On the hard to find original bracelet, this Citizen Spyder got its nickname due the lume plots looking like spiders legs. Model reference 67-9119.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
From the serial number on the case back we can accurately date this watch to being made in July 1981. This makes it one of the last ones produced.
CONDITION
You can find a nice independent write up on the Spyder model from Fifth Wrist here.
So this example has the original bracelet, That scarce bracelet has been shortened in the past, and it is also possible that the black infill has been repainted at some point. But it is far better to have the bracelet than not to, and a universal bracelet extender should make it fit most wrists. The movement is Citizen’s 8110A. This is a column wheel, vertical clutch, high beat chronograph movement with handwinding, quickset day and date and fly-back capability – meaning you can simply depress the top pusher to instantly restart the stopwatch. It’s competitor from Seiko, the 7139, may have been launched first but can not be handwound, doesn’t have flyback and runs at a slower beat. The base metal case has a few marks as we haven’t had the watch polished, but these shouldn’t be bad enough to put anyone off the watch. The internal bezel, adjusted using the crown at 10, works smoothly. In fact all functions work well, including the day wheel quick set (it can be in English or French) which to operate you pull the crown out to position one, and press the bottom chrono pusher. Overall this is a nice example.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 39.9 mm
Width without crown 37.9 mm
Between lugs 18 mm
Lug to lug length 43.7 mm
Case Thickness 14.1 mm
Bracelet will fit a maximum wrist size of 186 mm. The bracelet can be sized for you if you give us your wrist size when placing the order.
All sizes are approximate. The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.
Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses. If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries. Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us. Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.
From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon. By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.