Following the success of the Deluxe model, launched in 1958, Citizen followed up with the Ace (see Featured Watch #5) and the Hi-Line in 1961. The Ace used the 92xx movements as first seen in the Deluxe. However the Hi-Line used a new movement – the 0500, 0501 and 0502 – which was the same width but was slimmer at 3.25mm rather then 3.65mm.
The Hi-Line completed Citizen’s mid-range hand winding line-up at the start of the 1960’s, and came in 23, 25 and 27 jewel variants. Here’s my 23 jewel example, typically marked Parawater and Parashock, from December 1962:
The back has the trademark scrolling around the markings, which of course include the serial number which provides the production date:
Nice movement although like the Ace it isn’t marked as having ‘adjustments’ as is found on the Deluxe, and runs at18,000 beats per hour:
Based on original retail prices, the Hi-Line was the slightly more expensive of Citizen’s mid-range manual watches, and along with the Deluxe and Ace, offered a good quality and reliable watch.
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Have you seen any of the models of the Hi Line series with the very unique striped multi-color dial or the grid pattern? They look really nice. Are any of these particularly rare or difficult to find?
Hi, yes I have seen these occassionally, but they are indeed hard to find. I have a couple of pics of the striped dial version in my reference archive, but never acquired one. I reckon the best place to try and find one would be on Yahoo Japan, via a third party service if you’re not reident in Japan. Stephen
Hi there,
I thought I would share this with you. This is a new one for me. Never knew it existed until I saw this one. Are you aware? On Yahoo ending tonight. Unfortunately, I have to pay my Buyee bill before I can bid on anything else and I cannot pay until tomorrow. But it’s a worthy one. The Citizen Junior Ship dial. ð