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What Makes This Cosmotron Special?

Posted on January 23, 2014 by sweephand

There are a number of things that can make a watch ‘special’ – it may be an expensive high grade piece, or it might be a rare vintage model; it may have been a ‘world first’, or it may have … Continue reading →

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8110A Restoration Page Update

Posted on January 17, 2014 by sweephand

I’ve just added Parts 2 & 3 of Brian’s ‘Speedy’ restoration to the page: https://sweep-hand.org/brians-8110a-restoration-the-speedy-67-9313/ These take a close look at the case and dial, before we have a look at the movement itself in the next instalment. If you aren’t … Continue reading →

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8110A Restoration Page Published

Posted on January 11, 2014 by sweephand

The page featuring Part 1 of Brian’s restoration of a Citizen 8110A ‘Speedy’ chronograph is now available 🙂  https://sweep-hand.org/brians-8110a-restoration-the-speedy-67-9313/ I hope you will follow the page as it progresses – I’ll post an update on the Home page too as … Continue reading →

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If You Like Citizen’s Vintage Chronographs….

Posted on January 11, 2014 by sweephand

…then I hope you will be interested in a new page I’ll be publishing this weekend. I’m no watchmaker, so my understanding of the inner workings of any watch is limited – chronographs are even more mysterious! However, as I … Continue reading →

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It’s 2014….

Posted on January 1, 2014 by sweephand
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It’s That Time of Year…..

Posted on December 26, 2013 by sweephand
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This Week’s Featured Watch #56 – the X8 Titanium Chronometer

Posted on December 22, 2013 by sweephand

This final Featured Watch of 2013 is something of a rarity – ‘rare’ is a much over-used term when it comes to vintage watch descriptions, but I’m confident that this one qualifies. The X8 Chronometer in a titanium case was … Continue reading →

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A Little Trailer for the Next Featured Watch…..

Posted on December 21, 2013 by sweephand

The next Featured Watch will be the final one of 2013 – and I thought it would be fitting that it’s a rather special one,  that has just joined the collection. Here’s a little preview:

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Should the Citizen 8110A and 8100A Chronographs Be Left Running?

Posted on December 17, 2013 by sweephand

This question has been asked many times before, and the advice is that the chronograph mechanism should be left running to minimise wear. The same applies to the Seiko 6138 and 6139 vintage chronographs. This advice relates to the design … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #55 – the Jet Rookie

Posted on December 7, 2013 by sweephand

In the early 1960s Citizen used their ‘jet’ movement in their line of automatic watches. Featuring a circular geared rotor, the Jets have an unmistakable design once the case back is removed (see this page for more information: https://sweep-hand.org/the-jet-automatic/. Most of … Continue reading →

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