Rouan

Rouan

Regular price £275.00 Sale

Vintage manual wind chronographs are one of the most desirable watches within the vintage watch world. These are the types of watches that will steadily appreciate in the coming years; even after the demands of football games, cycling around the countryside and sharing a few beers with a mate.

It has a dark brown thick handmade strap made from 100% genuine leather obtained from Pittards in Somerset (UK), it is specifically tailored to this watch with lovely matching red stitching that matches the dial. It feels great, will age gorgeously and mould perfectly to your wrist!

This 1960’s telemeter watch is 37mm to the crown and Swiss Made (see bottom of dial at 6 o'clock). It comes with a beautifully white dial with matching subdials, a red second hand and funky pushers.

The telemeter dial had the ability for it's wearer to measure the distance to an event that can be both seen and heard, i.e a torpedo strike and/or lightning strikes....should you be so inclined.

MOVEMENT:

This is a one jewel R. Lapanouse movement and keeps accurate time (recently regulated).

*Technically this watch is a chronograph, however often being referred to as a "lap timer" by some. The chronograph's upper sub dial registers 45 minute increments while the lower totalizes 6 hours.

One must manually advance the time to 12 o'clock sharp and also allow the seconds hand to reach 12, both chrono registers will now also be at "0". Pressing the bottom chrono pusher will start the second hand and the top one stop it.

Once the pusher is deployed, the time advances until the other pusher is pressed. It can time 45 minutes increments on the top register and 6 hours on the bottom register. To regain the current time, one has to refer to another timepiece and re-adjust using the tradition push-pull crown.

MOVEMENT: Mechanical, has been time checked over 24 hours.
CASE: Great condition - a few small, barely noticeable scratches.
DIAL: Great condition - a few marks, however this adds to the vintage look.
BEZEL: Great condition - the gold plating has nearly all faded, leaving behind a beautiful, vintage looking stainless steel bezel.
BACK CASE: Great condition.
CROWN: Great condition.
CRYSTAL: Excellent condition.
BRACELET: Excellent condition.
PRESENTATION: Presented in a vintage style presentation box, great for a gift or to simply keep the watch in.
OVERALL CONDITION: Has been tested, cleaned and checked over and is in excellent working order.

TECHNICAL SPECS:

CASE SIZE: 37mm - including crown.
LUG WIDTH: 18mm
BRACELET LENGTH: Adjustable Leather Strap, suitable for many different wrist sizes
CASE: Chrome Plated Base Metal
BRACELET: Genuine Leather

SHIPPING:

Worldwide shipping available, all items are shipped fully insured and sent as priority mail.
For outside of the EU customs or import charges will be paid by the customer (if applied).

T&C's: 

The watch is guaranteed to be in full functioning good working condition when it is posted from our store.

For your peace of mind Wilberforce Watches offers a 30 day mechanical limited warranty for all watches, please see full terms and conditions for full details, available at email request.

Whether it be two days after the sale or two years, please let us know the issue as we have got your back. However please bear in mind that due to the nature of vintage watches, we do expect reasonable treatment of all watches by their new owners. So, no cave diving or base jumping please.