Rotary Ocean Avenger Quick Review

The crown, which sits at the 3 o'clock, is coin cut, partially covered by the bezel and signed with the Rotary R. It does not screw down so alas this cannot be considered a dive watch in the traditional sense, it is however rated to the Rotary Dolphin standard which means it will be fine for showering, swimming and similar (10atm/100 M)

Another feature that has been taken from the original Avenger is its wonderfully domed crystal, upgraded to mineral with the improved durability that confers. It presents a lovely vintage effect but suffers as you would expect with tight angle distortion, not that this particularly bothers me (aside from photographing it) as I find it adds to the charm of a re-issue, I would possibly be less forgiving of a brand new design.

The dial is a uniform matt black with the only numeric markers at 12 and 6, they are silver embossed and catch the light. The index markers are in a patina like orange clearly designed to look like the vintage dial of the 1960 Avenger, the hands are similarly coloured. This does produce a very pleasing effect and really adds to the vintage feel of the watch. Comparing to the original Avenger, they have not transferred across the inner ring of 24-hour number markers, but that makes for a cleaner and less busy dial, a win in my view design-wise. The hands themselves as mentioned are in a patina orange, they are a combination of broad arrow and dauphine design, easy to read and look great.

Originally presented on a black leather strap, I chose to change over to a beige and black NATO strap as I felt that this suited the watch's design and look. I did take the opportunity to wear the watch on the leather strap for a few days and had no problems with its quality or comfort.

Looking inside the Ocean Avenger, gone is the automatic movement found in the original and in its place is a Ronda Calibre 505.01 quartz, a reliable Swiss made movement (more about Ronda in a previous review ). The change to quartz has kept the price down and improved accuracy over the original movement, with the 505 having an expected accuracy of -10 / +20 seconds a month. The 505 also introduces a date complication at the 3 o'clock that was not found on the original, whilst this breaks the symmetry of the watch it has a useful practical application.

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