Category Archives: Vintage Watches

This Week’s Featured Watch #68 – the 67-9313 Chronograph, aka the ‘Speedy’

Posted on March 17, 2015 by sweephand

Citizen’s range of mechanical ‘Challenge Timer’ chronographs, using the 8110A movement, included a number of models that were very ‘1970s’ in their design. One model, however, was of a more ‘classic’ design – the 67-9313. With two dial variations, black and ‘white’ … Continue reading →

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Citizen 52-0110 Diver – Extreme Test!

Posted on March 17, 2015 by sweephand

Mikko kindly sent me the link to a great story about a 52-0110 diver found on a beach in Australia. Made in 1997, the watch was found in 1983. I think it’ll need a new bezel insert…. http://promaster.citizen.com.hk/en/behind_story.html

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Diver Page Update

Posted on March 12, 2015 by sweephand

Another update today – first I’ve added a pic of an orange dialled 52-0110 kindly sent to me by Martin (Martback). Second I found a pic of a rather battered 62-6198 box, which shows that it was known as a … Continue reading →

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‘New’ 100m Diver

Posted on March 6, 2015 by sweephand

It’s rare to come across a watch that I’ve not seen before – but it has happened this week. It’s a complete surprise to me since it is from an already relatively rare range that was produced for only a … Continue reading →

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Diver Page Updated

Posted on March 6, 2015 by sweephand

A bit late, but I have now updated the diver page. I’ve added quite a bit on the 62-6198 and 52-0110 divers following comments from two diver collectors – Paul and Mikko –  who know these models much better than I … Continue reading →

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Diver Page…..

Posted on March 4, 2015 by sweephand

I haven’t updated the page yet, because I have found what appears to be a previously unknown (to me anyway) 100m diver! Very unusual to find a model that I’ve never seen before, but it appears to be entirely authentic. … Continue reading →

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Vintage Divers – more information on the way….

Posted on February 26, 2015 by sweephand

Following my recent amendments to the vintage divers page, I have now received some invaluable information from Mikko (whose comments can be found in response to my last post: https://sweep-hand.org/2015/02/22/diver-page-update-2/) . I hope to do some more work on the page over … Continue reading →

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Diver Page Update

Posted on February 22, 2015 by sweephand

Although I have searched a number times Paul (‘1386paul’) has now managed to find a pic on the web of the rarest version of the 62-6198 150m diver. It has an orange dial and blue bezel, and is now recorded on … Continue reading →

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Chrono Master Lug Widths

Posted on February 21, 2015 by sweephand

I realised that my Chrono Master has a lug width of 20mm, which was relatively rare in the late 1960s when 18mm was very much the standard. After some further study of catalog images, I reckon that the models that … Continue reading →

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Diver Page – Further Amendment

Posted on February 21, 2015 by sweephand

I was bit too quick off the mark with my earlier amendment since Paul has given some more info. As a result I’ve been able to add two dial variants for the 52-0110 and a bezel variant for the 62-6198. … Continue reading →

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