Birth year watches
Watches made in 1961.
1961 belongs to the quiet middle of the mechanical era. Automatic movements had become genuinely reliable, day-date complications were spreading down from expensive watches to ordinary ones, and dials were getting cleaner.
That makes it a good year to buy from. Nothing from 1961 is famous enough to carry a premium, and the watches themselves are as well made as anything either side of them.
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More from the 1960s
45 watchesSee all 46 from the 1960s
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
Box
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.