Tag Archives: Citizen Vintage Chronographs

If you’re interested in Citizen’s fine 8110a flyback chronograph there’s a very informative thread on the Watchuseek forum showing some excellent work by ’31jewels’, who is a master watch repairer. He shows in detail the restoration and servicing work he’s … Continue reading →

For some reason Citizen didn’t give model numbers (i.e. 67-xxxx) to two of their chronographs. One is in the 8100 line, and carries the case number 4-900014. There were two versions and I’ve managed to acquire one of them: This … Continue reading →

If you think a watch looks to be beyond both hope and help,  just take a look at this thread in the Watchuseek Seiko & Citizen Forum and especially the great work being done by ’31 Jewels’; http://forums.watchuseek.com/f21/citizen-8110-model-high-end-watch-617679.html

I finally managed to finish the new page on Citizen’s automatic mechanical chronographs – thought I’d not make it before Christmas! I’ve included at this stage all models and their variants that I believe are original, so there may be … Continue reading →

Following the 67-9038 in my last ‘Featured Watch’, it seems logical now to present the other  automatic chronograph line by Citizen, this time with one sub-dial. Both movement types were introduced in 1972 – the twin sub-dial being the 8110a … Continue reading →

Many people who know about vintage chronographs are familiar with the Citizen ‘bullheads’, since they are the models most usually seen on the internet auction sites. However, Citizen made a number of other models using their 8110a twin sub-dial movement, … Continue reading →