Up for sale is what I think is a pre-WWII era Citizen watch, with a neat art deco dial with the early "C" applied emblem, arabic numerals, and fancy hands, that is working but in need of repair.  The movement is stamped "CITIZEN," and the case is stamped with various symbols, including what I think is the Japanese Imperial flag.  The watch has what are called "wire lugs," I believe making it what is commonly referred to as a "trench watch," so called because they were used in the trenches during WWI as the first practically-useful wristwatches (as opposed to the more prevalent pocket watches of the time).  The watch came to me in a large (35 watches) lot of mostly trench watches I bought directly from Japan, all of which were from this era, and which I'll be listing here over time.  The watch isn't marked as military-issue anywhere, though I have purchased these types of models with these bands with militariana at times, and I do think they were often used in WWII.

The watch winds, sets, and runs, but the hour hand and the second hand are making contact, so the watch stops when the hour hand reaches about 5.  So it obviously needs that sorted out at a minimum.  Cosmetically, the watch is in nice shape without all that much wear for a watch of this age.  Please see the photos to judge for yourself.

These are pretty darn hard to find in the U.S., and even non-functioning are pretty valuable.  I am of course happy to combine this and any other of the trench watches I'm listing into one box for shipping if you win multiple lots (with the caveat below about international shipping).  Happy bidding!

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I'm an amateur collector of vintage Japanese watches, mostly Seiko and Citizen.  As such, I won't accept returns unless the watch arrives in different condition than as described.  Please examine all photos as they are part of my description.  This will only ship internationally via ebay's "global shipping program," which is the (expensive) quote you should automatically see in the listing if you aren't in the U.S.  In my first real attempt at using this, I received messages from folks in Spain, England, and France all telling me that it wouldn't let them bid, so I apologize if it does so for you - there's nothing I can do to correct it :(.  If you have a feedback score of less than 10, please contact me prior to bidding or I may cancel your bid.  I am happy to combine shipping costs as long as whatever I'm selling will fit safely in a flat rate small USPS box, but the Global Shipping Program won't let me do this unless you agree to cancel your auction wins and re-do the sale as a single Buy-it-Now option, so be warned of that eventuality if you are an international bidder.  I generally don't consider a buy-it-now option.  Thanks and happy bidding!