
Quartz movement
- Introduced circa 1974
- White ceramic circuit, often marked “4”, "5”, "AA3", "AI3", “AK2", "AK3”, “AR3”, "AO4", “AB5", "AH5", "AI5", "AL5", "AR5", "AS5"
- RCA 81473 LSI chip, date code in the form of xxxx, eg 7422 for 22nd week of 1974
- 10 Jewels
- Some are marked "Three 3 Adj."
- Some even have a movement serial number
- Battery 303
- Consumption 15 or 3 micro amps
- Some have a square to adjust rate & some a screwdriver slot
- Some have a shock proof setting on the rotor pivot
- Some have a large oval quartz can, some have a large cylinder
- Some have a more red coloured insulation on the coil
From https://thewatchforum.co.uk/index.php?/topic/95876-japanese-giant-goes-missing-ricoh-watches/
The first volume movement was the cal570, a conventional looking quartz movement, well executed and rather similar to its contemporary Orient cal52950 - perhaps a sign of cooperation or plaigiarism between the two companies. Watches with this movement date from the start of 1974 to perhaps 1976.
http://hiiragi15.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-3085.html
http://hiiragi15.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-3086.html
http://www.crazywatches.pl/ricoh-570-dugena-riquartz-1974
Watches using this calibre†
Example serial numbers†
- 010856 (Cover of Technical manual)
- Most movements do not have a serial number
Date code?†
Circuit marked
- “4”,
- "5”,
- "AA3",
- "AI3",
- “AK2",
- "AK3”,
- “AR3”,
- "AO4",
- “AB5" chip dated 7422
- "AI5"
- "AH5" Apr 1975,
- "AL5",
- "AR5",
- "AS5
570A†
- Fixed cap jewels instead of shockproof
- Oval quartz crystal can, attached to wheel bridge
571 & 572†
- Consumption 11 or 3 micro amps