Best watch I've ever had for any price ! Keeps perfect TIME to the minute ; never have to reset it except to change to DST to EST ! Never take it off , swim , shower and work with it on ....
Purchased one of the first Eco-Drive dive watches with rubber watch band. Loved it. Ran like a champ for over 20 years. Just had to buy a new one cuz the stem locking threads gave out and a bit of water got in it. Had it serviced once and the factory did it for free cuz they never saw one so old. My only issue is the rubber watch bands get brittle and crack after a few years and you have to replace them.
I actually own a Rolex Submariner too, but I refuse to wear it on a daily basis. This CITIZEN dive watch is my new go-to 24/7 timepiece. I've only had it a few days, but I'm astounded by its recharging technology! And so far, my sole very minor complaint would be that its rotating bezel is difficult to operate with one hand. Perhaps after its more broken-in, this will improve. Would I buy this watch again? Absolutely!!!
I bought this watch a year ago for spearfishing, diving, work, etc. I’m a U.S. Army combat diver and work in Key West FL teaching new combat divers. I’m in the water 2-3 days a week, most of that spent at depths ranging from 10-130 ft. I previously used a casio g-shock as a backup to my dive computer but the timer button would hit my depth gauge and stop the time, extremely frustrating and ineffective for a backup to clock TTD. The only time the g-shock was decent for the task was if it was attached to a navigation board for closed-circuit diving. Enter the citizen promaster diver: I researched various options and ended up narrowing the choice down to this watch or a seiko skx777. I chose the citizen because of the eco drive and quartz mvmt being easier to use/less attention required than an automatic mvmt. I set my promaster time by the time.gov atomic clock and after one year the time has only shifted 2 seconds. Im very happy with the amount of illum as well. Too much illum can ruin night vision of your eyes and can actually be seen on a calm clear water night from the surface as divers approach their target. I like how i can charge up the citizen w a flashlight if need be, but found that illum from normal sun exposure during the day is adequate for night diving. Overall, for all practical purposes, this watch is perfect for all the tasks i require of it. I’ve considered buying a second one just to keep NIB so that i can give it to my son when he grows up in fifteen years because I’m confident mine will still be running and I’m afraid such a fine product will cost big money eventually.
