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Today’s Watch – Citizen Ace Discus, 21 Jewels

Posted on June 7, 2020 by sweephand

The Ace weekend is completed with an interesting version, called the Discus. No doubt the fishy name celebrated Citizen’s ‘parawater’ (water resistance) system introduced in 1959 – Citizen was the first Japanese company to do this with the Deluxe Parawater. … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen Ace, 21 Jewels

Posted on June 6, 2020 by sweephand

This weekend’s hand winders feature the Ace – launched in 1961 it uses a derivation of the 9200 movement first seen in the Deluxe in 1958. The Ace movements are the 9210, 9230, 9231 and 9232 and run at 18,000 … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen Automatic Chronograph, 67-9054 #2, 23 Jewels

Posted on June 5, 2020 by sweephand

This is the second example of the 67-9054 model, this time with the alternative blue dial. As illustrated by yesterday’s green dialled version, the bezel on these is very vulnerable, so I was pleased to acquire today’s example with an … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen Automatic Chronograph, 67-9054 #1, 23 Jewels

Posted on June 4, 2020 by sweephand

I’m ending the second chronograph week with two side buttoned models, in fact two variants of one model – the 67-9054. This ‘TV’ style watch is a hefty piece of stainless steel, and along with a solid link bracelet it … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen Automatic Chronograph, 67-9356, 23 Jewels

Posted on June 3, 2020 by sweephand

Finishing the ‘bullhead’ style of 8110A chronographs today, with the fully stainless steel 67-9356. This model is instantly recognisable by its hexagonal case. With either silver/white or black dials, mine is the latter. Although not in perfect condition it runs … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen Automatic Chronograph 67-9011 (#2), 23 Jewels

Posted on June 2, 2020 by sweephand

Staying with the ‘bullhead’ design today, and this is a nice alternative to the more usual 67-9011 that I featured on May 29th. This has a black dial and printed rather than applied Citizen logo. The white lumed main hands … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen Automatic Chronograph, 67-9143, 23 Jewels

Posted on June 1, 2020 by sweephand

After my second hand wind weekend, it’s back to chronographs this week, with today’s watch a bullhead type – this time it’s one of two models that use a gold tone dial, the 67-9143. This variant features a dark brown … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen Super Deluxe, 25 Jewels

Posted on May 31, 2020 by sweephand

Well, it had to be this one, after yesterday’s Deluxe 🙂 The Super Deluxe is the high grade version of the range – the 9200 calibre came with either 23 or 25 jewels and as with the Deluxe they first … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Deluxe, 19 Jewels

Posted on May 30, 2020 by sweephand

After a chronograph week, I’m having a hand wind weekend again. And this time it’s a Deluxe from August 1961. The Deluxe was introduced in 1958, using the 2B/9200 movement with 19, 21 and 23 jewels. It proved to be … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen Automatic Chronograph, 67-9011, 23 Jewels

Posted on May 29, 2020 by sweephand

I think this is the 61st of the ‘lockdown’ Today’s Watch series – and as it’s the end of Chronograph Week, it’s one more of the 8110A range. The 67-9011 is Citizen’s best known vintage chronograph, clearly it was produced … Continue reading →

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