Citizen Super Deluxe
Citizen Super Deluxe
Movement: mechanical, Citizen caliber 9200, 23 jewels specially adjusted, 3.65 mm
Crystal: original, acrylic
Crown: original, unsigned
Band: leather
Size (without the crown): 36 mm
Case: 14k gold filled case & back 80 microns
Production Year: 1960
Citizen made higher grade models of their earlier hand winding watches, and prefaced them with ‘Super’ to distinguish them. So we can find, although not that often, Super versions of the Ace, the Hi-Line and of course the Deluxe. The Deluxe was Citizen’s hugely successful line launched in 1958, reputedly selling over 100million pieces until production ended as soon as 1963. The Super version was also launched in 1958.
What makes the Super Deluxe er…Super? In terms of the accuracy of its timekeeping the watch was subject to a higher level of adjustment at the factory – the standard Deluxe movement is marked as having 3 adjustments, whilst the Super is marked as ‘Specially’ adjusted, suggesting adjustment in at least 5 positions. Another indication is that the jeweling range is up a notch to 23 and 25 rather than the standard model’s 19, 21 and 23.
The quality of finish applied to the movement is also superior, and gold filled cases were typical.
Finally, let’s take a look at the 9200 movement – finished in gold plate the markings clearly show that it’s a Super model.
The Super Deluxe – a high grade hand winding watch which oozes the dress style of its day, and would have represented citizen’s most accurate timepiece at the time just prior to the launch of the Chronometer in 1962.
This was Citizen's first 'super' version of one of their standard movements. The movements were finished to a higher standard, featuring gold plated bridges, and were 'specially adjusted' at the factory giving greater accuracy than found in the base movement with its standard three adjustments. This was Citizen's most accurate watch before they released the Chronometer in 1962. Some models feature a three star marking on the dial, which Citizen later repeated in their 'super' versions of other models.
O prezentare detaliata aici: sweep-hand.org/2011/05/09/this-weeks-featured-watch-3/ si aici: seikoholics.yuku.com/sreply/482/Citizen-Super-Deluxe#.UlEp3lBmi-0.
***** Competition for thin movement at that time ******
1958　ã€Citizen Deluxe】 3.65mm
1960　ã€Seiko Liner】 3.35mm
1961　ã€Citizen Hi-Line】 3.25mm
1960 ã€Seiko GoldFeather】 2.95mm
1962　ã€Citizen DiamondFlake】 2.75mm
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