Lou 02/16/25
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Hard to see

I bought this watch sometime around 2 years ago. I do like the watch, looks good. The only issue i have, have a hard time seeing it. Hands blend in with the background. And at night, the illuminated face lasts for less than an hour, then becomes nearly impossible to read the time.

Mike_R 07/09/23
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Beautiful- when you can read it..

Just like everyone else- love this watch, mechanically perfect, looks sharp. Only one problem- the hands blend perfectly into the dial. In anything but direct sunlight you can't read the time. If I could send it in to get the hands changed to something readable I certainly would. What say yea Citizen? Look at all the reviews here stating the same thing.

Krazylou 04/08/23
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Good daytime wstch

I bought this watch a week ago. I have allergies to some metals. So far this watch has been good for me that way. The watch says it's luminous. If it has a bright light to "charge" the luminous material, it does. But it is hard to see at night. If you don't have a good light source, you can't read this watch at night. If that was better, this watch would receive a 5 star rating. For the price, it's good for a day watch, a good showpiece, and that's about it. Come nighttime, the watch fails.

Sally 03/30/23
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Looks nice

Hard to read date. Time also hard to read because hands are same color as background.

Sdes 01/11/23
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Beautiful watch, hard to read the time!

The watch is beautiful! Bought it as a gift for my fiancé. However, the face is really difficult to read in daytime, and impossible at night. The hands have no reflective coating and completely blend in. Had to return.

Jdubya 12/17/21
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Great Watch - But

Had this watch for 4 years and love the styling, weight, chargability with any light - but -hands are not luminous except immediately after being exposed to light. Called the company and was told in order to see hands at night you must expose them to light? What good are luminous hands if you can't read them at night?

Jackie56 09/04/20
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No light

I love the look of this watch EXCEPT...it will NOT light up in the dark at all it is very dim and even when charged in light all day I also see lots of complaints for this very problem on line for this exact watch . You can NOT see what time it is in the dark

Anonymous 11/07/19
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Doubled87 11/24/18
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Good, not great.

I bought this a few months ago and overall it’s a great watch except for one thing that drives me nuts that I thought I could live with. I cannot read the time in low light conditions. Nothing about this watch is “luminous” like they claim. Because of this, I have a habit of checking time with my phone, so this watch is more of a “look good piece” than it is functional. I’d return it if they would take it back, but oh well. I guess I’ll have to do my homework and research whether or not a luminous watch by Citizen is actually what they say it is.

Goose1974 11/14/18
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I can only read it in bright light settings

This is my 4th citizen watch. I love them, great designs, long lasting and never fail. The draw back to this one is that you can not see the hands in lower light settings. I wish the hands were white or a brighter color so you can read them.