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New Watch Forum – Link Added to ‘Wrist Sushi’

Posted on July 1, 2013 by sweephand

If you are interested in Japanese watches, then there’s a new forum just for you 🙂  Called the Wrist Sushi forum and I highly recommend it . It’s now in my Blogroll, whilst here’s the link to save a click!: … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #53 – the College Alarm

Posted on June 21, 2013 by sweephand

This week I’m featuring a ‘guest’ watch rather than one from my own collection. I am grateful to Matt Diehl for contacting me about it and then sending photos, along with permission to use them here.  Full credit goes to … Continue reading →

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Case Back Page Published

Posted on June 15, 2013 by sweephand

The page on case backs is now published – https://sweep-hand.org/vintage-citizen-case-backs/ . In fact it’s the first of two, since this one covers the basic types. I’ll be doing a second page, on ‘special’ case backs soon…. This one also includes a section … Continue reading →

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Case Back Page

Posted on June 13, 2013 by sweephand

I’ve now been able to make some progress in getting a page ready on Citizen’s vintage case backs. I should be able to publish that soon – it will also include guidance on determining the production date of a watch. … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #52 – Homer Pocket Watch, 21 Jewels

Posted on June 5, 2013 by sweephand

Something a bit different today – Citizen started with pocket watches back in the 1920s, and continued to produce them whilst fashion changed and the wristwatch became the norm. I’d like to get hold of one of the first pocket … Continue reading →

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Over 45 years old, but super accurate….Update

Posted on May 30, 2013 by sweephand

After nearly three weeks I have adjusted the time on this Crystal Date this morning – it was about 30 to 40 seconds fast. I reckon therefore that the watch is running at most at about +2 seconds a day. … Continue reading →

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Over 45 years old, but super accurate….

Posted on May 22, 2013 by sweephand

I’ve been wearing a 1967 Crystal Date for the past couple of weeks – this is the date only version of the Crystal Seven, and is one of the 52 Movement Family members.  This 17 jewel model has the 5401 movement in … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #51 – the Diamond Flake

Posted on May 15, 2013 by sweephand

In 1962 Citizen introduced the beautifully named Diamond Flake based on the 0700 movement. Why this name? well a diamond flake would be thin, and at the time the 0700 movement was the thinnest Japanese design, measuring just 2.75mm deep – … Continue reading →

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Citizen’s First Wrist Watch Movement

Posted on May 7, 2013 by sweephand

Following the last Featured Watch which presented the Adorex 8000, with its high beat movement and innovative regulator, I thought I’d contrast that with a post about Citizen’s very first wrist watch movement – the type ‘F’. Following the establishment of the Shokosha Watch Research Institute … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #50 – the Adorex (8000)

Posted on April 29, 2013 by sweephand

In the early 1970s Citizen were making a range of high quality automatic mechanical and electro-mechanical watches as their production development reached its peak, just before the introduction of mass produced quartz models transformed the landscape. An example of Citizen’s expertise and innovation is the ‘Adorex’ line – especially … Continue reading →

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