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Vintage wristwatches

2.1306 ROTARY 9K GOLD, SWISS 1966

Width (without crown): 34.3 mm
Width (with crown): 35.6 mm
Height (lug to lug): 42 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm
Lug width: 18 mm

Name: 2.1306 ROTARY 9K GOLD, SWISS 1966
SKU: 2.1306
Availability: InStock

£690.00

A very attractive, moderately sized Rotary dress watch in traditional British 9-carat gold. On paper the proportions are elegant and restrained, but on the wrist it has exactly the right classic presence for a proper mid-century dress watch. The clean silver sunburst dial, slim gold-tone case, and sharp applied markers make it a particularly easy watch to wear with tailoring.

What stands out most here is the condition. The dial has survived in remarkably clean, crisp form, and the whole watch shows a level of preservation that is genuinely unusual for a gold dress watch of this age. Many comparable pieces either lose definition through wear or arrive with tired dials and overworked cases; this one remains a very convincing and honest example.

Inside is the reliable AS 1795 hand-wound movement with 17 jewels, freshly serviced and running beautifully. The case carries London 9K hallmarks for 1966, and the gold content is approximately 9.9 grams. It is fitted with an acrylic crystal and a high-quality classical genuine leather strap.

About Rotary and the “SD” mark

The SD maker’s mark is associated with Sylvain Dreyfuss of the Dreyfuss family behind Rotary. Rotary was founded in Switzerland by Moise Dreyfuss in 1895, and by the 1920s the family had established the brand strongly in Britain, which became Rotary’s most successful market. That long British connection is a big reason Rotary remained such a familiar and trusted name in the UK for decades.