Men's vintage 1960's Voumard 17 jewel Swiss gold dress calendar wristwatch, running well!

We are very happy to offer this very well preserved men's 1960's Voumard Swiss, 17 jewel, manual wind, wristwatch.

This beauty features a generous 34.1mm / 1.234" diameter 10K rolled gold plated case, excluding crown and lugs, that surrounds a beautiful brushed silver dial complimented by gold hour, minute, and center weep hands, raised gold Arabic numbers and baton markers, and date window @ 3 o'clock, all under a bright clear crystal.

The Swiss, 17 jewel, cal. MBA, incabloc, movement sets and winds as it should, is running strong and keeping very good time.

It is antimagnetic and shock protected with a stainless steel, screw-down back and is matched with a beautifully detailed, gold-capped stainless steel bracelet that will fit up to a 7" wrist comfortably.


STOCK CODE: V-5



ABOUT THE BRAND:

Voumard Watch Company History

Voumard Montres SA was a Swiss watch manufacturer based in Neuchâtel active primarily in the mid‑to‑late 20th century, best known for its Voumard 2000 — a highly unusual back‑set, back‑wound wristwatch.
Origins and Early Connections

While detailed corporate records are scarce, Voumard appears to have been a small, design‑oriented firm that did not survive the quartz revolution.

Some sources note a possible early link to Sheffield Watch Factory Ltd. in Biel, Switzerland, where a 1950s alarm watch bore the “VOS” mark indicating cooperation between Sheffield and Voumard Google Arts & Culture.

This suggests Voumard was already producing or supplying movements by the early 1950s.
The Voumard 2000

Introduced in the 1960s, the Voumard 2000 was a radical departure from conventional watch design:

Back‑set crown: The winding crown was located flat against the caseback, in contact with the wearer’s wrist.

Back‑wound: Powered by Voumard’s in‑house calibre 2500, a 17‑jewel manual‑wound movement with a 54‑hour power reserve.

Unique operation: Winding was done by gliding a finger across the crown wheel; setting the time required lifting the crown to a click position.

Modular design: The caseback, movement, and dial could be removed without tools, making it accessible for enthusiasts www.watchisthis.com.

Convertible dial: The dial could rotate for easier reading while driving.

The Voumard 2000 was inspired by Jaeger LeCoultre’s 1953 Futurematic, but Voumard’s version was more modular and user‑friendly.
Production and Legacy

Voumard also sold watches using movements from Sonceboz (Ebauches Sonceboz), sometimes under combined designations like Voumard 1050.

The company’s niche design approach and unconventional construction made it a curiosity in horology, but it did not achieve mass popularity.

It is considered a vintage collector’s watch today, with examples still available in the 1970s.
Decline

Like many independent Swiss watchmakers, Voumard was likely affected by the quartz crisis of the 1970s, which led to the closure of many small manufacturers.

. No surviving corporate records provide a precise end date, but its absence from later horological catalogs suggests it ceased operations in that era.

In summary: Voumard Montres SA was a Swiss watchmaker from Neuchâtel active mid‑20th century, famous for the modular, back‑set Voumard 2000.

It had early ties to Sheffield Watch Factory, produced in‑house and third‑party movements, and disappeared during the quartz era, leaving behind a distinctive place in watchmaking history.



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