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‘Speedy’ Restoration Thread Update

Posted on October 27, 2014 by sweephand

I’ve just updated the Speedy restoration page, adding another 67-9313 example just serviced and sorted by Brian. It’s a very nice white dial model in lovely condition. You can see it as #4 in the articles ‘Epilogue’ here: https://sweep-hand.org/brians-8110a-restoration-the-speedy-67-9313/ Thank you … Continue reading →

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Little Update on the 8200 Adorex

Posted on October 22, 2014 by sweephand

The watch was running a little fast on arrival – maybe 30 seconds or so per day. After one adjustment on the balance it’s now spot on 🙂

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The Week’s Featured Watch #62 – The Adorex (8200)

Posted on October 12, 2014 by sweephand

In 1974 launched the 8000 movement in the ‘Adorex’ model. The new design featured, for the first time for Citizen,  a rotor which wound in one direction. It was a high end model, high beat (28,800 beats per hour), with … Continue reading →

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Unusual Hour Markers – SM 7 from 1965

Posted on October 9, 2014 by sweephand

This rather tired SM7 Autodater from 1965 has a nice feature – raised hour markers at the 12, 6 and 9 o’clock positions that almost appear to be mounted on the underside of the crystal: The markers cast a shadow on … Continue reading →

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Bracelet for 67-9119 Chronograph Needed…..

Posted on October 5, 2014 by sweephand

Can anyone help ‘John-John’ (see comments on the Chronograph page – https://sweep-hand.org/citizens-vintage-chronographs/) who is the owner of a 67-9119 chronograph? Sadly, the original bracelet is broken, so John-John is looking for a replacement. If you are able to help, and therefore want … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #61 – 4-540298 Automatic, Export Model

Posted on October 5, 2014 by sweephand

This watch is a recent arrival, bought from eBay UK. I was interested to find this one since it is an export model using a 5400 movement, and not marked with a model name. Whilst watches for the Japanese market with … Continue reading →

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Back on-line, so back to blogging!

Posted on September 28, 2014 by sweephand

Normal service can now be resumed, so I’ll get on with replies to outstanding comments soon. Apologies for the delay if you’ve been waiting.

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Interruption to Normal Service…

Posted on September 19, 2014 by sweephand

I’ll be off-line for  a few days whilst some work is done on the house, so I won’t be able to respond to comments as quickly as I’d like. Please be patient, and I’ll reply as soon as I can … Continue reading →

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Some Unusual Selections From Japanese Auctions

Posted on September 10, 2014 by sweephand

With credit to the sellers on Yahoo Japan for their pictures here are a few of the more unusual watches, which appear to be authentic (to me anyway!) that I’ve seen on the Japanese auctions. First is a Cosmotron, sold recently, … Continue reading →

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Serious Collectors Pay Serious Money!

Posted on August 28, 2014 by sweephand

I try to keep an eye on auctions on Yahoo Japan – it’s clear that there are some serious collectors in Japan! A couple of recent examples, which caused my jaw to drop somewhat, are, first, a watch strap buckle: … Continue reading →

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