The D500 "shutter" moduleSally Vox is a versatile and we'll used module, and was featured is a lot of different Citizen watches in the late 90s, including a lot of the Citizen Independent 1481010 models. You can find out all about the 1481010 range from my 1481010 overview page.
This version of the watch has a distinctive wide plastic hinged strap which screws into a rectangular aluminium case. The watch case was mostly (maybe always) silver, but there are a range of different strap colours, along with variations on the colour surrounding the mirrored LCD display. This design came out in late 1999 as part of the fleur de lys range and was on sale until the end of the 1481010s in 2003.
As with the other D500 watches, the default display is with seconds only showing in the middle. Pressing the display button makes the mirrored LCD reveal the time below with am animation looking like shutters are being opened. Normally, the watch beeps when you do this, except when the light is activated first. Other modes are alarm, chronograph, and timer.
Working out how to change the time is a little complex, but it's done by displaying the time and then holding both of the top buttons.
This particular model has the smoky black strap and black LCD surround. It has a full model number of D500-S73109, and a catalogue number of IT21-4501K. The originalsale price was 15,000 yen.
Like many 90s watches, you need to watch out for the straps becoming brittle (but you may notice a slight sticky/oily feeling of the surface as a warning).
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