Brand | Miyota (Citizen) |
Caliber Number | 8217 |
Base Caliber |
Miyota 8215 |
Movement Type | Automatic |
Lignes | 11 1/2”’ |
Diameter |
26mm |
Height | 5.67mm |
Jewels | 21 |
Vibrations Per Hour |
21,600 bph |
Anti-Shock System | Parashock |
Power Reserve |
40+ hours |
Winding Direction |
Uni-directional (left) |
Hacking | No |
Lift Angle | 49 degrees |
Stem | 065-212 |
Hand Size |
1.52mm / 1.0mm / 0.17mm |
Functions | Central hours; central minutes; central sweeping seconds; date at 3:00; 24 hr subdial at 9:00 |
Country of Manufacture | Japan |
Known Models |
Too many to list… (add yours in the comments below) |
The Miyota caliber 8217 is from the affordable 8 Series family of what Miyota refers to as “Standard Automatics”. Caliber 8217 is based off of 8215/821A framework with the addition of a 24 hour hand at 9:00.
Some of the topics covered in this caliber listing:
What differentiates this caliber?
Aside from the hours/minutes/central seconds and date, this movement has a 24 hour subdial at 9:00.
Accuracy:
Miyota claims that the caliber 8217 offers accuracy of -20 ~ +40 seconds per day.
Citizen/Miyota:
Another movement that is similar is the Citizen caliber 4166.
Here is the 26mm Miyota 8217 movement in a 46mm Szanto Big Aviator watch:
The photo below is of a Miyota caliber 8217 found in this AVI-8 Hawker Hunter watch here.
Rotor Action
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bph915FHz_r
More watches with the Miyota 8217:
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