Citizen has opened pre-orders on its own Japanese store for four new Record Label Gradation TSUNO references, AN3714-50H, AN3714-68L, AN3714-76W and AN3714-84Z, each at JPY 29,700 including tax, roughly $188 USD at current exchange rates. All four are marked for release on October 15, 2026.
The case shape goes back to the 1973 Chronograph Challenge Timer, the bullhead that put its pushers at 11 and 1 o’clock and earned the nickname Tsuno Chrono, or horn chrono, in Japan. What is new is the dial. Citizen describes a metal dial with a bright gradient that spreads inward from the flange ring toward the center, which gives the retro colors some depth. The 50H keeps the whole watch monotone in grey and black. The other three set gold-colored chronograph hands against blue, green and red gradients.
The steel case measures 38mm across and 11.7mm thick, with partial jet black plating, a domed crystal glass and 5 bar water resistance, on a steel bracelet adjustable from 135 to 200mm. The head weighs 98 grams. Inside is Citizen’s quartz caliber 0510, accurate to plus or minus 20 seconds a month with roughly two years of battery life, driving a 1/1-second chronograph with a 12-hour counter plus a quick-set date. Lume sits on the hands and indexes.
None of the four is limited. Citizen is taking pre-orders now through its own Japanese online store ahead of the October 15 release, and has not announced a US price or US availability, which matters here because the Record Label line is a Japan-market collection.
