New Citizen

Love that dial color. Nice watch.

Cheers!

Seller located in India?

You know I think it was… believe so

Just a heads up then... That watch is likely what is called a frankenwatch or Mumbai Special.

I have 2 similar watches and while they work fine, I haven't been able to locate any evidence that the current configurations were an actual Citizen model.

Still, it looks good and probably does a good job of keeping time. Pretty good for what you probably paid for it.

I actaully laughed out loud Mumbai special thanks for the heads up, yeah I think I paid $25 once it was all said and done. To be honest I forgot I ordered the damm thing. It’s been keeping well thus far.

Thanks anyways!

I have a Lucknow Special that I enjoy, same sort of deal. They can do some nice dials over there, and some that make me say "yerk". This is how my budget blingfest arrived:

I dialled back the bling a bit with a dark brown croc:

Don't bother using the numbers on the case back for research. There seem to be just a few standardised case backs to go with that case design.

I lost count of how many I've seen on eBay with the exact same case back mine has:

So they’re just watches they piece together and sell?

But that brown strap is really nice this would be a great one to wear for summer or early fall

Oh yes indeedy.

The are sellers that mention that the watch has had a new case, crystal, hands and dial, but not all will. These watches are usually touted as "refurbished" but I have seen some that are allegedly "new" or "used". There is a whole industry hidden behind these watches.

Just for kicks, when you are in eBay do a search on "vintage citizen 8200 automatic". I get 6200+ hits. There are other brands that get the Indian "refurbished" treatment such as Seiko. While neither the favoured Seiko or Citzen movements hack, the Citizen 8200 will hand wind so for me is more useful in a watch that I might not wear every day.

Whether the movement inside is truly the only genuine Citizen part left is also open to debate. Think about the economics. Where do you find 6000+ watches (of just one brand) to "refurbish", then do whatever and ship them around the world for the price they charge. I have a suspicion the movements may be chinese clones.

Whatever, it is a pretty watch that in my case keeps time pretty well and cost about the same as a packet of cigarettes, and that is cheap entertainment.