Citizen recordmaster 4-570014Y
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The model 4-570014Y was released around mid 1969. There are a few variants of this model, each with minor differences to the hands, dial or bracelet. I have called them (A),(B),(C). The dial is flat black and the text is crisp white. Citizen recordmaster is printed near the top and Chronograph 21j is printed near the bottom. There is a cross hair through the centre and a tachymeter scale around the perimeter. The scale starts at 500 and can typically can be used to measure speeds and distances. Date window is at three. The hands are baton style with lume up the middle. Sweephand is red. The hour markers are polished with small lume squares at the ends*. The crystal is acrylic and the crown is marked CTZ. |
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The case is made from polished stainless steel. It is the most common recordmaster case design. It measures 36mm exc crown and 43mm lug to lug. Lug width is 18mm. Thickness is approx 11mm. The case back should look like the image shown here. The first 3 numbers of the serial relate do the manufacture date. This one is from December 1970. I don't think this variant was manufactured early enough to have any examples made with the horseshoe type caseback. The bracelet is made up of curved brushed elements and three rows of polished bead elements. The clasp is signed Citizen. The catalogue scan below show this bracelet to be correct and I am not aware of any other style being correct for this variant. |
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The movement is the third iteration of Citizen's only hand winding chronograph movement, Citizen calibre 5702. It has 21 jewels and beats at a slow 18,000bph. Elapsed time can be measured for one minute. The user can start/stop and reset the chronograph as well as flyback (reset while running). The crown is pulled one stage to adjust the time. The date is not quick-set but is changed by advancing the hour hand past 12. The design here is only the slightest bit different to the 63-0110. One difference being the red sweephand and the other being the hour markers with the lume squares just at the tips in one of the cases*. The bracelet design for this variant is particularly nice in my opinion. |
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Buying tips...
Whilst not the most common recordmaster this variant shares a lot of parts with the rest of the 4-570014Y family and many of these can still be found. One thing that is particularly important with this variant is the minute hand is a little shorter compared to the 63-0110. You will notice that it stops just shy of the tachymeter scale whereas on the 63-0110 (4-570014) it extends a bit past. I have seen examples where someone has fitted a red hand to the latter hoping to catch a sucker. *This variant can also be found with the exact same dial as the 63-0110 (noting the difference is in the hour markers) There is nothing incorrect about this second combination but it must still have the shorter minute hand. See Catalogue scan on the information page.
Whilst not the most common recordmaster this variant shares a lot of parts with the rest of the 4-570014Y family and many of these can still be found. One thing that is particularly important with this variant is the minute hand is a little shorter compared to the 63-0110. You will notice that it stops just shy of the tachymeter scale whereas on the 63-0110 (4-570014) it extends a bit past. I have seen examples where someone has fitted a red hand to the latter hoping to catch a sucker. *This variant can also be found with the exact same dial as the 63-0110 (noting the difference is in the hour markers) There is nothing incorrect about this second combination but it must still have the shorter minute hand. See Catalogue scan on the information page.
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