My wife bought me this watch for Valentine’s Day while we were window shopping at the mall. We were contemplating this awhile and she knew I loved the look and quality of the Citizen Promaster 1000 M Professional Divers watch and she agreed. The build of this watch is all quality starting with the super titanium and while others criticized the stiff polyurethane strap, I feel that if it was made of a softer strap it would take away from the quality and durability of said strap. The large bezel is a nice feature and the sapphire glass adds to the quality so you will feel safe avoiding any scratches to the watch. I also appreciate the lump feature and 1000 M water pressure is outstanding. This is definitely a conversation piece and you definitely will get complements galore. I am 5’9’’ and have pretty large fist and forearms and my wife doesn’t feel like it looks too big although some may feel otherwise. I personally like the larger watches as I feel like the smaller faced watches look wimpy.
I love this watch, I bought it years ago and sold it and regretted it and ended up buying it again a few weeks ago. I own a lot of watches, but I love big dive watches. I have a Rolex Deep Sea as well which I dont wear that much anymore, its more an investment piece. I wear this almost daily and I love the fact you never have to worry about winding it like an automatic and that it can get power for a year from a day of sunlight. It has quartz accuracy as well. I love the chunky size and it wears well on a big man, its a talking piece for sure. Downside and things to improve are to make the strap a little softer (I washed mine carefully in warm water to soften it a little). and perhaps work on the lume a little. If Citizen could get stronger, longer lasting lume it would be almost perfect for me as a daily wear watch. Build quality is exceptional and I think its one of the best, most durable watches ive seen on the market in years.
the most durable scuba watch who i seen and i have. i m very proud of it.
I got the watch about two weeks ago and I can't stop wearing it. It is huge but my wrist is large and it feels good. The bezel lock works so smoothly it is amazing and the Power Reserve is very nice to have. Time keeping is perfect and the lume is very good. All in all a very impressive timepiece. Citizen is the best at Eco Drive / solar powered watches hands down.
