My vintage watch collection includes three Rodania watches. Perhaps the oldest is this piece from the 1960s. The design alone screams vintage and is similar to many Swiss and Japanese watch models from that period.
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| The watch features a sunburst dial with baton hands. There are no day or date complications. |
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| Side view showing the crown |
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| The other side view showing the case to be in overall good condition. |
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| The case back showing what appears to be a serial number. |
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| Close-up of the watch |
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| The obligatory wrist shot - this is a nice dress watch measuring 34mm wide. |
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| Inside the watch is a Cal. AS 1702/03 movement. The caliber was produced in the 1960s and as such allows one to date the watch to that period. |
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| The movement runs at 18,000 A/h with a potential power reserve of 50h. |
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| Another look a the movement of this watch - the caliber gives you a hint at the period or years when this watch was made. |
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| A close up of the movement - you can see the caliber model at the bottom part of the photo. |
The couple or so times that I observed the watch after its fully wound, I recorded it to run an average of 48 hours. That's pretty good for an old watch like this.
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