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Today’s Watch – Citizen Cosmotron, 4-480279

Posted on June 16, 2020 by sweephand

Another Cosmotron today, and one of the more unusual ones – the movement is the 4840 date only version of the 0840 calibre. The unusual bit is the crystal, since it has the ‘Citizen Electronic’ logos and minute markers printed … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen X8 Cosmotron, 4-480040

Posted on April 26, 2020 by sweephand

I noticed yesterday that there was a watch ready to run with today’s date, so effectively it chose itself 🙂 This is an X8 Cosmotron from January 1971, with the date version of the 0480 movement, the 4840. This model, … Continue reading →

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Cosmotron from 1971 – What’s So Unusual?

Posted on February 17, 2019 by sweephand

Citizen made many different Cosmotron models, an interesting hybrid movement that became obsolete well within 10 years of its launch in 1966.  Here’s one, case number 4-480279, from November 1971: A passing glance might suggest it’s a straightforward enough rather … Continue reading →

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