A reliable though not regularly (neglected?) used watch in my rotation is this classic auto dater from Citizen that has been nicely restored. It is a classic model from the 1960s and much sought after are the models released in Japan for the kanji day feature.
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| Elegant watch face showing its day and date features. The day feature on the Japan Domestic Model (JDM) is in kanji. |
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| Close-up of the bottom part of the face |
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| Side view showing the crown |
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| Close-up of the signed crown |
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| The other side view |
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| The case back showing it to be waterproof (Parawater is Citizen's innovation) and automatic. Shown also are the serial numbers. Based on the serial numbers and one reference for Citizen movements, this watch was produced in June 1967 and the 13,151th watch of this model produced. |
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| The obligatory wrist shot |
I did some research and downloaded a nice reference for Citizen Watch movements. This watch is likely powered by either a 5201 or 5204 movement at 18,000 bph. First released in 1965, this model sold for either 16,500 JPY or 19,500 JPY (about 71,500 JPY or 84,500 JPY in today's money after factoring for inflation). These were expensive watches back in the day!
[I unloaded this watch in 2019. It, too, had little wrist time and was part of the culling as I rationalized the watches in my collection. 2/11/2021]
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