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CITIZEN CRYSTAL 7 33 JEWELS
I have purchased this watch to get my experience of servicing vintage Citizen from the 60s. I have one excellent example of manual only Chrono Master Date from the same era, which is waiting for its proper cleaning for quite some time, as I was too careful not to mess up with the movement I…
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Date wheel problem with vintage Weekly Auto Orient and a few other models
I have encountered this problem while working on a very interesting King Diver model with caliber 1942. You can read it here. Later on while servicing another rare model Orient 35 jewels Triostat, I had noticed the same date wheel solution. Please read that review here. I realised that this solution had been used widely…
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Weekly Auto Orient AAA Swimmer Triostat 35 jewels
This is rather rare example of the top model Orient from 1963-65. While there are many Weekly Auto Orient AAA models, this is the only one that used high-quality Triostat regulation in the balance, and had 35 jewels, and used double-dome 2mm mineral crystal. You can read more about Orient AAA series in this post.…
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Orient King Diver 21 jewels cal. 1942
King with the Orange markers It has been a very busy period, so I didn’t have much time to attend to my watches. Nevertheless I have worked an on few long term projects, and one of the is presented today. You can read about the movement 1942 here. This watch came to me in immovable…
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Orient AAA Crystal cal. 1942
Mighty Junior of Three Aces Orient has introduced AAA range of models in mid 1960s, most probably after 1963. Depending on specific model, Orient has used various calibers in AAA watches. From what I could gather there were at least the following models with AAA on the dial: Orient AAA – it might be the…
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Orient Fineness Ultra Matic cal. 3900 and 3991
The Finest of Orient Watchmaking Orient Fineness Ultra Matic 35 jewels Incabloc was introduced in 1967. It might be considered a successor to the Orient Grant Prix 100. But trend has changed – light and thin watches became popular around those years, so many watch manufacturers have joined the competition for the thinnest watch in…
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Orient Luminous 1958
First Orient with Illumination Today’s article is about a fascinating and rare Orient watch from 1958. It was produced only for a short period of time, ending in 1959. Reportedly, this watch had been a popular choice among Japanese military forces due to the illumination feature. It was also the father (or mother) of another…
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Orient Grand Prix Special
Entry to High-End Tier of Orient This Orient model was introduced in 1961, and was one of the first Orient watches aimed at the higher, more expensive segment of the market, occupied by Seiko Goldfeather, Seiko Crown and a few other models. It also paved the way for truly high-end Orient watches, like Orient Grand…
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