UP ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK IS A SLICK 1971 CITIZEN LEOPARD SUPER BEAT 8 HI-BEAT HACKING AUTOMATIC WITH KANJI WHEEL.
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CASE: ANGULAR ALL STEEL KING SEIKO-ESQUE CASE. THIS BEAUTY MEASURES A NICE 37mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL CITIZEN SIGNED CROWN BY 42mm LUG TO LUG. THIS CASE IS IN SHARP AND UNPOLISHED ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR HAIRLINE SCRATCHES. THIS GUY SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN WELL KEPT AFTER.
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DIAL: WHAT A DAZZLER. CHECK OUT THAT BRILLIANT SUNBURST SILVER DIAL WITH THOSE COOL APPLIED STEEL ONYX/STEEL MARKERS. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LEOPARD, THOUGH. LET'S YOU KNOW THERE'S A POWERFUL SUPER BEAT-8 UNDER THE HOOD. THE KANJI DAY WHEEL IS A PRETTY COOL TOUCH.
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MOVEMENT: THIS CITIZEN IS POWERED BY A 26 JEWEL HI-BEAT 28800 HACKING AUTOMATIC IN-HOUSE MOVEMENT. THE QUICKSET FUNCTION ON THIS ONE IS VERY INTERESTING. YOU PUSH IN ON THE CROWN TO OPERATE. WHEN THE 12 MARKER IS FACING UP, YOU PRESS THE CROWN TO ADVANCE THE DATE. WHEN THE 6 IS FACING UP, PUSH IT AGAIN, AND IT WILL FLIP THE DAY. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, BUT WATCH IS KEEPING TIME AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
THIS SUAVE KILLER COMES MOUNTED ON A SUPPLE LEATHER STRAP WITH CREME STITCHING. THIS CITIZEN SUPER BEAT 8 HAS A TON OF STYLE WITH A NOD TO THE KING SEIKO BEING PRODUCED AROUND THE SAME TIME. I LOVE THE EXOTIC WILD CAT ON THE DIAL AND THAT INNOVATIVE HI-BEAT AUTOMATIC TICKING INSIDE. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL AND SUPER WELL ENGINEERED BADASS FROM THE EARLY 70s
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