Category Archives: Vintage Watches

Citizen 67-9011 (aka ‘Bullhead’) Original Day and Date Wheel Colour

Posted on April 6, 2018 by sweephand

Following my last post asking for help in researching original colours for the 67-9011 models, I think it’s time to publish my theory! I only got five responses to my questions, for which I am very grateful, so I guess … Continue reading →

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A Question to Owners of the Challenge Timer (Bullhead) 67-9011

Posted on March 27, 2018 by sweephand

A question a visitor called Lawrence recently asked reminded me of something I have never quite got to the bottom of –  did the 67-9011 Challenge Timer, commonly known as the ‘Bullhead’, originally come with white day and date wheels, … Continue reading →

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Citizen Cosmotron GX – SOLD

Posted on March 23, 2018 by sweephand

I’m offering one of my Cosmotron GX’s for sale – head only. This one, case number 4-370601, has a textured green dial with white chapter ring. The dial and crystal are in good condition, and it has a Kanji only … Continue reading →

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Two More Speedy’s Added….

Posted on March 21, 2018 by sweephand

……to Brian’s 67-9313 Speedy Restoration page 🙂  They are numbers 18 and 19. It’s cool to see the population of ‘Speedy’ models passing through Brian’s hands. Of course service and repair of these fine 8110a calibres is not cheap, but … Continue reading →

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Not Seen This Model Before….

Posted on March 18, 2018 by sweephand

One of the joys of collection and researching Citizen’s vintage watches is that you can be sure you’ve not discovered everything! Just the other week, ‘Martin’ visited my blog and, as many visitors do, asked for more information about his … Continue reading →

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Citizen 150m Diver Crown SOLD, Part# 506-5061 (for models 52-0110, 62-6198, 68-5372 & case number 4-722710)

Posted on March 10, 2018 by sweephand

I have for sale one screw down crown, part number 506-5061, which is now, sadly, a very rare part. I haven’t offered anything for sale via my blog before, but I thought I would try it since visitors and followers … Continue reading →

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Leopard Highness Rehab

Posted on February 21, 2018 by sweephand

I featured my Leopard Highness some time ago (https://sweep-hand.org/2016/02/16/this-weeks-featured-watch-73-the-leopard-chronometer/), at that time referring to it as the Leopard Chronometer. No movement shots were presented then, because the piece had gone to Brian Leiser for crucial repair work, as well as … Continue reading →

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Diver Page Updated Again!

Posted on February 15, 2018 by sweephand

It must be ‘add a diver’ week this week 🙂 After including the Super Deluxe model a couple of days ago, an exceptionally rare silver dialled version of the 120m Jet auto dater diver emerged. It’s the only one I’ve … Continue reading →

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Diver Page Updated

Posted on February 12, 2018 by sweephand

I’ve just updated the Diver reference page, to include a rather unusual – and very rare – early model. In 1958 Citizen introduced the Deluxe and Super Deluxe range of watches. They proved to be popular and were Citizen’s most … Continue reading →

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Chronograph and Jet Page Updates

Posted on January 18, 2018 by sweephand

I’ve just done amendments to a couple of reference pages. Here’s a quick summary of the changes: 1) The ‘Jet Automatic’ – amended the text about how to identify the 41xx movements versus the 03xx and 11xx movements. See the … Continue reading →

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