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This Week’s Featured Watch #49 – The X8 (Cosmotron) Chronometer

Posted on April 19, 2013 by sweephand

In 1970 Citizen produced two chronometer grade models in their electro-mechanical X8 Cosmotron range. One of these is the very rare titanium cased version, of which only 2000 were produced – it was the first watch globally to be made … Continue reading →

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Skin Diver & the Diver Page

Posted on April 6, 2013 by sweephand

I’ve now added KK’s images to the Diver Page 🙂

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Citizen’s Vintage 200m Diver – the 21 jewel ‘Skin Diver’

Posted on March 31, 2013 by sweephand

Although I shall be updating the diver page, I wanted to share some photos here first 🙂 ‘KK’, a reader of this blog, got in touch with me to say that he is the owner of this rare piece, the … Continue reading →

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Case Backs – New Page on the Way

Posted on March 27, 2013 by sweephand

I’m working on a new page, to be used alongside the Movement Table, which will give examples of typical case backs over the 1960s and 1970s – and what the markings mean. Watch this space 🙂

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This Week’s Featured Watch #48 – Jet Auto Dater Seven, 25 jewels

Posted on March 26, 2013 by sweephand

Citizen’s second generation Jet movements, the 41xx series, were launched in 1964 and were used in the ‘Seven’ auto dater models. They were made with 19, 25 or 35 jewels and a ‘Monthly’ model was part of the line-up, but … Continue reading →

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HMT & Citizen – More Information

Posted on March 17, 2013 by sweephand

Got some good info from ‘Hari317’ on the WUS forum. Here’s what he told me: ‘Little information is available about their early models so we dont know if your watch predates the name watches or not. Citizen is translated into … Continue reading →

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HMT & Citizen

Posted on March 15, 2013 by sweephand

In 1960 Citizen made an agreement with the Indian government, and after training and setting up operations, a year or so later the Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd began production. Using the 02 ‘Homer’ movement this enterprise has survived over the … Continue reading →

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Citizen – Why This Name?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by sweephand

The ‘Citizen’ Watch Company got its name in 1924 – prior to that the Shokosha Watch Research Institute, formed in 1918, had developed a pocket watch. In 1924 the Mayor of Tokyo, Mr Shimpei Goto named that pocket watch the … Continue reading →

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Citizen Hello Cards

Posted on March 3, 2013 by sweephand

From 1969, this pack of cards provides English translation and pronunciation of Japanese phrases. Each card is unique, whilst each suit has a different focus – hearts on general interaction, clubs are about getting around, diamonds help with shopping, and spades with hotels and … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #47 – the 67-9151 Chronograph

Posted on February 22, 2013 by sweephand

Time for a more complicated watch to be featured, and this one is one of the 8110A mechanical chronographs from the 1970s. The Challenge Timers, aka the ‘bullhead’ are the models most often seen for sale, many with after market dials and … Continue reading →

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