Auction: Citizen 100th Anniversary Pocket Watch No. 001 for Charity

To benefit the environment.

Soon to go on the block at Sotheby’s upcoming New York sale is the very first Citizen 100th Anniversary Special Limited Edition Pocket Watch, numbered “001/100” on the case back. The penultimate lot in the sale that will take place on December 6, the pocket watch is being sold to benefit 1% for the Planet, the environmental charity whose founders include the entrepreneur who established outdoor clothing brand Patagonia.

Included with the pocket watch is a special edition copy of Citizen: The Essence of Time, a book that details the brand’s history over the past century. The book is numbered “001/100” to match the watch.

The cal. 0270

Launched earlier this year to mark the centennial of Citizen’s first-ever watch, the anniversary pocket watch was inspired by the original 1924 timepiece. Though it has a vintage-inspired aesthetic, the pocket watch is entirely modern in construction and materials. The delicately textured dial is made via electrodeposition, while the case is polished titanium.

More notably, the case houses the in-house cal. 0270, a newly developed manual-wind movement with a sophisticated construction that includes a free-sprung balance. After the automatic cal. 0200, this is the second mechanical movement unveiled by Citizen, continuing its progress in developing a stable of high-end in-house calibres. (We reviewed the pocket watch in detail last month.)

Estimated to sell for around US$10,000-15,000, the pocket watch “001/100” will be sold at Sotheby’s Important Watches auction taking place at 10 am on December 6, 2024 at Sotheby’s New York. Proceeds from the sale of the watch will go to 1% for the Planet, an environmental charity that is supported by Citizen.

Sotheby’s New York
1334 York Ave
New York, NY 10021
United States

For more information and bidding, visit Sothebys.com.

Correction December 3, 2024: The auction takes place on December 6, and not in November as reflected in an earlier version of the story.