Birth year watches
Watches made in 1960.
Bulova announced the Accutron in 1960, a watch kept in time by a tuning fork humming at 360 cycles a second rather than a balance wheel. It hummed instead of ticking, and it was more accurate than any mechanical watch you could buy.
The rest of 1960 was still firmly mechanical, and cases were creeping up in size. A watch from this year is usually the point where vintage proportions start to feel comfortable on a modern wrist.
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1960s
Marin-Star 17jw
- Movement
- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£180
1960s
Junghans 17 Jewels Manual Wind
- Movement
- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£125
1960s
Oris Pocket Watch
- Movement
- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£280
1960s
Camy 6335
- Movement
- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£165
1960s
Oris -
- Movement
- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£130
1960s
Tissot Tissot Stylist Women’S Vintage Gold-Filled
- Movement
- Strap
- Condition
£200
1960s
Mainstay Mainstay 17 Jewels Incabloc
- Movement
- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£85
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1960s
Rotary -
- Movement
- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£85Box
Further reading
Guide · 6 min readHow to date a vintage watchSerial numbers, reference numbers, movement calibres and design clues: a practical guide to working out exactly when a vintage watch was made.Guide · 8 min readFinding your birth year watchThere is something quietly compelling about owning a watch made in the same year you were born: a connection to a specific moment in history, worn on your wrist.