{"id":297189,"date":"2025-06-16T14:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/vcw-pook-because-we-dream-vintage-citizen-watches\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:26:03","slug":"vcw-pook-because-we-dream-vintage-citizen-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=297189","title":{"rendered":"VCW & Pook \u2013 because we dream \u2013 Vintage Citizen Watches"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Time does\u2019t matter. Or does it?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

We all love vintage watches and Citizen made quite a few memorable ones. Some of the most beautiful diving watches were made in Japan. In 1959 the company produced the first Japanese water-resistant wrist watch. This was the \u201cCitizen Parawater\u201d<\/a>. Soon after, the watch completed two trans-Pacific tests and one in the Sea of Japan. The result, needless to say, was perfect. As time passed Citizen was growing as a company and exported more and more watches and the romantic term \u201cPara Water\u201d was changed to the universally recognized \u201cWater resistant\u201d somewhere around 1970-1973. We can never forget the beautiful black dial with applied hour markers, lug holes to easily change the straps, the really clever way of integrating the acrylic crystal into the case. This was just the start of a beautiful water adventure story and each watch and its owner for sure have quite a few to tell by their well deserved battle scars from underwater adventures. One of the first real diving watches was the automatic Skin Diver<\/a>. This is the watch that inspired our watch the most. Some say that it doesn\u2019t get better than this, does it? Is it perfect? No it is not, it is just a start, just one small step, just one day. This is the way to pay our respect to the collectors worldwide, to the divers and to the adventurers out there. We gotta remember to live the moment, go for it, enjoy and take each day as it comes. One more day. Live and love. \u201cBetter starts now\u201d as Citizen says. This watch is designed and made for the Vintage Citizen Watches community. To be built in Finland by Pookwatches. So, without further ado, let us introduce the VCW Skin Diver<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Let me tell you about the specifications and why we want them to become part of the VCW Skin Diver:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • limited edition: only 100 pieces will be made, numbered xxx\/100<\/li>\n
  • 38,5mm stainless steel case, brushed and polished \u2013 we wanted it to be a classic style and size was important to be under 39<\/li>\n
  • lug holes \u2013 as the first ParaWater had and we all love this feature<\/li>\n
  • 20mm lugs width \u2013 a lot of strap options at this size<\/li>\n
  • VCW signed buckle \u2013 Vintage Citizen Watches<\/li>\n
  • 20mm tapering to 18mm Tropic style strap \u2013 the same thing Citizen did back in the days<\/li>\n
  • screw in C signed crown \u2013 as Citizen did with some of their crowns <\/a><\/li>\n
  • acrylic crystal \u2013 as the first Parawater and the first Citizen diver had<\/li>\n
  • automatic Miyota movement \u2013 the old version, tried and tested over the years, made by Citizen<\/li>\n
  • no date \u2013 for the looks of it and also the first ParaWater was like this<\/li>\n
  • lumed hands \u2013 as the Citizen Skin Diver had<\/li>\n
  • applied hour markers and gilt printed grainy dial \u2013 the gilt was our idea, the applied markers are inspired by the Skin Diver<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Para 120M Water tested \u2013 the way the first Citizen diver<\/a> was<\/li>\n
  • count down diving bezel \u2013 as the Skin Diver had<\/li>\n
  • light brown lume \u2013 aged look, just because it looks great<\/li>\n
  • limited series and numbered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    UPDATE<\/strong>: February 14th 2022 (exactly \u2013 to the day- one year later)<\/p>\n

    We have the first official pictures with the prototype, here it is one. My God, what an awesome watch!<\/p>\n

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    I would like to thank Andreas Prepula, the founder and owner of Pook Watches<\/a>, for making this come true for all of us. If you want to read about the dream that gave birth to Pook Watches, read about Seppo and his Vintage Citizen Diver.<\/a> You will love this story and I really hope you will love our watch too.<\/p>\n

    Don\u2019t forget, you can get yours now. Write me on citizen.guy@mail.com or write a comment here. <\/p>\n

    For the members of Vintage Citizen Watches Facekook group<\/a> we will try to have some nice surprises too.<\/p>\n

    Citizen Guy\u00a0<\/p>\n

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