The watch itself is gorgeous - I feel like Captain America while wearing this red, white, and blue timepiece. The radio controlled function works great and helps it keep perfect time. The movements are precise and give it a high quality feel. The only let down is the rotating crown - it does not move smoothly and feels like it is grinding when rotated. The only flaw in an otherwise superb watch!
The bezel is free wheeling. I expected it to function like my Citizen dive watches, with clicks that holds it in position until you move it. But it does not. I find this very disappointing
I ordered this watch three weeks ago, it arrived in about four days. Extremely well packaged, the delivery truck probably could have run over the box and not damaged it! This is my third Citizen overall and my second Eco-Drive. You buy a Rolex for ego, you buy a Citizen Eco-Drive for everything else; looks, heft, quality, accuracy...and the list goes on! Citizen makes owning quality watches easy! As my only con, I agree a more visible second hand would change my Review Title from "Close to perfect" to perfect.
I only have 2 issues with the watch, one is the second hand is hard to see & should ALL be red. Also, the red lines on the face of the watch should not be red but white instead. the red lines cover up the second hand! It gets lost due to the second hand is so thin. Couldn't see that on line when I purchased it so, I probably wouldn't have bought it in person. Although; I do love the watch as a whole. It's a mans watch for sure. The size & weight is just right. I'll probably not buy on line again just cause I'm not 100% in love with this watch. Its the little things... pay attention citizen. It's a beautiful watch but one minor flaw ruins it!
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