FOR SALE IS A STRIKINGLY HANDSOME CITIZEN HOMER 21 JEWEL "SECOND SETTING" HACKING MANUAL WINDER. OFFICIAL ISSUE FOR JAPANESE RAILROAD WORKERS IN THE 60s-70s
CASE: LARGE YET ELEGANT ALL-STEEL CASE MEASURING A LARGE 37.5mm NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 45mm LUG TO LUG.....THIS WAS A VERY LARGE WATCH FOR THE ERA. CASE IS IN REALLY SHARP SHAPE. CHECK OUT THOSE SEXY FACETED LUGS. I LOVE HOW THIS ONE JUST WRAPS AROUND THE WRIST, AND IT WEARS SO MODERN WITH THAT THIN BEZEL AND WIDE DIAL.
DIAL: CLASSIC RAILROAD DIAL PORN RIGHT OVER HERE. THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING ONES OF THAT GENRE. YOU GOT THAT SMOOTH GLOSS WHITE LACQUERED DIAL WITH THOSE BOLD ARABIC NUMERALS WHICH PROVIDE SERIOUS CONTRAST AND LEGIBILITY. BUT, LIKE ALL THE CITIZEN HOMER MODELS, IT'S THAT CURSIVE FONT THEY USE THAT IS ALWAYS ON-POINT. CHECK OUT THOSE LONG SHARP DAUPHINE HANDS WITH THAT DELICIOUS CUSTARD LUME WHICH REALLY TIE THE WHOLE LOOK TOGETHER.
MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A 21 JEWEL HACKING CITIZEN MANUAL WINDER. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, BUT THERE ARE MANY SERVICE MARKS ON THE INSIDE CASEBACK INDICATING IT HAS BEEN CARED FOR OVER THE YEARS. WATCH IS KEEPING GOOD TIME AND THE HACKING FUNCTION WORKS APPROPRIATELY.
WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A MADE IN THE USA MONTANA LEATHER STRAP WHICH IS VERY COMFY FOR THIS RAILROAD DUDE. THERE ARE VERY FEW OF THESE "SECOND SETTING" CITIZEN HOMER WATCHES AROUND. THIS IS A REALLY CLEAN AND RARE EXAMPLE. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE NICEST WEARING VINTAGE WATCHES I'VE GOT GOING RIGHT NOW. IT'S JUST THE PERFECT SIZE AND STYLE TO BE THE PERFECT ALL-ROUNDER.
