[WTS] Citizen Seven Star "V2" March 1970, Japan-Made 38mm cal. 7290 Orig. Bracelet
[WTS] Citizen Seven Star "V2" March 1970, Japan-Made 38mm cal. 7290 Orig. Bracelet
For sale is this vintage Citizen Seven Star "V2" made in Japan in March of 1970. In 1965, The Seven Star series by Citizen was designed to compete with the Seiko 5 range, with seven core features including automatic winding, day, date, water resistance, shock resistance, manual winding and a glass crystal. The second generation "V2" series was released in 1970 upgrading the cal. 52 with the newer cal. 72 or cal. 77 movements. Some say the "V2" was derived from aviation where V2 is the take-off speed and the point at which pilots can no longer choose to abort a take-off. This example, reference number 4-720121Y, is wonderful design with a very bold and thick beveled crystal. The dial is a linen brushed ivory white with striking striped stick baton markers and dotted lume plots at the edge. The minute track is detailed with milliseconds. The hands echo the design of the markers with black striped edges and high-polish centre while the seconds hand is a matte silver to differentiate from the minute hand. The high-polish day/date window is has a split line down the middle for attention to detail. The Citizen logo and the V2 logo are applied. This JDM version also has more interesting markers and hands than the exports of this model.The case has a lot of presence with it's slab-like design and 38mm size to balance with the dominating crystal. The original finishing is almost all intact with high-polish sides and brushed lugs & top side. The crown is signed with the "C" logo of the time, which looks rather modern. The calibre 7290 movement is a real bulletproof movement that keeps good time (less than 2s/day and 0.3 beat error) and beats at 21,600 bpm. Comes on the original Citizen solid-link stainless steel bracelet that accommodates a wrist of up to 17cm. The condition is good for a watch from 55 years ago, the original finishing is intact with minor wear, the crystal has some faint scratches that don't look quite as noticeable as the photos (depends on lighting), the crown is a bit worn. General wear expected. Looking for $175 net (buyer pays Paypal fee) International tracked shipping $45 (including duties & tariffs) for USA, $15 for rest of world Dimensions are: 38mm x 42.2mm x 10.8mm Lug Width 18mm (according my my callipers) Bought in Japan. \*Returns accepted but all return postage costs are the buyer's responsibility in all circumstances and any import charges that we have to pay due to receiving the return will be subtracted from the refund amount. \*For American buyers, duty and tariffs are pre-paid so you won't have to pay any extra other than what you pay on this listing. \*\*For all other international buyers, Japan Post will be discontinuing the current cheap delivery method at the end of this year and so from next year delivery will be a bit more expensive so order now to take advantage of cheap delivery while it lasts!