5/7/2023 0 Comments Seiko chronomaster![]() The Citizen ChronoMaster 500M was produced for exactly one year in 1969 and is reference 4-540263. In many ways, it was mission accomplished, but perhaps not completely. Quite simply, I’d guess that Citizen felt the need to come out with a higher capability watch versus Seiko. We don’t have any fancy stories about underwater welders or tales of rescue when it comes to the origins of this watch. As I almost always mention when it comes to the “other” big brand in Japan, solid historical information is lacking. To make it short, though, today’s Citizen ChronoMaster 500M would most certainly fall within any top five. The culmination of their efforts was the Citizen ChronoMaster 500M diver.Īt some point, I’ll get around to writing an article on the most significant vintage Citizen dive watches. It turns out that they were also hard at work on a truly deep diver, but for whatever reason, the result barely took hold. The 62 models are well known now and, unsurprisingly, they bring high prices now. Okay, I know that I don’t help things, but they’re just too good not to share! Good examples of this are the original 300 meter Seiko divers. Secrets are few and this means that even my beloved vintage Japanese watches are now receiving more and more coverage. Things are different today in the vintage watch world. The Citizen ChronoMaster 500M diver is here and for many, this article just might serve as an introduction. Today, we take a look at one of the most elusive vintage Japanese watches.
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