bracelet is very similar quality to that of my Omega Seamaster Pro Chrono. The case feels very nicely made too and by all accounts the watch is genuinely hand finished in Switzerland. Comes in a really nice box also which is half the fun of watches. Far better than what you get with a £££Tag$$$. The movement, although a ticking quartz is very smooth and all the bits look to hit the right angles and align as they should. Nothing worse than a watch that has wonky hands. The auto versions they do also appear to be incredibly smooth and the second hand sweeps without and overly obvious tick.
The only thing i would have liked is an automatic version of the same watch. The few autos they do just didn't suit me or appeal the same way. Fantastic to see the mechanisms on them though. The movement is revealed through a glass centered caseback on the auto watches and its a lovely thing to look at. Shame i'm stuck with the plain caseback of the quartz but I'm happy with what i got for the money.
Anyone here got experience of these watches, good or bad?
Eddie
No real reason for buying other than it being a rather lovely looking watch in the flesh (and i get good discount from a friend). I've never even looked at them before but on comparing the feel of it to the likes of similar priced Tissot, Chris Ward, Seiko etc the quality feels exceptional. The equivalent priced models all felt tinny and cheaper (not cheap, but CHEAPER) in comparison. In fact, the feel of the bracelet is very similar quality to that of my Omega Seamaster Pro Chrono. The case feels very nicely made too and by all accounts the watch is genuinely hand finished in Switzerland. Comes in a really nice box also which is half the fun of watches. Far better than what you get with a £££Tag$$$. The movement, although a ticking quartz is very smooth and all the bits look to hit the right angles and align as they should. Nothing worse than a watch that has wonky hands. The auto versions they do also appear to be incredibly smooth and the second hand sweeps without and overly obvious tick.
The only thing i would have liked is an automatic version of the same watch. The few autos they do just didn't suit me or appeal the same way. Fantastic to see the mechanisms on them though. The movement is revealed through a glass centered caseback on the auto watches and its a lovely thing to look at. Shame i'm stuck with the plain caseback of the quartz but I'm happy with what i got for the money.
Anyone here got experience of these watches, good or bad?
Eddie
Edited by ecain63 on Sunday 3rd November 16:42
GC8 said:
Rotary was a Swiss manufacturer, not an Importers brand such as Sekonda.
Yes they were, and used to be highly regarded, it is a shame what has happened to them over the years. I think they still produce the odd Swiss variant at the more costly end, but their bulk business now are Chinese internals, and trading on past glory with the 'est Switzerland' on the dials.Dreyfuss & Co is a sister company with BS 'hand-made Switzerland' on the face.
As simply you can't make a watch that cheaply by hand.
GC8 said:
Rather like Tissot in that respect.
True, shame really as when I was a kid, Rotary was classy, Swiss and affordable, Tissot was classed as a poor / thinking man's Rolex.And now? both have really lost their appeal to me, even though Tissot are starting to make some elegant pieces again
For the most part theyre still far Eastern watches with the minimum amount of finishing possible to still carry the Swiss marking, though.
I have a PR100 automatic divers watch which is so much more substantial than anything that they make now. When you look at watches like this, from around the turn of the millenium, you realise how far they have fallen.
I have a PR100 automatic divers watch which is so much more substantial than anything that they make now. When you look at watches like this, from around the turn of the millenium, you realise how far they have fallen.
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