Instruction manual Diver M. Abbreviated instruction. Setting Instruction Abbreviated instruction. Instruction manual ver. Instruction manual Abbreviated instruction Before use. Watch for visually-impaired people. Movement clean and I had it running and purring along in 10 minutes.
Pics show dial discolored, crystal missing but everything else is nice. Movement is blank other than a 42 stamped adjacent to the balance bridge on a tongue right before the escapement. Strange pinkish balance wheel jewel, no jewels on other gears, and jewels on double roller pallets are jet black. Nice old leather band with buckle strap for the wire lugs. I have no idea. M for Military? Seller found it in an estate in Kentucky. Hi Mike, thanks for visiting my blog and for your kind comments.
Does the movement look like this: The design was soon updated so I think it was probably made no later than or thereabouts. Stephen, thank you very much for looking at this. Yes, it is a type F, although the one you pictured was a tiny bit different.
As for military issue, it is still a bit of a mystery, but looking in other places found a little more evidence. Conflicts with the Chinese and Soviets. They appeared to have both Seikosha and Citizen pocket watches. Maybe the same with the early wristwatches. The pictures of Japanese Army with wristwatches from the 30s and 40s I found show only Seikoshas if the detail is fine enough to make out whose watch it is…but they had the same leather strap design.
Wide horsehide, with a separate smaller buckled strap to hold the wristwatch. I hope there is something in this or my original post that you or followers of your blog found interesting or enjoyable.
I suspect the knowledge of the military models is most likely confined to Japanese collectors. I would be helpful if you could help me and tell me something about its history and if I should get it appraised and valued? Thanks for visiting my blog, and apologies for my slow reply. Hi, I have just acquired the same model but with a later serial number could you give me a date of manufacture please? The serial is Thanks in advance.
Hi Mark, thanks for visiting my blog. Can you please confirm which model it is — thanks, Stephen. Hi yes, sorry, it is exactly the same as the one I made the comment about, cutlass k but with a later serial number. Hi Mark, thanks for confirming the model. Thanks for that Stephen, you have been a great help. I am going to put it away for my Grandson, who is nearly 2 year old at the moment.
Again thank you! Hi Srinidhi, thanks for visiting my blog. Hi Maxine, apologies for the delay in replying, been busy with no-watch things and internet problems which are now resolved. Any information about this Citizen Cosmotron? Hi Predrag, thanks for visiting my blog. Your watch is an X8 Cosmotron with the no date 12 jewel movement running at The serial number gives a production date of September I emailed Citizen Japan about this, but got no response at all…. However, after more research I found a reference that may explain this.
Citizen took over this company in And before that time, in the early s, there was a history of cases being made in Japan into Swiss movements were fitted. Addendum: After writing this I did a bit more searching in my reference stuff and found this statement in a summary history of the Citizen Watch Co.
I have a watch that I cannot find on your site. The back is similar in some respects, but different from any that I can find. Can you please tell me what I have? It is obviously used, but I really like the look and feel of it. Hi George, thanks for visiting my blog. I have an example using the same 25 jewel movement as yours, see here:. The November production date your serial number gives is spot on for this model — they were first made in and were produced for a couple of years.
For example yours may have been made for export since it has a Spanish day wheel so there may be differences from those made for the Japanese domestic market. I will be glad to take some photos and send them to you, so please email me. I hope that I can get photos as good as yours. I have a watch that was given to me that looks like this one.
The day that is showing now is Mier. The back of the watch says S. It also says ADSS Y under that is Citizen auto dater para water with a 7 in the center like the one above. It is in great working order. It winds up for power. Other than a few surface scratches the face is in great condition.
It appears to have the original watch band. I took it in to a vintage watch and jewelry dealer and they had no clue what this was. Any information you are wiling to share is greatly appreciated. Where would I take it to be appraised? Is it worth getting appraised? Thank you. The serial number on yours gives a production date of December The older Citizen mechanical watches are not that well known, outside Japan at least, and there are relatively few collectors of them.
The lack of information about them led me to do a lot of research myself and then start this blog, since it was very hard to find information. Generally speaking, although not of great value, a vintage Auto Dater Seven in good condition and working correctly, especially in stainless steel which generally is preferred to gold plate , will be of interest if offered for sale on eBay for example.
If you are thinking of selling that way then good photos and a full description will help and it might come to the attention of collectors who do know about these watches.
Hi Stephen, hope you can help me determine the manufacture date of this watch. This is a hand me down from my deceased grandfather. Ive attached pictures below for reference. Appreciate any help from you. Hi Elmo, thanks for visiting my blog. There have been so many quartz watches made that it is difficult to find information about them and when they were made. My best guess, after a bit of research, is that yours — with the movement — is from the the late s. The serial number gives us a likely production date of March Do you think that would fit with when your grandfather may have bought the watch?
Hi Stephen, appreciate your help. Was very helpful as it made my mom remember when and where it was bought. Thank you and more power! Whatever you can tell me about this watch will be apprieciated. Thanks for visiting my blog. Apologies for my late reply. I would think it was made in the s, and the serial number indicates December I doubt it would be as recent as Could you help me find out how much my watch is worth?
I have worn it since it was given to me. Hi Mary, thanks for visiting my blog and apologies for my slow reply. To get an idea, I would advise searching eBay for sales of Citizen watches. Thanks for your input. I was pretty sure it was not an old watch, but did not know about what the metals were used in its manufacture as it LOOKS like gold on the outside. Again, thanks! Great information on the casing. I am seeking your help to identify my watch. I recently possessed a boy or lady size citizen alarm watch with an interesting blue rotating bezel.
On the case, it has the transitional markings. Can you determine the year of production? Many thanks in advance. Hi Joe, thanks for visiting my blog, and glad that you have found the information here useful.
The alarm model you have is rather nice and not often seen — from the first three digits of the serial number we get a production date of October Is it a plain dial i. Here are three examples from internet auctions, credit for pics to the sellers :.
Hi Stephen, Thanks for the quick response. You are correct. Exactly the same watch per your second picture except mine is a black dial.
Are such watches common? How are they compare to the later alarm date model? Again, thanks for sharing. Gents watches are collected far more, but the Lady Alarm will attract interest. The movement in yours and the alarm date are the same as far as I know, just the date mechanism added and the date models always have 21 jewels. Yours is the movement, first produced in , whilst the date version is the launched in The movement is actually a Swiss design, and after Citizen finished with it, it was taken up by Poljot a Russian manufacturer in the s.
Hi Stephen, Need you help again. I recently found a Citizen Quartz Alarm watch but I am not familiar with the model. Will like to tap into your knowledge and vast experiences for opinions. Grateful if you can assist. Thanks for helping. The back of the case shows S Do you think it is an uncommon model? Hi Seethiamhuat — thanks for the additional info. I did at least find the instruction manual!
Hi Vickie, thanks for visiting my blog. Second, is it definitely 25 jewels? Do you have any photos of the watch? If so the other one with three letters will show the day of the week — not sure what language it is though.
You may need a magnifier to read it, but this is the dial code which can be very helpful in identifying a watch. Citizen Watch Co water resist st steel 4-S hse gn-4w-s japan. Happy to have discovered this website. I have had a couple of other people ask about watches with the movement and after a bit of research I would think it was produced in the late s. The serial number of yours gives us a likely production date of October Hi Stephen, thanks!
What about the front code? It looks different T50 etc. From the watch case it says: Citizen Watch Co. However on the face it says something different.
Glad to send pics if you desire. Hi Mike, thanks for visiting my blog. The rest of the dial code is the dial part number so it will differ from the number on the back of the case. Thanx for being so quick to respond Stephen!! Thanx again!!
I recently discovered a ladies watch that I have tried with much difficulty to identify its history. The watch is also in pretty bad shape so I hope to know more about it to see if it is worth repairing or even possible to repair.
The watch is hand wound. Thank you very much. Hi Paolo, thanks for visiting my blog, and apologies for a slow reply — I have been away on a family holiday. At the moment I am also not able to find information on the model you have.
I appreciate that it may be difficult to see it if the crystal is foggy, but if you can see it please let me know since it may help identify the movement. The watch is a ladies watch, more decorative tha practical, so the dial is pretty minimal with big Roman numerals and the word Citizen. There is nothing else on the dial. I cannot rule out that dial might have been repainted decades ago but skeptical because I doubt it would have worth the time and effort when the rest of the watch is in such mediocre shape.
The watch is a rectangular black dial watch with a gold plated case, hand wound, the case back says. There are little else information I can see on the watch. There are clearly no power reserve indicator but each winding lasts around 28 hours. There is absolutely no indication of even the most elementary shock proof or water proof function in any wording whatsoever.
The glass is also quite soft and has quite a few a scratches and dents, seems slightly softer than ordinary mineral glass. It still keeps relatively accurate time.
Have you got any advice on how to keep it alive as long as possible, especially for people like me who thinks it makes no sense to leave a watch sits unwound in a cupboard.
Thanks Steph but nope, quite certain there is no number on the dial. The only other way that we can find out what movement is used is to remove the case back — if you can do this then there should be a movement number stamped near the balance wheel, although a magnifier would be needed.
Is is a screw down back or a press fit? Thanks Stephen. No worries, I may purchase the watch as I like alarm. This quartz alarm model seems to be uncommon and it makes my collection more interesting.
Thanks again. Hi I have a watch that was found in the 70s by a family member. On the back it has the words Water resistant.
Dust Proof. Hi Janice, thanks for visiting my blog. As far as I know they first used quartz movements from the early s. Is yours a quartz model? Hi Stephen, Great blog! I was at a local thrift shop and found this really nice Citizen automatic in lovely condition…other than the crystal. Any chance there is a source for a replacement?
Regards, Brian. Hi Brian, thanks for visiting my blog and for your kind comment. The original part number for the crystal is — Jules Borel in the USA list a replacement crystal with this part number for case number , so if you can find a watch maker with a Borel account he should be able to order one.
Otherwise I can email you and I could upload them no need to post your email address, I get to see that when someone posts a comment. Hey Stephen, Great blog and info here. Thanks for making all this available. Can you please help me with my Citizen Valiant?
Everything on the back is as follows:. This movement was first made in and stayed in production until about The movement is a nice one — in good condition these are reliable and accurate. Since Citizen is not so present at watchcollectors, for me it has a great history. I thought the watch must be from the early th, but i am not sure about ist. Can you help? The watch has a dark brown shaded dial, in the middle its nearly silver, very strange colour… If i would know how, i would send a Picture of the watch, maybe you would like it.
Your watch has the movement — this was first made in So you are right that yours is from the s. The serial number gives a production date of May The is a nice movement, but it only had a short production run since Citizen started to produce quartz movements at that time and they stopped development of their mechanical movements.
Hello Stephen, thank your for the fast answer, please give me your mail contact, so that i can send you a picture of the wach. I did not find it in the Blog. Hi Stephen, Hope to find you well. Need to seek your advice on a citizen watch that I am thinking of buying. This is a 70s citizen, skeleton dial and mechanical. I do not have the model or case number. Conditions is extremely fine but it is not a big size watch. Question, is this a collectabile watch?
I am thinking of collecting and not investing. Any information of this type of skeleton dial citizen? Hope you can help. Many thanks. Is the watch like any of the ones shown here? Condition is even more important for a skeleton model. Recently I had given it for repair for a small time guy im scared that he would have changed any parts and replaced it with fake is it possible? Is there any way to find out if he did? Please help me with this one. Hi Charles, thank you for visiting my blog.
There is no need to worry about the jewels — they will be synthetic rubies, as used in the vast majority of watch movements since they first appeared in They are fine and in fact are better since they can be made with great precision, unlike natural stones, which can contain flaws. Did the watch guy charge you for replacement parts, other than jewels?
Typically if a watch has been well used, then pivots and jewels may need replacing. I would think only an experienced watch maker could identify whether a repair has been done correctly.
If the watch is working well and has decent accuracy then probably all is well. Poor repair or failure to replace worn parts would lead to poor running and lack of accuracy.
Also, a properly serviced watch will have a good power reserve, i. Thanks for the quick reply. From the given case back info given in which year my watch was manufactured its decade month, etc can u interpret it for me?
It has two languages one Arabic and the other English for day. Just replace parts of it with fake or replacing the complete movement with fake one 3.
How can I find out of if they are replaced 4. He told me that he did oraling for the watch and lubricated the parts as it was jammed. Can you please confirm the serial number for me — — I wonder if you have typed it correctly? It is possible to get hold of movements so a replacement could be used. If you can get the back off the watch you will at least be able to see whether or not it has an movement inside by comparing it with these 4.
Having it looked at by an experienced watch maker is probably the only way of checking out the work that has been done — watch movements can stop running if the movement is dirty and gummed up with old oil.
That was very helpful. Hi Charles, thanks for confirming the serial number. So it would be 01 for January, through to 12 for December. The Eagle 7 models were made through the s and s so an exact year is hard to pin down. Hi Stephen, My name is Hui from Thailand. I found your blog from serching the serial number in serch engine.
For the details, featuring a gold-tone stainless steel case and bracelet with a black dial. Finally I hope these information wil help you find the answer. Thank you so much for your help.
If your watch has no second hand, it has one of the movements. The other versions have second hands. The serial number gives us the production date — since the movement was made from , it looks like from the first digit of the serial number that yours was made in The next two digits give the month, so it was January of that year.
Thank you very much for your kindness. If she know about your info, I think she must be glad. Khob Khun Mak Krub Thank you very much. Hi could you please give me some more information on my two watches. Hi Gordon, thanks for visiting my blog, and for posting links to your photos. What indicates that your hand winder is a Citizen watch are the model number, , and the case number, , and the case material code — CSP. This was first produced in , and was made for around 20 years appearing in a number of models.
It is a very sound and reliable movement, and the 21 jewel second setting version was issued to Japanese National Railways staff. The serial number on yours indicates a production date of July from the first three digits.
Your Eagle 7 automatic has the movement inside. This was first produced around , and the Eagle 7 range was launched in the s. Like the 02 Homer, the is a good movement, and can achieve very good accuracy. Although production of watches using this movement spans more than 30 years, given yours is an Eagle 7, I would think it harks from February from first 2 digits of the serial number. The information on the case back of yours is as follows: is the model number; is the case number and is the serial number.
Hi I have same citizen model with same case number. The serial number is Im finding it hard to decode the date of manufaturing? Can you please decode it Thank You! Thank You Stephen..
Its serial number is Could you help me, please? Kind regards Antonio. To get the year of production — indicated by the first digit in the serial number — we need to know which decade the watch was made in, and this can be difficult with some models.
Citizen first made their alarm watches in , using the 98 movement, and they followed this with a second version with the 31 movement in The key to dating yours is that it is an alarm date. The early versions were without the date complication, so your watch can be no earlier than Production of the alarm date models continued into the early s, but not as late as , so your watch was made in The second and third digits give the month of production, so yours is from November of that year.
I hope this answers your question, but please ask if there is anything else,. Hi Mr Ken, thank you for visiting my blog, and apologies for not replying sooner.
Usually these have the automatic movement in them which was first produced by Citizen in The Eagle 7 line was introduced on the s and were made through to the s so it can be difficult to determine just when they were made. The style of the model number and the case number suggest to me it is from the s, so from the first three digits in the serial number it looks like yours was made in February My grandpa passed away almost two years ago and left me his watch.
I have had this watch for 30 years. It is a hunt citizen. On the back it shows. Would love information on where it was made and possibly some sort of estimate price. Hello there my watch isnt vintage but love to no what year it was made the markings on the back are 4-R RC GNS i think its round the year Thanks in advance.
Hi Craig, thanks for visiting my blog — your watch is one of the later Eagle 7 models I believe, with m resistance and an external bezel. I would think it is from June from first two digits in the serial number On the front dial, it says PRKY and the markings on the back are below. Thank you, Dean. Hi Dean, thanks for visiting my blog. The style of the case number 4-R and the six digit serial number suggest to me that it is one of the later models.
So it could be from — if that seems too recent then it may be Other than what is advised in the instructions, an automatic will need to be serviced from time to time to reduce wear and keep it running accurately and reliably. Thank you for the link and information, Stephen. Is there a directory somewhere where I can find someone qualified to work on my Eagle 7 in my area?
The Eagle 7 movement is a relatively straightforward automatic so any good watch repairer should be able to service it. Worth contacting them I would think. I have only the back as I found it washed up on the beach.
The front has been destroyed and rusted out. Hi Lilly, thanks for visiting my blog. This makes them tricky to date. When I started my research on it, I got very conflicting information. Hi Marco — thanks for visiting my blog. The diver watches with these numbers are believed to be fakes. The dial numbers are not correct, some of them have the same serial numbers, and a number of them suddenly appeared for sale on eBay a while back.
Is this the same as yours? If so you have a correct one. Made in I should think form the serial number,. Very interesting blog. I have a Cosmotron which has no model number code on the back, unlike other Cosmotrons of the same year that i have seen.
Hi John, thanks for visiting my blog. I have not been able to pin this down, but my best guess is that they are a factory mark. They are not part of the case number, i. I have another, later Cosmotron, but sadly it has a small crack in the crystal and a replacement would appear to be impossible to source :0 John…….
Hi John — 18, Yen was a medium priced watch in ; the most expensive Cosmotron in the catalog was 34, Yen. The limited edition titanium cased X8 Chronometer was 45, in Quartz was new in those days, so they were very much more expensive at first.
In the quartz models were 50, and upwards. Is your other Cosmotron case number ? I have a white dialled version of that if so.
Thanks for the reply Stephen. Although a different case number, the crystal part number is the same for yours — Hello, Thanks for the informative website. I recently acquired this 21 jewel automatic Citizen with no extras to give me any clues as to what it is….
Hi Rex, thanks for visiting my blog. I think what you have is an export model with the movement inside, probably from Hi Emgo, thanks for visiting my blog. Your watch is a quartz model which I am not so familiar with, but I will give as much information as I can about it. From the style of the watch and the case back, I think it is most likely from November Thank you so much for your valuable information.
I got a pretty old Citizen from my father. Could you adivse the production date of it? Kim Dae-Hun in South Korea. If we can identify the model, it will help determine the production date,. I uploaded front, back pics. Thank you in advance. I want more, but I am happy to own this watch. I would like more information about the history of the watch and who owned it.
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