Fan of Citizen since buying my first 21 yrs ago. Another awesome timepiece in this LE Tsuno. CASE: Good heft to the SS case - you know you're wearing this watch. Bezel is polised but the next two tiers are brushed creating a nice contrast. The edges of the "faux" lugs are polished as well. Pushers have a satisfying click reminiscent of mechanical chronos and the primary crown (signed with the Promaster logo) & alarm crown are easy to pull into setting position with a fingernail. Crystal has a subtle dome adding to the nostalgic feel of the watch. DIAL: Although busy, the dial is very well executed. Hour indices are easy to see for both the time & chrono subdials. The hashes on the running seconds, chrono minutes and hour registers are crisp and easy to read the elapsed time. The chrono second hand has a beautiful sweeping motion and flies back to zero in a flash. The tip is thin and all hands touch the full-second/minute/hour hashes. The date window is deeply recessed casting a shadow on the date but still legible. The black tachymeter scale perfectly matches the subdial color. The main dial is a beautiful champagne color with horizontal cotes de Geneve lines while the minutes chapter ring has concentric grooves. There is green luminescent paint on the hours, minutes and alarm (tip) hands as well as the hour indices. My only criticism is that it's a little weak. OPERATION: Easy to set the alarm and turn on & off with push of the lower crow. Stop watch works flawlessly...did I mention the sweeping motion? The alarm is substantially louder than other Citizen watches I've owned with alarms. STRAP: Genuine brown leather is pretty stiff...this will take a good break in period but the contrast stitching is exquisite. No frayed thread. Push button double deployant clasp has circular perlage adding to luxurious appeal. I am very pleased with this watch!
Thank you I’m very happy I collect citizen everything is perfect
Long story short, a knucklehead friend I went to NASCAR. Indy 500, F1, air shows, car museums, baseball games, fine restaurants, dive bars etc. for 30 years passed a year ago. A month after, I got a check from his bank trust dept ....he had left me $1000. My wife suggested I buy a watch to remember him by. After a lot of research, the Tsuno Chronograph Racer was my choice. I look at this watch every day and it reminds me of Bob. It is just a clean and well executed timepiece. ONLY THING....I wish the hour/minute hands were outlined in RED or some color to give them some more visual. The watch can be a bit hard to read at times. But overall, I am most happy with this one. My daily timepiece.
The product is excellent. After ordering however, I realized how much more expensive Citizen's online shop is than most online shops, and even more than local retailers (I'm not even going to mention Amazon). I'm considering returning the item to Citizen and purchasing the same item elsewhere.