A Vintage Citizen Diving Watch Covered in Barnacles
The following are informations from the internet: During a typical Saturday afternoon stroll on Long Reef Beach in Australia, Neil Blacks from Cromer stumbled upon a gift from time and the sea—a watch covered in barnacles.
“At first I realized it was a watch, but its dial and case were completely encased in layers of barnacles, as if it had rested quietly on a reef or seabed before being washed ashore by a giant wave,” Neil recalled. He tried gently washing it with lemon and grapefruit juice, and to his amazement, the watch still moved—the before-and-after photos clearly show the second hand had indeed moved, proving it was still “alive.”
This discovery was thrilling. Realizing its value, Neil took the watch to Citizen Australia in Brookville, which then forwarded it to the Tokyo headquarters. The watch was authenticated by the product quality department at the Tanashi factory as being produced in 1977. Based on his knowledge of vintage Citizen diving watches, it can be deduced that its model number is 52-0110, equipped with a Type 1 dial.
Although the watch was discovered in 1983, how long it had been submerged in the saltwater of the vast Pacific Ocean remains a mystery.
https://watchesbysjx.com/2022/03/citizen-promaster-diver-200m-fujitsubo-nb6021.html
https://manofmany.com/watches/citizen-promaster-mechanical-diver-200m-nb6021
https://wornandwound.com/review/affordable-vintage-citizen-52-0110/
https://www.fratellowatches.com/vintage-review-citizen-62-6198-challenge-diver/#gref
I have collected many watches of various brands. Some are easier to acquire but some are difficult to find. The Japanese Citizen diver watches in relatively good conditions are really few and are hard to find as most people at that time prefer wearing dress watches and only those who were in serious diving sports will buy them. As such, many of these watches are in used conditions. The early 1960s one are most difficult to find.
Lucky to be able to acquired these in relatively good conditions
Together with Antonio's collections
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