Citizen Leopard 28800 – Ref. 4-770919TA – August 1972 – High Beat – markantes 70er Design Taucheruhr probably only a vanishingly small

probably only a vanishingly small number are outside of Japan

The chevron S-pattern echoes the shape of arrow fletching – in Japan

and roughened by hand

Inside is a Citizen quartz movement

an original leather strap is included

Citizen Leopard 28800 – Ref. 4-770919TA – August 1972 – High Beat – markantes 70er Design Taucheruhr probably only a vanishingly smallThis Citizen Leopard 28800 from August 1972 is an excellent example of the technically ambitious, high frequency automatic movements of the early 1970s and at the same time a strong character design piece of this era. The serial number 20806089 allows for clear dating: 2 = 1972 08 = August Historical Context Citizen in the High Beat Race In the early 1970s, Citizen was in direct competition with Seiko particularly in the field of high frequency