what do we think of Rotary then?
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Miguel Alvarez said:
I'm sure the Rotary will be more than reliable. My only concern would be what is it copying. Have you got links to the one your mate wants?
http://www.ernestjones.co.uk/webstore/d/6473644/ro...he found it for cheaper, £109 i think.
He wants a skeleton and a mechanical, and £100ish, which is a tall order, it is for his 18th birthday, so it should last, really
Agrispeed said:
He wants a skeleton and a mechanical, and £100ish, which is a tall order, it is for his 18th birthday, so it should last, really
http://www.alpha-watch.com/details.php?myid=299
$72.99
I got this before I got into watches properly and I knew it was a Richard Mille style watch but then I found out it was basically a exact copy of one. The clasp is AWFUL and keeps on opening all the time
Tbh as a person with watch knowledge I'm embarrassed to wear mine.
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 5th January 23:00
Very few Rotary watches can claim to be 'Swiss', although they all use the word Swiss/Switzerland on the dial. Theyre a shadow of their former selves.
Sekonda used to market watches made by Poljot (sort of), but they now sell cheap Chinese watches using the same name.
Both have seen better days.
Sekonda used to market watches made by Poljot (sort of), but they now sell cheap Chinese watches using the same name.
Both have seen better days.
I had look at this watch in the jewelers the other day, in the display case it looked nice but as soon as it was in your hand it was so light a just felt fragile. But the worst thing was the strap is was so thin width wise and the pin that goes through the hole(sure there's a name for it, I'm new around here )looked like a little tug and it would just bend.
)looked like a little tug and it would just bend.http://www.thewatchhut.co.uk/Rotary-Gents-Strap-Wa...
Above is a Rotary watch that i wear day to day under a suit. So far, perfect, around 6 months of owning. Nice classic face, beautifully presented in the box, and i paid £50. In my eyes, this one cannot go wrong.
i was bought the 'Navitimer replica' its a nice watch, if the Navitimer didn't exist! I feel a bit odd wearing it as i am waiting for people to go "is that a Navitimer" and it obviously isnt....!
Above is a Rotary watch that i wear day to day under a suit. So far, perfect, around 6 months of owning. Nice classic face, beautifully presented in the box, and i paid £50. In my eyes, this one cannot go wrong.
i was bought the 'Navitimer replica' its a nice watch, if the Navitimer didn't exist! I feel a bit odd wearing it as i am waiting for people to go "is that a Navitimer" and it obviously isnt....!
My wife has two Rotary watches that are the spit of Rolex Lady Date-Just type watches (one on a Jubilee and one on an Oyster style bracelet) which date back to the nineties. Both have been in a drawer for years now with flat batteries as obviously quartz movements but it goes to show Rotary has been copying other brands for a long time now.
Shame really
Shame really
I have a Rotary Aquaspeed which is a shameless imitation of a Breitling. TBH it was a gift about 2 years ago and was before I started to get into watches so had absolutely no idea.. and given that it's a gift I'm not about to stop wearing it. It's perfectly reliable, looks pretty decent and has a lifetime warranty - you can't really argue for the money.
Thats because, to a greater degree, theyre trading on their past glory. Rotary used to make Swiss watches, but now virtually all of their watches are cheap in both senses of the word, whilst still trying to trick the word Switzerland onto the dial...
They seem to have taken quite a turn for the worse over the last five years particularly.
They seem to have taken quite a turn for the worse over the last five years particularly.
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