I saw this watch in a recent International Watch magazine and bought it on a whim yesterday (25 July 2018). Here is the fastest review ever.
I like the looks of the military style cardinal arabics and the larger size of the GMT dial. The slide rule numbers are carefully placed which allows for accurate calculations. The shape of it is more "tuna can" than pictures of the other variants I have seen. It has typical Citizen capability, including a forced time signal feature that worked the FIRST time I attempted same; hard to believe isn't it? But true.
It didn't take me long to go through the instruction manual to setup the watch either. One thing to remember is that it uses the "old style" radio signals to keep accurate time, not satellite capture. That's a good thing since you don't have to take the watch outside every time you want to update the thing.
Unfortunately, the watch has a significant "con", and that's its "clunkiness". At 45mm X 14.7mm and 179 grams (2 links removed), it is as clunky as a typical mechanical diver's or chronograph wristwatch. I know they had to use steel to keep the price down, but I would have gladly paid an extra $200 or so for a titanium version. I suspect I will eventually replace the functional bracelet with a rubber strap. That should reduce its overall weight by about 1/3. Anyway, its size/mass is reason enough for me to put this in the "Not Recommended" category.
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I like the looks of the military style cardinal arabics and the larger size of the GMT dial. The slide rule numbers are carefully placed which allows for accurate calculations. The shape of it is more "tuna can" than pictures of the other variants I have seen. It has typical Citizen capability, including a forced time signal feature that worked the FIRST time I attempted same; hard to believe isn't it? But true.
It didn't take me long to go through the instruction manual to setup the watch either. One thing to remember is that it uses the "old style" radio signals to keep accurate time, not satellite capture. That's a good thing since you don't have to take the watch outside every time you want to update the thing.
Unfortunately, the watch has a significant "con", and that's its "clunkiness". At 45mm X 14.7mm and 179 grams (2 links removed), it is as clunky as a typical mechanical diver's or chronograph wristwatch. I know they had to use steel to keep the price down, but I would have gladly paid an extra $200 or so for a titanium version. I suspect I will eventually replace the functional bracelet with a rubber strap. That should reduce its overall weight by about 1/3. Anyway, its size/mass is reason enough for me to put this in the "Not Recommended" category.
heb
