At least, in my experience, owning a few of each, Citizens quality control and general finish seems to blow Seikos out of the water. I love both brands but I think, at least, at the moment Citizen make a better watch pound for pound !!
Unfortunately, I own 2 CITIZEN with QC issues. A CA0700-86L chronograph with 4 index missaligned from 3h to 6h. And a CA7040-85E chronograph with numerals on the flange missaligned. It also happened to CITIZEN. Odly, all my SEIKO are perfetly aligned !?
I own 2 Citizens, both eco drives. Purchased one on AMAZON 11 yrs ago (OG Nighthawk) and the solar cell is still working flawlessly. Abused it a few times by keeping it tucked away in a drawer for months/years at a time, losing all power & recharged it in Sunlight & still keeps ticking & is still very accurate. I highly recommend an eco drive watch!
@@troybingham6426No. I did that with a Seiko solar watch and it took weeks in the sun before it started working again. I had almost given up on it. Now they all sit near a window. :-)
I have 2x Titanium Divers and a pro diver automatic they are absolutely fantastic. I took off one of the titanium ones and threw it against the wall (in anger stupidly) it just stuck in the wall not a thing wrong with it lol.
I've had my Citizen Titanium Solar Tech Chronograph Ref: GN-4W-UL for about 23 years and has never let me down. awesome watch, bought on honeymoon in Antiqua. Still going strong even after the divorce.. ;-)
The longer I own Citizen watches, the more I love them. Probably became my favourite big brand in the last few years. Nothing beats my favourite BN0150, not even automatic divers at double the price. 💪
Good morning, as a diver with multiple dive watches (over the years), a dive watch i bought in the 90s was the NY0040-09EE Promaster. It took everything......and more than it's fair share of punishment. It was commissioned in the 90s by the Italian special forces and is a 500 m tested diver, but still just conforms to the ISO 200m regs. This exact model can still be acquired today brand new, but they have discontinued it, as it's quite dated. I just bought another one because I love them. Sits right along side my SKX009, holding hands, talking about the good old days when they were foes.
I have an early 2000s Citizen Aqualand that is still kicking today. Actually wore it on my wedding day because it was a gift from my grandma who had passed away before my wedding. Holds a special meaning and is also built like a tank.
I own a Citizen Calibre 8700 Eco-Drive with perpetual calendar that my then-girlfriend, now-wife bought for me when we first started dating 12 years ago. Damn thing is still ticking away and I've never had to set the date on that thing once. Citizen does make good, reliable watches. Hoping to snag one of their JDM models someday
They're durable. I put one out on a concrete balcony in the sun to charge and the concrete got way hotter than I would have thought. The watch got fried like an egg. Too hot to touch the casing. Somehow its still working and working accurately. Now I use an LED watch charger instead.
Citizen has the best quartz movement in the world the cal. 0100 +/- 1 sec per year Easily higher stuff than everything we know including any high horology It also is made with duratec alpha which is as hard as ceramic or sapphire but stronger
I'm loving the Citizen on my wrist: The Promaster CB0171-97E. 200m of WR, titanium case and band with hardening for scratch resistance, radio sync that works with all the big atomic clocks around the world, and it's an Eco-Drive. I never have to worry about it. It's always accurate, always charged, and always on my wrist. It made me love quartz again.
I currently have 5 Citizens in my collection (4 of them are Eco-drives, one is a 1976 chronograph), and I love all of them. My two favorites are my AT4004-52E PCAT, and my AW0061-01W limited edition titanium Spiderman.
surprised you didn't mention the great radio-controlled and GPS-controlled options from Citizen. once you try a light-powered Citizen that sets itself and is insanely accurate in a style you like, you won't want anything else.
Exactly my opinion. I love their Radio Controlled models, but the Satellite Wave (F150) with its 3-10 seconds time to sync is just too good. It has spoiled me and raised the bar for all the other watches out there. I got 2 F150 Satellite Wave movement watches and a Radio Controlled Navihawk in my collection. Amazing accuracy combined with the Evo Drive technology... 0 hassle and maintenance watches. Amazing value!
These are just expensive gimmicks and the radio signal and GPS watches always let me down because they don't work well indoors. The standard Citizen quartz ECO-DRIVE is already very accurate and good enough.
@@tancreddehauteville764 no they don't inside a building, they also mention that when setting the watch. My watch sits by the window at night, gets a signal every time.
My opinion is: A Citizen watch will out-perform and out-last any Seiko automatic watch, or even a Seiko quartz. For the price, their durability and performance will be extremely hard to duplicate. Essentially, they are of Longines quality at a fraction of the price.
Just look at their Barnacle! It was a Citizen watch found submerged in the ocean off Australia. It had been submerged for a few years and had barnacles on it, yet it was still running-'nuff said...
I currently own three Citizen Eco-drive watches. My first one I received as a Christmas gift back in 2006. So,17 years later it's STILL going on strong. That's the only watch that I have ever owned that I can say that about.
Citizen hold the title having the most accurate watch in world, there quality control is first class and Eco Drive owns the market for Solar style watches..Citizen sell more watches than anyone.
Jory, great vid! My most vintage watch is a first generation titanium eco-drive gifted to my in 1998 and I have worn it since then and it still runs perfectly well! I have a special place for CITIZEN and I definitely think they are under-rated or overlooked. So say it enough! lol I named my ROBERT! 😝
Got my first citizen watch in 2020, been buying em ever since. It gives you that sophisticated look without coming deep out of pocket. The performance and durability on those watches are amazing for the price range.
In my opinion Citizen is definitely one of the Japanese Giants...along with Casio, Orient and Seiko! I actually have three models that I love very much. For sentimental reasons the 6850-G81171 (don't you just love how it rolls of the tongue) this was my first ever multi-function metal watch I bought for myself albeit in silver with a dark blue dial but I can't find the model number anywhere and the watch is on the other side of the world right now, the Promaster Avion BX1010-02E an Eco-drive World Time type A flieger which I bought when I started collecting to complete my Japanese Quartet ( along with the SKX 009 and the Casio G-shock GX-56BB-1DR and the Orient Defender II RA-AK0403N) finally there is still the Promaster Marine NY0040-09EE which I'm dying to add to my collection but is pretty hard to find here in Indonesia and import tax is crazy high...
They suffer from “mall watch” design. The quality of the product is high, no question. They are very robust, reliable pieces. But to look at them? Meh.
@@desireless4092 the cases look like a mix of Rolex Explorer and AP Royal Oak minus the screws on the bezel. A very generic look IMO but it could be helped with better use of color and dial texture (e.g., guilloche, clos de Paris, Sunray, or perhaps something like Seiko has been doing with some of their Prospex lines). I would like to see a solid silver dial option and maybe some heatblued steel elements like the handsets, numerals, and indices. They should try doing a small seconds piece with a power reserve or a chronograph but keep the dial as clean as possible without a big ugly bezel.
Also, three hand central seconds with regular small date at 3 movements are very boring…need to see some variety beyond just conventional three hand central seconds and tricompax, cam operated chronographs. How about a Dual Time zones piece? Or a monopusher chrono? Or a flyback chrono? I mentioned small seconds before, how about a regulator? They have abundant resources but stick to middle of the road designs. The worst fault of the Series 8 I can see is that they don’t even match the date wheel color to the dial on several models. I can understand that business decision with a $600 TIssot, but a $6000 watch should have a color matched date wheel. A $6k black dial watch should have a black date wheel with contrasting numerals that complement the color ways of the rest of the piece. This is design 101 stuff.
Nice video! I have a Citizen chronomaster the model at 3:31. The movement is so much better than GS quartz. 1) It´s more accurate (+/-5 sec a year) Instead of 10 sec a year. 2) The movement got a perpetual calender 3) Quick set hour hand 4) Eco drive is so much better than normal quartz, no headache for changing battery. The finishing i also on par with GS. Tried on a OP 41 at the AD and the OP looked very simple in the finishing in comparision. Also the dial is made of japanese washi paper!
Citizen typically has higher quality control and finishing in their respective price ranges than most other brands out there, but this realization was years after I purchased my diver. I love my BN0156-56E, great on the bracelet.
Their Satellite Waves are awesome. You never set it. Put in light and it sets itself. And some are under $500. My Citizen is an Eco Drive Altichron. Most accurate watch I own. They have a new mechanical line that is nice.
I've owned tons of watches in my 30 odd years of appreciating nice time pieces. I've never owned anything really expensive, other than a £700 Maurice Lacroix. I've had a few Seikos, Rotary, Casio, Tissot etc... I can say with all honesty, that my current Eco-Drive sports watch is by far my favourite thus far. I adore it.
The skyhawk Blue Angels is my current favorite Citizen offering. It is incredibly versatile, 200M WR, and looks great. Did I mention GMT, countdown timers, alarms, chronographs and world time function?
The Seiko SKX007 was my first mechanical watch, and I love it to bits. Over the years, I’ve owned 3, modded a couple, etc. My wife got me a Citizen NY0040 automatic with the sunburst blue dial (the less special Fugu basically.) I must say, I am shocked that it is better than the SKX in nearly every conceivable way. Applied indices, the day and date align properly (huge annoyance for me with Seiko,) hacking and hand winding, running +5 per day, bezel action is perfect, and most importantly, CHAPTER RING AND BEZEL ARE ALIGNED! Still love Seiko, but for a little over $200 bucks, I couldn’t be happier.
Citizen caught my eye late in my watch enthusiast career, mostly driven by Seikos price hikes that I personally find overpriced. Many more budget Citizen watches come with sapphire crystal, many more then Seiko. My first foray into the brand was the monocoque titanium Promaster tough, what a watch!
I own nothing but Citizen watches, they are great watches and not over rated like some pricier brands. They are great watches. Thanks for showing love.
BN2038-01L promaster aqualand. Love it, great gift of the missus. Took it down to 42m and it recorded the depth perfectly. Real tool watch. I also have the mountain version which has a compass and elevation and truly works. Perfect back up tool watch when hiking, also tried and tested 💪🏻
I bought a beautiful Citizen chronograph at Costco and I get questions and compliments on it all the time. I love that watch. It's Eco-Drive and functions perfectly.
i have a gold tone wr100 serial 960706 number. i had this piece 20 years now bought used from a friend.... it has been super accurate, and has never stopped. Amazing it inspired me to buy three other citizen watches over the years. thxTT!!!!!!
Have loved citizen watches since my 1990 wingman, went through a war with it, and wore it until it finally died in about 2007. Won’t ever throw it away though. Currently have an ny2300, ny0040, and a chrono titanium eco drive. Got another ny0040 in blue on the way, can’t beat the bang for the buck
Got my private pilot's license and bought myself a Eco Drive A/T Skyhawk at the time. I've had it 3 years now as my daily wearing watch. Just added a PCAT with the E 660 movement. Still Eco Drive , perpetual calendar and Atomic Time. Citizen has been good to me, good low maintenance watches if you take care of them, give them a little light, and use them as originally designed. Love the features.
I appreciate the Citizen love. I've been a Citizen buyer for years. A Citizen Pro-Master is one of the best watches you can get for the money. Thanks for the video. ....You should have said something about their Pro-Master line.
I have 3 Citizens - Skyhawk, Promaster diver BNO150 and a titanium Paradigm - all solid grab and go pieces. I wish Citizen and Bulova would collaborate to make an EcoDrive Precisionist - would absolutely give Sekio's VK's a run for their money.
I fall in love with Citizen watches starting with a quartz eco-drive titanium watch, then a super thin stiletto and finally acquired a limited edition fugu. Their line up for titanium watches is pretty dope and affordable.
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The best CITIZEN is the AQUALAND version BETWEEN 1985 and 1999 with a 6-bolt rear cover "CALIBER" series: C020, C021, C022, C023, C026, C027, C028 & C029
Great video, Jory! It was a $100.00 USD, Citizen Eco-drive that got me into the watch collection hobby, back in 2008. I currently have 3 Eco-drives in my collection, including the 2008 original that I brought in Aruba, on my honeymoon. I've probably owned another 6 or so that I've since sold, including a Nighthawk. It's also interesting to note that Citizen is the largest watch company in the world; ha ha Casio and Seiko. Just kidding, I like and own Casio and Seiko too!
My issues with Citizen: They love 42-44mm. They can’t can’t seem to make anything else. Their date windows are unnecessarily small. They do still make some great models otherwise.
For me too - the size and style alone means I won’t like 80% of Citizens, but when I do find one I like, it’s a sure bet! I have four now and are wearing them much more often than any other brands.
I own 2 citizens. I have the Eco-drive Promaster, and a their Eco-drive Brycen Titanium Chronograph. Eco-drive is all of the perks of a quartz watch, with none of the drawbacks. Super accurate, and you never have to change the battery. Amazing. Also, one thing that really shocked me was THE LUME. The lume is possibly the best I’ve ever had on any dive watch, including my Seiko Samurai and my Zelos Swordfish. If you’re on the fence, get one. It’s my grab and go.
Citizen Aqualand was the first divers watch to have an electronic depth gauge in and dive timer. I still have mine - this tech was done in the late 80's (87 I think) - very accurate depth sensor. Was a great piece and I still have my original one. It is the watch that made me love watches
The more watches I own, the more I appreciate how easy an eco-drive watch is to have in the collection. Citizen makes a decent watch, for sure. The only easier watch I own is my CAH-zeeyo Oceanus.
Wife bought me a citizen “windsurfer” more than 31 years ago in Hong Kong while I was there on deployment in the Navy. Even though the band is long gone this watch works great. I love the fact that you can’t buy the same watch in the states. I bought my wife a Eco-Drive years ago and she loves it to this day.
I have a 1976 Bullhead chrono, and it's great! It's a technical masterpiece being an automatic flyback chronograph with day and date, and after all these years it's still accurate to less than 5 secs/day (on average it loses 1.1 sec/day) ⌚🐂
You lucky b******! I bought my first citizen watch about 24 years ago - a titanium skyhawk - and I still have it. Been having trouble getting it serviced because it has needed a new capacitor after all this time. I was quoted £120 and paid a deposit of £60. Then I was told there had been a mistake and I should have been quoted £200 (the capacitor should have cost max £30 - I looked it up on line). It took ages to come back (about 5/6 weeks) and even then it wouldn't reach a full charge or hold a charge consistent with a new capacitor. I've sent it back as not satisfactory. Still waiting. In the meantime I've added another modern bullhead to my collection of 3 - now 4 bullheads, mostly citizen modest watch collection. I just luv Em!. I say lucky bxxxxxx because one of these days I'm going to get me a 70s version but I haven't got one yet.
In a way it's beneficial for a lot of citizens fans like myself that's its underrated because the prices doesn't go up🤷 and my favorite citizen are two the NB-1050-59e and the NY0125-83E
My Citizen Promaster is the cheapest piece in my collection- yet it is the most comfortable, legible, and tough watch I own…🤷🏼♂️.it is my beater everyday watch, even more than my G Shocks.
My Favourite Watch Love my Citizen JP2000-08e because of its incredible history as the first dive watch with an accurate electronic depth sensor and the fact that it has been one of the most used watches by actual scuba divers, whether they be sport, professional or military divers. It looks and feels like a real tool watch. Plus, the JP2000-08e has so many actual dive features: - certified diver to 200 meters - uni-directional bezel to track dive time (very solid clicks) - excellent lume on indices and hands - depth sensor and depth display in meters accurate to +/- 1% - records key data of your previous 4 dives: date, start time, max. depth reached, dive duration - audible alarm for reaching max. desired depth - audible alarm for reaching max. desired dive duration - audible alarm for exceeding safe ascent rate - quick adjust bracelet to fit over wet suit Plus it has more features: - perpetual date (digital window can display: 12 hr time, day/date, seconds) - chronograph/ stop watch - daily alarm - excellent lume - able to display 2 separate times (digital and analog display) - 24 mil lug width (superior case to bracelet connection) - quick adjust clasp (to adjust length/fit on wrist w/o tool) - love the bead blasted finish on the bracelet Plus Accuracy - mine is tested by me to +9 seconds per YEAR Plus Cost - approx: $400 USD Wishes: - Eco drive movement - sapphire instead of mineral crystal - illuminated digital window
Owning a 2018 Chronomaster alongside a GS SBGA283, they really are toe to toe. Here in France, I know several people who own one, and the most recent versions really are awesome, and maybe slightly above the GS quartz counterparts, especially the super titanium models
I've bought an eco drive 10 years ago. Never had any issues.They also have a very exclusive brand that makes stunning pieces. I forgot what is called.....Campanola
I have not worn a watch for decades. Yet, my spouse wanted one so I listened to a few videos about watches. This one about Citizen watches is quite informative and amusing. Since I don't know that I can go back to wearing watches again, I went with a $25 Casio.
I've got a Promaster GMT Diver, it's a solid beast of a watch, eco drive and sapphire glass for well below the $1000 limit Seiko seems to set before putting anything but hardlex in a watch.
I have 3 Citizen Eco-Drives. My favorite one is a 300m Promaster Diver, reference BN0085-01E. Very solid and accurate watch. It takes 23mm straps though. 🤷🏻♂
Citizen are pretty tough and durable. I got a citizen from my mom for xmas when my grandma passed away. My mom got me a nice watch with her inheritance and I was afraid to wear it for a long time because I was so hard on watches and I would put it on in the house from time to time and put it away in the box. Well I decided that I was going to just wear it and get over the mental block of worry about ruining it. And well I had it on my window sill in the bedroom to charge it so I could set it and wear it. It was 4th of july 16 years ago and I was having a big bbq and fireworks party. My old ladies whole family was there and her nieces were in my room listening to music on our computers and they opened the window to watch us all while jamming out. So it's the next day and I was waking up and went to put my watch on. To my surprise it was gone! I looked everywhere for it and it was no where to be found. I never said anything to my girlfriend because I didn't want to make waves and start a big family feud over a watch even though it was really important to me. And to be honest I had a strong suspicion that one of the nieces stole it. Well fast forward a year I am moved out of that house but my roommate friend stayed. I came over to visit with him and play music and I noticed my old rooms window was broken again and the glass was on the ground. I decided to pick it up and toss it in the trash and while I'm picking it up I see a piece that's been squished down into the muddy driveway and I dig it out but it was not glass. It was the edge of the bezel of the watch buried in the muddy driveway. It pulls out a complete watch no dents or scratch that didnt buff out. The crystal was perfect and no rust. I was blown away. The watch fell on the soft muddy driveway and got drove over and squished several inches into the muck and was out there for a year through all the rain and snow and vehicles driving over it and it came back to me almost perfect after a good rinse and wash.
I wouldn't call Citizen "special"... I own a few and I find them quite vanilla and understated. But they definitely build better built watches than Seiko atm, never any QC issues and I like the Myota movements
I started seriously collecting watches in 2004, I wanted to mainly stay with one brand and had the choice between Seiko and Citizen, due to costs. Having only had Seiko watches in the past, for personal use, I was rather tired of them all completely dying in or under 5 years. Because of this lack of longevity I started collecting a few Citizen watches, I NEVER LOOKED BACK, I now have a couple of hundred watches in my collection, 98% are all citizen.
@@salvadorjimenez1467 Over 200. I started collecting watches seriously in 2004, I was buying manual wind up watches on ebay for 99p bids when NOBODY wanted wind up watches. I only ever bought mint or great condition watches. Most are automatic watches, with the odd few very rare mint and working quartz ones that match the case styles of the automatic ones. I think of the quartz ones as the automatics' look-alike lesser cousins.
I love all the valuable information you bring to the table in regards of homology. That being said, it was about time Citizen had a few minutes in the spotlight. I am the proud owner of 2 of these time pieces. 1. The Eco-Zilla BJ8050-08E 2. An automatic Grand Touring Sport BM1031-53L Hope one day you might have some words about the both these watches. Wishing you all the blessings and happiness in the world, our best from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
I remember watching Eco-Drive technology evovle. It was amazing to see. I later bought a Ti Calibre 2100 and it was an awesome piece that ran for 12 years before I sold it. Surprisingly, it retained 50% of its value!
Been wearing mainly citizens for 35 years, utilizing all the complications that man has to offer on various models. Never had any problem with any of them. All of them very accurate, reliable, reasonably priced, handsome looking, tons of great comments., I’m a happy customer
Rocking an NY0040 at the moment (200m on the dial but certified to 500m by the Italian Navy). A great watch and it's completely changed my view of Citizen. Skx007 vibes without the silly price tag. Had previously been collecting the various different examples of the "Ray Mears" Promaster prior to that as a side project which piqued my interest. Gradually began to see the genius in their design. They just don't have the media presence of Seiko...which is probably a plus for any potential buyers.
I attribute Citizen's lack of watch-nerd status to how they move in all sorts of new directions. Their R &:D is bold, unlike many other established brands. Eco-drive is an example of something that has worked but they are currently fiddling around with hybrid connected watches. It will be interesting to see where that goes. Watch nerds can barely admit that an i-phone can tell time, imagine connecting a watch to one. The horror.
None of that bothers me. I find it interesting and I like manufacturers who take chances on technical innovations like this (Grand Seiko and Junghans come to mind immediately) My gripes with Citizen are entirely aesthetic. I would like an atomic timing watch or chronograph that doesn’t look like it came out of a manga comic. Something just a bit more refined and simple.
Nah, Citizen gets plenty of respect from watch nerds for their quality and the Eco-Drive is among the few quartz movements that even a lot of watch snobs won't turn their noses up at. I do think Citizen's overall design language tends to range from the more mundane to the outdated on most of their lineup. Citizen is like the nice, responsible, and smart uncle who's just kind of boring. Seiko is like the cool uncle who does exciting stuff but gets drunk and messes stuff up every once in a while.
Not a fan of Eco-Drives. I have had 4 and every one has died an early and disappointing death on watches I loved. Field, Diver, doesn't matter. I had an original, replaced with a newer 5 years later. No Joy. Had a modern, bought 3 years ago--dead! But don't go. The Citizen Miyota Divers are off the chart. Im a Righty that owns a Lefty Diver and it is an every day Go To and the watch when I dive! Amazing watch. Automatic, accurate, and unbelievable reliability. Citizen automatics are untouchable. I prefer over my Seikos (price) and my Orient (ruggedness). I own an old school Omega Seamaster--and the Citizen wins on reliability over price. Seamaster is 20+ years old so not going anywhere, but Citizen is day to day! Can't beat an automatic Citizen.
I have my mom's 20+ year old Eco Drive that I wear occasionally. I was impressed with how solidly built it was compared to the watches I wore at the time. Side note: I always think of this old commercial when Citizen comes up! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3Bg_L_ofe9I.html
I have owned and worn the Chronomaster and Eco Drive One. The Chronomaster was the most intrinsically accurate watch of its' time, superseded by the Citizen Caliber 0100. The Eco Drive One is the thinnest light powered watch in the world with a movement only 1mm thick.
I now have four Citizen watches in my collection- a perpetual calendar titanium chrono, that my dad bought for me years ago, a Nighthawk, a JDM automatic dress watch, and a newly acquired The Citizen AQ4080-52L HAQ that is simply amazing. Certainly on par with GS from a quality and finishing perspective and, IMO, leaves the similarity priced “Swiss” automatic watches in the dust.
got my first citizen(e-168 diver) as my 15 year employee longevity award. I recently started wearing it after a 10-12 year hiatus ( was wearing other watches) out of the blue. It was not running so i let it sit in the Texas summer sun ,on my car dashboard for a few hours and wallah, now running like a champ! upgraded the band and put it back into my rotation of everyday wearing! Fantastic entry level watch. Love the channel, btw!
I have the ladies citizen with the day/ date feature at 3:00 position. Blue face, battery operated . Absolutely love it. It's difficult to find a classic style beauty like this. I purchased it to replace the citizen gold face one just like it. The battery died and I saw the blue face on a new one and bought it. The style of the bezel is smooth and beautiful as opposed to pulsars corrugated bezel. ❤
Favorite Citizen is my original TI Orca on resin with the black dial. My first watch that wasnt total crap. Ive had it for about 15 years, never opened up or serviced, still runs great.
I own two vintage Citizen Eagle 7 automatic watches from the 80s and I love them. They're light, slim and they are "discreet". And by that I mean, that they are not trying to be "in your face". They are just elegantly plain and light on the wrist and I appreciate that. And they do what they were made to do: keep time. I am definitely going to hold on to them.
Great video. Absolutely agree with you that Citizens are great watches do to their aesthetics, Eco Drive and course their dependability. Besides my Apple watch it is a perfect everyday watch. The best Citizens are 1. Promaster Sea Aqualand Depth Meter Watch in Stainless Steel with Black Polyurethane strap, Black Dial (Model: BN2029-01E) 2. Promaster Air Skyhawk Eco-Drive Pilot Watch, Atomic Timkeeping Technology, Chronograph, Power Reserve Indicator, Ana-digi Display, Luminous Hands and Markers, Anti-Reflective Crystal, Black Ion-Plated JY8075-51E 3. Citizen Professional Master Direct Flight CB5001-57E To round out the collection of watches a want of course 1. Rolex 2. Apple Watch 3. Tissot 4. Rado With these 7 watches you should be set for any occasion and any mood.
I bought my Citizen NY0045-05E, the gold edged version of the iconic NY0040 back in 2002 used. And I'm still using it till today (Mar 2022). It's been a trusty workhorse. Now that the gold has worn off the bezel, the lightly brassed stainless steel left on the bezel is amazing! The scratches and nicks on the mineral glass and bezel tell of the many marine and jungle expeditions it has accompanied me on. I now have the limited edition BN4055-19L sapphire crystal, MRK Duratec-coated, full index number lumed Altichron to keep accurate time, with altitude and direction reading. BUT I will still always bring my trusty NY0045-05E along for the journey. Just in case there's a special tough job that needs to be done, this Italian Marina Millitare 500m-proven battle tool will once again stand up to the task - AS IT ALWAYS DID FOR THE LAST 2O YEARS
Spot on Jory! Citizen deserves the love too. I only own 1 citizen watch but it would be up there I'm sure as one of citizen's most iconic watches, the B7006-56L Nighthawk Blue Angels edition. It is my current daily driver as so versatile. Can be dressed up a bit for work with a shirt or looks good on the weekend when more casual. Love it's rugged angular look and that set and forget eco drive movement.
My Citizen Corso my wife bought for me 21 years ago. Still runs and started my love for Citizen watch love. Now I own over 10 different Citizen Watches.
I have a E760 Titanium divers watch my Dad bought in 2005 and left to me 9 years later. It's still gorgeous and waterproof and keeps perfect time. He paid $250 for it and I think it is a good buy for a quality watch.
I’m a lefty but I can’t ever see my putting a watch on my right hand, just wouldn’t feel right after a watch been on my left wrist for 52 years They do make some nice watches
My beautiful wife just presented me with my 1st Citizen ......The Promaster Dive 300m BN0085-01E....i'm totally blown away with it.....Checks all the boxes....Beautiful watch
If you ever wander down to NZ look me up. I own a titanium Chronomaster. One of the watches I wear the most & that gives me joy every time. No one else ever looks at twice, it unless they have ignored Nick & got into watches. Got one of those left side crown divers as well. The full lume dial version, glows like crazy, doesn't leak in the sea.
My two favorite Citizen's are the ProMaster Eco-Drive blue dial (BN0151-09L) and the Citizen Brycen Chonograph with the champagne dial (CA0649-06X) and I own them both. Although I am now lusting after the ProMaster Eco-Drive Green Bezel insert in a black PVC bezel (BN0155-08E). That black PVD bezel, green insert and black dial combination is just stunning!
Oh PS: Citizen is also the biggest watchmaker in the world by volume of sales! My only complain with Citizen is their designs by and large are very conservative and limited on originality.
