Citizen Men's Promaster Diver Solar Powered Watch with Rubber Strap

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Both the Mako and Seiko are attractive dive style watches. I have a Seiko 5 myself. I’ll wear it swimming or in the shower. But if I’m diving, It’s the Citizen. The E168 is quite accurate, too — in a normal temperature range (5°C to 35°C), it offers ±15sec/month accuracy. For a budget watch, such level accuracy is surely praiseworthy.

Case Size and Material – The size of the case should complement your wrist. Also, the material of the case is crucial as it determines the durability and craftsmanship of the case.

However, Citizen is NOT another watchmaker — we’re talking about one of the world’s biggest watches manufacturers. Citizen Promaster Diver is one of the most successful dive watches from Citizen and is often considered as the best budget dive watch. Endurance, toughness, and accuracy are the most notable features of every ‘true’ dive watch. That being said, a decent dive watch comes cheap; also, not every watchmaker can ensure top-level durability. Citizen uses their Caliber no. E168 in the Promaster Diver BN0150-28E. On a technical level, this is a three-hand quartz movement with a date display. Both the Orient and Seiko listed here are not ISO certified divers. Non divers are only subject to ISO standard 2281 which only requires testing to 100% rated depth for 10 minutes. Skip lot testing is allowed meaning that not all pieces are required to be tested to achieve the WR rating. Dive watches have always enjoyed being the center of attention among watch lovers all over the world. Some may think that the fascination for the diver watches is a new trend — it’s not!

All of the Citizen Promaster watches are wonders of modern engineering. So, what’s so special about the Promaster Diver? Keep in mind the high beat of a quartz and Citizen’s care in regulating them prior to shipment means the three I own keep under 30 seconds fast a year. That is the second reason I no longer wear an auto, the weekly reset to correct running at least a minute fast means at least 50 crown operations a year. The Eco Drive gets a date correction and DST – about 8. There is much less wear and tear on threads and stem. If I were to rotate 4 watches with one being an automatic the reset would then number over 90 a year as the watch would likely rarely get fully wound and would likely require time and date set every four days.

Specification

In fact, almost all kinds of watch enthusiasts and collectors share this common fascination for dive watches. After all, we live in a world where Rolex Submariner is the most iconic and loved watch. Type of Movement – It can be either mechanical or quartz. A better movement ensures more functionality and accuracy. More: How Does a Kinetic Watch Work? – COMPLETE GUIDE Citizen Promaster Diver Review: Features & Benefits

Strap Material – Typically, a strap is made of leather, nylon/fabric, or metal. Each of the materials has its own pros and cons and different use cases. Identify your usage style and choose a strap that suits your usage style. Yes – the Citizen Promaster Diver is ISO certified, which makes it a high functionality professional diver. Is The Citizen Promaster Automatic? Other than the EcoDrive, the overwhelming selling point of this watch is it’s 200m ISO certification and all that it includes If your alternatives don’t at least offer ISO certification, it really isn’t an alternative for what the watch was designed to do. Especially at this price point where ISO certification is a pretty big deal.But manufacturers of “affordable” pieces don’t have the margins. So at best, with a non-certified diver, it MIGHT have only been pressure tested at depth for 10 minutes, if at all. For example, under a fluorescent light (3,000 lux), it only needs 40 minutes to gather the energy for one-day usage. Also, on a sunny day, it takes only 11 hours to charge an empty battery fully. Once the battery is fully charged, it’ll last for about 6 months. So, you see, despite being a quartz movement, it’s free from the biggest (or maybe the only one) disadvantage. While I didn’t get any shots here, the lume is Citizen’s aqua tone BGW9 and I absolutely love it. Low light visibility is no issue and even seconds hand is slightly lumed. All these features make for a dial that’s just fun to interact with. Above all, the blue tone is also a sight to behold and can often transition to a sort of deep purple depending on the light. I’ve also had zero issues with the AR-coated mineral crystal. No chips or scratches… nothing. The case is made of stainless steel that has a brushed finish. If you’re still skeptical about the durability and reliability, you should understand that the water-resistance of Promaster Diver is ISO-compliant.

Dial Style – This is completely dependent on your taste and choice. It should resemble with personality.However, do NOT fiddle with the crown underwater or with wet fingers. If you do so, water might enter the case and compromise the water resistance.