Category: CITIZEN

Owner review: Citizen Promaster Diver

My eyes slowly open. Laying in bed, I take a deep breath of humid August morning air. The sun filters through the blinds. The cacophony of chirps from the wildlife outside my open window is not as deafening as it occasionally is. I lie in bed, assessing what I should do today. The trees outside…
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07/11/2022
Owner review: Citizen Silver Leaf Lacquer NB1060-12L

The way I typically decide to buy a watch is very deliberate, reading multiple reviews, watching youtube videos and memorizing all the specs. I’ll try on the watch if possible in stores then I’ll hit every manner of website to try to track the lowest prices. That wasn’t the case with the Citizen Silver Leaf…
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06/09/2022
Owner Review: Citizen Caliber 0100

What is the purpose of a watch? Most fundamentally it is to keep the time, and to tell the time; to state as much is an objective statement of fact (otherwise I don’t know what we’re all doing). We can keep time in a few different ways, but quartz watchmaking, like the Citizen Caliber 0100,…
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04/02/2022
Owner Review: Citizen Promaster Marine

The Citizen Promaster Marine may not have the prestige of its Swiss competition, but if there is one thing Japan is know for, its mechanics and reliability. The Citizen Promaster Marine NY0086-16LE is my current favourite watch, it comes across as a watch that should cost 5 times what it does, and makes you feel…
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02/02/2022
Owner Review: Citizen Jet Auto Dater

The soft whine that began somewhere behind you has grown to a dull roar. As the speed increases, you feel your body being pushed back into your seat. You’re aware of a faint mechanical rattle and the clinking of the white coffee cups and saucers stored in the galley just ahead. The angle of the…
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14/09/2021
Owner Review: Citizen 67-9119 “Spyder”

Long before the Citizen 67-9119 “Spyder”, the first watch that made an impression on me was a Citizen Eco-Drive chronograph that my late father gifted me “for no reason” (as was his way) in the summer of 2002. It will turn 20 years old this year and hasn’t missed a tick. The emotions we associate…
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11/09/2021
Owner Review: Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Tough Titanium

The first time I saw the Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Tough Titanium, I thought it was hideous. The dial looked cluttered, with its oversized Arabic numerals, the white luminescent markers contrasting sharply against the blue dial (it also comes in black). Also, it was a Citizen. And a quartz. Who would pay so much (£300)? It…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Diver

Way back in 1976 Citizen invented the first light-powered analogue quartz watch that runs only on light as a power source. Amazingly it can retain power for up to 6 months on a full charge. This history brings us to my Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Diver. The dial is matt black with Trapezoid markers at 12,3,6…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Citizen Promaster Diver NY0040-41e

I bought the Citizen Promaster Diver NY0040-41e on a whim! I thought, ‘I wonder if it’s a good Seiko SKX alternative?’ I’m going to say that this watch was extremely low priced, due to being refurbished, however I came to find out that, it was sold as refurbished but it wasn’t. It has a dial…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Citizen Promaster Diver Ecozilla BJ 8050-08e

The Citizen Promaster Diver Ecozilla BJ 8050-08e is one very awesome model made by the Japanese watchmaking powerhouse. With a case width of 48mm, a thickness of 18.6mm and around 165g of weight, it deserves the friendly but imposing name of Eco-Zilla. When I chose it, I was looking for a summer mate and this…
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02/01/2021