Great watch, bad strap.
Got my watch 3 weeks ago. Beautiful, comfortable, great size for a smaller wrist, doesn’t get in a way, easy to read, accurate. I wear it in a pool 5 days a week. Can’t read the date without my reading glasses unfortunately, but it’s ok. I like that it doesn’t have a magnifying bubble over the date as I always destroy those somehow. The wrist band is another story. I liked the color of it - bright and pretty, popping, excellent summer watch. It’s rubber, great to swim in. The band color was a big part of my purchase decision. Unfortunately, in 3 weeks of me wearing the watch, the strap yellowed significantly. From bright blue it turned dirty dull green, not consistent color throughout - it looks old and dirty. The end keepers are made from a different material, they stayed blue, showing a big contrast. The band or the keepers became kind of sticky, it is a pain to put end of the strap through the keepers now. I took the band off and replaced it with a nylon nato strap. Looks good and feels great. I don’t think I will ever put the original rubber band back on. Into the trash it goes. So, the watch is awesome, I am sure I will enjoy it for decades, as my other Citizen watches. The strap is cheap and inferior, don’t expect it to stay its original color or texture.