Rotary Men's Chronograph Watch.

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The sub-dials have the typical ringed engravings and the mineral crystal over the dial is also domed, which is nice to see. For those with slimmer wrists, this is one of the few options that will likely fit your wrist, rather than dominating it; as is the case with many other homage watches. Most Sinn models come fitted with an ETA Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement, which is considered one of the very best movements available, or alternatively the highly regarded Sellita SW500; which is essentially a clone of the former (Sellita used to make movements under contract for ETA).

The busy dial and dark colour scheme offer some similarities, whilst the sharp yellow second hand helps this model to stand out. This Seiko has somewhat of a cult following of its own, with a reputation for being one of the best affordable aviator watches. The dial and bezel of this model have a beautiful blue coloured tone to them. The hands and hour markers are coated with Super Luminova for excellent visibility in dim lit conditions. There’s also 3 chronograph subdials and a small date indicator on display. At the heart of this Rotary Les Originales Swiss watch is a Swiss automatic movement for accurate and reliable timekeeping. The movement never needs a battery as it charges up from the movement of your wrist. This higher end Rotary watch makes use of a quality domed sapphire crystal glass lens for some of the best scratch resistance available.A more wearable 40mm alternative, the unusually named Krug-Baumen ‘Air Traveller’ is a dirt-cheap Chinese-made Brietling copy, that takes its bling to the next level. This is the very least I would spend on a homage watch, this Corgeut chronograph is an even closer Chinese copy of the Navitimer design, when compared to the Jaragar. They appear to only offer this in two colourways, neither offering the two tone ‘panda’ designs, but aside from that it’s an exact clone of the A13324. On the case rear you’ll notice some lasered text referring to what they describe as ‘Flame-fusion Crystal’. This is their custom type of sapphire-coated mineral crystal, which gives slightly better scratch resistance than typical mineral glass. Their marketing of this material may have you believe this is also superior to sapphire crystal, though my experience shows otherwise. Originally founded in Switzerland, Rotary watches are particularly popular in the United Kingdom; which is their primary market. One of their offerings, dubbed the ‘Chronospeed’, is clearly a homage to the Breitling Navitimer; featuring many of the same design cues.

Below I’ve put together a list of 15 of the most popular Rotary watches currently available. There’s a wide range of both their more affordable timepieces and their higher end Swiss watches on show so I’m hoping there is something here for everybody. Importantly, this model has pretty strong water performance and a decent amount of luminescence, making it quite a practical watch, despite the large size. Powering this Rotary diving watch is a Swiss made automatic movement for reliable and accurate timekeeping. A sapphire crystal glass lens has been used on this timepiece to provide you with an excellent level of scratch resistance with a Mohs hardness rating of 9. This men’s Rotary watch has a water resistance rating of 100m.

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The timepiece also comes with a 50m water resistance rating. You can read my full Rotary GS00600/05 watches review here soon. 3. Rotary Skeleton Watch Vintage Mecanique Automatic Collection Powering this Rotary pilot watch is a reliable and accurate quartz movement. A mineral crystal glass also provides you with a good level of both shatter and scratch resistance. You can read my full Rotary GB00644/05 watch review here soon. 2. Rotary Exclusive Vintage Chronograph Watch This has been complemented with blue tinted hands and bold Roman numeral style hour markers. At the heart of this Rotary skeleton watch is self-winding automatic movement by Miyota with a 21 jewel design. This type of movement is powered by the movement of your wrist and never requires a battery. Considered by some to be a superior watch to the Brietling Navitimer and available for under half the retail cost, the German ‘Sinn 903’ has a very interesting story behind it. With a huge range of styles and designs available in a wide price range it’s fair to say that Rotary watches should have something suitable for most people. And of course if you’re looking to spend more then they also have their Dreyfuss & Co watch brand.

The ‘Edifice’ line by Casio offers some of the most extreme value for money wristwatches on the market. I recently reviewed another in this range and was blown away by the level of quality and finishing for such an aggressively priced piece.

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The self-winding device in automatic watches keeps the watch wound while it is being worn. Off the wrist, it will keep going for between 28 to 48 hours. To restart the watch after this time, rewind it manually. Alternatively, place in an automatic winding box. Mechanical Watches

As with some other lists on Ben’s Watch Club, this will be split into two sections. The first will be watches that are ‘clones’ of the Navitimer design, which are visually almost identical (though do vary in terms of performance). I’m a big fan of the use of blue tinted detailings on watch dials at the moment so I’m loving the hands and hour markers on this model. There’s also quite a nice amount of the automatic movement on show through the skeleton aspect of the dial. A mineral crystal glass protects the front and rear of the timepiece from scratches and shattering. You can read my full Rotary GS02940/06 review here. 4. Vintage Style Rotary Mecanique Automatic Skeleton Watch The Seiko ‘Flightmaster’ (SNA411) was the very first watch that jumped to mind when creating this selection of watches, due to its obvious resemblance to the Breitling legend. Powering this Rotary Les Originales watch is a Swiss made quartz movement that provides you with accurate and reliable timekeeping. A highly scratch resistant sapphire crystal glass lens has been used which often features in Rotary’s more expensive timepieces.

Specifications

Whilst being constructed of the same material, the 903 has a higher level of finishing and there are also some differences within the case.