COMING AT YOU IS THIS DAPPER 1968 17 JEWEL CITIZEN COLLEGE ALARM WATCH WITH STUNNING PIE-PAN DIAL.
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CASE: CLASSY SOLID STEEL CLASSIC IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS BEAUTY MEASURES A FORMIDABLE 36.5mm ACROSS CASE NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL DOUBLE CROWNS. I‘VE NEVER SEEN THIS RENDITION OF THE CITIZEN ALARM BEFORE, BUT IT HAS SOME REALLY CLASSY AND UNIQUE CASEWORK WITH SOME GENTLE TWISTED LUGS AND SWEEPY CHAMFERS GOING DOWN THE SIDES. VERY ELEGANT AND IN SUPER SHARP CONDITION.
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DIAL: IF YOU DIG THE VINTAGE OMEGA CONSTELLATION PIE-PAN DIALS, THIS IS FOR YOU. I LOVE THAT SILVER SUNBURST FINISH WITH THOSE BOLD APPLIED BLACK/STEEL MARKERS. THE STEEL/ONYX STICK HANDS LOOK VERY LEGIBLE AGAINST THAT MINIMALIST DIAL. YOU GOTTA LOVE THE ARROW HANDED ALARM INDICATOR. CRYSTAL LOOKS TO BE ORIGINAL AND HAS SOME MINOR CRAZING SEEN AT SOME ANGLES BUT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL LOOK.
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MOVEMENT: THIS BUZZ PACKING JAPANESE MODEL IS POWERED BY A CITIZEN 17 JEWEL MANUAL WIND ALARM MOVEMENT. ALL FUNCTIONS WORK PERFECTLY AND WATCH HAS BEEN KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME. ALARM FUNCTIONS GREAT. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN BUT WATCH HAS BEEN BEHAVING AMAZINGLY FOR WEEKS OF ON/OFF WRIST OBSERVATION.
- THIS CITIZEN IS MOUNTED ON A HANDSOME MARUMAN JAPANESE STEEL BRACELET WHICH REALLY COMPLETES THE PACKAGE. BRACELET IS SIZED TO ACCOMODATE A 6.5-6.75” WRIST. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING CITIZENS I'VE RUN ACROSS. THE WORD ON THESE MODELS HAS STARTED TO SPREAD OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND THESE ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE COLLECTIBLE AND SOUGHT AFTER. THIS IS A SUPERB SPECIMEN. THIS PARTICULAR “COLLEGE” EXAMPLE IS A RARITY AND ONE YOU’LL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF.
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