I own this piece. Purchased it about a month ago, the moment it hit the stores. I have to say it is a terrific automatic gmt, that happens to be a stunner as well. My preferred size is 42-44mm and this is a very "compact" 44mm piece. It wears incredibly nice. The finish is top of the line and the bracelet is one of the most unique I've seen. It is a beautifully thought bracelet. Very happy owner here and highly recommend. I see so many here slamming the watch for being too large, or requiring monster size wrists. This is so false. I strongly suggest to try it on the wrist first before jumping to conclusion.
@@ollystone2314 Very accurate, even after two days on the counter barely any seconds lost or gained and on top 50 hour power reserve that perfectly suits what I need. Mechanism is the same they use for their Pepsi gmt, Caliber 9054.
Citizen really is parking its tanks on the lawn Seiko vacated. I agree it’s aimed at people with telegraph pole wrists, which I don’t have 😅. I buy right now it if it was in 40mm.
Love the look, like the price - but sized too big, needs to be 39/41mm for to be interested. But that's okay.I hope Citizen sells a lot of these and continues to make these more collector orientated models.
I own the Series 8 GMT with this movement.. You must try to make a review of that watch, amazing build quality and definitely an awesome watch! Great review btw, I enjoyed every second of it.. Keep it up!
I just bought this recently. It has the big watch look without being unwearable. It’s a great watch; despite the big diameter, it doesn’t wear long because the lug-to-lug isn’t long.
Nice watch. I get why the 24 hour bezel can’t rotate. I think the whole GMT function for “3 time zones” can get messy without putting another 12 or 24 hour scale on the dial or rehaut. With the slide rule it would just get too busy. As for size, I have watches from a 36 (30 year old Tissot) to Citizens 44mm Fugu for my 6.75” wrist and I don’t get the obsession of smaller cases. I’m good with my 40s for some things, but most of the time I like the 42/43 (or, like my fugu 44) other times. To each their own, but I think Citizen is putting out some great options (agreed about the eco drive as well!). Great entertaining video! If the slide rule converted from 3 down CFL to 4 down NFL I might have to get one :-)
On the left side the button/ second crown at 8.00 ...it is meant to move the bezel. It's the same like on the Eco-drive Promaster radio controlled titanium that I bought last year. And the Promaster Diver's watch has 200m WR but it is actually over 650m, almost 700m as tests have shown.
I dig this watch except for the bezel. It looks like the base of it is mostly Skyhawk/Nighthawk design language - the case, bracelet and applied numerals seem to be the same. Pretty cool watch. Great video!
Oh my god, do I see 3 holes of micro-adjust?? For the last gazillion years Citizen has been like: "Micro-adjust? Micro-adjust your expectations!" This is a giant step toward normalcy.
Excellent review. Firstly, *thank you* for not using the term "true GMT" when differentiating between caller and flyer GMTs. Second: I think Citizen missed the mark when sizing this thing - it makes my Seiko 5 Sports GMT look almost tiny, and 42mm is pretty much my maximum (7" wrist here as well), and while Seiko chose to go with a 24h bezel that *actually* rotates (along with a 24h rehaut, allowing one to track a third time zone if desired), Citizen gives you...A bezel that *looks* like it should rotate, but doesn't, along with an internal rotating bezel that's...truly useful to a relative handful of people. (Seriously...even a Telemeter scale would be a bit more useful than this.) I generally approve the direction Citizen (And associated brand Bulova) is going, so I don't wish to pour *too* Much cold water here, but I hope they calibrate things a bit for the next edition.
Nice watch,citizen is taking a very good strategy,first the tsuyosa wHo is an iconic model now,the gmt serie 8 who can destroyed easily the seiko...good job
As a guy with a 8.5 inch wrist, I feel heard! I'm tired of not being able to participate because everything is a 40mm or smaller case! Guys/ gals with big wrists wear watches too. We have money to spend too...
your analogies are amazing! I'm a little hurt about the mechanical watches being for collectors, and not having as much of a real world value..... even if maybe it's true 😂😂but see how I'll gloat about my watch still going great, when an atomic bomb goes off near all of us, and the EMP doesn't pop the circuitry in my fancy non quartz watch 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂 I would say that having used a slide rule, that it is a good piece of kit. I travel to very remote parts of central Africa, A LOT. and having a quick calculator that I can barely read, when reliable power to charge your phone is much more difficult to get, is actually useful. BUT! obviously that's not a normal situation. I was however raised on metric, and now switching to living in the USA, has been a pain in the backside. the GMT function is also amazingly useful for having family in two time zones, and also since I travel a lot. excellent review though, your quips are on point!
I know I’m supposed to love Citizen now and disparage Seiko but they don’t have any designs that click with me like my favourite Seikos do. There’s just always *something*.
I'm a huge Citizen fan and I own a 44mm Promaster diver but man if they want to get "enthusiasts" then they need to make this in 34mm with a Geneva seal movement, no I'm kidding, 42mm would be fine. Instead of prescribing high fat foods to your audience I suggest you prescribe some exercise and whatever diet is trendy now to Citizen. I'm not the problem, I'm the customer and like your wrist size, I'm always right.
I agree, I own the Blue Angels version of the Night Hawk and it looks very similar. I also own the promaster tough. I love Citizen watches and would recommend Eco drives to anyone.
A great watch... I wish I could say for the price... but it is expensive for a Citizen. Great specs but the dial is just too bisy, surely they don't need to put all those scales on there. A bit overboard.
I don't know why I don't have a Citizen piece in my collection that's over 40 watches now. I own 1 Bulova, 1 Frederique Constant, and 2 Alpina pieces which are under the Citizen umbrella. I have Seiko and Grand Seiko so I do respect Japanese watches. Citizen just hasn't resonated with me.
Citizen currently make the most accurate watch in the world but no one is buying. People would rather pay fortunes for copies of antiques, so from their perspective, this is easy money.😂
I was waiting for Citizen to release a mechanical JDM Nighthawk for more than a decade. And they still managed to completely mess it up. The case size is too big at 45mm, making the watch heavy and bulky especially in Stainless steel. Also why green lume instead of the promaster blue lume? And no micro-adjustment on the bracelet. The 24H bezel is ugly.
I don’t consider my self a collector, I buy the automatic watches because there is something special about the fact your movement powers the watches movement. I house movements are by far better than movements that are not, look at factories like Glashutte who make every single part in the same place the watch is put together by one person, less room for mistakes or dirt to get in the movement, the accuracy of these watch is better. It’s weird that you are pedalling this narrative.
