Tag Archives: Vintage Citizen Seven Star

Today’s Watch – Citizen Seven Star V2, 21 Jewels

Posted on March 29, 2020 by sweephand

As the first week of ‘lock down’ nears its end here in the UK, I’ve started wearing some of the watches in my collection that don’t get (much) wrist time, partly to see if any are in need of some … Continue reading →

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Finally…..A Pair of Rally Custom Automatics

Posted on February 8, 2017 by sweephand

It’s been a long wait, but I’ve finally got hold of one of the second generation Rally Custom automatic models. This is a ‘Custom V2’, and uses the same case as the original Seven Star model, but it is somewhat rarer than … Continue reading →

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Minor Restoration – Major Improvement….

Posted on September 25, 2013 by sweephand

Sometimes an interesting watch arrives after an exciting search and auction bid. One example is my Seven Star Rally Custom – a model that was high on my ‘I want one of those’ list but took a while to find. … Continue reading →

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52 Crystal Seven / Seven Star Family Tree Updated

Posted on October 16, 2012 by sweephand

Just uploaded V2 of the 52xx Family Tree. Only a minor revision, but I’ve added the ‘Superking’ to the 5270 movement box. This was an export model, with a name probably given to watches using more than one movement, including … Continue reading →

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New Family Tree Available

Posted on April 18, 2012 by sweephand

Just uploaded the 72 Movement Family Tree, which includes many of the Leopards and the Seven Star V2 and Custom V2 lines – see the Blogroll link.

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Second Family Tree Now Uploaded

Posted on April 8, 2012 by sweephand

Just added a second movement family tree, this time it’s the automatic 52 group. This one is based on the Crystal Seven movement, one of Citizen’s best known models – it’s also interesting to see what other models were based … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #24 – the Yacht Custom

Posted on February 29, 2012 by sweephand

In the late 1960s Citizen turned their hands (I know, bad pun!) to making a small number of sports watches, as part of the Seven Star line. As well as a couple of diver models, they made three ‘custom’ models … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #22 – the Square Custom

Posted on February 11, 2012 by sweephand

Enough of round cases, here’s a bit of angular stainless steel! The Square Custom was one of the models in the 52xx movement range first produced in 1965 along with the Seven Star and Crystal Seven lines. The Square Custom … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Featured Watch #4 – The Monthly

Posted on May 20, 2011 by sweephand

Since four weeks equal one month, then maybe this one should be ‘Watch of the Month’ – and what could be better in that case than to feature the ‘Monthly’! Well I suppose it should be the ‘Monthlies’ since two … Continue reading →

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