I recently came to appreciate watches and what wearing one can do for your mindset. Constantly aware of the inevitable passing of time and how precious such a thing is. When headed into a licensed dealer to buy my first “real” timepiece, a different brand and make that I had researched, this watch caught my eye as I waited for the clerk and I couldn’t shake how beautiful it was. I walked out that day without it but for a month, it sat with me that this watch existed. I called my brother after seeing it and after he said “did you get it?” Meaning the watch I already set my mind to before entering the store, I confirmed “yes” only to add “but a Citizen watch put me in a crisis”.
Some personal background, my wedding band is black Tungsten (matches bezel) and my favorite color is purple (matches dial). Since I was a child, I was fascinated with space and to pay homage to that childlike dream, everything I own that’s meant to inspire wonder is astronaut/space themed. My gamertag and online persona has always been “Astro”.
As soon as I saw the moon phase and the red moon dial……it had its grips on me. The “red” is more of a dark magenta. I haven’t seen it appear red in any light, which I prefer. The black bezel, which is featured on the “red” version of this watch unlike any other color way in the Tsuki-Yomi collection, matches my wedding band beautifully. I love how brilliant the bracelet looks on this watch although I wish they had used a more premium mechanism for the clasp (small and only knitpick).
With my other watch, I had to swap out the bracelet immediately for leather to preserve it as after only a day at my computer with my wrist resting on the desk as I typed….scratches appeared. That is NOT an issue here. This watch feels like a tank. The Titanium feels light and has already taken some hits as I’m getting used to moving with a watch on my wrist and the watch looks fresh out of the box still.
All in all, this watch is personal. I’ve never felt like something was made with me in mind but this piece feels bespoke to my style and character. If you’re interested at all, you won’t regret your decision and I highly encourage you to indulge. I didn’t even talk about technology because of how long winded this review is but my goodness, you’re getting one of the most jam packed pieces of equipment out here. The radio controlled self setting is so cool to witness.
