Wednesday 22 February 2012

Citizen Independent 1481010 D500 "shutter"

Time for another 1481010 (as these make up about 20% of my collection).
This model is one of the 1481010 range using a D500 module, and the display works the same as the 1481010 neophilia I posted in Jan 2012.

The time, by default, shows the seconds in the center of a mirrored LCD display, and when the time button is pressed (bottom right) the watch beeps, and the mirror display fades out (like opening a shutter), revealing the time. As a neat touch, if you press the light button (bottom left) first, there is no beep when the time button is pressed.

The watch has time, alarm, chronograph, and timer functions (top left button), beeping as the mode is changed (with a double beep when you get back to time).

The watch case is segmented, with the top connection to the strap able to flex up and down, and the bottom end of the case connected directly to the strap.

The full model number is D500-S69322, and catalogue number is IT21-4392K. The watch came out in 1999 or 2000, but had ceased production by 2003

For more information about the 1481010 range, see http://whichwatchtoday.blogspot.com/p/citizen-independent-1481010-overview.html
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