About Roamer
At 29 years of age, Fritz Meyer established a workshop in Solothurn to produce cylinder escapements for other etablisseurs. The company grew rapidly, and began assembling complete watches by 1895. These contained components from many other businesses and were sold with other brand names. In 1897, Meyer’s workshop produced its first complete movement, named “Calibre 38” for the age of the founder. In 1905, Meyer partnered with watchmaker Johann Studeli, forming Meyer and Studeli or MST. The combined company opened a large factory in 1906, still producing inexpensive cylinder movements. The company registered their distinctive triangular MST logo in 1927 and the modern Roamer logo was registered in the UK in 1938. The entire company adopted the Roamer name in 1951, though the in-house movements were still known as “MST”. Roamer introduced a quartz watch in 1972 and shifted much of their production there. By 1975 the company had ceased movement production entirely.
In 2009, Roamer was reincorporated as a joint venture between Chung Nam and Swiss Watch Group. Although no longer an independent family firm, Roamer has continued as a producer of Swiss watches for more than 120 years in the same city. Today, Roamer is a less-expensive brand, competing with companies like Rado, Mido, Movado, and Tissot with a line of quartz and ETA-powered mechanical watches.
Servicing and Guarantee
This timepiece has been serviced with full disassembly in our Bristol workshop. There is a 12-month guarantee, subject to the usage and care guidelines. The watch comes with an Italian leather calf strap.
Overview
Case and Bracelet
- Gold plated case in rare condition
- 18mm Gold plated ‘Fix-o-Flex’ bracelet (free resize included)
- Gold plated crown
- Matching gold plated date switch pusher (Use only before 9pm/ after 3am)
- Acrylic Crystal
Dimensions:
- Width w/o crown 33.2mm.
- Width w/crown 35.8mm.
- Height 38.4mm.
- Thickness 9.7mm.
- Lug width 18mm.
Dial and Hands
- Relumed, non radioactive hand lume
- Day aperture w/ half moon style indicator
- Gold colour numerals and indices
- Inset calendar window @12
Movement
- MST 416
Testing Results
- Testing duration: 1 week cyclic test.
- Average timekeeping range: 15 – 30 sec/day.
Servicing and Guarantee
- Fully serviced with disassembly in our Bristol shop.
- Mechanics in full working order.
- 12-month warranty.
- Guarantee Terms and Conditions.
