I just purchased this watch, and I'm very pleased with it. I work in an environment where I can't have Bluetooth devices, or Wi-Fi, so this passive watch is perfect. I really wanted a nice watch that had an alarm, and this was the only one I found with that feature of this style (the Seiko's don't have alarms, for example). I wanted a nice-looking analog watch with solar power, sapphire crystal, atomic timing, able to read at night, and an alarm. It's a tad busy, but it's nice looking. I like the muted black look. The sapphire crystal is great, and I love not worrying about scratches. Being a newbie, the thing I will never understand about luxury watches is why they don't have lights or electroluminescent screens. I was worried about the glow-in-the-dark hands on this watch. I will say they are MUCH better than the ones on my old Citizen Perpetual A-T World Time watch I got used on eBay. That one is useless after 15 minutes. This watch is much better, including being able to read it at 5am in a dark bedroom if I've left it in the sunlight the evening before. It's the in-between environments with a little light that are still a bit challenging, like movie theaters or music halls. But so far I've been able to read it. I do hear that the luminescence on these watches might be a weak point compared to a few other brands, I can't say it's true as I haven't been able to compare. Whatever they did, it's definitely an improvement over older models. I do still feel like I need to get a digital watch with an EL display for times when it's important. Why do luxury watches not do better in the dark?
Love the watch. Have owned it for over 4 years. Super light weight, titanium., and accuracy is phenomenal. Only gripe I have, is that it's hard to read the dial in low light situations.
Love that the way this watch works, and the way it sits on my wrist. This is the 3rd Citizen I have added to my collection.
My PCAT is "the watch I always wanted". I like good technology and this watch has it! The PCAT's use of a calibration signal sent every night means that I know the watch on my wrist is showing the correct time (and date) ... exactly. Stored solar energy is used to move the PCAT's hands and dials. I chose the grey finish, but the silver and gold were also beautiful. The PCAT is very nicely done. The complimentary band sizing resulted in a watch that was easy to put on and comfortable to wear, but there was no "play" at all; every time I took the watch off, I'd rip out one or two hairs on my wrist. I took the PCAT (and the extra links) to a jeweler and had an extra link added for a very low fee. Ed in NJ