Lovely and functional but... minor annoyances

I purchased this to replace an older watch from a competing brand. Before the purchase I did a great deal of research including looking into watches many times more expensive from European luxury companies. I decided that the Citizen was the best compromise of beauty, value, and features. It is a classic design in a fun color. Dressy enough but also casual enough. Nice features including a date and glow in the dark hands. And quite reasonably priced for a mechanical watch at under $500. I don't regret the purchase but I want to point out several very minor annoying problems with the design for anyone who is considering the watch. First, though the watch mechanism is made in Japan, the band is made in China, which isn't obviously displayed on the product description. The band is extremely hard to resize at home. I had Citizen resize it but it was a tiny bit too tight I wanted to add in one link but it was impossible to get the pins out. I was able to move the band over one notch on the clasp and it is fine now but it should actually be possible to resize at home and if not they should say so. Another annoyance: the magnified date looks ridiculous. Biggest annoyance: the watch says it has a 40 hour power reserve but it winds down to a stop overnight if not worn for at least 7-8 hours per day. my last mechanical watch was fine after 30-40 minutes of wearing. This is really inconvenient! final annoyance: the illumination is a feature I really wanted and a deciding factor for me in purchasing this watch but the hands are very slender and the illumination is only on the tips so when they overlap with the number markers (say 4:05 am) it is almost impossible to see them or know the time. I like the watch but note after weeks of wearing I do wonder if I should've purchased one of the much more expensive ones I'd considered. Then again, this is thousands of dollars cheaper and I know it is an excellent watch at a very reasonable price.