Doubled87 11/24/18

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Good, not great.

I bought this a few months ago and overall it’s a great watch except for one thing that drives me nuts that I thought I could live with. I cannot read the time in low light conditions. Nothing about this watch is “luminous” like they claim. Because of this, I have a habit of checking time with my phone, so this watch is more of a “look good piece” than it is functional. I’d return it if they would take it back, but oh well. I guess I’ll have to do my homework and research whether or not a luminous watch by Citizen is actually what they say it is.

Goose1974 11/14/18

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I can only read it in bright light settings

This is my 4th citizen watch. I love them, great designs, long lasting and never fail. The draw back to this one is that you can not see the hands in lower light settings. I wish the hands were white or a brighter color so you can read them.

Doc 01/02/18

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Watch hands blend too much with face!

I love the look of the watch, but have a hard time telling the time because the watch hands blend too much with the face. Hands should have red color like the stopwatch hand. Does not have a night time glow either.

Pick 12/13/17

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Can’t read in the dark

Looks great. Feels great. Fits well. But impossible to read in the dark or near dark

Matt_1 12/30/22

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Readability

Got this timepiece as a gift a couple of years ago. Great piece of engineering. Bad thought process regarding presentation. Can barely read the face unless in bright light. Hands should have been highlighted with a bright white (lumed) inset as well as hour marks. Good watch. Great looks. Nice piece of jewelry. Bad functionality for actually reading the time.

Nurselife 09/15/21

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Great looking watch if you're in direct sunlight

The second hand isn't a true second hand, the second hand is one of the small dials in the watch face. The hour and minute hand are very difficult to read because they are very similar in color to the watch face. I work in healthcare and I need a second hand that is easily read as well as being able to easily read the time and sometimes low lit areas.

Bn101 08/09/23

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Can’t read it in low light

I can’t read the hands in low light, need to have white hands, can’t read it indoors

Trailer52 07/10/22

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Can’t read the dials; blends into background.

I bought this watch to tell the time of day. This watch looks great in the photo. I’m t is sold and beautiful. But you can’t read the time due to the dial’s color blending into background; indoors or outdoors is the same almost impossible ability to read the time. What a disappointment. I owned it less than one day and knew I’d have to return it. Wholly not acceptable. Very disappointed. I had my first CITIZEN watch 23 years until a lost stop watch push button couldn’t be replaced. I’ll try another CITIZEN watch which has white or legible hands that can be read easily at a glance without eye strain or by maneuvering the watch to catch the light just right to read the time. Watch does not illuminate for night glow which you’d think would be a standard feature. I miss my old CITIZEN. I’m not giving up though. Note to CITIZEN: Please fix the color of the main dials! And don’t let anyone buy this watch without full disclosure. Thanks for allowing candid reviews. But I couldn’t believe the watch dials are almost invisible. Darn it.