FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS SUPER SEXY 1963 CITIZEN AUTO DATER ROOKIE WITH COOL JET-ROTOR MOVEMENT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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CASE: SUBSTANTIAL ALL-STEEL ROUND CASE IN EXCELLENT AND UNPOLISHED CONDITION. THIS BEAUTY MEASURES A LARGE 38mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 46.5mm LUG TO LUG. I LOVE THOSE EDGY FACETED LUGS WITH REALLY SHARP CHAMFERS WHICH GIVE THIS ONE SOME INTRIGUE. THIS THING WEARS LIKE A MODERN WATCH WITH THAT OVERSIZED CASE WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN HUMUNGOUS BACK IN 1963
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DIAL: SO SIMPLE AND CLASSY. THE BEAUTIFUL SUNBURST SILVER DIAL IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITH SOME VERY MINOR AGE BLEMISHES ON THE DIAL AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS. I LOVE THE OLD SCHOOL CITIZEN CURSIVE FONT WITH THE JAZZY JET LOGO. CHECK OUT THOSE CRAZY LONG DAUPHINE HANDS AND SWEEP SECONDS HAND. JUST WOW!!
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MOVEMENT: THIS GUY RUNS ON ONE OF THE FAMOUS CITIZEN JET ROTOR AUTOMATICS WHICH WAS A VERY INNOVATIVE AND WELL CRAFTED MOVEMENT FOR ITS TIME. WITH THE ROTOR MOUNTED ON THE PERIPHERY VERSUS CENTRALLY, THIS ONE IS A COOL DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD AUTOMATIC. THIS ONE IS THE 17JEWEL VARIANT AND IS IN AMAZING CONDITION AND RUNNING GREAT. STRONG RUNNER AND KEEPING GREAT TIME. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WAS SERVICED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THIS BEAUTY COMES MOUNTED ON A FUN OSTRICH GRAIN STRAP WHICH LOOKS SPORTY ON THIS CITIZEN. THIS ONE IS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST TO WEAR. THE JET ROTOR MOVEMENTS HAVE A SWOOSHY FEEL ON THE WRIST DUE TO THOSE PERIPHERAL MOUNTED ROTOR WEIGHTS. AND, AS MENTIONED, THIS DUDE IS BIG AND HAS SOME SOLID WRIST PRESENCE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE BEST KEPT SECRETS IN VINTAGE WATCH COLLECTING.
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