First Citizen Watch
The Good: The watch arrived in 2 days, as promised. I followed the pdf directions and configured the watch quite easily. I live in the CST which means I moved the second hand to -6. The resulting time was off by an hour, so I turned daylight saving time ON. That fixed the time. The day of the week and date were both correct. I checked the power reserve and found the watch was fully charged. I placed the watch in a window oriented towards Denver and started the Manual time signal reception. I checked the watch after several minutes and found the reception was successful. I left the watch on my dresser that night, oriented correctly, and the next morning I found that the reception was successful. I took the watch to my authorized Citizen reseller and had them resize the band for me. So, less than 24 hours after receiving the watch, everything is set up correctly. What's not to like? The Reality: First, I was shocked when I opened the box and saw the watch face. I thought Citizen had sent the wrong model. The face looked grey, not green! I checked part numbers on the box and on the website and saw they sent the correct watch. In indoor light the face looks nothing like it does on Citizen's website. Outdoors, the green is quite subtle. Second, the writing on the back (serial #, and city/time zone adjustment #s) are faint. I have to put the watch in bright sunlight in order to read them. The Verdict: I really like the watch: its light weight, its ease in changing time zones, its display of day and date, and its radio reception ability. Also, even though its Crystal is not anti-reflective, I find that I can read it in bright sunshine without any problems. I decided not to deduct a star for the above two realities. But if you order this watch, you should be prepared for them.
