Photo: ShopGoodwill listing (seller: Goodwill of Greater Washington DC)
Citizen's other automatic — the Eagle 7 buyers walk past, at $29.99.
Verdict
| What it is | Citizen Eagle 7 Automatic, ref. 4-039505 — grey dial, gold square markers, Spanish day wheel, 27mm, 77.2g |
| Price | $29.99, 1 bid, spotted Sun Nov 8, 2026, 2:14 PM PT |
| Where | ShopGoodwill auction #283228561 — ends Tue Nov 10, 2026, 7:09 PM PT |
| The angle | A self-winding Citizen with its eagle emblem intact, listed plainly enough that the automatic line gets overlooked |
| Verdict | The dial and the emblem are the pick. The seller states untested — bid with a service priced in. |
What it is
The Eagle 7 was Citizen's self-winder — its automatic line, marked by the eagle emblem on the dial. This example carries a grey dial with gold square markers and a Spanish day wheel reading VIER, in a 27mm case at 77.2g on its bracelet, per the listing (ref. 4-039505, case code GN-4W-S).
The seller, Goodwill of Greater Washington DC, writes: "Pre Owned" — the listing states the item is untested and may require servicing. That wording ran in the Instagram post as written, and ShopGoodwill items are untested and sold as-is. The pick was approved by Matthew on Nov 8; posting waited a day because the account had hit its daily publishing limit.
Why it matters
Goodwill listings reward reading past the title. "Vintage Citizen Eagle 7 Automatic" states the movement type in plain words, yet the Eagle 7 line sits in the shadow of Citizen's Eco-Drive and Promaster names — the automatic underneath gets walked past. A complete, emblem-intact example at a $29.99 opening is the format working as intended: the gap is attention, not condition claims, because the condition is stated as unknown.
Specs
| Brand | Citizen |
| Model | Eagle 7 Automatic, ref. 4-039505 (case code GN-4W-S) |
| Movement | Automatic (self-winding); calibre not stated in the listing |
| Dial | Grey, gold square markers, Spanish day wheel, eagle emblem (per listing and caption record) |
| Case | 27mm, 77.2g with bracelet, 6.5in fit (per listing) |
| Water resistance | Not stated |
| Condition | "Pre Owned" (seller's wording) |
| Running condition | Untested; may require servicing (seller's wording); sold as-is |
| Seller | Goodwill of Greater Washington DC (per listing) |
What to check before bidding
- Untested means untested. The seller states it plainly and adds that servicing may be required. Price a service into any bid.
- 27mm is small by current measure. That is period-correct for the line — check the size against what you actually wear.
- The day wheel is Spanish. VIER is Friday (viernes) — a feature of this example, stated so it is not read as a fault.
- The auction ends Tue Nov 10, 7:09 PM PT. Confirm shipping at checkout; this listing cannot ship internationally, per the seller.
Price record
| Spotted | Sun Nov 8, 2026, 2:14 PM PT — $29.99, 1 bid |
| Auction ends | Tue Nov 10, 2026, 7:09 PM PT |
| Also spotted | Seiko Automatic 6309-8089, operational per seller, $26, 3 bids, ends Tue Nov 10, 6:39 PM PT; Sea-Gull 1963 reissue, $146.55, 11 bids, ends Wed Nov 11, 7:46 PM PT (per the day's caption) |
| Hammer price | To be updated after close |
Want one?
- In the shop: browse current stock — one-off pieces, and they turn over fast.
- Hunting one? Join the Want List — tell us the maker and the budget; pieces like this surface in our trawl most weeks.
- This one: at the source — See it at ShopGoodwill — item 283228561. Not our listing. See Disclosure.
Related picks
- Citizen Eco-Drive H149 on ShopGoodwill — closed at $77.00
- Citizen Promaster Aqualand JV0030-01E on ShopGoodwill — closed at $139.00
- Seiko 7002-7001 Scuba Diver on eBay — the bridge to the SKX, at $27
Spotted, not sold by us — this piece lives at a ShopGoodwill auction listing. Prices are a snapshot from when we spotted it; auctions move. Disclosure
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Shop the pick
Citizen Eagle 7 Automatic 4-039505
$29.99, 1 bid — ShopGoodwill auction, spotted Sun Nov 8, 2026; ends Tue Nov 10, 7:09 PM PT
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