Tag Archives: Citizen Date Flake

Today’s Watch – Citizen Date Flake, 22 Jewels

Posted on April 3, 2020 by sweephand

Sticking with a hand winder for today, and this time it’s the Date Flake. Not to be confused with the Diamond Flake and the Diamond Flake Date of course! 🙂  Citizen used ‘Flake’ for their early to mid-1960s thinnest calibre … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #70 – the Date Flake

Posted on June 17, 2015 by sweephand

The Date Flake is one of the more obscure hand winding models – first produced in 1964 it uses the same thin movement as the better known Diamond Flake, which was the thinnest Japanese watch when it was introduced in … Continue reading →

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