Citizen Promaster Watches

Nice practical watch. Since it's made of titanium it's super light, with sort of a light greyish matte color on the case and bezel; you can hardly tell you're wearing it. As far as stylish, I don't know. It all depends on what you consider stylish. To me it's a plain looking Diver's watch. I have always had a strong liking for Diver's watches ever since I was a kid. I own many, from different makers. This is a functional tool watch as far as I'm concerned. It meets ISO requirements in order to be classified as a true "Diver's watch" with a depth water resistance of 200 meters. Many so called Diver's watches, and watches that look like Diver's watches really aren't true Diver's watches. It has a great looking bluish lumen on the hands contrasting with a greenish colored lumen on the dial markers and 12 o'clock bezel insert, that when charged by light stays bright for quite awhile, and is clearly visible throughout the night. It has a very unique looking unidirectional outer bezel/chapter ring that's easy to grasp, and turns smoothly, staying in place when adjusted. Furthermore, since it is an Eco-Drive Quartz watch, it is very accurate, and reliable, and it's water resistance never needs to be compromised by opening the back to change batteries. It even has a nice looking rubber strap that is comfortable, and appears to be quite durable. I trade straps on my watches regularly, and currently have it on a NATO strap, which I'm a fan of. I'll be putting it back on it's original rubber strap from time to time though. Is this watch as good looking as some of my higher priced Citizens, Seikos, Omegas, Steinharts, etc.? Perhaps not, but a classic, good looking, functional, reliable Dive watch it is. It's different, and is it's own watch, without trying to mimic something it isn't, like so many other brands and styles are guilty of (I own some of those too). It's well worth the price. I like it, and would recommend it to anyone looking for this kind of timepiece.

This is a watched sold for the Japanese domestic market so I had to import it. The diameter is shorter by about 3-4mm than European/USA Citizen watches so suitable for people with smaller wrists like me. I like this watch over the Citizen Skyhawk because the bezel is just titanium with no markings or numbers painted on which would eventually peel or scratch. Again, unlike most others, the titanium alloy case and bracelet is coated too- with Duratect MRK which I believe is a diamond like coating. The watch has a sapphire coating on the glass which is makes it incredibly scratch resistant, way more than Mineral Crystal found on most others. Timpson charged me under a tenner to remove some links from the bracelet to reduce the length to fit my wrist- the bracelet has a manual adjuster too under the clasp, for up to 7mm so you can make a further finer adjustment to create a perfect fit. The timeless design of this watch hasn't changed since 2013 when it was launched - USA/European citizen watches seem to be replaced with newer models a lot more frequently. It uses the advanced U680 citizen movement technology which includes atomic timekeeping and Citizen Watch US on youtube explains in a clear video how to set U680 watches.

I had been a bit hesitant to purchase this watch thinking it was too gaudy and large. I was wrong! It fits perfectly on my (7.5") wrist and the technology is pretty impressive. I found it easy to start and manipulate (with the help from a you tube session) between the time, calendar, chronograph, and timer. The backlight to see the digital time and date is pretty impressive. Knowing that you receive a signal each night from either the US, Europe, Japan, or China regulating the exact time is awesome. The high quality leather color coordinated strap was a bit to showy for me so I put on a Barton black silicon strap but the rest of the color on the watch is fantastic. Add the sapphire crystal, the 200 feet of water resistance, "Zulu time" and the 24 hour dial and you have a ridiculous watch for a great price. I have to say Citizen has made a very cool and technically impressive watch.

Very reliable, comfortable, and good time keeper. It hand winds, but doesn't hack. Hand winding helps get the watch enough energy when you haven't worn it in a while. The band is of a good quality and is easily replaceable since it is a standard 20mm width, should you wish to. The watch has good lume on the markers, with the hands a slightly different hue than the markers. It's easily readable even after hours. The bezel is extremely easy to manipulate with wet, slippery hands, miles better than the Seiko SKX. Bezel has 60 clicks, and is very positive. This watch was used by the Italian Navy and it is capable of withstanding depths exceeding the 200m listed. It is one of my favorite watches and I'm sad to see that it is not available in the USA without going to dealers abroad. If Citizen were smart, they'd bring it back state-side.

This watch has all the features that appeal to me in a diver. Screw down crown, and back. Unidirectional bezel and great luminescence. The four o'clock stem and date window set it off from the normal everyday design. It obviously is accurate and the eco battery charge works well and is a great feature. The face is well designed for telling time at a glance. The 200 meter water resist isn't something I need as far as scuba diving is concerned but is does indicate a general level of quality of manufacture. It wears well and is comfortable on the arm. Over all a fine example of Citizen's ability to make a feature loaded watch of high quality for a reasonable price.

I was actually at first disappointed when I realized this didn't have a Sapphire crystal but now I see why. The weight of the Crystal would make the watch feel heavy. This watch is not heavy on the wrist. I wear this daily and it's much lighter than most of my steel watches and feels similar to my Garmin Fenix 3 watch. The rubber steal is very stretchy and comfortable too. The only drawback or negative is that the rubber attracts dirt and dust easily so I'm constantly wiping it off. A new band is definitely in the plans for the future! Great value if you can find it under $600.

This is one awesome watch! As much as I love my SKX's, I have to say that this Citizen NY0040-41E is a much better quality watch! The qc is really good without the misalignments like Seikos. The power reserve is better. It handwinds. The positional variants are tighter than Seiko's. There is just better quality in the Citizen over a Seiko! The rubber strap is better than the SKX too, but it's still not the most comfortable band though. All in all I love this watch. I highly recommend this watch to anyone whom is thinking about getting one of these. You should be happy with it if you do.

This is a great watch with a some shortcomings. It looks great, relatively easy to operate but one of its shortcomings (for me) is dual use of 2nd time zone/date window. I like the day/date displayed (which currently set) but if I want to see time for a 2nd zone then I cannot display date. If I could view both of these (which is available on other Citizen models - non LCD models), then watch would have received 5-stars from me! Maybe if display could rotate between the two functions on a 1minx1min basis?

This is a good-looking dive watch that promises water resistance to 200 meters (about 6 times as deep as typical advanced scuba divers go). The automatic mechanism demands that you wear or wind it daily. The strap is a bit narrow and short, and the watch a bit downsized in both form and function, compared with my chunky 1990s Citizen Pro-Master quartz analog-digital hybrid that finally outlived its utility after 3 decades of service. Promaster? Not quite. But not bad.

Great black dial with metallic markers and nice lume. Creative hand set with a seconds hand hitting all of the markers every time. The reviews I read and watched were correct, it's a great watch and it brings a smile to my face. Drawbacks? I'm not a fan of the rubber strap. Hard for me to get a good fit. Either too tight or the next slot has the watch slipping off the side of my wrist.

1. Email from Citizen: "Thank you for your response. Unfortunately eBay is a unauthorized dealer any watches purchased from eBay have no warranty at all. You may still send your watch in for repair services however there may be a cost to you. Sincerely, LaToya B. Customer Care" 2. Watch at full charge lasted 3 days. Actually power went to zero in three days. 3. Freakin' heavy. Weight does not equal quality - such as bezel refuses to stay adjusted in place. 4. I have had four ECO's since they first came out. The worst thing about them is that the digital displays are pathetically weak and the location of the light casts a shadow that makes reading worse. 5. The "manual" remains bizarre. It covers the MOVEMENT for all the various models with the same movement. Therefore, you need an hour to figure out which button (or how many buttons) apply to your PARTICULAR style of watch. Not all A-Ts have the same number of buttons or button sequence.

Watch is nice. The rubber watch band is terrible. Forty dollar Casio is better. The sliding retainers will not stay in place for 20 minutes...a real pain

It will not work as a watch......only as a diving tool