Buying from Japan Vintage Watch Lume from Japan: Tritium, Radium, No-Lume JDM (2026)
Vintage watch from Japan missing lume? How Seiko and Citizen used promethium not tritium, and what radium means for import (2026).
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Buying from Japan Buying from Japan Seiko and Citizen Service Cost From Abroad (2026)
Seiko and Citizen service cost by caliber: official overhaul prices from Japan, why some JDM calibers are Japan-only, and total cost from abroad.
Buying from Japan Citizen Model Number Explained: Reading JDM Codes in 2026
Citizen model number explained for buyers of Japanese pre-owned watches: how the model code and caliber number work, and how to verify a listing before you pay.