CitizenMen's Eco-Drive Promaster Sea Dive Watch in Super Titanium with Black Polyurethane Strap, Black Dial (Model: BN0220-16E)
E**Y
Awesome quality, incredible workmanship.
This Citizen Divers watch is one of the best watches I have owned. The weight and feel of the super titanium is superb. Considering it is a large watch, it does not wear like a large watch at all. The light weight feel of the watch is hardly noticeable on my wrist. The dials are very legible to see and the lume at night is easy to read. The flat base of the watch contours my wrist very well and does not rotate much and stays stable on my wrist. I've worn this watch on a recent mountain bike ride and the feel and weight is hardly noticeable even in harsh riding mountain bike situations. The attached wrist strap is very supple and comfortable. I highly recommend this watch for anyone looking for a light and stoutly made watch. Bravo Citizen for making such a quality timepiece at a reasonable price.
J**Y
WOW!!! JUST WOW!!!
after being a vintage watch restorer for 30years, specializing in military and diver mechanicals, and being a full on mechanical movement snob, these Citizen solar divers have won me over. years back i bought a huge 'zilla' solar diver with the same E168 solar movement, and i do love that watch. there's something to be said for watches that don't need to continually be on a watch winder or wound, and still constantly need to be reset due to the much lesser accuracy of mechanical watches.upon seeing this i fell in love with the cool design, which is a close reedition of an 80s quartz. i was not prepared for how amazing this piece is. it's super duper light due to the titanium, but with an extremely scratch resistant surface due to Citizen's duratect process. this is insanely accurate, maybe a second or two fast after a month or so in my piece. the visibility is long lasting and superb. while the strap is made to be a bit hard to get off your wrist so it will be secure, it is supremely comfortable.this does have a 60click bezel, which is superbly well-aligned (unlike another infamous Japanese major watchmaker). 60clicks have been and are often used on pro diver and military issue diver watches, so it's not a negative, but be aware of the fact if you get this. there is no discernible backplay on my bezel, locking well into each integer, but it does have a very different feel to the bezel action which may take some getting used to, but excellent from a working perspective.after years of some of the best Swiss and Japanese diver mechanicals for decades, this has won me and is now one of my favorite pieces to be on my wrist. lastly, the seconds hand of these E168 movements are not only accurate timewise, but are very accurate in hitting the markers on the money. radio/satellite controlled solar watches are notorious for being perfectly right on the mark...i've Citizen and Casio Oceanus solar radio controlled divers and both are precisely exactly on the money. the E168 movement is very close to that, about 98% exactly on the mark, at times varying about the width of a hair off. that's acceptable to me, who is very OCD, so i'd say these are very good. certainly leagues better than other even costly luxury quartz watches that cost in the thousands.so not much to dislike about this unless not a fan of the unique design. and even if up to now you haven't appreciated non-mechanicals. last point is that this conservative dial/bezel color, which is my preferred, is a lot less expensive than the other colors of this model, so another benefit of this piece.
T**S
Surprisingly good
I bought this piece as it had a unique look, and the markdown of 46% made it irresistible. Having worn it though it has proven better than expected. The visibility it offers is outstanding in general but the lume is specifically so, glowing visibly all night most of the time. Though the watch is large as it has no lugs it wears small. The bezel action is good especially for a titanium watch at this price. Most of these low cost divers have those rubber corrugated type bands that frankly are uncomfortable at best. This one however has more of a softer almost silicone like feel and really isn’t bad at all. I have not had the piece all that long but if my Citizen watches of the past are any guide the movement should last longer than I will. My first Citizen eco-drive is still going strong having not been serviced for nearly 17 years. I would recommend it if you are looking for something different but aren’t inclined to spend a fortune in that endeavor and then having to worry later you spent too much on an experiment you may regret which in this case you probably won’t it really is a cool watch.
M**I
Beautiful watch
Perfect dive watch. Easy to read, light, big but wears just right. The blasted texture of the titanium is very nice. The rubber strap is super strong but soft and supple. I had been wanting to get something like the Citizen 1300m from 1982, and this reissue is perfect in that regard. Let's hope they think of doing the 800m as well.
O**X
Nice watch
It's a very nice watch, excellent build quality etc, except mine doesn't quite hit all the tick marks. Not a huge deal for me since I'm just going to read the time anyway. If you can live with it, it's a fine timepiece.
P**E
Unique looking watch
I understand it’s appearance may not work for everyone but it is supposed to pay homage to a very exclusive very capable dive watch made by Citizen many years ago.Lightweight and super accurate, it’s bezel action will feel different due to its titanium construction.
P**O
Very lightweight and easy to read, but feels "cheap".
Having owned and worn several other titanium watches (Breitling, Formex, etc.) I was disappointed in just how cheap feeling and looking this Citizen was.In the past i owned the titanium Citizen Skyhawk, and loved it. It felt like a quality watch, and kept impeccable time. I love the Eco Drive movement. It's genius.This watch, I'm sorry to say, feels like a $19.99 Timex from Walmart.
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