The Perfect Watch To Start Anyones Collection : Citizen Promaster Automatic 

Watching this, while wearing mine.. I have mine for 2 years now. But I am still amaze, everytime i wear it.. It's really a fantastic watch, and not so expensive. ⌚😎

Take notice Seiko, this is how it is done. A great automatic with a great movement for an attractive price! Thanks for the review! Stunning watch, by the way!

According to Hodinkee, Citizen outsells Seiko by roughly $15 billion. The watch community may favor Seiko, however the general public is Citizen's.

The Coke on a red strap would look wonderful. I’m not sure about Citizen being un-noticed…they sell more watches than Seiko every year. Love that watch. Nice purchase.

Always doing an amazing job of helping to pull the trigger Peter. Very down to earth perspective and a true enthusiast.

This is one of the best watch reviews I’ve seen on RU-vid. Great production quality. Beautiful watch. Keep up the awesome reviews.

I will never dive with a Swiss watch, but my citizen is made for the sea. Great practical lum. I logged over 300 deep dives with my citizen exceeding 150ft. Never an issue.

This is a beautiful watch mate, bang for buck - it looks amazing. Such a solid, reliable looking diver. Another top review once again legend. Enjoy it! Might have to buy one.

I have this exact model and I love it to bits! The design cues are really special and it has a great character. Mine also ran +2-3sec/day.

I just bought one of these for $219 AUD and received it yesterday. It is absolutely fantastic and, in my uneducated opinion, eats equivalent (except price) Seiko's for breakfast. It is now proudly nestled with my prized Duros in my collection 👍🤩

All the watch anyone would need and it looks great too. I can see why you couldn't resist!

Happy to see that a watch reviewer is giving Citizen watch some love. Even though the watch have a mineral cristal I have to say they are pretty scratch resistance

I love the Promaster NY00XX series. I have the full lume dial, but all are real stunners. The Citizen strap will break in after a while. Just a fun fact, the Italian Marines used this Promaster for a while and it’s ISO certified. It’s 200m water resistance but it can go till 500m. Perfect review again, Peter!

Really nice, succint review from someone with a real passion for horology and design! Keep 'em coming!

I’ve been considering the Coke or Pepsi of these Cirizens for a while. Thanks for the review - good to get insight from a trusted channel. Also, presenting the unit on the variety of straps is really helping me form my opinion.

Very nice to feature this Peter. A (devout ) Citizen ad has his shop where I take my watches a short walk away - his shop window is like a candy store and I pass it much too often ^^

Got mine in a Pepsi from Starbuy last week. It was on special for AUD199. The stainless steel bracelet was comfortable but cheap looking. Replaced with an FKM type strap. Now, for the surprise. The dial said "8203 Movement". The case back said "8204". The new models have the 8204 movement - hacking and winding. Leaves the SKX for dead. Looks good and has great wrist presence. At this time, it's running at +5.5spd.

Your video nudged me over the edge to purchase this watch. And I also heeded your suggestion to swap in the black Borealis strap. Absolutely love both! Thanks for the quality video.

I'm in love with this watch! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and video.

Great review Peter. A real tool watch from an excellent brand. I must add an automatic to my Citizen collection.

One of the best review I ever watched. I appreciate your honest opinion and I agree on the value of Citizen watches.

Peter, please keep doing such videos: you share so much passion with us so i'm literally charged to live and see the beauty of the world (including hardcrafted) in details. Peace ;)

Beautiful! I am a Seiko fanboy, but I own three Citizens. In contrast to Seiko, I can honestly say that Citizen’s QC is perfect. Moreover, on my Eco-Dive models, the seconds hand hits the indexes perfectly. My wife’s daily Eco-Drive has been going for more than twenty years, without a service. There is so mush to like here. Thanks for the review, Peter.

Love the left hand crown, won’t dig into my skin like the right hand crown. Thanks for such an excellent review 🙌🏽

Great review as usual. Went and ordered one after watching this video 🙂

Looks great, I love the NY0084-89EE (green bezel) version. Great stuff!

I have had a Citizen ny0040 on my wish list for a couple of years. That list has changed many times with that model not being removed. You have me going back and shuffling my buying plans. Good review Peter.

Wow! I Have this one Promaster dive watch 10yrs. up to now it working nice

Something I've always enjoyed seeing in Citizen dive watches is how deep the dial sits. The Chapter ring has a really steep angle. Nice one Peter! Very nice watch, that dash of red on the bezel is a nice touch..

Thank you so much for this video and your time. I just purchased the watch because of you. I love it and I truly love the blue lum! Thank you. Liked and subscribed.

Thanks Pete, fantastic review and a great watch. I have a ny0040 on a nato..... love it. Super cool and comfortable. Keep up the great work mate. Cheers!!

Just pulled the trigger on one. Thank you Peter for a great review.

Beautiful! Matches with your logo.

Looks great in Coke. . . I never cared a whole lot for the other colors of this one, but Coke really works for me. Good stuff you got.

A great watch just from the looks of it. I would love to have one of these in due time hopefully.

Beautiful watch. Simple, minimalist with a fair price. Best companion for diving or hot beach days. Thanks for the video.

This watch is stunning, I always enjoy looking at it. The build quality and black dial are striking. Some people complain about the bracelet but I found it superb especially with quick extension feature.

Citizen seems to be under rated.They make very accurate watches, I love my GMT dive rated titanium Promaster,+2seconds a day right out off the box.Sappire crystal and very comfortable, magnified date,coin edge bezel.

I really like it to! Good review. I agree on all points made. It's a fun, strikingly handsome watch.

Had a promaster in the mid 90s and it was great, maybe time to look at one again.

Nice find Pete. The deep black dial makes it super legible.

Great video! I have the green one and I love it.

Another fantastic video. I have been looking at getting a Citizen for my collection. I am a sucker for a great diver. This might be the one. Thanks Pete

Great watch Great video I have a 20 year old citizen diver still as good today as it was new. and it's quartz can't beat them.

I received mine 4 days ago and I can't stop wearing and staring at this promaster. I have equal if not more joy looking at this piece than my black bay 58 blue.

this for me is one of the best if not the best budget certified diver, both mechanical and eco drive movement. i've got the blue one and i love and regularly keep in rotation on my wrist

I love the design! Even tho I ended up getting the Eco Drive brother to this one I am really fond of this retro feel this design offers. Takes me right back to my childhood, with three of my uncles diving they all had their Citizen dive watches and they just stuck with me. To me this comes alive on a marine nationale style strap. I liked my square G a lot for its comfort and now I can't stand wearing it anymore as the Citizen is so much more comfortable on that strap. Also the crystal being just a hair beneath the bezel insert has got me through a year in the workshop with nothing but one tiny scratch, wich is impressive for a mineral crystal!

Just purchased and received mine! Looks like it now comes with the 8204 movement as mine hacks as well. Beautiful watch and excellent dimensions.

Great review, Peter! Sharp watch. I like the contrasting polished and brushed surfaces.

thanks Peter, i think i may get one of these based on your high praise :)

Beautiful piece🔥🔥

Fairly late to the Kotsa party, but am really enjoying the content. Quality of camera work probably reflects your profession, but what really makes your reviews so enjoyable is your clear passion for the hobby, whether reviewing a Citizen or a Rolex is always entertaining. Reminds me of the Urban Gentry. Lots of effort and time mate but keep em coming!

I got the blue dial NY0040 last summer. The perfect collection starter. Wears great and is just quirky enough to be different from the hundreds of SKX clones.

Nice watch. I like Citizen, I have an eco drive and love it.

Gr8 watch mate...... Bought it 3 months back as my first dive watch & really enjoying it. Lume and the black glossy dial made me pick this one

I bought this watch about 6 months ago and I love it! It's my first dive watch and so glad I stumbled on it looking mostly at the new seiko 5kx line

I have NY-0040 (all black) and it is my daily driver last 8 month's. It holds +/- 3 sec/day but mostly better than that. Bought a Borealis Boavista strap when I saw yours review of strap. Great combination.

I just had to say Thanks again after watching this video when you originally posted it I started my search to find mine and ended up buying a Heimdallr with great specs already for my project @175$ and the coke bezel insert of Ebay bingo I now have a watch I'm extremely happy with although the decent supplied was a bit sharp along the bottom edge but still wears fine on my 7inch wrist really appreciate your fantastic high quality content Thanks my friend 👍

I feel the same about it as you do. Just good looking on any strap

Love it, I will definitely grab one

I have the blue ny0040, every time I look in the dial especially in the sun it puts me in a trance wow

Any channel who appreciates the value of a Citizen watch deserves to be subscribed to. Very good and honest review sir, +1 subscriber! Citizen is really underrated and it's too bad because they have very well built and reliable watches. They also invest a lot in technology and their quality control is top notch. Still, not many reviewers appreciate them...

As seen from your thumbnail, it's really tempting.

Great tool watch. The 'Y' fronts underpants marker at 12 is so distinctive. Pairs well with the borealis isofrane.

Great review and great watch. I was thinking pulling the trigger on the pepsi, but now the coke also seems so beautiful...

Beautiful watch. Good review. Thank you.

I have one as well, really happy with it :) looks great in NATO, leather, Oyster bracelet and rubber strap. The left hand crown is a nice detail that prevents it digging into the hand

Looks incredible!

Great review, i will be buying this watch thanks to your great quality video and information.

You’re very right it’s just beautiful

This is a great series ,, i bought the 44mm version in white dial and sapphire. love it

I bought the Pepsi version in 2023. My model hacks and I love the look and how this watch feels on my wrist. I have several straps to change out with my wardrobe

Very nice looking watch.,.,, great value...... thanks Pete

Citizen has always been in the shadow of seiko and their many accomplishments however that doesn’t mean that Citizens hasn’t made excellent watches throughout the years; from the leopards and 7 stars to these pro master diver. A really excellent brand.

Like you, I could not resist the beauty of this one

Peter, while so many reviewers focus on the specs of watches, you are one of the few who talk about what really draws us in: the aesthetics. I wonder if after a year you still feel the same about this watch. I fell for the NY0040 a while back after catching a view of it at an angle on someone’s wrist. I ended up purchasing both the black and fully lumed versions. I tried these on my wrist next to the NY0085 “coke” you reviewed here and it’s hard to overstate the effect that the subtle differences made. The NY0040 and NY0085 are essentially the same watch. The only differences are in the color of the lume, the font size & color on the bezel, and some minor differences in the text on the dial. While the black NY0040 felt more rugged (probably due to the larger font), the NY0085 felt a bit more refined. The lume on the NY0040 has a greenish hue that pushes strap choices toward olive and black; and who can say why a shark mesh bracelet looks so beautiful (IMO) on the fully lumed NY0040? This video has me longing for that NY0085 I let go of back then. You’ve just about pushed me over the edge towards another purchase! Two thumbs up on that engineer’s bracelet pairing. Keep up the good work. Your love for the hobby comes through in your presentation.

Great watches! I have two NY series divers. I'm right handed, but now find working the 8 o'clock crown with my left hand as second nature, even though I still wear my regular Seikos as well. Just stick with it! 👍

Just purchased one, I'm absolutely in love with it.. Mine has the 8204 hacking movement.

Great review. Purposeful-looking piece. Less is more. I've got the quartz "ecodrive" version of this Promaster with the date at 4, had it for five years now, wear it two or three days a week and the mineral glass is pristine and unscratched.

Great review thanks. I found one today by accident in a jewelry shop window on sale for $299 Aussie , I was actually looking for an Eco Drive diver but really like this instead.

Great review! I recently got an Ecozilla and love it to bits! Citizen is quite an underrated brand.

I love that watch! And waiting for delivery :)

I bought one for my nephew. When the watch arrived I liked it so much, I decided to order one for myself. It’s a beautiful diver 😂

I love them and I have 3 of these. Cheers Oni

I've had this Citizen watch for a year or two now, it is my daily wearer. Previously I had a Seiko SKX007J. The accuracy of the Seiko was quite bad and required constant adjusting - eventually the thread on the crown wore out. This Citizen Promaster has great accuracy for an automatic watch. The 8 OClock crown is also fantastic, I do a lot of bike riding and having the crown on the other side means the back of my hand does not get constantly bashed by the crown. The only thing I miss about the SKX is the legibility of the white day date wheel - the Citizen Promaster is very hard to read. But all in all, a brilliant watch. Thanks for the great video!

Welcome to the NY family! This is one of the best values you can get, and if I'm honest I'd say that anyone looking at an SKX would not be getting the whole view of the competing offerings if they didn't look at the Citizen NY series. Personally, I think the citizen bracelets are better, whereas with Seiko I always find myself getting an aftermarket bracelet. The color you picked is sweet as. Nice choice, Peter. You'll love it more every time you wear it.

Gorgeous watch! Nice review (Y)!

I've just purchased the NY0085-86EE (bracelet style Coke) as my first Citizen diver. Stood out a mile, can't wait for delivery! Thanks for a great review 👍

Looks great Peter. I saw a blue one and a green one in titanium + bracelet. I think you can find them at Master In Time.

To start and one that could last you a lifetime too. I love mine more than anything acquired even after

Thanks for the great review on this watch. With Seiko discontinuing the SKX series, this could be a good starting point for the beginning watch collector. My addiction started with the SXK173 that I still have.

Awesome! I had one before! I liked it ... flipped it for a Citizen Nighthawk. But I kinda miss this Diver...

As a fellow watch-nerd and one that's at the low end as far as budget goes, I really enjoyed this video. The jewel in my crown, to date, is a Seiko Sportura World Time that I bought back in 2004 for ~400$ and I have a Seiko Sportura F1 Honda edition that was given to me as a wedding present in 2006. I loved the style and have always kept an eye out for something with a similar look and feel, but they rarely come in the budget I'm working with.

Citizen makes the best quality for the money hands down

agree with you..this watch is really beautiful

Hey Hi Peter, Awesome review and agree this watch is amazing value and looks perfect!... The Wow factor if you will....It's funny how the mind works we can see something and wrestle within sometimes... do we really like it or is it worth the money, etc...These days for me it's about the "Wow factor" and not having to rationalize more than what is logical or wise...Bang!! it hits you and this watch does as a piece of Creative Art!... Cheers Brother be safe and well and thank you!!!... Ciao!

Beautiful! Maybe this could be my next watch once I receive my PADI turtle. The grip on the bezel looks much better then the one on the Seiko but still love Seiko. My father once had a digital CITIZEN I guess they don't make those anymore. It was a beautiful blue digital watch from the eighties.

Thanks Peter, just bought this watch from Star Buy today for AU $269. Very happy!

You sir deserve more viewers. Props

Simply beautiful diver watch