I got this as a month ago as a gift. I didn't like watches before the nighthawk. It's great. I've worn it every day since
I received this watch as a gift from my wife, which I picked out myself. I wear it everyday, religiously.
I bought my Citizen Nighthawk about three months ago. It is my first watch I ever purchased and I could not be happier. Everytime I look down and see it on my wrist I love it even more. The watch is perfect. It's can be dressed up like I wear it every day(business dress) but then I have no problem wearing it causal either. I love the look but it's also very comfortable! Overall I'm very pleased with this watch and have no regrets purchasing it!
I had this on my Christmas wish list a few years ago my family pitched in and got it for me best watch I've ever had fits perfect I have since purchased another citizen watch and even more in love with it
I purchased this watch years ago on sale at a local Kay Jewelers, it was priced $200 or $300 off the MSRP of $499. It's been worn through two combat deployments and years before and since. I am rough on my watches and outside of the band being worn and the crystal slightly scratched from repeatedly being hit by steel, it has held up wonderfully.
I buy my watch 3 years ago and this week sometinght was rang 2 times.
This watch is mechanically great and looks amazing. It's hard to see indoors or in dim light. In complete darkness the lume is alright and did the job. The only problem is this mineral glass scratches so easily. This should come with a sapphire installed.
This watch is mechanically great and looks amazing. It's hard to see indoors or in dim light. In complete darkness the lume is alright and did the job. The only problem is this mineral glass scratches so easily. This should come with a sapphire installed.
This watch is mechanically great and looks amazing. It's hard to see indoors or in dim light. In complete darkness the lume is alright and did the job. The only problem is this mineral glass scratches so easily. This should come with a sapphire installed.
I’ve owned this watch for a few months now and what a beautiful watch it is. I initially noticed this watch when I purchased my first ever Citizen, but I didn’t have the money at the time to get it. With black being my favorite color in many things, I knew I wanted to own this watch one day. Now that I do, I’m very happy with it. My only complaint (like many other peoples) is that the watch can be hard to read at times. However, I don’t mind much as I have many other Citizens that aren’t blacked out and are easier to read. Another small gripe is the ion plating. I don’t wear this watch as much as some others I own because I’ve seen pictures of how other Nighthawks and how terrible their bands look when scratched. So for that reason, this watch inevitably won’t be an everyday wear for me.
I have 6 citizen watches. I actually just bought another one yesterday, the mens corso. My nighthawk i bought about 2 years ago and i thought the hands just didnt light up until i realized i got a bad watch. Ill leave it under the sun for a week just so it lights up for a second. Wish it worked as presented. If you guys can do anything that would be greet! I have had one of your watches for 10 years
I've wanted to get a citizen watch for many years, this Nighthawk is my first. This watch is beautiful. The build quality is above reproach. Warning to those who try to use it in low light, you just can't see the dial and that's okay if you know about it before hand. Also I got my size off by a little and they sent me an extra link no questions asked. The replacement of the link was super simple. Great watch, great customer service.
I’ve owned this Watch now for about a month and started collecting citizen watches about 5 months ago, the main issue that people have with these watches is that you can’t read the dial, and while that is true if it’s absolutely dark outside in any other condition I never have trouble. The watch has a very expensive and strong feeling to it with just the right amount of weight. I’m hoping to further my collection soon and get more of the nighthawk line up in the future! Great job citizen, you’ve created another masterpiece!
Im very disappointed in Citizen. I bought this watch about 2 years ago and the watch’s battery hasn’t held a charge for longer than 2 hours since I brought it home. I took it back to the retailer who then sent it to Citizen for repair. It was returned, apparently fixed, but it’s still not working. At this point, I wear it because it looks amazing with all my suits. Not for telling time. What a disappointing experience.
My favorite watch by far, I’ve been working on the oil industry for 23 years and ruined a few watches out here. This is the first watch that I’ve slammed up against any and everything out here and it hasn’t scratched or broken. Very good quality watch look forward to buying several more.
I received this watch as a gift and have to admit that as an avid Citizen Watch fan this watch has a major flaw in my opinion. It's difficult at times to distinguish the time on the watch. Black on Black on Black.....sometimes I have to hold the watch just right in the light to see the hands. On a positive; it's a great looking watch with all of the quality that I think Citizen brings with their products.
I like this watch, but very hard to see the time in the dark.
Good: Sturdy Construction Eco-Drive Bad: Easily Scratched Screen Glow-in-the-Dark Feature of Numbers and Hands is EXTREMELY POOR
I bought this watch about a month ago from Helzberg Diamonds. I get all of my jewelry from Helzberg so when it was time for a new watch, they were my go to place. Upon seeing and trying on the Nighthawk, I was immediately happy with its look and feel. I loved the design and thought the black/grey combo looked very professional. Unfortunately about a week after I bought it, the pin that fastens the clasp to the watch itself broke on the end. Now when I take the watch on and off, the clasp just dangles there and could fall off at any point. I have to be very careful when I take it off so that I don't lose the clasp. Again, love the look and feel of the watch but can't believe a part of it broke in less than a week's time.
I bought this as my first Citizen watch, and starter into "entry level luxury". The aesthetics caught my eye, but Eco Drive sold me. I was in love with this watch from the start, but slowly fell out of love after enduring some issues, and finding one major design flaw which has cost me $ in repairs. Pros: Stealth look, solid feel on your wrist, and Eco Drive! Cons: For starters, as others mentioned, you can't see much without full lighting. The band also began to wear, to where I now have a "two tone" band just a few years later (the coating is not very resilient). The crystal scratches fairly easily as well. Finally, the BIG flaw....the stem of the crown sits WAY too loose into the bezel. There is WAY too much play between the two. Because of this, two to three time zone changes a year have managed to break the stem off requiring nonwarranteed repairs TWICE now. I have since went to a Navihawk A-T and this watch sits unused for fear of breaking it again.
This watch is mechanically great and looks amazing. It's hard to see indoors or in dim light. In complete darkness the lume is alright and did the job. The only problem is this mineral glass scratches so easily. This should come with a sapphire installed.
Eco-drive tech is advertised as "You'll never need a new battery". Hearing that I would assume the the capacitor should last for at least 8-10 years. Tho after 4-5 years it started to constantly loose time, and the only way to prevent it is actually let watches absorb sunny daylight for a day or two. Unfortunately it will keep them juiced-up for another week, may be two, and than it repeats. Chronograph second hand sits off by almost a full second at it's rest position (12:01 instead of 12:00). Not a deal-breaker, but just tells something about QA/QC at your factories. Chrono start button feels flimsy. Band starting to fall apart after 3 years of wear. Again, not a big deal, as it just made me put this watch on Nato strap, which I think works much better anyway. I'd give it 7/10, but I feel like 8/10 (4/5) is too much, as there are obvious flaws with a watch. So 3 starts seems to be fair. P.S. Citizen, please do more less than 42mm watches!
I bought this watch 9 months ago. Watch looks as good in person as in pictures online. Watch has all of the features I need in a watch. It is a great piece to wear when dressed up or down. Nighthawk lives up to its name because it is truly dark at night. Don’t try to tell time when the lights go out. Very annoying and for that reason only gets three stars. This is an area that should never be a failure point for any watch company
I have the original nighthawk, before this model. The adjustment pin fell off twice in which I had to get it service, the battery since it is eco-driver I had to get it recharge by Citizen. Other than that pretty good watch, was given to me as a birthday gift.
Not an easy to read watch when it gets dark and the hands light up only very briefly after being exposed for a significant time to sun. Should have avoided the dark on dark. Otherwise very nice.