I have been a fan of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron ever since the mid-1950s when my Dad started taking me to their air shows. It is an honor to wear a watch dedicated to them, stamped on the back of the case with their official seal and displaying their blue and yellow color scheme. Although not an inexpensive watch, I purchased mine on board a cruise ship at a substantial discount off the list price. Aesthetically, I frankly prefer the wristband to the more expensive metal bracelet model. The watch is perfectly accurate to the second thanks to a radio signal it receives daily at 2:00 AM and 3:00 AM. Even on those rare occasions when it does not receive the signal, the watch is still extremely accurate. Powered by ordinary light, the watch never needs a battery. The sapphire crystal is virtually scratch-proof and there's even a thoroughly impractical slide rule on the bezel it would take an aeronautical engineer to operate. Although it took some doing to program, now my watch never needs adjustment. It converts from standard time to daylight savings time automatically. I'm still holding out the hope that at one of their air shows the Blues will see me wearing “their” watch and offer me a ride in one of their two, two-seat, supersonic F/A-18 Super Hornets so we can punch a hole in the sky together. :-)
Was on my wish list for over a year...then came Black Friday. Perfect size, thickness, weight. Looks more luxurious than the Breitling Navitimer and not as bulky. My new go to watch (not an Apple watch fan, too distracting, and have a Garmin for health). Had a hard time figuring out the correct time (city time zone) but haven't been able to connect to the radio tower yet (not outside enough?).
Beautiful watch! The complexity of the watch brings a bit elegance to it. The dials have nice circular ridges to them, that makes them stand out from the rest of the face. The leather band is a bit stiff on the ends where the watch is. But after a while the strap forms to your wrist, and it's very comfortable. It took a while to realize that the time zone acronyms are airport codes since it is a pilots watch. I did get an aftermarket strap to preserve the original, and keep in mind that the pin is curved, so it took some effort to fit a normal strap with a straight pin. I do recommend resetting to zero just to see how it's done. The watch adjusts itself, so it's very low maintenance. The slide rule is turned by the knob on the left. It has enough grip to turn it with one finger. I highly recommend this watch for people who like pilot watches.
Beautiful watch! The complexity of the watch brings a bit elegance to it. The dials have nice circular ridges to them, that makes them stand out from the rest of the face. The leather band is a bit stiff on the ends where the watch is. But after a while the strap forms to your wrist, and it's very comfortable. It took a while to realize that the time zone acronyms are airport codes since it is a pilots watch. I did get an aftermarket strap to preserve the original, and keep in mind that the pin is curved, so it took some effort to fit a normal strap with a straight pin. I do recommend resetting to zero just to see how it's done. The watch adjusts itself, so it's very low maintenance. The slide rule is turned by the knob on the left. It has enough grip to turn it with one finger. I highly recommend this watch for people who like pilot watches.
Beautiful watch! The complexity of the watch brings a bit elegance to it. The dials have nice circular ridges to them, that makes them stand out from the rest of the face. The leather band is a bit stiff on the ends where the watch is. But after a while the strap forms to your wrist, and it's very comfortable. It took a while to realize that the time zone acronyms are airport codes since it is a pilots watch. I did get an aftermarket strap to preserve the original, and keep in mind that the pin is curved, so it took some effort to fit a normal strap with a straight pin. I do recommend resetting to zero just to see how it's done. The watch adjusts itself, so it's very low maintenance. The slide rule is turned by the knob on the left. It has enough grip to turn it with one finger. I highly recommend this watch for people who like pilot watches.
Beautiful watch! The complexity of the watch brings a bit elegance to it. The dials have nice circular ridges to them, that makes them stand out from the rest of the face. The leather band is a bit stiff on the ends where the watch is. But after a while the strap forms to your wrist, and it's very comfortable. It took a while to realize that the time zone acronyms are airport codes since it is a pilots watch. I did get an aftermarket strap to preserve the original, and keep in mind that the pin is curved, so it took some effort to fit a normal strap with a straight pin. I do recommend resetting to zero just to see how it's done. The watch adjusts itself, so it's very low maintenance. The slide rule is turned by the knob on the left. It has enough grip to turn it with one finger. I highly recommend this watch for people who like pilot watches.
Beautiful watch! The complexity of the watch brings a bit elegance to it. The dials have nice circular ridges to them, that makes them stand out from the rest of the face. The leather band is a bit stiff on the ends where the watch is. But after a while the strap forms to your wrist, and it's very comfortable. It took a while to realize that the time zone acronyms are airport codes since it is a pilots watch. I did get an aftermarket strap to preserve the original, and keep in mind that the pin is curved, so it took some effort to fit a normal strap with a straight pin. I do recommend resetting to zero just to see how it's done. The watch adjusts itself, so it's very low maintenance. The slide rule is turned by the knob on the left. It has enough grip to turn it with one finger. I highly recommend this watch for people who like pilot watches.
Beautiful watch! The complexity of the watch brings a bit elegance to it. The dials have nice circular ridges to them, that makes them stand out from the rest of the face. The leather band is a bit stiff on the ends where the watch is. But after a while the strap forms to your wrist, and it's very comfortable. It took a while to realize that the time zone acronyms are airport codes since it is a pilots watch. I did get an aftermarket strap to preserve the original, and keep in mind that the pin is curved, so it took some effort to fit a normal strap with a straight pin. I do recommend resetting to zero just to see how it's done. The watch adjusts itself, so it's very low maintenance. The slide rule is turned by the knob on the left. It has enough grip to turn it with one finger. I highly recommend this watch for people who like pilot watches.
I bought it few months ago, after wearing it for only a few times the bracelet broke, the watch itself is really nice and looks excellent, but the quality is just not good for the price.
Got this watch in late 2017 and still get compliments up to this day. Just now replacing the bands after 5 years...
This is a beautiful watch! I love that I do not have to wind it or worry about batteries…EVER! The design of the leather band really compliments the watch. However, I do wish it was the exact same design but made of a more durable and sporty rubber material that would allow me to wear the watch freely in sweaty or rainy conditions.
This thing is almost perfect. The size is just right, it’s super easy to use once you initially get it set (which really isn’t very hard), and it’s gorgeous. I love the shade of blue, and the yellow accents. The leather strap is beautiful, however I wish the inside of the strap was the same soft leather as the outside. It seems to be some kind of vinyl or something, it’s pretty stiff and looks like it won’t hold up as well as the leather. That being said, it’s still very comfortable.
This thing is almost perfect. The size is just right, it’s super easy to use once you initially get it set (which really isn’t very hard), and it’s gorgeous. I love the shade of blue, and the yellow accents. The leather strap is beautiful, however I wish the inside of the strap was the same soft leather as the outside. It seems to be some kind of vinyl or something, it’s pretty stiff and looks like it won’t hold up as well as the leather. That being said, it’s still very comfortable.
WOW!!!!! I bought this amazing-looking timepiece after watching a review on youtube. 5 limited pieces sold and shipped by Amazon. Man, I felt lucky that day. Citizen Watch company...I raise my glass to you.
I have waited a few years to be able to get this watch, I saw pictures of it and have wanted it ever since. Well Citizen you have NOT let me down. This is by far the best watch I have ever had. From design to quality, it's top notch. Thank you and I'll see you soon for another watch!!
I have waited a few years to be able to get this watch, I saw pictures of it and have wanted it ever since. Well Citizen you have NOT let me down. This is by far the best watch I have ever had. From design to quality, it's top notch. Thank you and I'll see you soon for another watch!!
Being a resident of the U.K. I have always admired the Citizen Red Arrows eco drive watch. So taking advantage of price differences between the U.K. and the USA whilst on holiday in Orlando I paid a visit to the Citizen retail outlet off international drive. This was the watch that really caught my attention. The sheer style and elegance felt just right on my wrist. It has so many functions that baffle me, but there again I don’t need to use most of them. This autocorrect function at midnight keeps the time spot on, I don’t have to worry about changing the battery and as we travel quite a lot, the time zones are easy to update. The only negative I have is that I could not find a comfortable fit on my wrist with the steel wristband. I ended up having to have a stylish blue rubber strap fitted. Citizen, listen to your customer suggestions, supply a half size link. I have noted many complaints about this.
Being a resident of the U.K. I have always admired the Citizen Red Arrows eco drive watch. So taking advantage of price differences between the U.K. and the USA whilst on holiday in Orlando I paid a visit to the Citizen retail outlet off international drive. This was the watch that really caught my attention. The sheer style and elegance felt just right on my wrist. It has so many functions that baffle me, but there again I don’t need to use most of them. This autocorrect function at midnight keeps the time spot on, I don’t have to worry about changing the battery and as we travel quite a lot, the time zones are easy to update. The only negative I have is that I could not find a comfortable fit on my wrist with the steel wristband. I ended up having to have a stylish blue rubber strap fitted. Citizen, listen to your customer suggestions, supply a half size link. I have noted many complaints about this.
Got this 2 years ago at Christmas. Amazing looking watch. Looks even better than it does in the pictures. I can’t wear the watch every day because of my job and because I’m getting skin rashes from metal. So I got this one basically for weekends. When I first noticed the battery won’t last from one weekend to the next even though it was full I sent the watch in for service, maybe get a new battery, idk. I got it back untouched with note that I didn’t do a proper reset on it. Took the book, did the reset, same thing. So I gave up. I was gonna manually set the watch when I was gonna use it. All together maybe had the watch on my wrist for about 50days in the past 2 years. Back of the leather band cracked after 5 or 6 times on hand. The watch was never in contact with water. Setting it up manually requires the manual all the time. I live in Toronto, so if set up time zone being NYC is showing The time being 5 hours earlier. I love the appearance of the watch, everything else is just painful.
bought this a month ago, and enjoying it more each day. At first I wanted to buy a metal bracelet for it, which will not fit, but the leather band has softened and is very comfortable
I love the way this watch looks. It’s why I bought it, but I’ve had it 4 or 5 days and it still hasn’t synced to the correct time.
I just had a bad experience about fixed the time , and I get back twice to the retailer store to help me , but still I am not satisfied or happy about it , and I will switch it to different Blue Angel .. The leather is very weak and uncomfortable in men hand , the hand minute is not match the hand second and I hate that .. the calendar is funny when tern the next day to the right date ..nothing work for me !.. I got back to my old Blue angel Skyhawk Eco drive AT till the retailer receive new inventory as manager promised soon .. nice and beautiful design and features but I am sorry to tell with less quality .. I do not recommend it .. store manager told me I do not receive the signal in my area and I should fix the time manually ! Do you believe that when I live 20 miles from Down Town Miami ..!
The watch is more then OK, stylish, beautiful looks, no power problems. Strip for me, too weak, after 2-3 months needs to be replaced, and the original is too expensive.
Treated myself to this watch to supplement my collection of automatics like the Rolex GMT-Master II and a Breitling Avenger. I have a Citizen Blue Angel chronograph from the before Eco Drive days but seldom wear it because it it is a smaller watch and my 70-year-old eyes are not as good. Also have an Eco-Drive WR200 NaviHawk model purchased more than 15 years ago. It survived a motorcycle crash in 2012 and needed only a new crystal and cleaning. The Blue Angel World Chronograph A-T is the creme of the Citizen crop that I have and may also become the top watch for use instead of the automatics. Like the NaviHawk, the radio control and quart technology provides unparalleled accuracy that Rolex and Breitling cannot match. The size is perfect, the watch is light (especially when compared to the automatics) and it has the functions I need in an easy way to access them. Bought the bracelet model but may also get the blue and yellow band shortly. The dial is less cluttered than the NaviHawk, the 24-hour dial and easy multiple time zone functions serve the needs of someone who travels through several time zones more frequently than I probably should. Unlike the NaviHawk, this model does not have the legs that catch on porous underlining of my motorcycle jackets. My only regret is that I did not buy the model earlier. My bad.
I bought this in the Caribbean while on a cruise. Love it.
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Really like the look of the watch. Overall it functions well. Auto set time feature does not work often. Outer rim of watch scratches somewhat easily. Biggest gripe is that the band, which was a big selling point for me, has really not held up, which for a $600 watch is pretty lame.
I just received my watch today in the mail. I have not even had it for an hour and I'm loving it. I love all of the gadgets yet it still has the feel of a mechanical watch.
So I bought the AT8020-03L recently. Fantastic watch. Nice style. Plus sapphire crystal. I probably would have bought the Tissot if the glass wasn’t sapphire. I was in Times Square and already went to Swatch and Tissot and I was planning to visit Seiko in Madison Ave. But they were already closed so I decided to look at Citizen too. Nice staff, pleasant and efficient. The Citizen Eco-Drive World Chronograph Radio-Controlled Blue Angels immediately caught my attention because of the style. It didn’t hurt that they have an ongoing discount promotion. But the watch was stunning regardless. I always liked automatics. It would take me a lot of effort to buy a quartz because I don’t like the idea of getting the batteries changed, but this is different. Light-powered, any light. Quartz precision, sapphire crystal, world clock - choose your time zone, daylight saving function, perpetual day and date - even leap years!, radio signal atomic clock synchronization, chronometer, slide rule and analog computer conversion like Breitling, 24 hr clock indicator, water proof to 20bars pressure, nice style... what’s not to like? 42mm bezel like a Speedmaster. I’m sure I missed something. I'm very happy with it. My friend was shocked I bought a quartz but after showing him the features, he ended up buying the same model! Useful when traveling to other countries; just set the new time zone and the watch readjusts! Only the GPS versions have a leg up but I still gravitated to the AT8020 style. It’s a fun watch. I actually enjoy using the radial logarithmic and conversion calculator. Anyway I’m geeking out. Way better than Breitling, function-wise. It’s a wear and forget watch. It won’t let you down. Better than an automatic: 6 month life on one full charge. Ok let me stop. Check the pics online yourselves. Im not a photographer:)
bought this a month ago, and enjoying it more each day. At first I wanted to buy a metal bracelet for it, which will not fit, but the leather band has softened and is very comfortable