swiss watch

I am trying to find out as much as I can about a watch I inherited from my father, if anyone can help I would appreciate it.

All I can tell you about the watch is that my mother bought it for my father before they married, sometime in the fifties. The face says 'Swiss Emperor', '25 jewels', and 'Rotomatic (Rolomatic ??)'. At the bottom of the face it says 'Swiss Made'. The hands are luminous, as are the markers at 12, 3, 6 and 9o'clock positiions. At the 3'oclock position it tells you the day and date. On the back face of the watch it says the watch is automatic, swiss made, water resistant, antimagnetic, and incabloc, whatever that means.

The watch is in perfect running order, and still keeps accurate time. My mother cannot remember where she bought it, or how much it cost, though she does recall it was quite expensive for the period when it was purchased.

Any information anyone may be able to give would be most appreciated, I know its not much to go on.

Thanks in advance,

Rob Murphy.

Swiss Emperor - Could be anything, just a name 25 jewels - There are 25 synthetic Rubies being used as bearing surfaces for the rotating parts inside the movement. 25 is a good number for a self-winding watch. Rotomatic - The self-winding mechanism uses a full rotor (instead of the - alternate partial rotor) winding system. Full rotor is considered to be superior. Swiss Made - Made is Switzerland automatic - self-winding water resistant - Water won't get into the mechanism under normal use (in the rain, - on hot days, etc.). This does NOT mean you can go swimming with - it on, and whether or not it actually works depends on the - condition of the o-rings that provide the water resistance (at the - crown, the crystal and the back). antimagnetic - the materials of the movement are non-magnetic, including various - springs (this is good). incabloc - This is a patented (and copyrighted?) shock absorbing mechanism - that allows the watch to be 'shocked' (that is, banged around a - bit) without it breaking. Some of the pivots for the rotating - parts in these watches are VERY thin, which causes them to break if not cushioned properly.

As far as the luminous dial/hands are concerned: if they glow for just a while and then dim, they are simply luminous material that needs to be 'charged' up by exposure to light before they can return the glow. If they glow all night without re-exposure to light, then they are probably