Royce is one of those defunct names that occasionally surfaces among the more familiar ones crowding the various vintage watch bins of the Internet. Like other such all-but-forgotten Swiss companies, obscurity doesn’t mean a lack of refined designs and high build quality, and some remarkably cool Royces can still offer exciting values. Royce watches, you will find, run the gamut in terms of style, size, price, and purpose, dating from between the 1920s right up to the quartz watch tsunami. The below three are a case in point as to the variety and value Royce watches can represent — and they make a great entry point into vintage watches or a fun discovery for the already initiated.
Royce Red-White-&-Blue
What We Like: Punchy dial colors will make this sporty little watch feel fresh today even though it is from decades past. That cool radially brushed finish, 32mm width, and the blocky hands and indices, however, together keep it feeling very retro. For a Swiss manually wound mechanical watch with modern appeal, its price at roughly $200 makes it all the more attractive.
From the Seller: In good vintage condition; automatic mechanical movement working perfectly.
