Tag Archives: Vintage Citizen Watch

A Special Leopard Highness

Posted on May 5, 2017 by

Jeremy, a visitor here, recently asked for my observations about a watch he was looking to buy. I was happy to help, especially when it turned out that the watch in question is a rare thing. It’s a Leopard Highness, and that … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Citizen’s Big Cats – Part 2

Posted on April 16, 2017 by

With thanks of course to Brian, I’ve just added Part 2 to the page on Citizen’s big cat models. This includes information on the ‘Black Cheetah’, an intriguing 19 jewel hand-winding model… Here’s a link – if you’ve read Part … Continue reading →

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More of Brian’s Speedy Restorations

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

I’ve just added two more Speedy restorations to Brian’s 67-9313 page. And corrected a spelling error in a previous update – sorry Mr. Merson! Here’s a quick link to the page: Brian’s 8110A Restoration – the 67-9313 ‘Speedy’ And I’ll soon … Continue reading →

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Big Cat Restorations – a New Page!

Posted on February 20, 2017 by

I’m delighted to let you know that I have just uploaded a new page featuring more of the work of Master Watchmaker Brian Leiser. This time he is showing us restorations of early 1970s automatics – all members of Citizen’s … Continue reading →

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Production Runs – Citizen’s Hand Winders

Posted on January 15, 2017 by

I’ve just uploaded a new page with a chart showing the production runs of Citizen’s second generation hand winders, i.e. from 1958 onward. It includes some of Citizen’s best known models, such as the Homer and Deluxe, but many others … Continue reading →

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Hisonic…A Boxed Set

Posted on November 26, 2016 by

Having a good vintage watch is one thing (a good thing of course 🙂 ), but having some of the ephemera that go with it makes it a little more special. Not least because by their nature ephemera are things that were used … Continue reading →

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Citizen’s Case Material Codes

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

I’ve just added – finally! – a new page listing all the case material codes that Citizen used up to the late 1970s. It’s as comprehensive as I can make it, but there may be more codes out there, which … Continue reading →

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