Vintage Rodania 17 Jewel Swiss Made manual wind wristwatch, dating from approximately the 1950s.
A very attractive mid-century Rodania with a warm cream dial, applied gold-tone Arabic numerals and markers, centre seconds and Incabloc shock protection.
The watch is powered by a Swiss A. Schild calibre AS 1187-2 17 jewel manual wind movement.
It is currently winding, setting and running well. A face-down timegrapher reading produced approximately:
Rate: -1 seconds/day
Amplitude: 300°
Beat error: 0.4 ms
These figures are supplied as a snapshot of performance at the time of testing rather than a guarantee of future accuracy.
The silver-tone case measures approximately 30mm across excluding the crown x 38mm lug-to-lug. The caseback is marked Aquatite / Denisteel Back / Case Made in England, with reference/number 96146.
Fitted with a brown leather strap suitable for a wrists of up to 18cm maximum.
As expected from a watch of this age, there is visible cosmetic wear including marks and wear to the case, ageing/patina to the dial, hands and luminous material, and general surface wear. Please study the photographs carefully as these form an important part of the description.
A lovely wearable example of a mid-century Swiss mechanical watch and, particularly pleasingly, still producing very strong movement readings some 70+ years later.