• Vintage citizen watch with brown leather strap on a wooden surface
  • Vintage Citizen watch with brown leather strap
  • Gold citizen buckle
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Citizen

1950s Citizen Triple Calendar Watch | Ref. 1505 (Late Series)

1950s Citizen Triple Calendar Watch | Ref. 1505 (Late Series)

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Case Size 33 mm
Movement Manual | Cal.59
Approximate Age 1950s
Dial Color Cream
Case Material 14K gold filled case with stainless steel case back
Lug Width 17 mm
Includes Citizen gold buckle
Overall Condition The dial remains in excellent, honest vintage condition, with slight discolouration/patina developing on the outer blue date track, plus small patina spots toward the center of the dial. The watch comes with an original Citizen gold buckle. The case appears unpolished, retaining its sharp edges and original case lines. The stainless steel case back is in good condition with several hairline scratches but all engravings are clear, intact, and fully legible. The manual-winding movement runs smoothly with precise, tactile operation, the “month,” “day,” and “date” functions all operate smoothly.

In 1952, just a few years after the war, Citizen released Japan’s first domestically produced triple calendar watch. It features applied gold hour indexes and Citizen's “C” logo, with each calendar window framed in matching gold colour. The slightly curved tip of the minute hand also reflects the influence of Swiss watchmaking design from that era.

A particularly noteworthy detail of this watch is that the “month” and “day of the week” displays are written in Japanese, indicating that this is a domestic version. The small seconds subdial has a record-groove texture, and the date display stands out in a light blue text. The month and day are black on yellow background.

The Citizen self developed Cal.59 movement is a hand-wound, low-beat (5-beat) caliber. When it was first released, this watch retailed for between 4,170 and 5,370 yen, at a time when the average monthly salary for a new university graduate was about 3,000 yen.

Key Features of this Citizen Triple Calendar Ref. 1505:

  • 33mm case size | 17mm lug width with original Citizen gold buckle
  • Day of week and Month written in Japanese
  • Applied gold "C" Citizen logo, hour mark and calendar window frame
  • Bent minute hand, hour hand and second hand are in gold; light blue date track 
  • Hand-wound Cal.59 with an add-on calendar plate
  • 14k gold filled case with stainless steel case back

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All of our products are covered with a one year warranty. If you experience any problems with your watch within the warranty period, will we repair it for you. Unfortunately, we do not accept returns or exchanges on purchased items.

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