AUTHENTIC VINTAGE CITIZEN HOMER GENT WRISTWATCH

 

BRAND : AUTHENTIC VINTAGE CITIZEN HOMER GENT WRISTWATCH

MODEL : HR13701

MOVEMENT :CAL.0200

ORIGIN : JAPAN
SERIAL NO. : 10602365

CIRCA : 1960

CASING : 20 MICRON GP TOP AND STAINLESS STEEL BACK

MOVEMENT : CITIZEN MANUAL 21 JEWELS
DIAL: CREAM WITH BLUE RING
BEZEL: GP BEZEL WITH SS RAISED GP BATON MARKERS

MARKINGS : DIAL,BACK CASING, GP STAINLESS STEEL BAND

BAND : FULL LENGTH ORIGINAL GP BRACELET BAND

CROWN: ORIGINAL CITIZEN CROWN 

LUGS SIZE: 20mm

BAND WIDTH: 20mm

LENS : HARDLEX MINERAL

MEASUREMENT : 36mm X 38mm LUG TO LUG
WATER RESISTANT: non diver (NOT TESTED)

CONDITION : PREOWNED, KEEPING TIME, GOOD WORKING CONDITION, NO BOX NO PAPER BUT GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC
PRICE: USD80 (NEGOTIABLE)

BRIEF HISTORY OF CITIZEN WATCHES

Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (シチズンホールディングス株式会社 Shichizun Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha) is the core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in Tokyo Japan. The company was originally founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in 1918 and is currently known as the manufacturer of CINCOM precision lathe machine tools as well as CITIZEN watches. The trade name originated from a pocket watch CITIZEN sold in 1924. It is one of the world's largest producers of watches. For almost eight decades, Citizen has been ahead of its time. Citizen brand has always stood for innovations and high precision that make life better for everyday people and now they are raising their sights to meet the needs of the new Millennium.
In 1924, when Citizen's forerunner, the Shokosha Watch Research Watch Institute produced its first pocket watch the "CITIZEN". The then Mayor of Tokyo, Mr Shimpei Goto, named the watch "CITIZEN" with the hope that the watch, a luxury item of those times, would become widely available to ordinary citizens and be sold throughout the world. 
Time and again Citizen has pioneered groundbreaking technologies and helped to make watches an indispensable part of modern life. Introduced in 1956, Parashock was the first shock resistant watch made by a Japanese manufacturer. And three years later, Parawater was hailed as the country's first water resistant watch.
One of the latest milestones is our Eco-Drive system. Bringing new thinking to the art of watchmaking, this is a light powered solution that eliminates the need to change batteries - a revolution that made it the first watch technology to receive the Japan Environment Association's Eco Mark for environmentally friendly products.
And in 2003, Citizen continues to evolve and be ahead of its time with the launch of Stiletto. This is the World's thinnest light powered watch - a watch so revolutionary it combines eco-drive technology with a refined, sleek and sophisticated case and bracelet from 4.4mm thick.
Citizen is, however more diverse then simply watches. In fact watches only represent less than 40% of the company's business. Today Citizen is drawing on a heritage of proven quality and technologies as we develop the market for watches, clocks, jewellery, eyeglass frames and health care products.

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE 18K/SS BREITLING CALLISTO DIVERS GENTS WRISTWATCH

 

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE 18K/SS BREITLING CALLISTO DIVERS GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: BREITLING MILITARY CALLISTO CHRONOGRAPH DIVER

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 2005

MODEL: CHRONOMAT 3 REGISTERS CHRONOGRAPH

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL 

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS BREITLING CAL.11 (LEMANIA CAL. 1873) MANUAL CHRONOGRAPH WINDING MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: SHINNING BLACK PANDA 3 REGISTERS CHRONOGRAPH DIAL

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: CHRONOGRAPH 30 minutes COUNTER AT 12:00 and 12hrs COUNTER at 6:00

HANDS/JARUM: GOLD LUMINESCENT

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: GOLD RAISED ARABIC MARKERS

CASING : STAINLESS STEEL

LUGS: 20mm 

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 37mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN and 43mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: 20 ATM WATERPROOF, SWISS MADE, INCABLOC, ALL STAINLESS STEEL

BEZEL: 18k SOLID GOLD  BEZEL with STAINLESS STEEL 60, 45, 30, 15 MINUTES ARABIC DIVING MARKER

CROWN: SOLID 18K CROWN AND STAINLESS STEEL CHRONO PUSHERS

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE ORIGINAL BREITLING TROPIC SPORT SS BREITLING BUCKLE BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, CHRONO FULLY WORKING AND RESET TO ZERO, KEEPING TIME

PRICE/HARGA: PERSONAL COLLECTION (WILLING TO LET GO FOR RM8,000)

SOLD 

BRIEF HISTORY OF BREITLING WATCHES

Breitling was founded by Louis Breitling in 1884 in St Imier with the specific purpose to develop chronographs and counters for scientific and industrial applications. The late 19th century witnessed a number of unique industrial developments such as the automobile and the aeroplane. Breitling recognised that these new machines would need timing instruments and soon became a manufacturer of high quality timing instruments. Rapid expansion led to a move to the Swiss town of La-Chaux-de-Fonds in 1892 to accommodate growth.

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE WALTHAM REV PANDA THREE REGISTERED CHRONOGRAPH GENTS WRISTWATCH

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE WALTHAM REV PANDA THREE REGISTERED CHRONOGRAPH GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960'S

MODEL: THREE REGISTERS CHRONOGRAPH

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC CRYSTAL

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS VALJOUX 17 JEWELS CAL.7736 MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT 

DIAL COLOR: BLUE WITH WHITE CRONOGRAPH SUB DIALS

FUNCTION/FUNGSI:  CHRONOGRAPH 3 REGISTERS WITH HOUR, 45 minutes recorder at 3:00 HOUR, MINUTE, SUB SECOND AT 9:00

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS GOLD TONE HANDS and RED CENTRE CHRONOGRAPH HAND

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: LUMINOUS RAISED BATON INDEX

CASING : GOLD PLATED & STAINLESS STEEL BACK

LUGS: 18mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN:  40mm DIAMETER w/o CROWN and 42mm LUG TO LUG

CASEBACK: MARKING WALTHAM, SWISS MADE, BASE METAL BEZEL, STAINLESS STEEL BACK

CROWN: GOLD PLATED PUSHERS AND CROWN

STRAP/TALI: NON BRANDED GOLD PLATED BRACELET BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL, CHRONOGRAPH WORKING, SET AND RESET TO ZERO,HARD TO FIND

NO BOX OR PAPER BUT GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC

PRICE: USD800 (NEGOTIABLE)

BRIEF HISTORY OF WALTHAM WATCHES

American Waltham Watch Company, founded in 1850, were one of the largest watch makers of the 19th Century. The company was founded on a relationship between three men, in Massachusetts USA.
Mr David Davis, a Mr Dension and a Mr Howard. It was based on a dream that they could produce watches that were of good quality, yet were not made from some of the more expensive materials usually found on watches of the era.

By 1851, the trio had there own production house, and the name 'American Horology Company' was adopted.

In 1852 the company had renamed themselves and watches were being produced with the signature 'The Warran Mfg. Co.' after a Revolutionary War Hero.
Watches 1 - 17, the first from the production line, were not placed on the market but were instead given to the company officials, and executives.
From then on the company went through a number of name changes, with watches #18 - 110 being engraved with "Warren Boston", the next 800 were marked "Samuel Curtis" (The Main Financial Backer of the Company) and a few were marked "Fellows and Schel" and were sold for $40.

In September 1853 the name was changed yet again to 'Boston Watch Company' an d a factory was erected in Waltham, Massachusetts in October 1854. The movements produced at this building are marked #1,001 to #5,000 and were marked with the engraving of "Dennison, Howard & Davis,", "C.T.Parker", and "P.S. Bartlett".
Times were hard and the Boston Watch Company failed in 1857, and was subsequently sold at Auction to Royal E Robbins.

In May 1857, the company was shuffled and became "Appleton, Tracey & Co.", and the watches produced in this time carried the serial numbers between, 5,001 and 14,000 ,model 1857. The C.T.Parker movement was re-introduced as Model 1857 and was sold for $12, 399 were made. In 1855 brass watches were being sold for $1. Also at this time 598 chronometers were made, and by January 1858 the P.S.Bartlet watch was made.

In January 1859, the Waltham Improvement Company and Appleton, Tracey & Co. merged to form The American watch Company.

Also an interesting fact is that, according to the biography by Carl Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln himself carried an American Waltham wrist watch, the 'William Ellory' Model, produced by Waltham, in 1863 and was an 18 size, 1859 ¾ plate model with steel balance.

The Waltham name is synonymous with quality and craftmanship, and remain to this day, very desirable timpieces and some of the Waltham finest watches were made in Le Locke, Switzerland.

This is a peculiar Waltham watch from the 60s, during the height of the “jewel war” Another interesting sight to note is the swiss movement, which was identical to those used in many early Blancpain Bathyscaphe watches. It was know that after the closure of Waltham manufacturing facilities in US in the early 60s, it imported and marketed Swiss watches in US, including the some of the famous divewatches made by Blancpain and LIPS.

Company Name History:

Approximate Date	Company Name
1850, September	Howard, Davis and Dennison, Roxbury Mass
1851 (for 6 months.)	American Horology Co., Roxbury Mass.
1851-1853	The Warren Mfg. Co., Roxbury Mass.
1853 (Sept) - 1857 (May)	Boston Watch Co., Roxbury Mass & Waltham Mass.
1857	Tracy Baker & Co., Waltham Mass.
1857-1859	Appleton Tracy and Co., Waltham Mass.
1859-1885	American Watch Co., Waltham Mass.
1885-1923	American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham Mass.
1923-1957	Waltham Watch Co., Waltham Mass.