In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, civil unrest in the USA, and a complete detachment of Wall Street from Main Street, I needed some retail therapy badly and lo and behold a Citizen Diamond Flake fell into my lap. … Continue reading
The Citizen Deluxe, which started production in 1958 and ran for about 5 years, was one of Citizen’s most successful models in the past. Many models were produced of varying dial textures and designs, including this delightful example which fell … Continue reading
Happy New Year! During one of my random daily excursions down one of my regular watch auction sites, I came across a very interesting and attractive looking watch. Its not a Seiko, but rather its Japanese counterparty, a Citizen this … Continue reading
I started my personal horology journey back in 2008, when I bought my first mechanical watch, a Seiko Orange Monster (7S26). Then I was really only interested in watches that fit within my small budget, which basically limited me … Continue reading
As is well known in the WIS circles, Seiko Suwa was the first Japanese watch company to enter the market for automatic chronographs, and probably the first in the world to bring their products to market. At that time in … Continue reading
In the 60s and 70s, Seiko was not the only Japanese watch company capable of producing watches capable of competing with the Swiss timepieces. Citizen had its Chrono Master range of watches and Orient had their Royal Orient range of … Continue reading
Musings: For other articles by my guest contributor Jude, please click here. Hi all, I am Jude and once again I am contributing another article to this blog. This time it will be on one of my vintage pieces called … Continue reading
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