VINTAGE BENRUS CITATION WATCH WITH ROMANIAN FLAG LOGO.

 BENRUS WAS STARTED IN 1921 IN NEW YORK BY BENJAMIN LAZARUS A ROMANIAN IMMIGRANT AND HIS FAMILY, HENCE THE NAME BENRUS. THEY MADE QUALITY STYLISH WATCHES FOR THE PEOPLE. THEIR HISTORY HAS MANY INTERESTING FACTS TO IT AND IN THE LATE 1950'S THEY WERE THE 3RD BIGGEST SELLING WATCH BRAND IN THE USA, HAMILTON WERE 2ND AND BULOVA THE LEADERS. THEY SOLD OUT TO THE REMINGTON SHAVER MAN IN THE 70'S AND UNFORTUNATELY THE REAL BENRUS WATCH DOES NOT EXIST TODAY.

THIS WATCH IS FROM THE QUALITY CITATION RANGE OF WATCHES RELEASED AT THE START OF THE 50'S IT WAS WHEN THIS RED, YELLOW AND BLUE LOGO  FIRST APPEARED. THERE ARE A FEW THEORIES ABOUT IT. FIRSTLY THAT IT REPRESENTS THE ROMANIAN FLAG AS THE COLORS ARE THE SAME, SECOND THAT IT WAS TIED IN TO THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE HORSE CITATION WHO IN THE LATE 40'S BECAME THE FIRST HORSE IN HISTORY TO WIN A MILLION DOLLARS. THE EXACT REASON HAS NEVER BEEN UNCOVERED. THESE WATCHES ARE HIGHLY PRIZED AND SOUGHT AFTER BY THE ROMANIAN PEOPLE AND WATCH COLLECTORS.

THIS BEAUTY WHICH IS IN ALL ROUND GREAT CONDITION  FOR ITS AGE. HAS A STUNNING CURVEX STYLE CASING, DOMED CRYSTAL, ST/STEEL BACK,  MEASURES 26MM ACROSS BY 30MM EXCLUDING CROWN AND LUGS. IS ALL ORIGINAL, HAS A HIGH GRADE SWISS 17 JEWEL MOVEMENT WHICH IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN LAST SERVICED AND NEW LEATHER STRAP FITTED. EARLY 1950'S AD. THIS WAS CERTAINLY RELEASED AS A MANS WATCH BUT BY TO DAYS STANDARDS WILL BE  SUITABLE FOR MEN WHO PREFER A SMALLER WATCH  AND VERY SUITABLE FOR LADIES.  I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW THIS WATCH WHILE NO BIDS ARE STRUCK. SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY.