DC Vintage Watches presents for bid a unique pre-loved, nearly all-original vintage 23-jewel 1970s silver flyback Citizen 8110 automatic chronograph, presented on a Clockwork Synergy nylon over/under strap, which keeps accurate time for a vintage watch.  Uniquely, this bullhead can also be wound manually!  

Citizen launched the vertical-clutch column wheel 8110 chronograph in 1972, and its compact movement has a high beat, running at 28,800 beats per hour.  They are well designed, featuring hand winding and "fly back?," which allows the wearer to zero the chronograph whilst it's running, rather than having to stop it first, then restart.  This permits an instant stop and re-start of the chronograph function.  The compact design of the movement allowed smaller casing, so the 8110 tends to be lighter than, for example, the Seiko 6139 (which did not have a flyback feature) chronographs of the period.  

The start and stop of the chronograph is by pressing the button positioned at the 11 o'clock position and is reset by pressing the button at 1 o'clock.  Pressing the reset button without first stopping the chronograph enables instant restart from zero.  All models have the column wheel/vertical clutch design.  These movements have quick setting mechanisms for date and day.  Both are set when the crown is pulled out one click, the date by rotating the crown, the day by pressing the reset button.  Compared to modern chronographs, the only chronographs in today's market with similar features and construction sell at a far higher price point, such as Blancpain, Vacheron Constantine, Patek, and Audemars.  The 8110's are the least expensive, yet most sophisticated chronograph ever made!  Citizen was established in 1918 and during its last nearly 100 years has expanded throughout the world and achieved recognition as the global brand.  Finally, check out Fratello's quite interesting guide to bullhead-style watches, "Taking the Bull by the Horns ? A Quick Guide on Vintage Bullhead Chronographs." 

As our name indicates, DC Vintage greatly respects classic manual movement timepieces - usually originating from the vintage or retro era spanning from the 1950's to 1990's - for the care taken during this period by Swiss, American, and Japanese companies to ensure owner?s of these timepieces had a keepsake worthy of lasting decades (and most likely longer) - all at an affordable price.  We aim to bring these beautiful and interesting watches, the type people will undoubtedly notice on your wrist, to auction winners every week!  You won't find anything boring here at DC Vintage Watches - just our unique selection of curated vintage and retro wristwatches!

DCVW has shunned quartz since our inception in 2012, and will continue to solely auction quality manual movements, with an eye to outstanding workmanship!

DIAL:  Brilliant aftermarket silver dial with original minute, hour, and chronograph hands; lume shines, per picture (following exposure to bright light).

CASE: Original 38mm x 43.5mm (with crown) all-stainless steel case in pre-loved condition; stainless steel caseback.

CRYSTAL: Original crystal, scratch and blemish-free.

STRAP: New 18mm Clockwork Synergy over/under nylon strap, with stainless steel hardware, a nice classic accompaniment to the 8110's classic vintage styling.  

MOVEMENT: Original Citizen 23-jewel automatic movement.  The 8110 flyback tachymeter movement can be wound either manually or automatically.  Separately, the date and day - with Kanji (Japanese)/English calendar variants - rotate and set as designed.

CROWN: Aftermarket signed crown.

CHRONOGRAPH PUSHERS: Chronograph pushers depress with satisfying click, no stick.  All chronograph hands snap back and reset to zero with no issue!

PHOTOS: Are of the actual item for sale and correctly reflect the condition of the vintage watch for sale.  Please inspect the pictures closely while disregarding the dust specks/prints on the watch ? these pictures are highly detailed and are part of the watch/auction description. 

No box & papers, but DC Vintage Watches guarantees this watch is authentic!

Check out this informative HODINKEE article, ?Hodinkee Guide To Buying Watches On eBay."  Likewise , the following two articles provide a great background, Fratello's, "Buyer's Guide: Beware of the Scammer," and Quill&Pad?s, "Six Ways To Spot A Fake Even When You Don't Know How To Spot A Fake."

DCVW does not guarantee any water-proofing given the age and vintage nature of the watch up for auction; no box & papers are included in this auction, but DCVW guarantees this watch is authentic

Winner, please remit payment within three days from close of auction; DCVW ships same day following receipt of cleared payment; please note, a bid is a binding contract to buy the item in this auction.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:

• Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges - all of these are the buyer's responsibility, even if the watch is returned for any reason.  Thus, please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
• These charges (if any) are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up, do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. These are not additional shipping charges. These are customs/duties/tax charges that do not go to DC Vintage Watches.
• DC Vintage Watches is not responsible if you get taxed by your customs office. We have no control over this.  We are also not responsible should your country keep the watch in customs for an abnormally long time, Israel, China, and Germany in our experience are among these.
• Please note that we ship our watches internationally via United States Postal Service (USPS) registered First Class mail, which means once it departs the U.S., the USPS will no longer update tracking information until the watch arrives and is accepted by the auction winner.  USPS maintains this policy due to the fact it cannot vouch for foreign mail services.  DCVW is amenable to using other mail services - such as DHL, FedEx, or UPS - but these tend to be considerably more expensive and we like to keep shipping cheap (but reliable!) to our auction winners!  As noted below, all of our watches are fully insured when sent via USPS; however, we cannot file a claim until 30 days following the shipment date.
• Bidders with less than five ratings will be cancelled - please contact us first.

RETURN POLICY:

• DC Vintage will only accept a return if the item received is not functioning or a completely different watch other than the one pictured; however, the successful bidder has five days to report any problems to the DC Vintage Watches.
• DC Vintage Watches advises the successful bidder there is only one solution to mechanical issues with the watch, the bidder must send the watch back to us, at our cost, and we will fix it/inspect it and then ship it back, all at no cost to you, with return shipping not to exceed $10 for domestic U.S. and $20 for international. If you do not want to ship the watch back in the unlikely situation that there is something awry, please refrain from bidding. 
• DC Vintage Watches will not pay for local repairs - we have in house repair services that perform our repairs.
• DC Vintage Watches will not issue refunds for tampered/opened/altered watches.
• Given age of watch, DC Vintage Watches does not offer warranties past the initial five days after the watch is received.

SHIPPING POLICY:

All of our shipments are insured, included in the shipping cost!

USPS Priority shipping takes approximately 3-6 business days domestic and 14-21 business day's delivery time; international orders can take longer depending on a country's customs policies.

WORLDWIDE - $17.99 USD

Item location: Washington, D.C., United States

Shipping to: United States, Canada, Europe, Central/South America, Asia, Australia, Africa, and parts of the Middle East

Excludes: Italy, Iraq, Yemen, Belarus, Burma, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe.

In the unlikely even there is an issue with your purchase, please give DC Vintage Watches the opportunity to correct it. 

Negative feedback or opening a case is unnecessary; we strive to do all that we can to ensure your complete satisfaction.

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