Category Archives: Vintage Watches

67-9054 Chronograph – Dial Detail

Posted on December 9, 2015 by sweephand

Citizen made two versions of the 67-9054 chronograph, with either predominantly blue or green dials. On my reference page I describe both as having black sub-dials. However, although that is true of the green version, Anthony has kindly pointed put … Continue reading →

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Help with ‘horlogeforum.nl’

Posted on November 30, 2015 by sweephand

Is anybody a member of this forum?: http://www.horlogeforum.nl/ There’s a nice early 8200 posted there – here’s a link: http://www.horlogeforum.nl/t/nieuwe-aanwinst-citizen-automaat-nos/56827 The owner has been trying to pin down its production date and I’d like to confirm it is definitely from May 1977 … Continue reading →

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67-9119 Bracelet – What’s the Black?

Posted on November 30, 2015 by sweephand

In his comment on my previous post Marko asks about the bracelet on the 67-9119 Chronograph – although it also came on a black leather strap, it is more often seen on its original steel bracelet. And this is distinguished by the … Continue reading →

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Some More Chronograph Catalog Scans

Posted on November 28, 2015 by sweephand

With many thanks again to Anthony, I now have more scans of several Challenge Timer models from Citizen’s old catalogs. These are especially good for checking ‘correctness’ of examples for sale, things like the colour of day and date wheels, original … Continue reading →

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Original Bracelet for the 67-9313 ‘Speedy’ – Finally Nailed It!

Posted on November 23, 2015 by sweephand

With many thanks to fellow collector Anthony, the original bracelet for the 67-9313 Chronograph, nick-named the Speedy, has been identified 🙂 For the first time I have a good scan from Anthony which clearly shows the bracelet……… And this image, … Continue reading →

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Up to Date!

Posted on November 9, 2015 by sweephand

After some delays with replies to comments, I think I’ve now responded to everything – please let me know if I have missed something 🙂

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Apologies for Inaction!

Posted on November 2, 2015 by sweephand

Had builders in last week doing some work on the house so I’ve not been able to spend time on the blog. Apologies to people waiting for a response to their comments – I should be able to get to them soon 🙂

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A Small Addition to the Chronograph Page

Posted on October 18, 2015 by sweephand

With thanks to a comment by ‘Art Van Deco’, I’ve added a second case number for the 67-9020 gold plated Challenge Timer (‘bullhead’). With his help I have been able to confirm that this model came with two case numbers … Continue reading →

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Update to ‘Want an Original Citizen Bullhead? – A Quick Buying Guide’

Posted on October 13, 2015 by sweephand

I’ve made an addition to the ‘bullhead’ Buying Guide page, since I have spotted a few examples that look rather good, but in fact are not all that they seem, in my opinion anyway! Such an example sold recently for over … Continue reading →

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The Mysteries of Citizen’s Model Numbers

Posted on October 9, 2015 by sweephand

Mikko, Marko and myself are currently doing some work on Citizen’s six digit model number, i.e. in the format of 12-3456. This format was first used towards the end of the 1960s. We are trying to see if there is (any) … Continue reading →

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