

When looking at this 47mm Citizen dive watch, one can envision tables being flipped by enthusiasts at the claim that such a watch could come so very close to being perfect. I do like watches that are larger than 40mm. Thankfully Will was talking about the Bulova Precisionist review, but he was not wrong. “Furry likes them big,” said the WatchClicker himself on the 40&20 Podcast. As a result, Citizen has almost made the perfect watch. This dive watch in its 800-piece “Jounetsu” (very roughly translated into passion) limited release celebrates the very best of what makes Citizen unique in the industry. Coupled with a focus on being environmentally sustainable, it is easy to see how many decades ago Citizen came upon making the watches that they do today, quartz watches that are powered by small solar panels that occasionally use radio signals for atomic time updates, or in the case of the watch we are discussing today, GPS satellites.Įnter the Citizen Promaster Jounetsu Diver.

In Japan, time and its importance have been weighed more severely than in other cultures, and continue to be. Introductionĭifferent societies have different priorities, and the products that come from varying regions reflect this. It would take a month until I finally figured out why this almost objectively perfect watch was strangely perturbing. Furthermore, I was oddly left feeling a little disturbed whenever I looked at its dial. As I wore the watch to my car, I felt something was off with the watch. Two weeks later it arrived from Japan and my close friend immediately knew that the watch was not for him, so I purchased it from him. “I ordered the Citizen from last night! I have no idea whether I’ll like it or not. However, the next morning my friend sent me a message out of the blue.

Ultimately this pursuit would lead me to the Omega Speedmaster X33. I copied the link and sent it over to my friend and we quickly talked about it and how impressive it was. At 11:30 PM that night, I stumbled upon this Jounetsu edition Citizen Promaster. At the time, I was searching for a titanium sports watch to wear daily. As a habit, my friend and I would send each other messages with links to watches and used cars we found interesting. It was another late Friday night and we both still were at our workstations.
