Rotherham & Sons Current Collection The case back markings show

The case back markings show the watch was issued in 1988 (5069 is the issue number /88 means issued in 1988)

I must draw attention to two small marks at the bottom of the dial under the 6 numeral and another small mark at the 7 minute position

Designed for us by Ana Dias

the case has been ultrasonically cleaned but as with all our vintage watches is has not been polished and we’ve fitted a nos vintage pigskin strap

the cards rise above the King's shoulder and disappear behind his head

Rotherham & Sons Current Collection The case back markings showThis is a rare English made wristwatch from the 1920s, it was made by Rotherham & Sons in Coventry and is signed on the dial for the Manchester retailer James Wadsworth. English made wristwatches from before WW2 are rare for a number of reasons primarily because the wristwatch, as opposed to the pocket watch, was a Swiss invention. The English watchmaking industry was deeply conservative and clung to their traditions of making a small quantity of very