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NOS Rare Vintage Citizen Chronograph Dual Time 40-4039 Digital Sports Watch JDM
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Up for sale is an extremely rare NOS vintage Citizen Chronograph Dual Time men’s digital sports watch, reference 40-4039, produced exclusively for the Japan Domestic Market (JDM) during the 1970s. This is one of Citizen’s early high-end digital chronograph models and represents a significant piece from the formative years of digital watchmaking.
The watch is in full working condition, and all features and functions operate properly, including timekeeping, chronograph, and dual time functions. This example is new old stock (NOS).
All parts of the watch are 100% original. The watch comes in an aftermarket unbranded presentation box.
The watch is in mint physical condition but has light signs of age and handling. The photos best describe its physical condition and should be reviewed carefully by interested buyers.
Key Details:
• Brand: Citizen
• Model: Chronograph Dual Time
• Reference: 40-4039
• Type: Digital Sports Watch
• Market: Japan Domestic Market (JDM)
• Era: 1970s
• Functions: Time, Dual Time, Chronograph
• Condition: New Old Stock (NOS); mint physical condition with light signs of age and handling; fully functional
• Originality: All parts original
• Included: Aftermarket unbranded presentation box
A museum-quality example of an early Citizen digital chronograph, this 40-4039 stands as a true collector’s piece from the golden age of 1970s Japanese digital watches.
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► ARCHIVE FILE: CITIZEN — BRAND HISTORY
Citizen traces to the Shokosha Watch Research Institute, founded in Tokyo in 1918. Its first product, a pocket watch completed in 1924, was christened CITIZEN, a name encouraged by Tokyo mayor Shinpei Goto in the hope that the watch would be close to the hearts of ordinary people. Citizen Watch Co. was formally established in 1930, and through the postwar decades it grew into one of the two pillars of Japanese watchmaking alongside Seiko, eventually ranking among the largest watch producers in the world.
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