Tag Archives: Citizen Leopard Chronometer

Leopard Highness Rehab

Posted on February 21, 2018 by sweephand

I featured my Leopard Highness some time ago (https://sweep-hand.org/2016/02/16/this-weeks-featured-watch-73-the-leopard-chronometer/), at that time referring to it as the Leopard Chronometer. No movement shots were presented then, because the piece had gone to Brian Leiser for crucial repair work, as well as … Continue reading →

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Leopard (Highness) Chronometer Original Faceted Glass

Posted on June 18, 2016 by sweephand

There’ll be a full write-up on the work Brian Leiser did to repair my Leopard high-beat Chronometer, so for now here’s a post about the original crystal I managed to source from Japan – the only one I’ve seen in … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #73 – the Leopard Chronometer

Posted on February 16, 2016 by sweephand

The very early 1970s marked what was probably the peak of Citizen’s mechanical watch production, and their ‘Leopard’ line offered a range of quality models, all high beat, and (for mechanicals) capable of very accurate time-keeping. Often marked ‘superbeat’ the Leopards ran at … Continue reading →

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Leopard Chronometer – Trailer…..

Posted on August 27, 2015 by sweephand

My Leopard Chronometer came back from the USA recently – it has been carefully repaired and serviced by Brian Leiser (aka ’31Jewels’). When I first acquired it the watch had a couple of problems  – one in particular was a … Continue reading →

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