Tag Archives: Cosmotron

Something to look out for on the 5800

Posted on October 13, 2011 by sweephand

Following on from the last featured watch post on the Cosmotron 5800, I thought I’d point out one of the issues I found with this movement and is something you might want to look out for. I have three watches … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #14 – the Cosmotron 5800

Posted on September 21, 2011 by sweephand

In 1966, Citizen launched Japan’s first electric watch – I featured the Chronomaster version of that in Week 10 – and over the next 10 or so years they developed this electro-mechanical technology via the ‘X8’ and ‘Cosmotron’ lines. With … Continue reading →

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