Rimaten Date - Beryllium Balance – Atomic Case Back - No reserve price - Men - 1960-1969

Rimaten Date – Beryllium Balance – Atomic Case Back – Silver Dial – 33 mm

This vintage Swiss-made Rimaten pairs a silver sunburst dial with gold-tone hands and applied numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock. A framed date window adds a flash of red, while the script “Beryllium balance” gives the dial a distinctive signature. Turn the watch over and a gold-tone Jemaflex medallion reveals an atom motif. The watch is fitted with a generic olive-green leather strap and supplied in a generic box.

Technical Details

Brand: Rimaten

Model: Date – Beryllium Balance

Movement: Swiss-made mechanical; dial marked “21 Jewels”

Functions: Hours, minutes, central seconds and date

Case: Base metal, approximately 33 mm in diameter

Crystal: Acrylic

Dial: Silver sunburst with applied gold-tone numerals and baton markers, dot markers and “Beryllium balance” script

Date: Framed aperture near 3 o’clock, with a red numeral visible in the photographs

Case back: Stainless steel with a gold-tone Jemaflex medallion featuring an atom motif

Strap: Generic olive-green leather strap, suitable for a wrist circumference of up to approximately 21 cm

Accompaniment: Generic box

Water resistance: Not tested

Condition Report

Grade B – Pre-owned vintage condition with visible signs of wear consistent with age.

The case shows surface marks and uneven wear to the finish, particularly around the bezel and lugs. The dial and hands show age-related marks, and the case-back medallion has visible scratches and scuffs.

Please examine the auction photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of the description. The water-resistance wording on the watch is a period marking; water resistance has not been tested and is not guaranteed.

Story & Heritage

The most telling detail on this Rimaten is a line of script just above six. “Beryllium balance” puts a technical feature in the place where a dress watch might ordinarily carry only a model name. The script softens the technical language, just as the red date numeral brings a little colour to the silver and gold dial.

Turn the watch over and that fascination with engineering becomes a graphic: looping orbits surround the centre of the Jemaflex medallion. The atom is a decorative emblem on a mechanical watch, and it gives this compact Rimaten much of its charm. On the wrist it has the proportions of a classic dress watch; the bolder design is saved for the side only the wearer usually sees.

Internal Reference Number - XTM 274