I have a few other Citizen watches, and this one is very disappointing. From the face of the watch to the band, it is not what I was expecting. I am still considering returning it.
This is my second Citizen Atomic Watch and I found its quality and workmanship to be excellent, as expected. However, if you are expecting the blue face to be apparent in normal light you are likely to be disappointed. It actually looks slate gray unless you place it under a bright light and, on top of that, use some imagination. I have had others look at the watch and they had the same impression.
I received this as a birthday gift and it’s my second Citizen watch. I like all of the features but I do not think it is user friendly and I had to watch a few videos on how to set it up. The watch is a little top heavy and this band does not have the micro adjustment's like my other Citizen watch. So it’s either too tight, or loose. I cannot get that perfect fit unfortunately.
This is my 3rd eco-drive and same as the 1st 2, it keeps perfect time. I haven't yet gotten used to the radio reception feature, but I do expect it is also above reproach.
My brother gave this to me as a birthday gift. We have both worn Citizen watches for many years. I really like the features such as the automatic timekeeping and how I don’t have to manually adjust the calendar days or adjust for daylight saving time when it comes. The watch went from Feb 29th on the leap year and rolled over to March 1st all by itself. I only wish the strap had the older micro adjustment so I can get that “perfect fit”. The watch is heavy, so you choose to fit it tight or loosen it with that small link but it still moves around your arm a bit. Other than that no complaints.
This is an excellent looking and performing watch. I would give it 5 stars except that the band is not to the same quality level as the main part of the watch. I have an older, similar price point watch from Citizen with a noticeably better band.
Great customer service. Good watch but does have a couple of quarks.
Purchased this watch on a cruise after my electronic watch ran out of power and no charger. My eyes gravitated towards Citizen even thou other brands were being sold the accents on a blue face surrounded by chrome and clear Crystal just captured my interest. And wearing it has brought many favorable remarks from others.