Anker - Art-deco Stratos Calendar 17Rubis - No reserve price - 1819 - Men - 1950-1959

The Anker Art-Deco Stratos Calendar is a men’s wristwatch from the 1950s notable for its aesthetic influences and complications. The Art Deco style, which peaked in the 1920s and 1930s, continued influencing design into the mid-century, characterized by geometric shapes, symmetry, and streamlined forms. Anker’s Stratos Calendar with 17 rubies (jewels) indicates a jeweled mechanical movement, enhancing durability and precision. Calendar functions add practicality, displaying date information ahead of common time-only watches. Watches of this type reflect mid-20th century advancements where style met function through calendar complications and distinctive case designs. Collectors may appreciate their blend of useful complications with stylistic cues from earlier design movements.