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ALARM WATCHES
It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. This is the calibre hand winding 3102 (date), 21 Jewels, 18000 bph. The crowns are one for the time and theone
DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF A CITIZEN We know this model was not made so late as 1986 so it is made in 1976. 4. The next two digits are 07 so the month is the seventh one – July. 5. By putting all the information together a Vintage Citizen Watch can be, this way, dated. The watch here is made in 1976, July. Read more about Citizen history here: https://vintagecitizenwatches.com PARAWATER – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Well guys, here it is the July 1968 Parawater Citizen Crystate Deluxe 22 Jewels! The entire watch is made of stainless steel and so is the bracelet. The 37mm case is entirely polished with simple and elegant surfaces. By contrast the bracelet finishing alternates between brushed and polished parts. CITIZEN HIGHNESS 36000 The movement is the Citizen 7730 calibre, 36,000 bph, with 26 jewels and day and date display. It is an automatic one and hand winding also. The movement can be winded in the first crown position. Pulling it out a position, will set the time. The seconds hack for exact timesetting.
SUPERBEAT 10
This is the first solid Gold superbeat 10 Leopard I see. There are also a few models in stainless steel and some gold plated Leopards too, but this is the first I see in solid gold. Needless to say it is in perfect condition. The selling price is JPY 350,000. Here is a scan made by me of the Citizen calibre 72xx from a vintage Citizencatalogue.
CITIZEN MOVEMENT 6601 The movement is small too, suited for the small case. It is an automatic, 21 jewels movement. Citizen named it calibre 6601, and can be found in a variety of ladies watches. Not much to say about it except the fact that it displays both the day and the date, can be hand wound and a particularity is the fact the date changes by pullingCITIZEN BLACKIE
Citizen was always innovative and was never afraid of trying new technologies. So, in 1970 they started experimenting black coating their watches. They also coated their watches in a similar dark color, something more like a dark olive green. The reason for coating their watches was the same reason manufacturers are doing it today: it looks REPLACE CITIZEN BEZEL Crystal and bezel insert Citizen 150m diver. One rather simple task is to change the bezel insert. I will update the article with info about how to do it. The crystal changing can be an easy one or not really, depending on the model. In this case we removed the old scratched crystal and replaced it with a better one and this really made the VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of CITIZEN HISTORY AND DATA In 1930, Yosaburo Nakajima laid the foundations for the Citizen watch empire. In 1936 the company expanded beyond the boundaries of Japan, exporting watches to many parts of Southeast Asia. This was the starting point of going global and the reason weALARM WATCHES
It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. This is the calibre hand winding 3102 (date), 21 Jewels, 18000 bph. The crowns are one for the time and theone
DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF A CITIZEN We know this model was not made so late as 1986 so it is made in 1976. 4. The next two digits are 07 so the month is the seventh one – July. 5. By putting all the information together a Vintage Citizen Watch can be, this way, dated. The watch here is made in 1976, July. Read more about Citizen history here: https://vintagecitizenwatches.com PARAWATER – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Well guys, here it is the July 1968 Parawater Citizen Crystate Deluxe 22 Jewels! The entire watch is made of stainless steel and so is the bracelet. The 37mm case is entirely polished with simple and elegant surfaces. By contrast the bracelet finishing alternates between brushed and polished parts. CITIZEN HIGHNESS 36000 The movement is the Citizen 7730 calibre, 36,000 bph, with 26 jewels and day and date display. It is an automatic one and hand winding also. The movement can be winded in the first crown position. Pulling it out a position, will set the time. The seconds hack for exact timesetting.
SUPERBEAT 10
This is the first solid Gold superbeat 10 Leopard I see. There are also a few models in stainless steel and some gold plated Leopards too, but this is the first I see in solid gold. Needless to say it is in perfect condition. The selling price is JPY 350,000. Here is a scan made by me of the Citizen calibre 72xx from a vintage Citizencatalogue.
CITIZEN MOVEMENT 6601 The movement is small too, suited for the small case. It is an automatic, 21 jewels movement. Citizen named it calibre 6601, and can be found in a variety of ladies watches. Not much to say about it except the fact that it displays both the day and the date, can be hand wound and a particularity is the fact the date changes by pullingCITIZEN BLACKIE
Citizen was always innovative and was never afraid of trying new technologies. So, in 1970 they started experimenting black coating their watches. They also coated their watches in a similar dark color, something more like a dark olive green. The reason for coating their watches was the same reason manufacturers are doing it today: it looks REPLACE CITIZEN BEZEL Crystal and bezel insert Citizen 150m diver. One rather simple task is to change the bezel insert. I will update the article with info about how to do it. The crystal changing can be an easy one or not really, depending on the model. In this case we removed the old scratched crystal and replaced it with a better one and this really made theVINTAGE CITIZEN
The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of CITIZEN POCKET WATCHES The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of PARAWATER – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Well guys, here it is the July 1968 Parawater Citizen Crystate Deluxe 22 Jewels! The entire watch is made of stainless steel and so is the bracelet. The 37mm case is entirely polished with simple and elegant surfaces. By contrast the bracelet finishing alternates between brushed and polished parts.CITIZEN NEWMASTER
The dial is silver, simple, with a sunburst effect. It has black writing: “Citizen 21 jewels”, “Newmaster automatic waterproof”. The applied hour markers are polished and have multiple surfaces that reflect the light no matter the angle from where you look at them. The hour date (black numbers on a white disk) has aapplied frame too.
DAY-DATE – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES This is a long title for a watch, isn’t it? 🙂. Citizen Chrono Master Superior Chronometer Special Auto Day Date 35 Jewels 4-521421Y. I am not sure how to write this article yet: should I say a lot of words about this marvelous piece or let the pictures and the title sayit all?
DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF A CITIZEN We know this model was not made so late as 1986 so it is made in 1976. 4. The next two digits are 07 so the month is the seventh one – July. 5. By putting all the information together a Vintage Citizen Watch can be, this way, dated. The watch here is made in 1976, July. Read more about Citizen history here: https://vintagecitizenwatches.comCITIZEN SEVEN STAR
Vintage Citizen Diver – Seven Star 4-526970Y. This is not the usual diver, but it has the lovely look of one. In fact this is one of the first “divers” made by Citizen, the precursor of the famous Citizen real diving watches. It is the Parawater model but it has no specific depth rating.CITIZEN 8110
This one is also made of stainless steel and has all the DNA of a vintage Citizen chrono. The main attraction of this model is the dial and the outside tachymeter scale bezel insert. (it comes with white or black dial) All these features combined make it gorgeous. The case is finished beautifully, polished and brushed for a very nice contrast. CITIZEN CHRONOGRAPH “SPEEDY” 67-9313 Citizen Chronograph “Speedy” 67-9313. i. 12 Votes. Finally, I found the time to write a few words about it, one the most desired vintage Citizen chronograph, the “Speedy”. It is called this way because of the resemblance with the well known Omega Speedmaster. (did you know that there is a Speedmaster limited eddition of 500 withwhite
4-820789Y – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Lets start with the similarities: All three are divers, rated to a respectable depth of 150m water pressure. They share the same case (4-740131Y , 4-600851Y , 4-820789Y ), with the same screw-in large crown. The bezel is bidirectional friction type. The sides of the cases are polished and the frontal surfaces are brushed in a similarmanner.
VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of CITIZEN HISTORY AND DATA In 1930, Yosaburo Nakajima laid the foundations for the Citizen watch empire. In 1936 the company expanded beyond the boundaries of Japan, exporting watches to many parts of Southeast Asia. This was the starting point of going global and the reason weCITIZEN DIVER
Citizen 150m 62-5370 & B52806. Citizen Diver OR-O B52806 or 62-5370 are, more or less, the same model. Both of them are difficult to find, no matter the condition, to find a NOS one almost impossible. The 62-5370 is made for domestic market and the B52806 for export and has its own awesome engraved case back.ALARM WATCHES
It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. This is the calibre hand winding 3102 (date), 21 Jewels, 18000 bph. The crowns are one for the time and theone
21 JEWELS – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The movement is the 7270 calibre – simple, reliable, automatic with 21 jewels and beating at 21,600bph. As usual with Citizen, the automatic movement can be hand winded. It has jewel bearings for barrel and a power reserve of 41 hours. It features a quick set date and the day changes from advancing from 20 to 0:30. AUTODATER – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Posts about autodater written by Citizen Guy. I was and I still am intrigued by the fact that the lume on Citizen watches doesn’t seemto age like the
CITIZEN BLACKIE
Citizen was always innovative and was never afraid of trying new technologies. So, in 1970 they started experimenting black coating their watches. They also coated their watches in a similar dark color, something more like a dark olive green. The reason for coating their watches was the same reason manufacturers are doing it today: it looks CITIZEN MOVEMENT 6601 The movement is small too, suited for the small case. It is an automatic, 21 jewels movement. Citizen named it calibre 6601, and can be found in a variety of ladies watches. Not much to say about it except the fact that it displays both the day and the date, can be hand wound and a particularity is the fact the date changes by pulling CITIZEN AUTOMATIC DIVER 51-2273 Another vintage diver is the model 51-2273. This one is more recent than the previously featured watches here. One of the main feature about this one, compared with the others, is the unidirectional rotating bezel. Also, the "Mercedes" hands are gone and are replaced with a different style. The case is made in stainless steel, CITIZEN CHRONOGRAPH “BULLHEAD” CHALLENGE TIMER Let me introduce to you the well known, world famous Citizen Bullhead calibre 8110A! Citizen called this chronograph the Challenge Timer. As clearly seen on the collage above (pictures from the sellers mostly from sweetroad) they come in different colors and variants. The round shaped (so 1970’s) cases for all bullheads are made of plated VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of CITIZEN HISTORY AND DATA In 1930, Yosaburo Nakajima laid the foundations for the Citizen watch empire. In 1936 the company expanded beyond the boundaries of Japan, exporting watches to many parts of Southeast Asia. This was the starting point of going global and the reason weCITIZEN DIVER
Citizen 150m 62-5370 & B52806. Citizen Diver OR-O B52806 or 62-5370 are, more or less, the same model. Both of them are difficult to find, no matter the condition, to find a NOS one almost impossible. The 62-5370 is made for domestic market and the B52806 for export and has its own awesome engraved case back.ALARM WATCHES
It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. This is the calibre hand winding 3102 (date), 21 Jewels, 18000 bph. The crowns are one for the time and theone
21 JEWELS – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The movement is the 7270 calibre – simple, reliable, automatic with 21 jewels and beating at 21,600bph. As usual with Citizen, the automatic movement can be hand winded. It has jewel bearings for barrel and a power reserve of 41 hours. It features a quick set date and the day changes from advancing from 20 to 0:30. AUTODATER – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Posts about autodater written by Citizen Guy. I was and I still am intrigued by the fact that the lume on Citizen watches doesn’t seemto age like the
CITIZEN BLACKIE
Citizen was always innovative and was never afraid of trying new technologies. So, in 1970 they started experimenting black coating their watches. They also coated their watches in a similar dark color, something more like a dark olive green. The reason for coating their watches was the same reason manufacturers are doing it today: it looks CITIZEN MOVEMENT 6601 The movement is small too, suited for the small case. It is an automatic, 21 jewels movement. Citizen named it calibre 6601, and can be found in a variety of ladies watches. Not much to say about it except the fact that it displays both the day and the date, can be hand wound and a particularity is the fact the date changes by pulling CITIZEN AUTOMATIC DIVER 51-2273 Another vintage diver is the model 51-2273. This one is more recent than the previously featured watches here. One of the main feature about this one, compared with the others, is the unidirectional rotating bezel. Also, the "Mercedes" hands are gone and are replaced with a different style. The case is made in stainless steel, CITIZEN CHRONOGRAPH “BULLHEAD” CHALLENGE TIMER Let me introduce to you the well known, world famous Citizen Bullhead calibre 8110A! Citizen called this chronograph the Challenge Timer. As clearly seen on the collage above (pictures from the sellers mostly from sweetroad) they come in different colors and variants. The round shaped (so 1970’s) cases for all bullheads are made of plated DIVING – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Diving vintage Citizen watches External bezel, compressor style cases, blue dial, red, orange, silver, black dial, 100m wr to 500m wr. Parawater and Water resistant. Love them all! In the picture above we have: The Parawater - the first Japanese water resistant watch The 200m Skin Diver - the first real divingCHRONOMASTER
One of my favorite line of Citizen watches is the Chrono Master. They are the most recognizable high-end watches produced by Citizen starting from 1967 up to this day. At least the name remained alive. What I am interested in, is the vintage area. Some of them are Chronometer grade but all of them areCITIZEN DIVER
Citizen 150m 62-5370 & B52806. Citizen Diver OR-O B52806 or 62-5370 are, more or less, the same model. Both of them are difficult to find, no matter the condition, to find a NOS one almost impossible. The 62-5370 is made for domestic market and the B52806 for export and has its own awesome engraved case back.CITIZEN SPEEDMASTER
This one is also made of stainless steel and has all the DNA of a vintage Citizen chrono. The main attraction of this model is the dial and the outside tachymeter scale bezel insert. (it comes with white or black dial) All these features combined make it gorgeous. The case is finished beautifully, polished and brushed for a very nice contrast. DAY-DATE – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES This is a long title for a watch, isn’t it? 🙂. Citizen Chrono Master Superior Chronometer Special Auto Day Date 35 Jewels 4-521421Y. I am not sure how to write this article yet: should I say a lot of words about this marvelous piece or let the pictures and the title sayit all?
DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF A CITIZEN We know this model was not made so late as 1986 so it is made in 1976. 4. The next two digits are 07 so the month is the seventh one – July. 5. By putting all the information together a Vintage Citizen Watch can be, this way, dated. The watch here is made in 1976, July. Read more about Citizen history here: https://vintagecitizenwatches.comCITIZEN 8200A
The movement is the well known 8200A Citizen calibre. It is an automatic movement (it can be also hand winded) beating at 21600 bph with a quickset day and date. It has a unidirectional winding rotor and 21 jewels. Nothing fancy, just an usual Citizen “workhorse”.It has a
CITIZEN NEWMASTER
The dial is silver, simple, with a sunburst effect. It has black writing: “Citizen 21 jewels”, “Newmaster automatic waterproof”. The applied hour markers are polished and have multiple surfaces that reflect the light no matter the angle from where you look at them. The hour date (black numbers on a white disk) has aapplied frame too.
CITIZEN ALARM DATE
They are faceted for a better legibility. The writting on the dial is thin, white, painted. It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. CITIZEN AUTO DATER UNI It may not be a real diver but what a gorgeous watch it is! It was made in 1964, just 5 years after the introduction of the first Japanese water resistant watch, the Parawater, and about one year prior to the first real diving watch made by Citizen.. Let me introduce to you the Citizen auto Dater UNI reference ADUS31201-T. The main feature of the watch is the fact that it is a twin crown VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of CITIZEN HISTORY AND DATA In 1930, Yosaburo Nakajima laid the foundations for the Citizen watch empire. In 1936 the company expanded beyond the boundaries of Japan, exporting watches to many parts of Southeast Asia. This was the starting point of going global and the reason weCITIZEN DIVER
Citizen 150m 62-5370 & B52806. Citizen Diver OR-O B52806 or 62-5370 are, more or less, the same model. Both of them are difficult to find, no matter the condition, to find a NOS one almost impossible. The 62-5370 is made for domestic market and the B52806 for export and has its own awesome engraved case back.ALARM WATCHES
It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. This is the calibre hand winding 3102 (date), 21 Jewels, 18000 bph. The crowns are one for the time and theone
21 JEWELS – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The movement is the 7270 calibre – simple, reliable, automatic with 21 jewels and beating at 21,600bph. As usual with Citizen, the automatic movement can be hand winded. It has jewel bearings for barrel and a power reserve of 41 hours. It features a quick set date and the day changes from advancing from 20 to 0:30. AUTODATER – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Posts about autodater written by Citizen Guy. I was and I still am intrigued by the fact that the lume on Citizen watches doesn’t seemto age like the
CITIZEN BLACKIE
Citizen was always innovative and was never afraid of trying new technologies. So, in 1970 they started experimenting black coating their watches. They also coated their watches in a similar dark color, something more like a dark olive green. The reason for coating their watches was the same reason manufacturers are doing it today: it looks CITIZEN MOVEMENT 6601 The movement is small too, suited for the small case. It is an automatic, 21 jewels movement. Citizen named it calibre 6601, and can be found in a variety of ladies watches. Not much to say about it except the fact that it displays both the day and the date, can be hand wound and a particularity is the fact the date changes by pulling CITIZEN AUTOMATIC DIVER 51-2273 Another vintage diver is the model 51-2273. This one is more recent than the previously featured watches here. One of the main feature about this one, compared with the others, is the unidirectional rotating bezel. Also, the "Mercedes" hands are gone and are replaced with a different style. The case is made in stainless steel, CITIZEN CHRONOGRAPH “BULLHEAD” CHALLENGE TIMER Let me introduce to you the well known, world famous Citizen Bullhead calibre 8110A! Citizen called this chronograph the Challenge Timer. As clearly seen on the collage above (pictures from the sellers mostly from sweetroad) they come in different colors and variants. The round shaped (so 1970’s) cases for all bullheads are made of plated VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of CITIZEN HISTORY AND DATA In 1930, Yosaburo Nakajima laid the foundations for the Citizen watch empire. In 1936 the company expanded beyond the boundaries of Japan, exporting watches to many parts of Southeast Asia. This was the starting point of going global and the reason weCITIZEN DIVER
Citizen 150m 62-5370 & B52806. Citizen Diver OR-O B52806 or 62-5370 are, more or less, the same model. Both of them are difficult to find, no matter the condition, to find a NOS one almost impossible. The 62-5370 is made for domestic market and the B52806 for export and has its own awesome engraved case back.ALARM WATCHES
It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. This is the calibre hand winding 3102 (date), 21 Jewels, 18000 bph. The crowns are one for the time and theone
21 JEWELS – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The movement is the 7270 calibre – simple, reliable, automatic with 21 jewels and beating at 21,600bph. As usual with Citizen, the automatic movement can be hand winded. It has jewel bearings for barrel and a power reserve of 41 hours. It features a quick set date and the day changes from advancing from 20 to 0:30. AUTODATER – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Posts about autodater written by Citizen Guy. I was and I still am intrigued by the fact that the lume on Citizen watches doesn’t seemto age like the
CITIZEN BLACKIE
Citizen was always innovative and was never afraid of trying new technologies. So, in 1970 they started experimenting black coating their watches. They also coated their watches in a similar dark color, something more like a dark olive green. The reason for coating their watches was the same reason manufacturers are doing it today: it looks CITIZEN MOVEMENT 6601 The movement is small too, suited for the small case. It is an automatic, 21 jewels movement. Citizen named it calibre 6601, and can be found in a variety of ladies watches. Not much to say about it except the fact that it displays both the day and the date, can be hand wound and a particularity is the fact the date changes by pulling CITIZEN AUTOMATIC DIVER 51-2273 Another vintage diver is the model 51-2273. This one is more recent than the previously featured watches here. One of the main feature about this one, compared with the others, is the unidirectional rotating bezel. Also, the "Mercedes" hands are gone and are replaced with a different style. The case is made in stainless steel, CITIZEN CHRONOGRAPH “BULLHEAD” CHALLENGE TIMER Let me introduce to you the well known, world famous Citizen Bullhead calibre 8110A! Citizen called this chronograph the Challenge Timer. As clearly seen on the collage above (pictures from the sellers mostly from sweetroad) they come in different colors and variants. The round shaped (so 1970’s) cases for all bullheads are made of plated DIVING – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Diving vintage Citizen watches External bezel, compressor style cases, blue dial, red, orange, silver, black dial, 100m wr to 500m wr. Parawater and Water resistant. Love them all! In the picture above we have: The Parawater - the first Japanese water resistant watch The 200m Skin Diver - the first real divingCHRONOMASTER
One of my favorite line of Citizen watches is the Chrono Master. They are the most recognizable high-end watches produced by Citizen starting from 1967 up to this day. At least the name remained alive. What I am interested in, is the vintage area. Some of them are Chronometer grade but all of them areCITIZEN DIVER
Citizen 150m 62-5370 & B52806. Citizen Diver OR-O B52806 or 62-5370 are, more or less, the same model. Both of them are difficult to find, no matter the condition, to find a NOS one almost impossible. The 62-5370 is made for domestic market and the B52806 for export and has its own awesome engraved case back.CITIZEN SPEEDMASTER
This one is also made of stainless steel and has all the DNA of a vintage Citizen chrono. The main attraction of this model is the dial and the outside tachymeter scale bezel insert. (it comes with white or black dial) All these features combined make it gorgeous. The case is finished beautifully, polished and brushed for a very nice contrast. DAY-DATE – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES This is a long title for a watch, isn’t it? 🙂. Citizen Chrono Master Superior Chronometer Special Auto Day Date 35 Jewels 4-521421Y. I am not sure how to write this article yet: should I say a lot of words about this marvelous piece or let the pictures and the title sayit all?
DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF A CITIZEN We know this model was not made so late as 1986 so it is made in 1976. 4. The next two digits are 07 so the month is the seventh one – July. 5. By putting all the information together a Vintage Citizen Watch can be, this way, dated. The watch here is made in 1976, July. Read more about Citizen history here: https://vintagecitizenwatches.comCITIZEN 8200A
The movement is the well known 8200A Citizen calibre. It is an automatic movement (it can be also hand winded) beating at 21600 bph with a quickset day and date. It has a unidirectional winding rotor and 21 jewels. Nothing fancy, just an usual Citizen “workhorse”.It has a
CITIZEN NEWMASTER
The dial is silver, simple, with a sunburst effect. It has black writing: “Citizen 21 jewels”, “Newmaster automatic waterproof”. The applied hour markers are polished and have multiple surfaces that reflect the light no matter the angle from where you look at them. The hour date (black numbers on a white disk) has aapplied frame too.
CITIZEN ALARM DATE
They are faceted for a better legibility. The writting on the dial is thin, white, painted. It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. CITIZEN AUTO DATER UNI It may not be a real diver but what a gorgeous watch it is! It was made in 1964, just 5 years after the introduction of the first Japanese water resistant watch, the Parawater, and about one year prior to the first real diving watch made by Citizen.. Let me introduce to you the Citizen auto Dater UNI reference ADUS31201-T. The main feature of the watch is the fact that it is a twin crown VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of CITIZEN HISTORY AND DATA In 1930, Yosaburo Nakajima laid the foundations for the Citizen watch empire. In 1936 the company expanded beyond the boundaries of Japan, exporting watches to many parts of Southeast Asia. This was the starting point of going global and the reason weCITIZEN DIVER
Citizen 150m 62-5370 & B52806. Citizen Diver OR-O B52806 or 62-5370 are, more or less, the same model. Both of them are difficult to find, no matter the condition, to find a NOS one almost impossible. The 62-5370 is made for domestic market and the B52806 for export and has its own awesome engraved case back.ALARM WATCHES
It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. This is the calibre hand winding 3102 (date), 21 Jewels, 18000 bph. The crowns are one for the time and theone
21 JEWELS – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The movement is the 7270 calibre – simple, reliable, automatic with 21 jewels and beating at 21,600bph. As usual with Citizen, the automatic movement can be hand winded. It has jewel bearings for barrel and a power reserve of 41 hours. It features a quick set date and the day changes from advancing from 20 to 0:30. AUTODATER – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Posts about autodater written by Citizen Guy. I was and I still am intrigued by the fact that the lume on Citizen watches doesn’t seemto age like the
CITIZEN BLACKIE
Citizen was always innovative and was never afraid of trying new technologies. So, in 1970 they started experimenting black coating their watches. They also coated their watches in a similar dark color, something more like a dark olive green. The reason for coating their watches was the same reason manufacturers are doing it today: it looks CITIZEN MOVEMENT 6601 The movement is small too, suited for the small case. It is an automatic, 21 jewels movement. Citizen named it calibre 6601, and can be found in a variety of ladies watches. Not much to say about it except the fact that it displays both the day and the date, can be hand wound and a particularity is the fact the date changes by pulling CITIZEN AUTOMATIC DIVER 51-2273 Another vintage diver is the model 51-2273. This one is more recent than the previously featured watches here. One of the main feature about this one, compared with the others, is the unidirectional rotating bezel. Also, the "Mercedes" hands are gone and are replaced with a different style. The case is made in stainless steel, CITIZEN CHRONOGRAPH “BULLHEAD” CHALLENGE TIMER Let me introduce to you the well known, world famous Citizen Bullhead calibre 8110A! Citizen called this chronograph the Challenge Timer. As clearly seen on the collage above (pictures from the sellers mostly from sweetroad) they come in different colors and variants. The round shaped (so 1970’s) cases for all bullheads are made of plated VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of CITIZEN HISTORY AND DATA In 1930, Yosaburo Nakajima laid the foundations for the Citizen watch empire. In 1936 the company expanded beyond the boundaries of Japan, exporting watches to many parts of Southeast Asia. This was the starting point of going global and the reason weCITIZEN DIVER
Citizen 150m 62-5370 & B52806. Citizen Diver OR-O B52806 or 62-5370 are, more or less, the same model. Both of them are difficult to find, no matter the condition, to find a NOS one almost impossible. The 62-5370 is made for domestic market and the B52806 for export and has its own awesome engraved case back.ALARM WATCHES
It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. This is the calibre hand winding 3102 (date), 21 Jewels, 18000 bph. The crowns are one for the time and theone
21 JEWELS – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES The movement is the 7270 calibre – simple, reliable, automatic with 21 jewels and beating at 21,600bph. As usual with Citizen, the automatic movement can be hand winded. It has jewel bearings for barrel and a power reserve of 41 hours. It features a quick set date and the day changes from advancing from 20 to 0:30. AUTODATER – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Posts about autodater written by Citizen Guy. I was and I still am intrigued by the fact that the lume on Citizen watches doesn’t seemto age like the
CITIZEN BLACKIE
Citizen was always innovative and was never afraid of trying new technologies. So, in 1970 they started experimenting black coating their watches. They also coated their watches in a similar dark color, something more like a dark olive green. The reason for coating their watches was the same reason manufacturers are doing it today: it looks CITIZEN MOVEMENT 6601 The movement is small too, suited for the small case. It is an automatic, 21 jewels movement. Citizen named it calibre 6601, and can be found in a variety of ladies watches. Not much to say about it except the fact that it displays both the day and the date, can be hand wound and a particularity is the fact the date changes by pulling CITIZEN AUTOMATIC DIVER 51-2273 Another vintage diver is the model 51-2273. This one is more recent than the previously featured watches here. One of the main feature about this one, compared with the others, is the unidirectional rotating bezel. Also, the "Mercedes" hands are gone and are replaced with a different style. The case is made in stainless steel, CITIZEN CHRONOGRAPH “BULLHEAD” CHALLENGE TIMER Let me introduce to you the well known, world famous Citizen Bullhead calibre 8110A! Citizen called this chronograph the Challenge Timer. As clearly seen on the collage above (pictures from the sellers mostly from sweetroad) they come in different colors and variants. The round shaped (so 1970’s) cases for all bullheads are made of plated DIVING – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES Diving vintage Citizen watches External bezel, compressor style cases, blue dial, red, orange, silver, black dial, 100m wr to 500m wr. Parawater and Water resistant. Love them all! In the picture above we have: The Parawater - the first Japanese water resistant watch The 200m Skin Diver - the first real divingCHRONOMASTER
One of my favorite line of Citizen watches is the Chrono Master. They are the most recognizable high-end watches produced by Citizen starting from 1967 up to this day. At least the name remained alive. What I am interested in, is the vintage area. Some of them are Chronometer grade but all of them areCITIZEN DIVER
Citizen 150m 62-5370 & B52806. Citizen Diver OR-O B52806 or 62-5370 are, more or less, the same model. Both of them are difficult to find, no matter the condition, to find a NOS one almost impossible. The 62-5370 is made for domestic market and the B52806 for export and has its own awesome engraved case back.CITIZEN SPEEDMASTER
This one is also made of stainless steel and has all the DNA of a vintage Citizen chrono. The main attraction of this model is the dial and the outside tachymeter scale bezel insert. (it comes with white or black dial) All these features combined make it gorgeous. The case is finished beautifully, polished and brushed for a very nice contrast. DAY-DATE – VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES This is a long title for a watch, isn’t it? 🙂. Citizen Chrono Master Superior Chronometer Special Auto Day Date 35 Jewels 4-521421Y. I am not sure how to write this article yet: should I say a lot of words about this marvelous piece or let the pictures and the title sayit all?
DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF A CITIZEN We know this model was not made so late as 1986 so it is made in 1976. 4. The next two digits are 07 so the month is the seventh one – July. 5. By putting all the information together a Vintage Citizen Watch can be, this way, dated. The watch here is made in 1976, July. Read more about Citizen history here: https://vintagecitizenwatches.comCITIZEN 8200A
The movement is the well known 8200A Citizen calibre. It is an automatic movement (it can be also hand winded) beating at 21600 bph with a quickset day and date. It has a unidirectional winding rotor and 21 jewels. Nothing fancy, just an usual Citizen “workhorse”.It has a
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The dial is silver, simple, with a sunburst effect. It has black writing: “Citizen 21 jewels”, “Newmaster automatic waterproof”. The applied hour markers are polished and have multiple surfaces that reflect the light no matter the angle from where you look at them. The hour date (black numbers on a white disk) has aapplied frame too.
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They are faceted for a better legibility. The writting on the dial is thin, white, painted. It reads: “4H” (this is for 4 hands) “Citizen Alarm Date” and on the lower part ” Para 40 meter” and “21 jewels”. The date wheel is white with black digits. The movement is the USSR calibre AS 1475 based Citizen alarm. CITIZEN AUTO DATER UNI It may not be a real diver but what a gorgeous watch it is! It was made in 1964, just 5 years after the introduction of the first Japanese water resistant watch, the Parawater, and about one year prior to the first real diving watch made by Citizen.. Let me introduce to you the Citizen auto Dater UNI reference ADUS31201-T. The main feature of the watch is the fact that it is a twin crown VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES – 1918 TO 1978MENU
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CITIZEN SUPER DELUXE – SOLID GOLDi
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I will also name this article: “One of the watches I regret Ididn’t buy”.
Cleaning up my watch pictures folder is always an interesting process. This time I found a few pictures (taken by the seller) of a watch I really like that was available for sale a while ago. How come I don’t see it in my collection since I like it so much?! Well, that is because I didn’t buy it when I had the chance. What can I say, I always regret more the watches I didn’t get when having the chance than the impulse purchases. Let me tell you a few things about this one, the solid yellow gold Citizen Super Deluxe. As you can see, it was NOS and it came with original box, strap and buckle. Not bad, is it? The watch itself is just a common (is it ok to call it “common”?) Super Deluxe made in 1960. The “Super” means the 9200 calibre found inside the gold case is better finished and adjusted. In fact this was the most precise movement Citizen was manufacturing back in those days. And one more thing, they usually come with 23 or 25 jewels. This one has 25. The regular one (non “Super”) only comes with 19, 21 or 23. It was specially adjusted in more than 3 positions. The dial is simple, a classy dress watch after all, silver with applier gold hour markers (a double one at 12) and three gold hands to show the time. I love the font used for “Citizen Super Deluxe” and “Parashock 25 Jewels” on the dial. Brown leather strap, gold buckle and a SOLID gold case. Love it and…. regret not buying it. Maybe next time, if there will be another time one of these in NOS condition will ever surface. Read more about my SOLID white gold Citizen Diamond Flake _HERE_, the thinnest watch in the world.Advertisements
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April 15, 2019
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THE BEST VINTAGE CITIZEN CALIBRESi
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I often get asked: What is the best Citizen made movement? It is a good question but there is no straight forward answer for that. What does it really mean “the best movement”? Is it the most complicated, the most decorated, the most precise? Hard to say because for each of us it could mean a different thing altogether. Let me start by saying that when this question is asked, these three watches are the ones I think about. They are not chronographs but all are precise and regulated to high standards. They have beautiful movements and at the time they were made they competed with Grand Seiko and their Swiss counterparts and most of the time Citizenwinning the game.
You can read about each and every one of them following the linksbelow:
* _CITIZEN CHRONO MASTER SUPERIOR CHRONOMETER SPECIAL_ * _CITIZEN CHRONOMETER_ * _CITIZEN GLORIOUS_ Which is the best? I don’t know which one is the best for you but for me there will only be one.SHARE THIS:
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April 3, 2019
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NOS, RARE AND AWESOME VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES FOR SALEi
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Thank you for watching me, here is a good news for you! Just a heads up: I am selling 10-15 AWESOME Vintage Citizen Watches from my collection. And when I say “awesome” I mean it. NOS divers, chronos, Chronomasters, you name it! Solid gold and SS, ultra rare, simple and complicated, and… I know they are not cheap, but some of the watches I will list will be once in a lifetime opportunity to get. No, I am not selling my entire collection, just a part of it because I needs some funds for a new project. Study first, have the money ready (as much as you can get) and be fast, really fast! Imight have special gifts to come with some of the watches, I might refuse to sell a certain watch to some people, I might ask for special conditions when I sell these. These are some of my most loved watches that took me years and years to find so I am not letting them go to make a few bucks. Most of them are NOS, mint, with original straps, original buckles, some with box and papers, price tags and other tags… The prices and condition of sale will change with time, some prices will go up, some maybe will go lower. Write me a comment here and we can talk about your dream watch. I need to give them a good, loving new home. So… If you wanna have them, approach me as a collector not as a dealer. You will not regret, they are perfect, ultra rare and maybe once in a life time opportunity to get such a watch.By the way, I am not selling my entire collection, just a part of it, because I need some funds for a different project, hence the reason why I am letting these beauties go. So… this is your chance,don’t waste it!
Good luck!
More details on my site in this link:_ HTTPS://VINTAGECITIZENWATCHES.COM/FOR-SALE/_ Also… here is a pic with all there is available now, in the picture below. You can click on it to magnify. KEEP AN EYE ON MY SITE IN THE NEAR FUTURE!Citizen Guy.
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January 21, 2019
by Citizen Guy
VINTAGE WATCHES DICTIONARY BUYING GUIDEi
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You love watches! Good for you, we all do. You can no longer ignore the call and you know the moment has come to dive into this wonderful vintage watches wonderland. But, be aware, diving in this Ocean is nor risk free. Close your eyes and see the old ship and the drunk pirates. Take a good look at the waves, the wind… There are sharks, stinging jelly fishes, singing blonde mermaids and a lot of other hazards made for you to lose your sense of reality and drown into the deep dark waters and never surface again. So… open your eyes and ears and take all necessary precautions swimming here. This beautiful Ocean is deep and can be really dangerous. So… the TOP TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR ANY WIS GREENHORN. This is the least you should know before even approaching the Vintage Watches waters… (Vintage Citizen Watches included): * TROPICAL – This should be the first undisputed one. When you hear the term “Tropical” just turn around and run as fast as you can. Most of the time “Tropical” means a badly deteriorated dial, maybe baked in the oven, tampered with to the point of becoming garbage. Since the dial is (probably) the most important part of a watch, you just don’t want anything labeled “tropical”. “Spider dials” and other similar terms included. Leave these watches for the old pirates who know their stuff. * NEVER POLISHED – Oh, yes! Never polished means most of the time that the watch was badly abused and is full of dents and scratches. Who knows what’s inside?! Better to leave it be. Walk away from “Never polished”. At the same time, walk away from “Polished”. You just need an honest watch. * RARE AND ULTRA MEGA RARE, UNIQUE – Well… maybe it is rare but that doesn’t actually makes it valuable. Let the rare watches for the ones in the know. Keep it simple, keep it common, keep is safe. * COLLECTABLE – Everything is collectable. So any watch is like this and “collectable” means nothing else than that the seller is trying to make an extra buck for this watch you are interested in. Is it advertised as “collectable”? Yes, it is, and so are all the other watches. Don’t let people tell you what is collectable for youor not.
* PROJECT WATCH FOR RESTORATION – This is a NO GO! This means that if you get it you will go mad or even die before restoring it. This is not easy and you will never make this project watch what you were made to believe you will. Project watches are not for you. Go away. Spend your time and money elsewhere. * MINT AND NOS – Mint watches and NOS pieces should be never opened, never serviced, no dings, no scratches and perfect in every way. Yes, this is the way to get them if you are lucky. Aim for them but don’t overpay for such a piece because once you start wearing it, the watch will no longer be NOS and Mint. * BOX AND PAPERS – Though is nice to have your vintage watch with box and papers this is not a must. Most of them don’t. Back in the days people didn’t care about the box and the bought the watch for wearing as they are supposed to be used, not for collecting dust in a bank safe for investing purpose as nowadays. So… box and papers, cool but not mandatory. * GOOD INVESTMENT – Really?! If it is such a good (once in a lifetime opportunity) investment, then why the seller does’t keep it himself? Watches can be good investment when you know, after a lot of years of learning the hard way and in the end… it all comes up to luck. Don’t be fooled with the “investment” value of any watch. Buy and wear what you like. * WATER PROOF – Just forget about even showering with your vintage diving watch unless you service it and water test it at a trusted watchmaker. Jus’t don’t! * HOMAGE WATCH, INSPIRED BY… – Do NOT buy fake watches! Ever!End of story.
Bottom line: If you have experienced friends, ask for help. Ask for help but decide for yourself. What do you like, when are you gonna wear the watch, what is your budged? Learn about the model you are looking for as much as you can. Do your homework and buy the seller rather than the watch. Yes, I know it is not easy and it seems overwhelming but we all had to start somewhere and we all learn day by day. You will find so much joy and beauty here, friends, you will make cherished memories… enjoy the Vintage Watch World! Have fun doing it and do’t take it so seriously. And one more thing…. never forget… the Grail, the Perfect watch, the “exit” watch is notreal.
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January 5, 2019
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We have so many details that we love when we look at our watches. Some of them are in the dial, some of them hidden underneath the case back and others are nothing more than these small round parts that we use to interact with them, the famous and indispensable winding crowns. Citizen made a huge variety of watch models, had a lot of watch lines and of course… so many crowns, in different colors, materials, shapes, sizes, engraved or not. In this article I will write about ten interesting facts about Vintage Citizen Watches crowns.TOP 10:
* They can be made of different materials such as, but not limited to: aluminum alloy, stainless steel, gold, titanium… * Not all the times the crown material matches the watch casematerial.
* They can be coated (black, green, gold, gold plated, silver plated…) or made of solidmaterial
* They have a huge variety of shapes and sizes * Some of them are unmarked, some are engraved “C”, or “CTZ” or for special models “CH” – Citizen Highness,
“GC” – Glorious Citizen * The non – branded ones were first, then came the “C” and the last ones were “CTZ”. These types overlap. * Some are screw-in type, some are not * They can be made of one part or have two parts (as CH or GC – that have a push button as the central part) * The same watch model can sometimes be fitted with slightlydifferent crowns
* We will never know all the facts about them.CONCLUSION:
Unless you know exactly the model, you have a NOS one, or some catalogue pictures… unfortunately you can never be sure what crown that specific watch is supposed to have. This search and documentation is also the curse and the blessing when collection vintage watches, and Vintage Citizen Watches. Enjoy the journey and share your findings (as a comment here or on the Vintage Citizen Watches Facebook Groupso others can
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December 27, 2018
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OPENING A CITIZEN CM 500M DIVERi
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Maybe this is the most useless “do it yourself” article ever. Why? Because there are only two more guys I know about that have a Citizen Chronomaster 500m. (Hello Howard and Jose! ) There are only 15 watches I found online in all my years of being borderline obsessed with them. I have two and the exact one in this article is available for sale at this very moment. Anyway, let’s dive right into it! Let’s pretend you have the watch (congratulation if you do!) and without going to the watchmaker, because you get bored on your Christmas / New Year vacation, you decide you have nothing else better to do than spending your time removing the movement of the most rare and expensive Vintage Citizen Watch ever. First thing you have to do is have the watch in your hand, remove the strap / bracelet /nato… and look for the right instruments. A watchmaker knife, some tweezers and a small screw driver, a suction cup and a loupe would be great. As you already know this is a unibody case, so the case back doesn’t come of. This is to further ensure the 500m, eliminating a weak link (the case back). Use the knife to (carefully) force the bezel out. Just stick it under it (I use a small cotton fabric to wrap around the blade so I can protect the watch from scratches) and put a little force using the lug as a lever. It will pop right out. Be careful not to lose the small metal spring that is located in a small space and inserted in a hole at 4 o clock under the bezel. It is there so that we can have the unidirectional 60 clicks action of the diving bezel. Then remove the tension ring that holds the crystal, using the same knife. No fabric this time because there is no space. Take your time, it is notdifficult at all.
Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad Because you already have the suction cup, just use it to lift the crystal. Something sticky will do the same thing. Now use the magnifier and the tweezers or / and the small screwdriver to remove the dial bezel ring and the rubber seal that is under the crystal. Good! Now unscrew the crown, turn the watch face down and rotate the crown…. the movement will fall! Be careful on what it falls onto and do not touch the dial or bend the hands. If you want to make sure this doesn’t happen you should remove the hands before turning the watch dial side down. (that is for a different article). Congratulation! You did it! Now, put it back together! LOL! _Read more about this awesome watch HERE. _
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April 1, 2018
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STONE AND WOOD VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHESi
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Everybody knows Citizen was the first worldwide to use Titanium for their watches. They also used Aluminum alloy, Solid gold (white and yellow), Stainless steel, “harder than steel” black coating and they didn’t stop there. With a little bit of luck we can still find watches made of natural materials. In the process of finding new ways, in providing more diversity, Citizen made watch cases made of natural wood and a few types of stone. These watches were intended for the younger customers that cared a lot about fashion and the way the watches looked like and were also interested in having a watch with a story. As you can see they were branded under Adorex line, or Afro Craft, Cosmo Star, V2… Usually a leather strap was used but I have found a few with a bracelet option. Other materials might have been used for straps but I am not sure.Still to find out.
The movements are diverse, simple or displaying the day / date and some are high beat. The cases are rounded and the crystal sometimes is faceted (see the wood variant below). Colorful, young, eye catching and interesting at the same time. Thank you Branislav for the beautiful red agate stone picture!Beautiful watch!
I have in my collection a NOS wood case one, original strap, buckle and tags. The build quality is very good and I love the warm feeling of the material. I never had a stone watch but for sure I will find one. Somehow a wood / stone Citizen is a must have for at least once in order to fully appreciate the craftsmanship involved in these. Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad The picture above is my watch, so I opened it to take a look at the movement. Beautiful, clean and interesting.SHARE THIS:
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March 25, 2018
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BASELWORLD 2018 – 100 YEARS OF CITIZENi
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Citizen is having its 100th anniversary this year and we all know what a major event this is, a once in a lifetime opportunity to take a look at the past century of fine watchmaking and still have a glimpse at the next one. I couldn’t have missed it for the world! Our trip to Baselworld trip story started a few months ago when visiting the _Citizen Headquarters in Tokyo Japan_.
Our host Wakaba Kuroshima said she was looking forward to see us in Basel. Without even blinking I agreed: that would be lovely! So… fast forward to a few weeks ago when she sent us invitations for the Citizen 100th anniversary party. Thank you Wakaba! We were already accredited as press, to cover the event, but the official Citizen nominal invitations made me so proud to be there that nothing else really mattered those days. We booked a few hotels, cleared our schedule and fueled the car. Road trip to Basel! By the way, this is the first time I went to this well known world watch event and, I know it is hard to imagine, I only did it because of the Citizen party. The trip was long but awesome! Five countries, 3000 km, 35 hours driving time, a few restaurants along the way and all this for just a two hours party?! Well, that is correct, it was not just a party, it was the Citizens 100th anniversary and there was not a chance I would have missed it. Sunny and snow, cold and rain, stuck in traffic on the highway and yet again doing 250km/h plus on German Autobahn… We made it in Switzerland just in time to meet a few on-line friends at the fair while taking a look at the new watch releases. Unfortunately, because of the tight schedule, I couldn’t meet all the friend I planned to. Hopefully next time. So… we got our Press badges, entered the fair and took a short look at the Swiss watches. They were really cool and are covered on-line everywhere, but the main reason for our visit was Citizen, so finding the booth was the main goal. It was easy to find. We could’t linger, so back to the hotel we went for a shower and dressing up for the party. _The watch I took with me_ was_ the first Citizen ever made_,
the pocket watch. It felt like the perfect choice and I was not wrong. I also had some original Citizen made accessories, with Citizen movements, tie pin and cufflinks that fitted the occasion and the location nicely. In fact, what you see in the pictures as shining little stars hanging from the Citizen booth ceiling were nothing else but thousands of Citizen movements. The design was spectacular and here it is what _Tsuyoshi TaneAtelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects_says about it:
> _“What is time?”_ > _From prehistoric times until now, countless civilizations and > tribal nations have asked this very question. The gears of time have > been turning ever since humanity first became conscious of the > concept, and it is no doubt that we will continue to contemplate > time inthe future._>
> _Born alongside time, we have it to thank for human emotions: joy, > sorrow, and at times, even suffering. It has created our history and > engraved our memories._>
> _Entering the 20th century, however, time was presented with an > additional element: speed. Thanks to a revolution in technology, > time accelerated – or at least this was the illusion we were > under. Before we knew it, humanity had begun to consume time until > it had lost its very soul. And now, time has become digital, smart, > and taken on a most cold and mechanical nature._>
> _Consequently, CITIZEN has decided to focus on “What time means to > the 21st century”._ > _The question that we have been posed with now – as citizens of > the 21st century – is “What is time for?” The answer will > depend on our meaning of happiness._>
> _At the CITIZEN Watch Group booth at Basel world 2018, we will be > paying homage to this elusive concept under the theme, “We > Celebrate Time.” As we approach our 100th year anniversary, the > CITIZEN Group as a whole will be holding a special watch exhibition > and performance at what we have named Time Theatre. It will also > feature the dazzling installation that “turns” light into time, > LIGHT is TIME. We will be surrounding our visitors in 21st > century-light through an installation of wrist watch main plates > meticulously positioned to form a spectacular geometrical space. > Bulova will also be holding an exhibition reflecting on time, > “History of First” is a visual representation of the brand > through the time span of its 143 year history._>
> _Join us in our homage to time in the 21st century, as We Celebrate > Time for the sake of the future._ Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad Back at the party I was so pleased to meet Wakaba again and I had the opportunity to meet for the first time in real life my friend Hiroyuki Ohta, manager at Citizen Watch Co., who gave me a lot of support in the last years. Thank you my friend! Hope to see you soon and keep intouch!
The music was nice, perfect for the occasion and the light show was awesome, we had a Sushi bar with Japanese chefs and fine drinks. There was a beautiful dance moment “Light is time’ but the highlight of the party was the speech of mr. Toshio Tokura – President and CEO of Citizen Watch Co.,Ltd. Here it is a part of it:WHAT IS TIME?
> _The Citizen Watch Group encompasses six unique brands: CITIZEN, > Bulova, Arnold & Son, Frederique Constant, Alpina and CAMPANOLA-each > proclaiming its individual achievements in innovative style and > technology, which they have cultivated throughout their respective > histories. By celebrating time, which includes understanding and > acknowledging the time each brand has invested to reach this moment, > we believe together as a group, we are better equipped to pioneer > the next great advancements in the world of watches._>
> _This year at Baselworld 2018, Citizen Watch Group is pleased to > introduce the new Time Theatre, created under this year’s > corporate theme, “We Celebrate Time.” The Time Theatre is open > to the public and is a place where we hope people can gather and > honor the special moments in their lives, from the past to present, > as well as gaze into the future and the many amazing experiences > that have yet to be realized. The Time Theatre also showcases the > latest watches by Citizen Watch Group brands for those who share a > common passion for distinguished design and craftsmanship in> watchmaking._
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> _In 2018, CITIZEN is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and > throughout our existence we have continually sought to define the > meaning of “time.” Whether it’s an accumulation of seconds, > minutes and hours, all accounted for on our wristwatches-or perhaps > the very stream of our lives, “time,” it can be interpreted > simply as a series of momentary events that occur. Time truly is > precious, so the tools to measure and communicate time must be > accurate, and CITIZEN’s unwavering mission and pursuit for > accuracy has continued since its founding in 1918._>
> _We are also proud this year to announce the “Cal.0100,” the > world’s first light-powered Eco-Drive movement to deliver an > accuracy within ± 1 second a year. The Cal.0100 is completely > self-sustainable, relying only on a light source and the mechanics > of its internal movement to deliver precise timekeeping, > autonomously and continuously. The technology allows us a more > efficient and honest appraisal of time, and with it, the ability to > better manage time and enjoy the precious moments of our life._>
> _Please join us as “We Celebrate Time” at CITIZEN’s Time > Theatre, where we will be displaying a number of innovative new > products by CITIZEN, Bulova and other Group brands. We thank you for > your continued patronage and support, as we set forth into the next > 100 years at Citizen Watch Group, and continue our pursuit of > excellence while pushing the possibilities of watchmaking design and> technology._
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> _Toshio Tokura President and CEO_>
> _Citizen Watch Co.,Ltd_ Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad During his speech Mr. Toshio Tokura also announced the Citizen – Disney collaboration and this is a major thing. They became the official timepiece of Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland and Marvel new media’s creative space. Among other things, the Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort will begin offering Citizen timepieces featuring designs unique to Disney Parks. Citizen will also become a red-carpet sponsor for the highly anticipated Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War film in April 2018, creating experiences surrounding the release of this milestone movie. So many good news and for sure the future is looking bright for Citizen and Eco Drive but somehow I feel a little bit disappointed in not having a mechanical watch as a 100th anniversary. Well.. every watch brand is doing an homage and at least a few vintage inspired modern reinterpretations, and they sell like crazy, but Citizen was not. Why? I know why but still, the hope is the one that dies last. The answer is deep in the Citizen philosophy: _Small-ER, Fast-ER,Thinn-ER . _
As a gift, when leaving the party we got the Essence of Citizen 2018 catalogue and two beautifully presented lollipops shaped and the first Citizen and the newest one. Amezaiku – is a traditional Japanese candy craft art. Thank you Citizen! Domo arigato! Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad The new 100 years will be better and better, that is for sure! They were always improving and innovating so they will not stop.BETTER STARTS NOW.
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ACCURATE TO ± 1 SECOND > CITIZEN has pursued the essence and further possibilities of the > watch ever since the company’s founding. There is one challenge > that we have actively confronted throughout that entire time: > superior precision. > In 1924, we developed our first pocket watch, the “CITIZEN.” > We debuted our first quartz watch accurate to ± 10 seconds per > month in 1973, and in 1975, we debuted Crystron Mega, the world’s > first quartz watch accurate to ± 3 seconds per year. > We continued to produce even more accurate watches with longer > running times incorporating our proprietary light-powered technology> Eco-Drive.
> This year, as we mark our 100th anniversary, we have achieved yet > another milestone: Calibre 0100, an Eco-Drive movement with annual > accuracy ± 1 second, which tells the world’s most precise time.* > Calibre 0100 tells the precise time autonomously based on an > internal mechanism with no reliance on time signals from radio > towers or GPS satellites. > It marks the individual seconds in their purest and most refined> form.
> Like a strong person who achieves his goals through sheer force of > will, it uses its own rhythm to tell the precise time for everyone, > wherever they are, without depending on anything outside itself. > The Calibre 0100 marks the start of the next one hundred years of > watchmaking for CITIZEN. Read more about this calibre and the future plans of Citizen _HERE_.
Bottom line: As a collector, am disappointed? No, I am not, in fact I am even more proud of Citizen and even though my heart still wants a vintage inspired _Chrono Master 500m_ my
mind knows that this is not the Citizen philosophy. They are respecting the past and are proud of it but they are always looking forward, better and better. It is us, the collectors who are at a certain level stuck in the past, protecting and preserving the wonderful world of Vintage Citizen watches. What I can do is write, collect and share data and respect them. I will let Citizen do what Citizen does best: be better, evolve and innovate. And yes, a light powered watch, accurate to a a second per year, is way better than a mechanical one. Such an achievement! Every reason to go this way, except for the fact that the heart wants what the heart wants. I will keep on collecting VCW and keep on dreaming of a time long gone, before I was born… Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad Thank you Citizen! I am so proud and humble at the same time to be a part of this wonderful story that keeps on going!Happy bithday!
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March 18, 2018
by Citizen Guy
CHOOSING THE PERFECT WATCH FOR BASELWORLD 2018i
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In just a few days I will be at Citizen’s 100th Anniversary Party at Baselworld. Proud to be invited at this special, once in a lifetime, event. So… which watch should I wear? I have to take so many aspects into consideration when making this decision: first of all, it should be an important watch in Citizen’s history, a rare one, a cool conversation piece, one of my best… Also, I have to think about the way I dress, about the over 12 hours drive to Basel, the weather maybe? Hm…. Tough choice! In order to decide I created a _POLL_ on _Vintage Citizen Watches Facebook group_and here it
is what my friends think I should wear: THIRD PLACE: _The Citizen Glorious_ The 1971 Glorious is one of the rarest and most appreciated Vintage Citizen Watches. It is not called “Glorious” for nothing. At the time of its launch it had one of the most precise and accurate movements in the world, and many say it was a lot better than the direct competitor: the best of Grand Seiko line. Awesome 36,000 bph movement, no doubt about it, perfect SS case finishing, NOS, a pride to have in such condition. Does it get any better? I would love to have it with me at Baselworld! SECOND PLACE: _The Citizen Diamond Flake_ The 1962 DF is so much more than a beautiful watch. It was, at the time of its first appearance, the thinnest three hands watch movement in the entire world, at only 2,75mm! This is the ultimate dress watch: thin, elegant, no date, no lume, manual wind movement, silver dial and…. let’s not forget that my example is made of solid white gold! Talk about class! What better choice for a formal Citizenparty?
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AND A SPECIAL MENTION, ON OF MY FAVORITES: _THE Shokosha Citizen_ Somehow this simple pocket watch went under the radar but think about it, after all it is the 100th Citizen anniversary and the watch that started it all, the first, the one to be celebrated here is in fact this one, the one and only, THE CITIZEN. So why not more votes for this one? I would vote for it and in fact I will right now and give ita chance!
The battle is on and one of these will go the 2018 Baselworld for the 100th year anniversary party. So… which one should it be? Will keep you updated.SHARE THIS:
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by Citizen Guy
THE FABULOUS STORY OF SEPPO AND HIS B52806 150M CITIZENi
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I HAD A DREAM – a dream about watches, adventures and open waters. I had a dream about freedom, and friendship, about trust, duty andhonor.
It was the late ‘60s – a time of change. We had the moon landing, not because it was easy, but because it was hard. We had the Beatles and Bob Dylan. We experienced Woodstock, raced cars with naturally aspirated roaring engines, smelled the burning rubber and the exhaust gas. We watched Paul Newman films, surfed under the So Cal sun or enjoyed a glass of vino rosso somewhere on a hill in Tuscany. Freedom, adrenaline, sex, innovation. I had a dream about the time when a watch was so much more than jewelry, when its purpose was to indicate time and it was used in the way it was always meant to be: racing, diving, flying or timing important events, even in space or on the Moon. Yes, I’m talking about tool watches! _In the picture above is me, diving, and Seppo wearing a shirt with the logo he designed. In the background we can see the watch. _ It was the late ‘60s and the world was experiencing major changes. Somewhere in Mariehamn (read about this place _HERE_ ), Seppo Prepula was also about to have a change in his life. He found himself in sudden need ofa new watch.
As he was walking home from work on a cold day, he noticed heavy rain clouds forming overhead. He picked up the pace but it was already too late. The notorious Finnish weather caught up with him, setting in motion the events of our story. He got home soaking wet, down to his Omega watch. He was not happy. Two years ago he’d started taking diving classes at the local fire department in Hanko. He’d been bitten by the diving bug and decided that the obvious, natural thing to do was buy a diving watch. His old watch was now ruined, which only motivated him to follow this path and make no compromises in his choice. He’d heard about a Japanese company called Citizen, that offered high quality diving watches. So he entered a store in downtown Mariehamn, had a brief talk with the seller – who proceeded to throw the disaffected Omega in the trash – and decided on a new Citizen diving watch, the 150m B52806. THAT VERY WATCH IS ON MY WRIST AS I WRITE THIS ARTICLE. Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad _Here is the watch, the way I received it, caseback and movement too,before cleaning._
Before sending me the watch, Seppo described it “practically new”, and he was so right! The beauty behind this statement is amazing. Even though time took its toll on the crystal, even though the lume is yellow and some of it is gone, even though the case is showing so many deep memories and the crown no longer screws back in… Seppo is seeing it through the same lens he did the first time he laid eyes on it. What Seppo sees when he looks at the watch is his reliable divingbuddy.
Yes, Seppo, I can confirm… the watch is indeed “practically new”. Thank you so much for allowing me to wear it with pride, to keep it and enjoy it as you did. Now back to Seppo and his story. A few weeks ago, his son, Conny, wrote a comment on my site _www.vintagecitizenwatches.com _ telling me that his father has an old diving watch and inquiring about its value. Well… the rest is history and here I am wearing it today as I tell its story. Between the years 1960 and 1990 Seppo did a lot of diving. Today he is 76 years old and his son Conny is 46 (younger than the watch). In fact, it seems highly probable for this watch to have been at his father’s wrist when Conny was born. Seppo wore it almost all the time, rain or no rain, and, of course, when he was diving. That was, after all, its main purpose. And he dove all around the north European seas. All his life revolved around this passion. He used to wear his special knife, looking – as Conny recalls – just like aJedi master.
_Some personal pictures of Seppo, diving and wearing the watch, the club logo and the watch on the strap he used for diving. This is how Ireceived it. _
He started diving in 1967 in Hanko, near Mariehamn before he moved to Uusikaupunki where, with the support of his diving buddies, he founded a diving club. That happened in 1978, the year I was born. He also designed the club’s logo, which is still in use today. Visit thewebsite _HERE_
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He remembers one of his first dives in 1968 at the Plussa wreck, where he uncovered a sextant and a helm. These artefacts are now proudly displayed at the Mariehamn Maritime Museum. Read more about it _HERE_.
In Bomarsund, he dug up cannons and a lot of brass/copper ammo core as well as plenty of old cannon powder, stored in tubes (“I enjoyed these in the late ‘80s and almost lost my eyebrows a couple of times because of that, says Conny”) Read about it _HERE_.
Ten kilometers north of Bomarsund, in the early Swedish times, dives were organized to mine for silver and rock crystals in the remnants ofthe old mine.
The watch reportedly reached a maximum depth of 70 meters (WOW!) in front of Eckerö Post & Tullhus of Åland. Eckerö’s post operated in the time of autonomy as Russia’s westernmost border station for Sweden over a hundred years, which is what made it such an interesting place for diving. The wreckage remains hidden somewhere in the deep waters and will one day for sure be discovered. Read more about Aland_HERE_ .
At Herrö, many dives were made to the wreck of Skiftet. They were sludge cleaning the wreck and lifting up items from it. In one of those dives, Seppo’s regulator got stuck somewhere in the engine room and he had to take his tube and gears off at a depth of 25 meters. “Small close call issue”. Read more about it _HERE_.
A lot of grenades and ammunition were saved in the seas in front of Hanko – read about it _HERE_.
Read more about the old Mannerheim coffee house _HERE_.
Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad In the late ‘70s, Seppo was part of a group of divers searching for bombs off the Hango coast. Seppo dived, located grenades and marked them for explosion. They were old Soviet grenades left there after Soviet occupation in WW2. Seppo and his family also lived in the region for a couple of years. In the early ‘80s at Uusikaupunki, a 300 kg anchor was raised up in front of Lyökki. It now belongs to the Uusikaupunki Museum. “I remember that trip when I was a young boy, my father was with a 6-member diving team that made this job at a depth of 40m”, Connyrecalls.
The watch made its last dive in the early ‘90s, when Seppo was tube-diving in the factory of Uusikaupunki. _Diving locations and expeditions, the anchor he saved (wearing the watch) and other items, __the medusas rising, the blue seas…_ Well guys, if this is not a real tool diving watch, show me a better one! I almost ran out of words working on this article. There is a huge amount of pressure on me as I try to do justice to this special timepiece and its fascinating story. Seppo recalls that the movement of the watch was only serviced once, in 1975 when the bezel insert was changed because the old one was so deteriorated it was difficult to read. This could have been a safety hazard when diving so a new one was installed. Back then, the watches were not looked upon as collectable jewelry and were not pampered. It was a diving instrument that needed to be up to the task so the original bezel was thrown away and a similar one (Citizen made, of course, but from the next 150m variant) was installed, having the exact same specifications. After this, the watch was never opened nor cleaned until the day I received it. Hundreds of dives in the cold, deep, salty sea waters, and never ever failing once. _Cleaning the watch._ Seppo always trusted his watch to perform and the watch never disappointed him. It was always there for Seppo, keeping him safe. A FEW QUESTIONS FOR SEPPO AND HIS ANSWERS: – what watch are you wearing now? – A “normal” Citizen. Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad – why did you sell it? And why did you sell it to me? – I am not using it for the purpose it was meant to be used. I don’t dive anymore. I consider that you appreciate the history of the watch and the watch itself, so it felt absolutely right for you to have it. – how did it feel to let the watch go? – The watch did not have huge emotional ties, but it has been many times involved, most of all it has been a tool for me, which has worked just like a train, always flawless, just like it should. – do you miss diving? – yes a little bit, I miss this adventure and finding new things, it is difficult to find that view and feel in land, you can try, but you probably need illegal drugs for that. – if starting life again, would you do it the same way? Diving, watches… any regrets? – I would not change a day, everything or object leads to something and every item is correct in time, it does not change anything by switching. I could live my life 100% same way. -any advice for someone who is looking for his first watch, that is just starting his life? – I myself know that a mechanical watch is the best and safest solution for underwater use. Water and electricity do not belong together! – what is the best memory you have (when wearing the watch)? – Underwater “adventures”, the watch told me that this does not have to be left up yet. Also friends, we were a close community and we always take care of each other’s safety in diving on our trips. Great memories are those summer dives when the medusas rise abundantly in the upper layers. The sight is beautiful and it is worth experiencing at least once. -what other watches did you have at the same time with this Citizen? – Omega and Leijona, only needed one dive watch and it was this one. -how did you get this strap for the watch? Did you wear the watch with this strap when diving, or other similar ones? – It is a compass strap (Suunto, from 80 “s). Originally bought a stretch of metal bracelet, it quickly began to resound, obviously salt water did theirjob to it.
– what would he like for me to do with the watch? Wear it? Take it diving again? Keep it in the safe with my collection? – Please keep maintaining the watch and its history, I greatly appreciate it is in the hands that know something about it and know that it’s real tool not just a cosmetic jewel. Enjoy it! Thank you Seppo! I can’t thank you enough! I am humbled to and grateful at the same time for the honor to write about you and about your watch, well… my watch, OUR watch! Somehow I feel I am a part of your adventures and hopefully the readers will appreciate it as muchas I do. Thank you!
_Seppo’s watch and a NOS one I had in my collection that was lent to me by his present owner for this photo shoot._ All things considered… THIS WAS NO DREAM; this was the reality even though this is THE DREAM WATCH WE ALL HOPE TO FIND ONE DAY. If you have a similar story to tell about your beloved Citizen watch, please let me know, or if you know someone willing to share his story, please write me, I would love to write about it. I hope you like it! Thank you Seppo and thank you Conny! Special thanks to my friend Andrei Cherascu, a famous SF author, for helping me with the article. By the way, check out his award-winning novel Mindguard and his other novels _HERE_.
Powered by wordads.co Thank you for submitting the report! Seen ad many times Not relevant Offensive Covers content Broken Report this ad UPDATE 2019 – This must be one of the most special watch related stories ever! One year later… I received in the mail a gift, a watch. It is a _Pook watch_ , and let me tell you why is it so special! Well.. long story short… the Pook Watches was founded by Andreas, the son os Seppo! He was inspired by my passion for Vintage Citizen Watches in general and divers in special, he was touched by his father’s story and blending all these with his love for diving… he created this awesome watch! So… give them a try! Here is the father’s watch, the Seppo diver, and the son’s the Pook, both mine and here to stay! And now… it is diving time! FINAL UPDATE AND THE PERFECT CLOSURE, 2019 – CHRISTMAS – Yesterday night I had another dream, so, as soon as I woke up I wrote my friend Andreas (Seppo’s son and the creator of Pook watches) that I would love for him to have the watch back. It feels like this watch should stay with him. After all, this is the watch that started it all, so… this is why the watch will be back to where it belongs before Christmas. I am so happy and blessed to have had the opportunity to take care of and be the custodian of this awesome watch for a year and a half but now it is time for me to say good bye and return it to the right owner where it truly belongs. Thank you so much Andreas and thank you Seppo! _Citizen Guy- www.vintagecitizenwatches.com_SHARE THIS:
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