Dial & Hands

The dial is lightly domed to give a vintage feel, the doming echoes that of the crystal and follows its curvature. The index markers, which are silver faceted follow the curve of the dial and catch the light easily, this makes them stand out and be both aesthetically pleasing and easy to see. The minute markers are subtle black printed hashes, that are effective and understated against the silver indexes. It is of note that there is no luming of any index markers on the dial.

The dial itself is presented in an off-white colour, in a minimalist style without any guilloche or other detailing (the gold and rose gold variations have a swirling guilloche effect). At the 12 o'clock is the familiar Rotary name and winged wheeled logo, set just under this is the “Les Originales” brand in cursive script. Just above the 6 o'clock is the date window, cut into the dial with a stepped effect, framing it and drawing the eye. Directly above is the word “Automatic” to denote its automatic mechanical movement and “Tradition” the watch family name. Finally set at the bottom of the watch under the date window and following the minute markers is “Swiss Made”, indicating the watch is a product of Switzerland . All of the text on the dial is printed in deep black, none of it is remotely flamboyant or overstated, it is minimalistic and elegant.

The hands, like the index markers, follow the curve of the dial and are also silver faceted. They are baton style hands, unlumed and classically elegant. The second hand is of the same style and had a circular counter balance, with a hollow centre.

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