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Automatic Chronographs Article Updated
A small addition made tonight to the Challenge Timer section (aka ‘Bullhead) – the ‘standard’ 67-9011 with silver dial and black sub-dials has two case numbers. I’m not sure at the moment why this is...
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Chronograph Article Update – Another Walter Wolf Special
The only ‘special’ version of the 8110A models that I now about was designed for the Walter Wolf Formula 1 racing team. Besides the unique design of case, dial and hands, it is also notable for the...
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Want An Original Citizen Bullhead? – A Quick Buying Guide
I’ve added a page about buying a vintage Citizen ‘bullhead’, correctly called the Challenge Timer. I’ve seen a lot of Challenge Timers on auction sites – well, on eBay – which have been re-furbished...
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This Week’s Featured Watch #43 – The 62-6198 150m Diver
In the late 1960s / early 1970s, Citizen produced several 150 meter rated divers using different movements up to and including the 8200. All the models, and their earlier and much rarer ones, will be...
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Divers Page is Finally on its Way
After a long delay, I’ve now managed to get on with a new page dedicated to Citizen’s vintage divers. Just need to organise and upload the images, so I should be able to publish it later this week…
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Vintage Diver Page Published!
I’ve now uploaded my article on Citizen’s divers, from the 1960s to 1980. I hope it’s useful – I’ve not seen this information brought together in this way anywhere else. As I say at the beginning of...
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That’s Enough for Divers, Here’s Something for Drivers….
In the late 1960s / early 1970s Citizen produced a number of sports models besides the divers – watches designed for soccer referees, yacht helms….and rally drivers – well co-drivers I should think...
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Diver Page Update
Just added a few new images and a brief note or two to the Diver page, with thanks to GALPO, 1386Paul and Scoobadoo of the SCWF who kindly gave permission to use their photos This has added useful...
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New Reference Page on the Way – the Cosmotrons
I’ll be publishing a page soon on the ‘Cosmotron’ line of electro-mechanical watches Citizen produced for about 10 years from 1966. Citizen was the first Japanese manufacturer to market this...
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Challenge Timer (Bullhead) – Original Case Finish
In my ‘quick buying guide’ to Challenge Timer (‘Bullhead’) chronographs I have described how the original ‘base metal’ cases have a satin finish rather than being polished and shiny – these are...
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Big Chronographs…
Two of Citizen’s largest vintage watches, measuring around 43mm across, excluding crown, are both chronographs, one automatic and one hand winding, and both feature black cases: On the left here is the...
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Best Wishes for a Peaceful and Prosperous New Year
Thank you for visiting my blog during 2012, hope to see you back in 2013
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This Week’s Featured Watch #44 – the Crystal Seven Custom 23 jewels (4-521226Y)
Following the launch of its Crystal Seven line in 1965, Citizen later introduced ’custom’ models with more modern designs, reflecting the design trends of the late 1960s / early 1970s. Using the 5204...
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Superman and the Challenge Timer
Some brilliant work by Attilio on the Italian ‘Orologi Passioni’ forum came up with a great spot – a Challenge Timer worn by the editor of the Daily Planet! It’s often hard to properly identify a watch...
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This Week’s Featured Watch #45 – the 4-760182 Skeleton
‘Skeletonized’ watches may not be to everyone’s taste – me included in fact! – but they are nevertheless an interesting type of watch. And to be fair they make it easy to see what’s going on inside...
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Movement Table Updated to Version 6.0
I’ve just uploaded the latest version of the Movement Table, moving from v5.2 to v6.0 – access it via the blogroll on the right of the page. I’ve now included the divers in the dial markings column –...
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Superb Restoration Work on 8200 Divers
I’ve linked to work by ’31jewels’ on the WUS forum before (see here: http://sweep-hand.org/2012/05/26/some-great-8110a-restoration-work/), and now he’s worked on five divers (probably from the 1980s)...
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Leopard High Beat Auto Marketing Material, 1969
Besides collecting the watches themselves it is also fun and interesting to find other items that go with them, much of which is very rarely seen. Here’s an example from 1969 marketing material for...
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New Page Published – The X8 Cosmotrons
I’ve just published a new page on the Citizen’s electro-mechanical line of watches made between 1966 and about 1975. For me they are a fascinating bit of watch history, a technology developed just...
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