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. Today, Roamer is a solid mid-range Swiss brand, competing with companies like Rado, Mido, Movado, and Tissot with a line of ETA-powered quartz and 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.
Overview
Case and Strap
- Classic circular gold plated case
- Stainless steel screw-down caseback
- Splashproof / weatherproof grade
- Original vintage Rolled Gold bracelet (with its original old tag)
- Vintage Roamer long box
Dimensions:
- Width w/o crown 34.5 mm
- Width w/crown 36.8 mm
- Height 41 mm
- Thickness 9.5 mm
- Lugs width 19 mm
- Bracelet length ~19 cm (adjustable)
Dial and Hands
- Distinctive 1950s/60s design
- Copper gold dial
- Blue ‘baton’ style hands, subsecond chapter at ‘6’
- Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 positions
- Acrylic crystal
Movement
- Swiss made movement
- Roamer MST 364 calibre
- Manual wind
- 15 jewels
- 36+ hour power reserve
Testing Results
- Testing duration: 1 weeks cyclic test
- Average timekeeping range: 15-30 sec/day
Servicing and Warranty
- Fully serviced with disassembly in our Bristol shop
- Mechanics in full working order
- 12-month movement warranty
- Warranty Terms and Conditions.
