Intro
The Miyota (Citizen) 8215 is an inexpensive automatic movement, often used in lower-priced watches. Durable, reliable and inexpensive, it can take a lot of abuse and minimal maintenance, much like the Seiko 7S26. Spec-wise, the only functional difference from the 7S26 is the addition of handwinding and (in practice) slightly better accuracy.
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Specs
- Debut 1977
- Size 25.6mm by 5.3mm, 11.5 ligne
- 21 jewels, Parashock
- Automatic, unidirectional winding
- Rate: 21,600 vph
- Non-hacking
- Handwinding
- Hour, minute, central seconds,quickset date
- Accuracy rated at -20 to +40 seconds per day
- Undecorated and unadjusted
- Power reserve approximately 42 hours
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See also
The 8215 is part of the 8200 series, which also includes the 8203, 8245 and others, as well as the new-in-2009 821A.
