Tag Archives: Citizen Vintage Chronographs

Citizen’s 67-9151 Chronograph – Dial Versions and a Puzzle Solved!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by sweephand

For a long time, along with Brian aka ’31Jewels’, I’ve been puzzled by some of the examples I’ve seen of the 67-9151 chronograph. Some of the dials looked much paler, and lacked orange highlights on the sub-dials. I’d wondered if these had … Continue reading →

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Citizen’s Challenge Timers – Just the ‘Bullheads’?

Posted on April 13, 2014 by sweephand

Citizen’s best known vintage mechanical chronograph is usually called the ‘bullhead’, a name that is of course not specific to the Citizen brand. The correct original name for Citizen’s bullheads was ‘Challenge Timer’, but only recently I have found that … Continue reading →

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A Little Project – Black Dial 67-9038 Chronograph Sorted

Posted on February 18, 2014 by sweephand

I’ve had a spare 67-9038 (8110A chronograph) case lying around for some time. On an original solid link but somewhat stretched bracelet, it has been polished a little over zealously, and the black bezel had also been polished back to … Continue reading →

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8110A Restoration Page Published

Posted on January 11, 2014 by sweephand

The page featuring Part 1 of Brian’s restoration of a Citizen 8110A ‘Speedy’ chronograph is now available 🙂  https://sweep-hand.org/brians-8110a-restoration-the-speedy-67-9313/ I hope you will follow the page as it progresses – I’ll post an update on the Home page too as … Continue reading →

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If You Like Citizen’s Vintage Chronographs….

Posted on January 11, 2014 by sweephand

…then I hope you will be interested in a new page I’ll be publishing this weekend. I’m no watchmaker, so my understanding of the inner workings of any watch is limited – chronographs are even more mysterious! However, as I … Continue reading →

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Should the Citizen 8110A and 8100A Chronographs Be Left Running?

Posted on December 17, 2013 by sweephand

This question has been asked many times before, and the advice is that the chronograph mechanism should be left running to minimise wear. The same applies to the Seiko 6138 and 6139 vintage chronographs. This advice relates to the design … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #54 – the Challenge Timer aka Citizen Bullhead, 4-901096

Posted on November 18, 2013 by sweephand

The Citizen Challenge Timer, usually known these days as a ‘bullhead’, was first marketed in 1972. It’s now probably Citizen’s best known vintage watch and there are often examples up for sale, however many have after market dials and refurbished … Continue reading →

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Some Chronographs

Posted on September 10, 2013 by sweephand

After the last post, showing some classicly simple watches, here is the other end of the vintage spectrum – the mechanical chronographs of the 1970s. These models use either the single sub-dial 8100a movement, or the two sub-dial 8110a version. … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #47 – the 67-9151 Chronograph

Posted on February 22, 2013 by sweephand

Time for a more complicated watch to be featured, and this one is one of the 8110A mechanical chronographs from the 1970s. The Challenge Timers, aka the ‘bullhead’ are the models most often seen for sale, many with after market dials and … Continue reading →

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8110A Chronograph Restoration, This Time A 67-9151

Posted on January 30, 2013 by sweephand

’31j’ is at it again! This time he’s restoring one of the rarer chronographs, the 67-9151. It’s always interesting to see his work, and it’s also helped clarify the two variants of this model, which means I can update the chronograph page. … Continue reading →

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