COMING AT YOU IS A SUPER FUNKY 1974 CITIZEN AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH RUNNING ON A HI BEAT 8100 FLYBACK MOVEMENT.
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CASE: STEEL AND PVD CASE IN GREAT CONDITION IS QUITE BEAUTIFUL AND ALSO SOMEWHAT STRANGE..IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. THIS CHUNKY GUY MEAURES 37.5 NOT INCLUDING PVD PUSHERS AND CROWN BY 42.5 LUG TO LUG. THIS THING IS A TOTAL BLAST TO WEAR WITH THAT BI-METALLIC THANG GOING ON.
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DIAL: THERE IS A LOT TO TAKE IN ON THIS SUNBURST GREEN DIAL. NICE RACY VIBE WITH THAT RALLYE TRACK STYLE TRACK RUNNING AROUND THOSE VERTICALLY STACKED AND SEMI-SUNKEN SUBDIALS. I LOVE ALL THE POPS OF ORANGE FROM THE CHRONO HANDS TO THE ACCENTS ON THE SUBDIALS AS WELL AS THAT SUBTLE HINT OF BLUE. JUST SO MUCH CRAZY RETRO JAPANESE WEIRDNESS TO GAZE AT.
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MOVEMENT: THIS BRUTE IS POWERED BY THE IN-HOUSE 23 JEWEL CITIZEN 8100A HI BEAT 28880 MOVEMENT WHICH FEATURES A NIFTY FLYBACK FUNCTION. ALL FUNCTIONS WORK PERFECTLY AND WATCH HAS BEEN KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, BUT THIS ONE IS RUNNING LIKE A TOTAL TOP.
- THIS RETRO CHRONO COMES MOUNTED ON A PERIOD APPOPRIATE AND HIGHLY TAPERED ALL STEEL CITIZEN BRACELET. NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BRACELET OR NOT BUT IT LOOKS TOTALLY MADE FOR THIS GUY. IT'S CURRENTLY SIZED FOR MY 6.75" WRIST WITH 5 ADDITIONAL MICRO-ADJUSTMENTS WHICH SHOULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO A 7.5-7.7" WRIST. THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNKIER CHRONO DESIGNS TO COME OUT OF THE 70s AND HIGHLIGHTS WHY VINTAGE CITIZEN WATCHES ARE SO GREAT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A STATEMENT PIECE.
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