When speaking solely of depth, you’ll see bright blue lume from the “surface of the sea” sitting at the 3’ o clock position all the way up to the 40-meter marker.
Bright green lume floods the tips of the hour, minute and second hands, along with the hour markers, represented by small rectangles on the dial. As stated above, color, via the use of luminous paint, plays a big part of this watch’s functionality, not to mention it’s a lume junky’s dream come true. The over-sized skeleton hands were carefully crafted in their design so that even when they overlap, the diver can discern the time from depth readings. How in the hell do I keep up with all of that, you may ask? Well, Citizen color coded the markers and hands to make it a breeze to read and analyze the information, even when you’re 20,000 leagues under the sea. This multi-dimensional dial, while a bit cluttered, tells the diver the current time and date (that’s a pretty cool feature), that the watch is ready for use underwater ( power reserve indicator strikes a “ready” position), the depth in meters (which will fluctuate as you dive), and the max depth reached on your dive (up to 70 meters). It’s cool, it’s funky but most importantly, it’s functional. The dial on this model, at a glance, seems to be all over the place, but Citizen gave it tons of thought, for the diver in all of us.
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Along for the ride are Citizen’s warranty booklet, general instructions and thick instruction manual, which explains how to use this particular model in English, French and Espanol (muy caliente!) I would hope that since this watch hovers around the $1000 price range that Citizen would send it away in a box or packaging worthy of cradling this mammoth sized beast. Perhaps, you will find different variations of it, depending on who you purchase it from. Since I did not purchase this watch through an authorized dealer, I am uncertain if this is the actual box that comes with this watch. This Citizen watch arrived in its fairly standard Citizen Eco-Drive box, and inside I found the cylindrical two-piece gray box we are all accustomed to.
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Since this review is about one of Citizen’s watches equipped with a depth gauge, I’ll quickly direct you to 1985, as it was the year Citizen introduced its first-depth-gauge watch, knows as the “Aqualand.” In 1995, Citizen introduced its Eco-Drive technology, bringing us full circle to 2014, where I am fortunate enough to adorn a dive timepiece that seamlessly blends the past, present and future and can simply be describe as the best that Citizen Watch has to offer.Ĭitizen Eco Drive Promaster Aqualand Depth Meter SpecificationsĬrystal: Mineral Glass with Anti-Reflective Coating While many speak of Seiko’s heritage, many are unaware of Citizen’s proud lineage: one that was born in 1918 and continues to live one of the most decorated lives of any watch company in existence, releasing many industry “firsts” during the late 70’s and early 80’s, and emerging a leader in the quartz watch industry.
It’s made a splash on my wrist in a big way, and its out-of-the-box design approach makes it stand out in a sea of sub homages and overly used catalog case designs. Recently, I blipped about the new The CITIZEN Eco-Drive Promaster Aqualand Depth Meter BN2024-05E that debuted in Basel 2014. Citizen Eco Drive Promaster Aqualand Depth Meter
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