Description
Citizen mechanical wind-up alarm clock
MADE IN JAPAN The Citizen Legacy: A Pioneer of Precision Founded in 1918, Citizen is now one of the largest watch and movement groups in the world. The Japanese brand is known for its highly accurate and reliable Eco-Drive solar-powered watches. The Citizen group owns Bulova, Alpina, Frederique Constant, and Arnold & Son, as well as movement manufacturers Miyota and La Joux-Perret.
About Citizen Wind-Up Alarm Clocks
Alongside its wristwatches, Citizen sold clocks for the Japanese home through the post-war Showa decades. Before quartz took over, the everyday bedside alarm clock was a simple wind-up mechanical with a pin-lever escapement and a handful of jewels, and in the late 1960s and 1970s those clocks were dressed in the boldest shapes of the era: ovals, capsules and pod-like cases in plastic and metallised trim.
About This Clock
The classic Citizen space-age alarm clock: an oval pod in mustard-yellow plastic, tilted back on a chrome tulip pedestal like something off the set of a 1970s science-fiction film. A polished chrome bezel frames a sunburst dial that fades from warm gold at the centre to deep brown at the edge. Twelve raised, polished baton markers each carry an orange-red stripe, with fine radiating lines running out to the bezel and luminous dots on the inner track. The hour and minute hands have luminous inserts, with a thin centre alarm hand and a separate seconds hand. The dial is signed CITIZEN, “ALARM CLOCK 2 JEWELS” and JAPAN.
The back is marked A-NO.51141 and JAPAN. It carries the wing key for winding, a knob marked PULL for setting the hands and the alarm, a −/+ regulator for fine-tuning the rate, and a red PUSH button that switches the alarm off. The alarm sounds through the ring of grilled openings around the back panel. No production date is marked on the clock, so we do not give one.
Technical Specifications
- Brand: Citizen
- Model Number: A-NO.51141 (marked on the back)
- Type: Table alarm clock
- Movement: Mechanical, manual wind, 2 jewels
- Power: Wind-up, no battery needed
- Dimensions: 160 mm wide × 190 mm high × 90 mm deep
- Case: Oval mustard-yellow plastic pod, chrome bezel, chrome tulip pedestal stand
- Dial: Gold-to-brown sunburst, applied baton markers with orange-red stripes, radiating lines, luminous dots
- Dial Text: “CITIZEN”, “ALARM CLOCK 2 JEWELS”, “JAPAN”
- Alarm: Yes, with PUSH shut-off button on the back
- Country of Manufacture: Japan
Condition Report
The dial colour is rich and the markers are bright. The chrome bezel and the tulip base show scattered fine pitting and specks in the plating, visible in the close-up of the base, and there are a few light marks under the crystal. The yellow plastic is bright with light handling marks. See the photos for exact condition.
This clock has recently been serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
Wind-up mechanical, no battery needed.
This clock ships from 🇺🇦 Ukraine with tracking number
Why Collectors Want This Clock Today
The oval pod on a tulip pedestal is one of the defining shapes of 1970s Japanese clock design, and it is the version collectors and set designers go looking for. This one has the full look: the mustard-yellow shell, the chrome stem and a gold-to-brown sunburst dial with striped markers. It is a working mechanical clock you wind by hand, with a proper bell alarm. These clocks were made in quantity, so this is not offered as a rarity; it is a striking, honest piece of Japanese space-age design.
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About the watch factory
The Spirit of Innovation: The Citizen Legacy Founded in 1918 with the mission of creating timepieces that are “Citizens” of the world, the Citizen Watch Company has spent over a century redefining the boundaries of horology. From its origins as the Shokosha Watch Research Institute, the brand has remained steadfast in its philosophy: “Better Starts Now.” This belief—that it is always possible to make something better—transformed a local Japanese workshop into a global powerhouse of precision and craft. By controlling the entire manufacturing process in-house, from the individual components to the final assembly, Citizen ensures an uncompromising standard of quality that few manufacturers on earth can match.
What truly sets Citizen apart is its relentless pursuit of pioneering technology paired with environmental consciousness. The brand made history by introducing the world’s first light-powered analogue watch — the Crystron Solar Cell of 1976, the technology Citizen later branded Eco-Drive, which eliminated the need for battery replacements and forever changed the industry’s approach to sustainability. Beyond its eco-friendly milestones, Citizen’s history is decorated with “world firsts,” including the first professional diving watch with an electronic depth sensor and the most accurate satellite-synchronized timekeeping systems. When you wear a Citizen, you aren’t just wearing a watch; you are wearing a piece of history engineered for the future. Why Choose Citizen?
- In-House Manufacturing: Citizen designs and builds its own movements — its Miyota calibers are among the most widely used in the world.
- Built to Last: Citizen engineered its 1960s–70s calibers to be serviced rather than discarded, which is why so many are still keeping good time today.
- Heritage of Firsts: The first light-powered analogue watch (1976, the technology that became Eco-Drive), the first dive watch with an electronic depth sensor, and satellite-synchronised timekeeping.
