Vintage Citizen Auto Dater 520 7 21J Automatic Day Date 37.5mm Gold Tone 1960s

Name: Vintage Citizen Auto Dater 520 7 21J Automatic Day Date 37.5mm Gold Tone 1960s
Brand: Citizen
SKU: 206544531767
Price: 337.50 USD
Availability: InStock

USD 337.50

Condition: Pre-owned - Good

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View Vintage Citizen Auto Dater 520 7 21J Automatic Day Date 37.5mm Gold Tone 1960s with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Together they give this Auto Dater the kind of unmistakable mid-century Japanese character that has made early Citizen automatics increasingly attractive to collectors. This was the period when Citizen was rapidly advancing its automatic calendar watches and developing the design language that would lead directly into the celebrated Crystal Seven family. Few details identify a great 1960s Citizen as immediately as this arrangement: day at twelve, date at three, a fluted gold-tone bezel, and the small applied “7” emblem above six . Together they give this Auto Dater the kind of unmistakable mid-century Japanese character that has made early Citizen automatics increasingly attractive to collectors. The dial is beautifully restrained. Its softly aged silver-white surface is framed by applied gold-tone baton markers, while the separate calendar displays create a pleasing visual balance across the upper half of the watch. The day aperture at twelve is particularly distinctive, with Sunday appearing in red, while the framed date window at three completes the full day-date layout. Beneath the centre, the dial carries the 7 emblem and 21 JEWELS designation. The 37.5mm case is exceptionally generous for a watch of this period. Its broad gold-tone body and finely ridged fluted bezel give the watch a more substantial presence than the majority of mid-1960s Japanese dress watches, while the sharply drawn lugs preserve a clean, elegant profile. The dark green textured leather strap complements the warm gold and ivory tones particularly well. The photographed movement confirms a Citizen automatic movement with 21 jewels , with the large semicircular rotor visibly signed CITIZEN 21 JEWELS . This configuration belongs to Citizen’s important Auto Dater / Seven generation of the mid-1960s , with related day-date models appearing from approximately 1965 through 1967 . This was the period when Citizen was rapidly advancing its automatic calendar watches and developing the design language that would lead directly into the celebrated Crystal Seven family. Condition is honestly vintage. The dial shows spotting and age-related tonal changes, while the case and caseback display scratches, plating wear and general surface marks consistent with decades of use. The strap also shows wear. The watch is running well as a vintage automatic timepiece . A wonderfully charismatic circa-1965–1967 Citizen Auto Dater 7 : large for its era, mechanically interesting, and distinguished by its fluted bezel, 21-jewel automatic movement and beautifully balanced split day-date display. Condition: Pre-owned - Good. Category: Jewelry & Watches › Watches, Parts & Accessories › Watches › Wristwatches. Brand: Citizen.