We always buy mechanical watches and never battery watches; a mechanical watch from a reputable company like Citizen will last forever, your children will inherit it. You pay for real value and not for brand/fashion; with an expensive battery watch, you pay for the external materials, the mechanism is literally worthless. With a mechanical watch, you pay for the mechanism, which took countless hours to design and manufacture a system with gears that measures time accurately.

Now, about this particular watch:
I have owned the watch for almost 2 years. I wear it every day, wherever I am. The watch is sturdy and durable, it doesn't have a single scratch after so much use. It keeps accurate time, but loses a few seconds every day like all mechanical watches (even Rolex). The internal mechanism, Caliber 8200, is a classic tested Japanese movement, easily repairable and relatively cheap to replace in case of damage.

A watch with the signature and reliability of Japanese CITIZEN.

What I liked:
1. Beautiful design, 2. Automatic MIYOTA 8200 movement, 3. Strong lume.

Could have been better:
1. The strap (24mm), although made of soft high-quality rubber, aesthetically I don't like it and I will likely replace it with a NATO strap.

A beautiful, sturdy, reliable watch for all occasions!!!!!

Perfect watch. I got it as a gift for my husband and it really worths it. It is even nicer than in the picture and it gives a luxury style. Those who are connoisseurs understand just from its features that it is something good.

Amazing value for money that the company offers.. The only flaw is the unacceptable strap it comes with, as you can see in the photo I have replaced it with a chain and it looks perfect, like a different watch altogether...

Excellent choice and value for money!! Very sturdy in the hand and better than the photos!! The only question mark is about the crown or whichever is not screw-in!

The watch really rocks, up close it's another thing, sturdy, beautiful, incredible design. I highly recommend it

I have no complaints, the lumens last very little though, what I hear for hours seems unimaginable, it only lasts about five minutes, in terms of size, because it has a low length, it seems slightly smaller... around size 45... I would say 44.5... so I don't think it will look bad on a small wrist... on a medium and large wrist, it looks small... I don't bother calculating how much it loses in general, it's not an issue... in any case, if you take it off for 24 hours, it will need readjustment, it gets out of tune... I estimate it costs around 130 euros... it's one of the few watches I wear and although I liked it from the beginning, I think it loses with this strap.

So a brief description:

I had a previous Seiko Kinetic 200m depth watch and I was looking for something similar and at an affordable price.

Positives:
- Sturdy construction (so far no issues or scratches, I just need to test it in surface diving)
- Affordable
- Ideal for sports activities or intense use

Negatives:
- The phosphorescent hands don't last long (at least in mine)

Conclusion: For €170, it is definitely worth it considering that most watches with automatic mechanism and sturdy construction start from €200+

Readable even at night, if you give it light with a flashlight for 10", it has phosphorescent indicators for 6 hours. Durable, tested all summer in the sea... the only flaw is that it loses about 2 minutes per month (but automatic watches do not "lose"). It is a good purchase if you are looking for a sturdy and ready for "work" men's watch