UP ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK IS A SLICK 1974 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 36mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL CITIZEN SIGNED CROWN BY 40mm LUG TO LUG. THIS CASE IS IN SHARP AND UNPOLISHED ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR SIGNS OF WEAR THROUGHOUT AND SOME SMALL DINGS BUT OVERALL LOOKING REAL CLEAN.
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DIAL: WHAT A DAZZLER. CHECK OUT THAT BRILLIANT SHAPE-SHIFTING EMERALD GREEN DIAL WHICH PERFORMS AMAZING OPTICAL ILLUSIONS AS THE LIGHT HITS IT. IT MORPHS FROM A DARK BROWN TO A RADIANT GREEN. THERE IS A SUBTLE RAINBOW PATTERN FINISH THAT RADIATES FROM THE BOTTOM UP WHICH WAS HARD TO CAPTURE IN PHOTOS BUT IS QUITE BRILLIANT. I LOVE THOSE SHARP APPLIED WHITE/STEEL MARKERS WHICH MATCH NICELY WITH THOSE DAGGER STYLE HANDS. THE KANJI DAY WHEEL IS A NICE 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. THIS ONE WAS SERVICED BACK IN MARCH AND IS KEEPING TIME AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
THIS SUAVE KILLER COMES MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL CITIZEN SIGNED 7 LINK BRACELET WHICH WEARS SUPER COMFY. CURRENTLY BRACELET IS SIZED FOR MY 6.75" WRIST WITH 5 ADDITIONAL MICRO-ADJUSTS. 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 THAT EXOTIC EMERALD GREE 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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