Category Archives: Vintage Watches

This Week’s Featured Watch #15 – 6501 with Titanium Carbide Bezel

Posted on October 19, 2011 by sweephand

In the early 1970’s Citizen used a range of different materials in their watch cases and bezels. The black PVD coatings began to appear and that soon became an established finish for many sports style models. But Citizen also used … Continue reading →

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Something to look out for on the 5800

Posted on October 13, 2011 by sweephand

Following on from the last featured watch post on the Cosmotron 5800, I thought I’d point out one of the issues I found with this movement and is something you might want to look out for. I have three watches … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #14 – the Cosmotron 5800

Posted on September 21, 2011 by sweephand

In 1966, Citizen launched Japan’s first electric watch – I featured the Chronomaster version of that in Week 10 – and over the next 10 or so years they developed this electro-mechanical technology via the ‘X8’ and ‘Cosmotron’ lines. With … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #13 – the Crystate Deluxe

Posted on September 4, 2011 by sweephand

My first ‘featured watch’ was the Crystate, a seldom seen hand winder from the late 1960’s. At the time I commented that it would be very nice to have the deluxe version in my collection….. I was fortunate to find … Continue reading →

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Back After Vacation….

Posted on August 30, 2011 by sweephand

….had a great two weeks in La Belle France, enjoying the beauty and cuisine of Brittany. Since this isn’t a travel blog I shall say no more, except to mention the watch I took with me of course! My holiday … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #12 – the Uni Auto Dater

Posted on August 2, 2011 by sweephand

Last week’s feature was the SM, using one of the early swinging weight type of movements Citizen introduced to replace the Jet. In fact, it was the second model to use this type of movement – it was preceded two … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #11 – the SM

Posted on July 24, 2011 by sweephand

After the first Citizen automatic in 1958, which used a conventional swinging weight rotor to drive it, the company launched its ‘Jet’ rotor, with a distinctive circular gear. By the mid-1960’s Citizen dropped the Jet and returned to the oscillating … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #10 – The Electric Watch

Posted on July 11, 2011 by sweephand

To reflect my intention to provide a representative sample of Citizen’s vintage watches over these early weeks of the blog, this week I’m featuring their first electric model. Launched in March 1966 not only was this Citizen’s first such model, … Continue reading →

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Movement Table Updated

Posted on July 6, 2011 by sweephand

Doesn’t time fly! I published Version 2.0 back in October 2010, so with a bit more knowledge gained since then, I’ve made a few amendments and additions, so V2.1 is now available. Please let me know if you think there … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #9 – The Seven

Posted on June 29, 2011 by sweephand

I thought after last week’s Crystal Seven, and my mention of the ‘Seven’ name being used on autodaters and a hand winding watch, that I’d follow this week with that hand winding model. Rather than ‘seven’ being part of the … Continue reading →

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