The watch is as expected. I too found the citizen buckle to be over-complicated and unnecessary. I simply changed the strap to one with a normal buckle.
Watch looks great and nice looking blue strap but a nightmare to figure out how to put it on with the clasp set up. Would highly recommend Citizen replace with a regular blue leather strap. Lastly trying to properly set the watch is the other nightmare. I gave up on getting the day of the month set correctly so will have to pay a company that specializes in watches to do it for me. Good looking watch but…
My second PCAT after losing one on a trip. Beautiful style. Gets compliments when people notice it. It syncs atomic time automatically almost every night, but even if it goes a few days without successfully syncing it still remains spot-on accurate. I've seen many reviews where people complain about the strap. It took a little getting used to, but I like it for the quick snap on and quick removal. The clasp doesn't dig into my wrist like others complain about (if it's uncomfortable, try setting it one notch looser).
I agree with the other reviewers. A beautiful watch with an unnecessarily complicated band.