World Class World Chronograph
I am becoming a bit of a Citizen addict, and I may need to check into a 12 step program for it. This is my 5th Citizen. I have 3 Axioms, 1 Paradex with the and now this one.
I love the radio synchronization and the fact that the watch actually uses the sweep second hand for both timekeeping and chronograph mode. Once you add the perpetual calendar and Eco Drive system you have the closest thing to a set and forget watch that you can have in an analog form factor.
I love the fact that you have a watch that feels right at home in a more formal setting but still has the ruggedness of 100m water resistance and a sapphire crystal.
There's only one problem with the watch. legibility. The dial is not black it's more gunmetal, and it is brushed in such a way that it will reflect light back. These reflections interfere with the silver tone hands and make the watch harder to read than it should be. This happens especially with the second hand which all but disappears at times.
I wish the dial was flat black like the Axiom line, it would help with the readability a lot.
That being said, you can twist the watch at an angle to make the silver stand out more, but it would be better if I didn't have to.
One final thing, I love the fact that it has a charge indicator so I can actually see what solar charge I have remaining.. That is a nice feature.
I love this watch. It's durability and water resistant actually makes my Paradex redundant.
This is a great all around watch and fills all the checkboxes.
