Is there a way to date a citizen wrist watch.if not does anyone have an idea of the year of manufacturer from the six lines of info from the bezel on the watch.citizen watch co.water resist.stainless..4 - 039181 HST.676078.GN-4-S.any info is much appreciated..oh by the way i am very pleased with the watch ( boughy it from a very small antiques type shop down an alley way and it was in the bargain basket for a fiver or a tenner i think!! ) and even though it does need some work it is the watch i wear the most and to me seems really well made to me!! Is there a way to date a citizen wrist watch.if not does anyone have an idea of the year of manufacturer from the six lines of info from the bezel on the watch.citizen watch co.water resist.stainless..4 - 039181 HST.676078.GN-4-S.any info is much appreciated..oh by the way i am very pleased with the watch ( boughy it from a very small antiques type shop down an alley way and it was in the bargain basket for a fiver or a tenner i think!!

) and even though it does need some work it is the watch i wear the most and to me seems really well made to me!! Pictures are gonna help:naughty: The key to dating vintage Citizens is to know what decade the watch was made in - if it's water 'resist' then it is post 1970. Info on dating Citizens can be found at the end of my Movement Table (page 11), see here: But it's pics of the dial and back that will be the most help. And Install Gta Garage Mod Manager. I posted this quite a while back when I was still running around & posting on the forum on a daily basis. Now I run around after my child & post less frequently!!!! Hope this is useful info!:) Dating Seiko & Citizen Watches: Well it's pretty easy just so long as you know when the Movements were in production. So for example the Seiko SKX007 Powered by a 7S26 Automatic Movement.

Decoding Citizen serial numbers? Check this site.for caseback data. It's your watch watch collection that tells most about who you are. How to Distinguish a Genuine Citizen Watch. If the guarantee is photographed check that any model or serial. Some Citizen watches have a serial number.

With a serial number of 1N0596 is easy to date. Movement 1st made for sale in 1996 The 1st number of the serial number signifies the year which is '1' so that means it is 2001 The 2nd number or letter signifies the Month 'N' which is November So this watch was produced in November 2001;-)) So for a 7S26 Powered Watch. Seiko Year: 6 - 1996 7 - 1997 8 - 1998 9 - 1999 0 - 2000 1 - 2001 2 - 2002 3 - 2003 4 - 2004 5 - 2005? - 2006 Oh this year is going to be Fun!!!!!! Seiko Month: 1 - January 2 - February 3 - March 4 - April 5 - May 6 - June 7 - July 8 - August 9 - September O - October N - November D - December With Citizen Watches it was thought that the Serial number worked in the same way but it is now thought to differ with the month part.

This was mainly because it was noted that there were apparently a lot of watch serial numbers with the 2nd number of 'O/0' pointing to an October manufactured Month. (O/0 either being [O]ctober or 0 = the 10th month being err October!) So the current mode of thought is like this. Citizen Serial Number 81107543 Movt. 1st made for sale in 1967 The 1st number of the serial number is '8' so 1968 The 2nd number is 1 [under the Seiko method we'd think January. However this is now thought to be wrong] it is the 2nd + 3rd number which is 1+1 = 11 so the Month is November The watch was made in November 1968 Citizen Year: Same year Method as the Seiko: Citizen Month: 01 - January 02 - February 03 - March 04 - April 05 - May 06 - June 07 - July 08 - August 09 - September 10 - October 11 - November 12 - December This method works well with my vintage Citizens.

I hope that it helps. Mike Edit just looked at your link Stephen that's an excellent resource!!!! Edited May 23, 2011 by K.I.T.T. I posted this quite a while back when I was still running around & posting on the forum on a daily basis. Now I run around after my child & post less frequently!!!! Hope this is useful info!:) Dating Seiko & Citizen Watches: Well it's pretty easy just so long as you know when the Movements were in production.

So for example the Seiko SKX007 Powered by a 7S26 Automatic Movement. With a serial number of 1N0596 is easy to date. Movement 1st made for sale in 1996 The 1st number of the serial number signifies the year which is '1' so that means it is 2001 The 2nd number or letter signifies the Month 'N' which is November So this watch was produced in November 2001;-)) So for a 7S26 Powered Watch. Seiko Year: 6 - 1996 7 - 1997 8 - 1998 9 - 1999 0 - 2000 1 - 2001 2 - 2002 3 - 2003 4 - 2004 5 - 2005? - 2006 Oh this year is going to be Fun!!!!!! Seiko Month: 1 - January 2 - February 3 - March 4 - April 5 - May 6 - June 7 - July 8 - August 9 - September O - October N - November D - December With Citizen Watches it was thought that the Serial number worked in the same way but it is now thought to differ with the month part.