Category Archives: Vintage Watches

Hisonic…A Boxed Set

Posted on November 26, 2016 by sweephand

Having a good vintage watch is one thing (a good thing of course 🙂 ), but having some of the ephemera that go with it makes it a little more special. Not least because by their nature ephemera are things that were used … Continue reading →

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Citizen’s Case Material Codes

Posted on November 21, 2016 by sweephand

I’ve just added – finally! – a new page listing all the case material codes that Citizen used up to the late 1970s. It’s as comprehensive as I can make it, but there may be more codes out there, which … Continue reading →

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My Most Accurate Timepiece…..

Posted on November 6, 2016 by sweephand

…….is this wall clock, made in the late 1960s I believe: The Rhythm company became affiliated to Citizen in the mid 1950s, and clocks and some watches continued to be made using that name. This 30 day pendulum clock requires very little … Continue reading →

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The 67-9071 Chronograph Dials – Close Up & Personal

Posted on September 27, 2016 by sweephand

With many thanks to ‘Marty’, who sent me excellent macro shots, I’ve got some pics to share….and a question or two to ask 🙂  First though, which watch are we looking at? It’s the 67-9071 model from the 1970s fly-back chronograph range, i.e. … Continue reading →

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Don’t have the shirt anymore….

Posted on September 23, 2016 by sweephand

….but I still have the watch 🙂 This is the 67-9038 from Citizen’s 1970s range of fly-back chronographs. Hard to find in good condition, got to be careful with this one:

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Twin Crown Diver from 1970

Posted on September 12, 2016 by sweephand

In the wider world, Citizen is maybe not so well known for its vintage mechanical watches, and particularly for their divers made from the mid 1960s and through the 1970s. Although there’s a page on this blog which describes the various divers (https://sweep-hand.org/citizens-vintage-divers-1962-to-1980/) … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy, busy….

Posted on August 28, 2016 by sweephand

I realised today that it’s over month now since my last post! Although I’ve been trying to keep on top of my replies to comments, I haven’t done the same with posting. I shall try to up the posting rate, … Continue reading →

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Two-tone Orange Dialled 4-720521 (67-5776) 100m Parawater Diver

Posted on July 26, 2016 by sweephand

Following my last post on Citizen’s orange dialled export (‘waterproof’) 100m diver, Bert has kindly sent photos of his Parawater version of the 67-5776 model – but with a two-tone dial: I have seen one or two other examples of … Continue reading →

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Orange Dialled 4-520858 (61-5773) 100m Waterproof Diver

Posted on July 12, 2016 by sweephand

With many thanks to ‘Vlad’, I’ve just added images of his very nice 100m diver, from December 1969, to the diver reference page (https://sweep-hand.org/citizens-vintage-divers-1962-to-1980/). Vlad kindly offered his images for the archive, and it is such a nice example I … Continue reading →

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Latest Speedy Restorations by Brian

Posted on July 6, 2016 by sweephand

After a holiday break, I’ve now added two more Speedy’s to Brian’s 67-9313 restoration page. One black dial, one white dial, they are both very nice and again showcase Brian’s skill in restoring these beauties: https://sweep-hand.org/brians-8110a-restoration-the-speedy-67-9313/

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