Today’s Watch – Citizen Cutlass 33 Jewels

A nice slim dress watch today, with a fancy dial – a Cutlass automatic from July 1968. The movement in this is the 5260, a ‘hacking’ version of the movement first used in 1965, in the Crystal Seven range. Citizen made these slimmer than the Crystal Sevens, which probably explains the ‘Cutlass’ name. They have their own special applied logo, and with 33 jewels these are good quality pieces that should not be confused with a later hand winder that used the same name. The black hands and numerals contrast nicely with the dial:

More info here: https://sweep-hand.org/2012/07/01/this-weeks-featured-watch-36-the-cutlass-33-jewels/

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