Citizen HiLine
Movement: mechanical, manual wind, 23 jewels
Crystal: acrylic
Crown: original, not signed
Band: leather
Size (without the crown): 36mm
Case: stainless steel gold filled
Movement thickness: 3,25 mm !!!
Production date: November, 1962
Power reserve: 36 h
History:
Following the success of the Deluxe model, launched in 1958, Citizen followed up with the Ace and the Hi-Line in 1961. The Ace used the 92xx movements as first seen in the Deluxe. However the Hi-Line used a new movement - the 0500, 0501 and 0502 - which was the same width but was slimmer at 3.25mm rather then 3.65mm. Based on original retail prices (from 6,400JPY to 10,500JPY), the Hi-Line was the slightly more expensive of Citizen's mid-range manual watches, and along with the Deluxe and Ace, offered a good quality and reliable watch.
The Hi-Line completed Citizen's mid-range hand winding line-up at the start of the 1960's, and came in 23, 25 and 27 jewel variants. The Hi-Line model was produced between 1961 and 1970.
