Citizen

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Vintage aviator Citizen 51-1811

A true “tool” watch for pilots, this is the automatic Citizen 51-1811.

The inner rotating bezel (slide rule) is very useful for all types of calculations. The interesting thing about this watch is that it was used for its original purpose, as an aviator watch.



The case is really large at about 42 mm without the crowns. It is made entirely in stainless steel. The front surface of the case is brushed with a circular grain, and the rest is polished. There is an interesting blue light reflecting all the time from the brushed finish, giving it a satinated feel. The winding crown is located at 3 and the one at 2 is for adjusting the inner bezel. The crowns are not signed. The ring bezel holding the large, flat (35mm) mineral crystal is polished too. As pictured, the case integrates the lugs and the twin crowns, protecting them.

The dial is the main attraction of the watch. It is grey, with a sunburst effect. On the outside there is a golden ring with black digits. The golden ring is circled by a thin red zone delimitating the dial from the golden rotating bezel. The entire face of the watch is shiny and powerful. On the grey zone there is the applied Citizen logo, the white painted lettering “automatic 21 jewels”, the day and the date (sharing a single golden frame) and the applied luminous hour markers.  The hands are painted, partially, in black with a luminous line. The sweeping second hand is not painted.

The slide rule is the name of this type of internal bezel. How does it work?  In a few words it is used for multiplication, division, distance and volume conversions, time calculations and percentages.



The movement is the well known 8200A Citizen calibre. It is an automatic movement (it can be also hand winded) beating at 21600 bph with a quickset day and date. It has a unidirectional winding rotor and 21 jewels. Nothing fancy, just an usual Citizen “workhorse”. It has a power reserve of about 44 hours.

The bracelet is a stainless steel one, with a polished center and brushed sides. It compliments the overall shinny design of the watch nicely. It has folded “H” shaped links and a signed “Citizen” clasp. As usual, very comfortable.



The PAF engraving (and the up pointing arrow) suggest it was in use by the air force and it seams that this was the Pakistan Air Force. So that makes it a tool watch, used for what it was meant to be used.  Just a nice, interesting touch.

(http://vintagecitizenwatches.com/2014/01/30/vintage-aviator-citizen-51-1811/)

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The first Japanese water resistant watch – THE PARAWATER

After presenting the first watch manufactured by Citizen, the beautiful pocket one (read about it HERE), it is time for another milestone in watchmaking. This time, the first Japanese waterproof watch, THE Parawater! This makes it the grand, grand father of all the Citizen divers we all love so much!  Please note that this was not intended for diving, but it was up to the task for swimming!

In 1959 the company produced the first Japanese water-resistant wrist watch. This was the “Citizen Parawater”. It was powered by the Citizen Cal. 920(2B). It was produced with  19, 21 and 23 jewels. Soon after, the Parawater completed two trans-Pacific tests and one in the Sea of Japan. The result, needless to say, was positive. As time passed Citizen was growing as a company and exported more and more watches, so (unfortunately IMHO) the term “Parawater” was changed to the universally recognized (an boring)  “Water resistant” somewhere around 1970-1973.

Back to this particular one! The line chosen to be modified so that it will become water protected was a success already, the Deluxe. Citizen changed the design of the case, added rubber seals and greatly modified the tube and crown assembly. By doing that and after a lot of research they were able to stand by their product in public demonstrations.



After intensive search I managed to find this particular watch, in an non working state, the bracelet and the clasp was destroyed beyond restoration and the crystal was badly scratched, but what an awesome find! I had to take the plunge! (pun intended ) This is how I got the pictures from the seller:



Now, after a long time deciding how invasive the restoration should be I went with a bracelet swap with a similar design from the same time frame by Citizen, a crystal polish and I got the movement running again.  This is the end result:



Interesting facts: The black dial has lume dots and the hands are also with luminous material, making it very rare (the only one I saw) and very beautiful. Another detail is the fact that the entire dial in printed and there is no applied logo.

The caseback has the inscription: “All stainless steel”, “Antimagnetic”, “Parawater”, “STAR”, “Citizen Deluxe” and the serial no.

Beautiful lug holes for easy bracelet replacement.

Don’t forget to magnify the last picture for more details!

Conclusion: I am so happy to introduce to you this wonderful piece of history and I hope you like it as much as I do!

(http://vintagecitizenwatches.com/2014/11/02/citizen-parawater-the-parawater/)

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Citizen automatic chronograph 67-9631

Citizen had two automatic calibres.

One automatic chronograph is the 8110A and you can read about the “octagon bullhead” that had this movement here:

http://vintagecitizenwatches.com/2013/12/24/citizen-bullhead-chronograph-67-9356/

And the other one is the one I will write about now, the 8100A.

Both of them came with different case design, shapes and sizes with a lot of dials. This is why sometimes is difficult to identify if a certain watch is correct or “reconditioned” with aftermarket parts.



This is a one sub-dial design chronograph featuring a lot of interesting details. It was made in November 1973.

The case is made of brushed and polished stainless steel. The chronograph pushers are on the side, where the winding crown is. It is a cushion shape with a circular grain brushed front surface (I have seen a sunburst grain also, and polished – the polished is for sure not correct) and polished everywhere else. The caseback is screw in with a circular brushed flat surface. The crown is signed “CTZ”. The mineral crystal sits a little bit taller than the case, with chamfer edge. Nothing out of the ordinary, jut a simple, normal ’70’s design by Citizen, 38mm wide without the crown.

The dial is blue with orange and silver accents. It is nothing less but gorgeous! The blue changes from dark blue (almost black sometimes) to bright blue and then to a type of green really difficult to picture. Sometimes it seems unreal. You have to see one in real life in order to fully appreciate the beauty of this one. On 6 it is the sub-dial, counting the elapsed (30) minutes. This is the only sub-dial (normal for cal 8100A). The central, orange central sweeping hand counts the seconds. This sub-dial is silver with highlighted 5 minutes periods. The 5-10 minutes is blue. Not only the chronograph hands are orange but also the current time hands are painted (not entirely) orange and they have a luminous line. On 3 o’clock there are the day and the date windows, with a silver painted frame. The days and the dates are printed on black disks. The polished Citizen logo is applied and so are the hour markers. The hour markers have an orange central line ending with a luminous dot. On the outer side of the dial there is a white Tachymeter scale, for racing, you know!



The movement is the Citizen automatic, 23 jewls,  calibre 8100A with hand winding capability. It was produced by Citizen starting from 1972, just as 8110A. It is a vertical clutch chronograph (beating at 28.800 bph) with column wheel and fly back function. It also features a day and date indicator. The fly back function means that you can reset the chronograph while in motion and it will start again without needing to go the entire process of pressing stop-reset-start. So, one push can do all of this. Of course  that if you want to stop it you can go the classic stop-reset way. A particularity for this movement is that when you want to change the day you should pull the crown to second position (for changing the date) and push and release the reset (5 o’clock) button. It is 27 mm wide and 5,8mm high, (1mm less than 8110A). The column wheel/vertical clutch design of the movement advices to leave the chronograph running for most of the time (this way you can also see the beautiful sweeping central second hand in movement), but from time to time it should be stopped. This is a chronograph that needs to be used. It is not made for design purpose but for timing.

The bracelet is an usual one piece link design, made by Citizen, with a brushed surface that suits the watch perfectly. It is made in stainless steel with a signed “Citizen” clasp. As usual, Citizen bracelets are very comfortable with a lot of adjustments so finding the perfect fit is easy.



Conclusion: Wonderful Citizen chronograph, vintage yet so modern, with a nice wrist presence and amazing dial!

Enjoy the video of this watch here:

http://vintagecitizenwatches.com/2014/01/25/video-citizen-automatic-chronograph-67-9631-cal-8100a/

(http://vintagecitizenwatches.com/2014/01/05/citizen-automatic-chronograph-67-9631/)

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The caseback has the inscription: “All stainless steel”, “Antimagnetic”, “Parawater”, “STAR”, “Citizen Deluxe” and the serial no.

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The caseback has the inscription: “All stainless steel”, “Antimagnetic”, “Parawater”, “STAR”, “Citizen Deluxe” and the serial no.


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 AW1410-08E
44mm


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http://www.citizenwatch.com/en-us/watches/watch-detail/?model=AW1410-08E

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http://www.britishwatchcompany.com/citizen-aw1410-08e-mens-military-eco-drive-watch-AW141008E-p12665

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The official History table (from official Citizen website):

YEAR   MONTH   EVENT
1918             3                   Shokosha Watch Research Institute established, the forerunner of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
1924             12                 First pocket watch completed.
1930             5                   Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. established. Yosaburo Nakajima appointed president.
1931             6                   First wrist watch completed.
1936             5                   Tanashi Factory constructed.
1941             7                   Production of machine tools begins.
1945             10                 Shinji Nakajima appointed president.
1946             3                   Eiichi Yamada appointed president.
1949             6                   Citizen Trading Co., Ltd. established.
1952             3                   First Japanese-made watch with a calendar introduced.
1953             3                   Rhythm Watch Co., Ltd. becomes an affiliate.
1955             12                 Export of wrist watches begun.
1960             3                   Import-export agreement concluded with the U.S. Bulova Watch Co.
                                          Technical assistance agreement with India.
1964             8                   Technology research laboratory established.
                     12                 Citizen Business Machines established.
1965             3                   Production of business machines begun. (Adding machines, camera shutters)
                     10                Office opened in former West Germany, start of full-fledged exports to Europe.
1966             3                   First Japanese-made electronic watch “X-8” introduced.
1970             3                   CNC automated lathe “Cincom” developed.
1971             6                   Precision Machinery Division established.
1976             3                   Production of quartz oscillators begun.
1978             2                   Head Office moved to Shinjuku Mitsui Bldg. in Tokyo.
1980             6                   Industry’s first microcomputer controlled line impact printer introduced.
1981             6                   Rokuya Yamazaki appointed president.
                     10                 Systems and Peripherals Division established.
1982             9                   Special Sales Division established, full-fledged sales of watch components started.
1983             3                   Chip LED lamp CL Series developed.
                     5                   IC sensor electronic thermometer introduced.
1987             6                   Michio Nakajima appointed president.
1990             1                   Citizen of the Year annual award established.
1992             2                   Acquired German machine tool company, Boley GmbH.
1993             5                   World’s first multizone “Radio-Controlled Watch” introduced.
1996             4                   Solar-powered Eco-Drive received the Eco Mark the first for a watch.
1997             6                   Hiroshi Haruta appointed president.
2001             3                   Head Office moved to Nishi-Tokyo.
2002             3                   Sales of white LED as a backlight for color LCDs started.
                     6                   Makoto Umehara appointed president.
2003             6                   World’s first full metal case radio-controlled watch with built-in antenna introduced.
2004             1                   Implemented Citizen Code of Conduct.
                     10                 Merged with Citizen Trading Co., Ltd.
2005             4                   Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd. established.
                     10                 Five consolidated companies (Citizen Electronics, Miyota, Cimeo Precision, Sayama Precision Industries, Kawaguchiko Precision) become wholly owned subsidiaries.                   

                                           Names of Citizen Group companies changed.
2007              4                   Company name changed to Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
2008              4                   Mitsuyuki Kanamori appointed president.
                      7                   Citizen Miyota Co., Ltd. and Citizen Finetech Co., Ltd. merge.
                                           Citizen Finetech Miyota Co.,Ltd. established.
                      10                 Miyano Machinery Inc. becomes a consolidated subsidiary.
2011              4                   Citizen Machinery Co.,Ltd. and Miyano machinery Inc. merge.
                                           Citizen Machinery Miyano Co., Ltd. estabilished.
2012              4                   Toshio Tokura appointed president.

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The official History table (from official Citizen website):

YEAR   MONTH   EVENT
1918             3                   Shokosha Watch Research Institute established, the forerunner of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
1924             12                 First pocket watch completed.
1930             5                   Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. established. Yosaburo Nakajima appointed president.
1931             6                   First wrist watch completed.
1936             5                   Tanashi Factory constructed.
1941             7                   Production of machine tools begins.
1945             10                 Shinji Nakajima appointed president.
1946             3                   Eiichi Yamada appointed president.
1949             6                   Citizen Trading Co., Ltd. established.
1952             3                   First Japanese-made watch with a calendar introduced.
1953             3                   Rhythm Watch Co., Ltd. becomes an affiliate.
1955             12                 Export of wrist watches begun.
1960             3                   Import-export agreement concluded with the U.S. Bulova Watch Co.
                                          Technical assistance agreement with India.
1964             8                   Technology research laboratory established.
                     12                 Citizen Business Machines established.
1965             3                   Production of business machines begun. (Adding machines, camera shutters)
                     10                Office opened in former West Germany, start of full-fledged exports to Europe.
1966             3                   First Japanese-made electronic watch “X-8” introduced.
1970             3                   CNC automated lathe “Cincom” developed.
1971             6                   Precision Machinery Division established.
1976             3                   Production of quartz oscillators begun.
1978             2                   Head Office moved to Shinjuku Mitsui Bldg. in Tokyo.
1980             6                   Industry’s first microcomputer controlled line impact printer introduced.
1981             6                   Rokuya Yamazaki appointed president.
                     10                 Systems and Peripherals Division established.
1982             9                   Special Sales Division established, full-fledged sales of watch components started.
1983             3                   Chip LED lamp CL Series developed.
                     5                   IC sensor electronic thermometer introduced.
1987             6                   Michio Nakajima appointed president.
1990             1                   Citizen of the Year annual award established.
1993             5                   World’s first multizone “Radio-Controlled Watch” introduced.
1996             4                   Solar-powered Eco-Drive received the Eco Mark the first for a watch.
1997             6                   Hiroshi Haruta appointed president.
2001             3                   Head Office moved to Nishi-Tokyo.
2002             3                   Sales of white LED as a backlight for color LCDs started.
                     6                   Makoto Umehara appointed president.
2003             6                   World’s first full metal case radio-controlled watch with built-in antenna introduced.
2004             1                   Implemented Citizen Code of Conduct.
                     10                 Merged with Citizen Trading Co., Ltd.
2005             4                   Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd. established.
                     10                 Five consolidated companies (Citizen Electronics, Miyota, Cimeo Precision, Sayama Precision Industries, Kawaguchiko Precision) become wholly owned subsidiaries.                   

                                           Names of Citizen Group companies changed.
2007              4                   Company name changed to Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
2008              4                   Mitsuyuki Kanamori appointed president.
                      7                   Citizen Miyota Co., Ltd. and Citizen Finetech Co., Ltd. merge.
                                           Citizen Finetech Miyota Co.,Ltd. established.
                      10                 Miyano Machinery Inc. becomes a consolidated subsidiary.
2011              4                   Citizen Machinery Co.,Ltd. and Miyano machinery Inc. merge.
                                           Citizen Machinery Miyano Co., Ltd. estabilished.
2012              4                   Toshio Tokura appointed president.

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Citizen BN0151-09L Promaster Professional Diver

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BN0151-09L-νεο μοντελο


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Movement   Eco-Drive E168
Functions   3 Hand, ISO Compliant Diver
Band   Blue polyurethane Strap, Strap and Buckle
Case Size   42mm
Case Material   Silver-Tone Stainless Steel, One-Way Rotating Elapsed-Time Bezel
Crystal   Anti-Reflective Mineral Crystal
Water Resistance   200M/20Bar
http://www.citizenwatch.com/en-us/watches/watch-detail/?model=BN0151-09L

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