185 - CITIZEN WATCH & Co., Japan. Water-resistant to 100. Wristwatch with a cushion-shaped stainless steel case featuring a screw-down back and serial number. Black dial with luminescent applied baton hour markers and a double date window at 3 o’clock, signed. Luminescent baton hands and central seconds hand. Case width (excluding crown): 35 mm. Screw-down crown. Quartz movement (not tested at the time of sale, no warranty). 1970s. Good condition, with slight signs of wear and scratches on the crystal. Comes with the original steel bracelet with a folding clasp, bearing the brand’s logo. These are among the first quartz models from the 1970s.

CITIZEN WATCH & Co., Japan. Water-resistant to 100. Wristwatch with a cushion-shaped stainless steel case featuring a screw-down back and serial number. Black dial with luminescent applied baton hour markers and a double date window at 3 o’clock, signed. Luminescent baton hands and central seconds hand. Case width (excluding crown): 35 mm. Screw-down crown. Quartz movement (not tested at the time of sale, no warranty). 1970s. Good condition, with slight signs of wear and scratches on the crystal. Comes with the original steel bracelet with a folding clasp, bearing the brand’s logo. These are among the first quartz models from the 1970s. The Japanese brand Citizen was founded in 1918 in Tokyo under the name Shokosha Watch Research Institute, with the goal of producing high-precision watches directly in Japan, which at the time imported nearly all of its timepieces.