Vintage 1960s Agon Calendrier 17J Manual Silver Dial Date Sub Sec 36mm Watch

About this watch

A handsome mid-century Swiss dress watch. The silver sunburst dial is signed "Agon 17 Rubis Calendrier" and "Antimagnetic", with applied gold-tone dart markers, dauphine hands, a date window at 3 o'clock and a small-seconds register with crosshair at 6.

The 36mm gold-plated case has a stainless-steel snap caseback stamped "Fond Acier Inoxydable, Swiss Made" and 10400. It runs on a 17-jewel Swiss manual-wind movement and is fitted to a brown leather strap.

Brand heritage

Agon was based in Mumpf, Switzerland. The firm was founded by Robert Triebold in 1937, took the Agon name in 1953 and grew into a large producer, making more than 80,000 watches a month by the 1960s in a modern factory. Agon was a founding member of Economic Swiss Time Holding in 1967, which merged with SSIH in 1971. Its jewelled-lever models like this Calendrier sat at the upper end of its range.

Why this one is special

• Date and sub-seconds on one clean silver dial
• 17-jewel antimagnetic Swiss manual-wind movement
• Classic 36mm 1960s dress size
• Warm gold-tone markers and hands

Specifications

• Brand / Model: Agon Calendrier
• Era: 1960s
• Case size: 36 mm excluding crown, gold plated, stainless-steel snap caseback
• Movement: Swiss manual wind, 17 jewels, antimagnetic
• Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date
• Dial: silver sunburst, gold-tone dart markers
• Strap: brown leather

Condition

Vintage pre-owned condition. The gold-plated case shows visible brassing and plating loss on the lugs and case edges; the stainless-steel caseback is in good order. The acrylic crystal is clear with minor superficial hairlines. The dial is well preserved with legible text. The strap is lightly worn. As with any vintage mechanical watch, it is not water resistant and timekeeping accuracy may differ from a modern watch. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch on its leather strap. Display box shown for presentation.

Shipping & Returns

Ships from Cairo, Egypt. Please see the shipping and returns details in this listing.