Citizen Eisenbahn-Gedenkuhr 1872–1972 D51 – NOS Full Set mit Medaillen, Originalbox & Umkarton – September 1972 Kompessoruhr Glass: Hardlex mineral glass

Glass: Hardlex mineral glass

3 mm (excluding crown)

instructions and original Orient tag

This example of reference 5606-7010 is proven to be from December 1970

Motiv: japanische Kiefern (Matsu)

Citizen Eisenbahn-Gedenkuhr 1872–1972 D51 – NOS Full Set mit Medaillen, Originalbox & Umkarton – September 1972 Kompessoruhr Glass: Hardlex mineral glassThis extraordinary Citizen commemorative watch was issued in 1972 for the 100th anniversary of Japanese railways and is among the most interesting Japanese collector's items of the early 1970s. It commemorates the opening of Japan's first railway line in 1872 and combines historical themes, elaborate dial design, and original presentation in a way that is extremely rare to find today. The example offered here is particularly remarkable in this form: