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Citizen

Citizen is a corporate conglomerate based in Japan, founded in 1918 (named Sokosha Watch Research Institute). The name Citizen emerged when a Citizen pocket watch first was sold in 1924. Measured by total units produced Citizen ranks among the top watch companies worldwide. Notable brands include the Citizen Eco-Drive, Citizen Skyhawk, Citizen Independent Watches. The deployment clasp with a push button is available for many Citizen watches.

Looking at “Infinite Possibilities,” Citizen Launches Automatic Series 8 Collection

Japan’s Citizen Watch Co. continues its month of new releases, introducing its relaunched Series 8 Collection to the U.S. market. The series comprises four models in two distinct designs, the 870 and 831. Together, the Series 8 models mark another substantial step by the brand into a more luxurious segment of mechanical watchmaking; the name...

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Mar 18, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Citizen’s New Mechanical Caliber 0200 Fuses Swiss and Japanese Watchmaking Traditions

After several years of launching new products built almost entirely on its signature Eco-Drive and Satellite Wave technologies — as well as mining its high-profile, pop-culture partnerships such as Disney properties Marvel and Star Wars — probably the last thing anyone expected from Japan’s Citizen Watch Co. this year was a new mechanical caliber. But...

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Mar 8, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Citizen Steps into Luxury Materials with Limited-Edition Super Titanium Satellite Wave GPS F950

Japanese watchmaker Citizen has been growing its catalog of luxury-focused timepieces of late, the most recent addition being the new Super Titanium Satellite Wave GPS F950, a new tech-heavy watch that combines titanium and rose gold. The new model is being released in commemoration of Citizen’s first titanium watch 50 years ago — which, according...

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Jan 23, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

2020, The Watch Year in Review: 7 High-Flying Pilots’ Watches

It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch launches despite the huge obstacles posed by the pandemic and its effects on the world economy. As we look ahead hopefully to 2021, it’s time for our...

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Dec 28, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

The Top 5 Watches of 2020 (According to Instagram)

2020 has been a mixed year for watch releases. Facing the ongoing difficulties presented by the pandemic, many brands have eschewed some of their larger releases altogether in favor of more modest campaigns. Conversely, other brands charged ahead, taking advantage of the new landscape, adjusting to the conditions, and unveiling creative designs and initiatives for...

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Dec 19, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Light Makes Might: Citizen Unveils Promaster Eco-Drive Satellite Wave GPS Divers

Japanese watchmaker Citizen has once again added to its popular Promaster collection, this time with two new GPS-equipped dive watches. The two models, dubbed Promaster Eco-Drive Satellite Wave GPS Diver 200m, are the world’s watches to combine light-powered timekeeping, GPS satellite capabilities, and a 200-meter depth diving function, according to the brand. All these elements...

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Nov 3, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

The Sky’s the Limit: Citizen Unveils New Promaster Nighthawk

Citizen introduces two new reference as a part of its Promaster AIR franchise following on from the release of its Promaster Sky model that launched earlier this year in March. The timepieces come in two styles following its aviator tradition in colorways inspired by Military uniforms, rank insignia as well as the glow of a plane's cockpit.

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Aug 20, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

FEATURE:

Hello, Newman! 10 Panda-Dial Chronographs That Aren’t the Rolex Paul Newman Daytona

Actual pandas are a rare and vulnerable species, only recently removed from the endangered list, but "panda dial" watches — loosely described as chronographs with black subdials on a predominantly white main dial — are more ubiquitous than ever, especially in the wake of the record-breaking auction sale of the world's most famous panda-dial watch, Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona. Here we round up 10 currently available panda-dial watches.

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Jul 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Citizen Releases Four New Super Titanium Watches to Celebrate Its Partnership with ispace

In honor of its fifty years in titanium history, and to celebrate its new future in space, Citizen has announced the launch of, not just one, but four new timepieces.

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Jun 23, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

May The Fourth Be With You: Citizen Marks “Star Wars Day” With Two Special Editions

The original Star Wars (retroactively subtitled “Episode IV: A New Hope”) hit theaters in May 1977, and hardcore fans of the epic, cinematic sci-fi franchise it launched have since established today’s date, May 4, as a secular holiday, using “May the Fourth Be With You” — a play on the classic Star Wars salute “May...

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May 4, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

CITIZEN PROMASTER SKY

A Watch with a Passion for the Sky There are many pilots’ watches out there. But the PROMASTER SKY 30th Anniversary flagship model stands out for its refined functional beauty. The watch features the light-powered Eco-Drive F990 movement which has achieved a running time of five years when fully charged. The movement can also capture...

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Mar 1, 2020 by WatchTime

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

Eight Significant Pilot’s Watches That Landed in 2019

As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at eight watches from 2019 targeted...

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Dec 25, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Excelsior! Citizen Honors Marvel Founder Stan Lee With Limited-Edition Watch

Japan's Citizen Watch Co. began its high-profile partnership with Disney Entertainment and Marvel Studios in 2018 and has launched several rounds of Marvel superhero-themed watches in the months since. Now, just in time for the holidays and in the closing months of Marvel's 80th Anniversary year, the company unveils its first timepiece dedicated to Marvel's legendary founder, Stan Lee, who passed away in November 2018.

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Dec 13, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Citizen Launches New Marvel and Spider-Man Anniversary Watches at NY Comic Con

Another New York Comic Con is in the books, and with it comes another round of superhero-themed timepieces from Citizen, which began a partnership with Marvel Comics and its parent company Disney in 2018. Following last year’s initial launch of eight men’s pieces, and the subsequent launch of the collection’s first ladies’ pieces concurrently with...

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Oct 11, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

PORTFOLIO

Record Breakers: 9 Watches That Set World Records

A Rolex Daytona formerly owned by Paul Newman broke a record when it sold at auction for 17.7 million dollars in 2017. But certain other records cannot be measured in money. Here are some spectacular examples from the wristwatch world.

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Aug 9, 2019 by WatchTime

FEATURE:

The Ultimate Guide to High-Accuracy Quartz Watches

Walk into any horological meetup with a quartz watch on and you’re likely to get the door slammed in your face. I kid, I kid — but only partly. Ever since the mechanical watch industry made its recovery in the face of a specific doom brought on by Japanese watchmakers, many so-called watch enthusiasts (snobs...

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Aug 2, 2019 by WatchTime

NEWS

Citizen Caliber 0100: The Most Advanced, Accurate Eco-Drive Movement Launches in Three New Watches

More than 40 years ago, Japan’s Citizen Watch Co. revolutionized the wristwatch world, and timekeeping technology, with the introduction of Eco-Drive, an innovative system that employed the power of light to recharge the batteries of that era’s dominant quartz movements. Eco-Drive calibers were not only the answer many were seeking to the problem of short...

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Jul 24, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

REVIEW:

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hands-On with the Bulova Oceanographer Devil Diver

About a month ago, after writing on the Citizen Tsuno Chronograph Racer, the publicist I was borrowing the watch from for the article let me know they were the first to have the retail model of the Bulova Oceanographer Devil Diver in New York. I’ve written on the watch before after its initial release, but...

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May 19, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

Baselworld 2019:

WatchTime’s Official Editors’ Round Table for Baselworld

Baselworld 2019 will most likely go down as the show’s deciding year: On one hand, Baselworld had to deal with yet another significantly lower number of exhibitors (and visitors); on the other hand, the show’s new management also had to make sure the outlook for 2020 would be convincing enough to bring back large portions...

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Apr 6, 2019 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2019 REVISITED:

Citizen Conquers the Sea, Air and Land With 30th Anniversary Promaster Limited Editions

Citizen launched its line of Promaster line of professional-grade sports watches, targeted at adventurers and explorers, 30 years ago. To commemorate the three-decade anniversary, the Japanese power brand unveiled at Baselworld 2019 a trio of limited-edition Promaster models, one each for land, sea, and air, that boast not only Citizen’s proprietary Eco-Drive movements but other...

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Apr 3, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
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