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.
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.
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
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!