A Colourful Rolex Alternative For Only $150!
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OK, so I'm not suggesting this is a 1 for 1, but you get the idea I'm sure. A bright, fun, colourful everyday wear watch with a nice set of dimensions from a big Japanese brand for a smidge over $150USD? YES PLEASE! Cheers, Jody
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While I am quite loyal to Seiko, I must admit Citizen has really been stepping up thier game!
Definitely on a roll at the moment.
Citizen has always been vastly underrated while Seiko got all the glory !
It is more that Seiko has lost their game. Their qc is shit.
Vintage citizens have a lot of personality. Look into the citizen jets as they have a unique movement along with being very good looking watches.
I feel the EXACT same way.
I’m really glad you called this an “alternative” instead of a “Rolex killer”. My newest pet peeve is TH-camrs calling a $100 Seiko/Citizen a Rolex OP or Rolex Datejust killer.
Agree, it has become a youtube culture cliche
But i still wonder why everything has to exist in function of Rolex.
Because to the general public all mechanical watches are Rolex. Just like every fountain pen it's a Mont Blanc.
It’s no more an ‘alternative’ than a ‘killer’ though.
Jody is doing exactly the same thing, for exactly the same reason!
Nobody on the planet is genuinely making the choice between those two watches.
@@duckruttHow many of Jody’s/other Rolex abusing TH-camrs viewers would you describe as ‘the general public’ that know bugger all about watches?
It’s done because it makes money ffs 🤦🏻♂️
I am surprised Jody has not jumped on the ‘Poll’ bandwagon yet 🤑
I did not have a single Citizen until I was well into my 60s. Now I have 8! They are putting out some very attractive watches nowadays.
"My Citizen collection", could be a great video for you to make and share with the world :)
Senior Citizen
I've been buying citizen since I was a kid but I got on the Seiko kick and came back to citizen Better Built better value-for-money and this watch proves that right here
I clamped onto Citizen about 15 years ago because a super close friend of mine had just been assigned to his east coast SEAL team and he said it was wild how all the old guys with experience would run Eco-Drive Promasters because they were impeccably accurate and as bombproof as a G-Shock. I still have all 3 of them that I’ve acquired since then and they’re impossible not to love. Admittedly, even as a hardcore Citizen lover, my Promaster Diver GMT has some significant alignment issues but it’s the one my wife picked out herself and I just love it. So it’s just made me so proud the last year and half that Citizen has really stepped into their innovative role and taken some big shots.
I’m a Seiko lover as well, but every budget-minded watch dork like myself knows what it’s like to attach yourself to a brand that refuses to be unattainable.
Great work! Citizen appear to be raising their game.
Citizen is the new king of the affordable watches at the moment in my opinion. Definitely a cool addition. Thanks Jody 🙏🏽
Finally, a big TH-camr talks about this awesome watch!! I've had the blue variant for 8 months now, and it never ceases to impress me. Such an exceptionally well built piece, especially considering its ~$150 price tag!
I would really like to see manual wind watches again. I have a few vintage watches and absolutely love how thin they are and I have no problem winding them everyday.
Even vintage automatic watches are thinner than modern ones.
I have an old Nivada Antarctic from the 60's/70's with an auto movement. It's thinner than all my modern watches.
This see through caseback trend always adds some thickness also.
@AxLWake I have some older Timex watches and a Certina Club 2000. The Timex watches are 10.5mm and the Certina is 9.5mm. I'd love to see more watches at this thickness. There's definitely some autos that could get close to that 10.5.
I'm impressed with how well this watch stands up to scrutiny. Maybe an aftermarket mesh strap would work well. Between this and the Tsuyosa, Citizen is dominating this category.
Seconded, mesh looks great on those. Some dial versions among the first batches released a couple of years ago on the Asian markets actually came on mesh.
The Citizen « The Citizen » ChronoMaster, at 20 times the price, features a much better quality bracelet and clasp but zero adjustment too. 🤷🏼 apparently, Japanese wrists have absolutely constant diameters.
Thanks Jody, great review, lovely watch, mineral crystal is the only issue for me as I have a history of scratching watch crystals.
I bought this watch when it came out in dark blue on leather, and I loooove it. It has maybe my favourite handset of any watch I own. So glad you reviewed it Jody!
I guess for the price it leaves room to swap out the crapola bracelet. No micro adjusts, and a bit thick for what it is. I have a feeling they will make something similar in quartz and make it thinner. Echo drive (solar) I mean, that would be nice and a better bracelet.
Well, they already have done something similar in Eco-drive. Look up the AW0090 (aka Rolan) and AW0100.
@@SubCapt Thank you. I looked at some of each. the 0090 had many on a leather strap which is nice and don't need to worry about having a junky bracelet.
Very nice, thanks for the video.
Purely personal opinion, but I think the day complication mars the good looks of this one.
Im surprised they used a see-through caseback . It would have slimmed it down a bit with a solid caseback. All in all, good pick up.
Since Seiko has almost moved out of the well-made budget Japanese watches niche to the ±$500 and above market, Citizen is filling this field with their affordable watches, that's a clever marketing. They see the colorful trend and provide the good product for the price. I like this one even better than the Tsuyosa, I think it looks less like a direct Rolex homage.
The less expensive Seikos are really crudely made. Mine has really sharp edges all along the inner clasp, literally knife-edge sharp.
That’s a sweet little GADA Watch. Although I’m not sure anyone is going to have any luck finding a good example at $150. But even at $250 it’s a pretty good price. Thanks!
You can also buy a really nice Bulova day date style watch in stainless and gold tone for $250 AUD 👍
I like it, I would choose the orange option for a change of pace.
Citizen really offers some great watches for a reasonable price and this is not so common anymore in the watch industry. This color is very nice, but I personally prefer the Tsuyosa in yellow 💛
Very close to the tsuyosa for sure.
I've had my eye on this watch since the spring. I've been watching and waiting...just received it today. STUNNING for the money. And I did get it for 151.00 usd (tax in). One of the best steals of my watch collection! Why more people don't know about this watch is beyond me. Great review,Jody! 😉👍🏼
These are cool. Only thing that bugs me is the size of the day text and the size of the bezel, both seem to be 'fighting' one another. If one of them was smaller then it would look perfect - personally would make that bezel a little less thick, then it would frame the day perfectly
Looks nice, but I'll take the eco-drive Corso. Not very colorful but date at 6, better indices, and the convenience of the eco-drive of course
I love Citizen watches the only thing that would make this better for me would be an eco-drive, I have enough automatics and the cost to get them serviced gets expensive.
That’s true, Seiko has been quietly upscaling its offerings for awhile now, trying to slide by unnoticed but “we” see it increasing almost weekly. Well, I’ll just have to quietly slide over to Citizen’s offerings, already have my eye on a Citizen Promaster at my local AD. I like that dial presentation, different and unique. 😜🇨🇦👍
Looks great. Please Review Citizen Tsuyosa as well. It looks even better and costs similar.
I bought the green and blue versions months ago. Here in NL they came on leather straps.
That yellow really pops - enjoy!
I have this model with the green (really not into this colourfull dials) dial I can say that it seems like a 1000-2000€ watch. Citizen for me it is now the old Seiko (before the absurd increase in price of their entry level models), but cearly with a much more refined finish in their entry level watches.
I bought the one with the green dial today mate...can you suggest a good strap?..because i dont like the one that it has
Definitely calling out for brown leather!
Hey Jody, that was a nice review. Usually Citizen’s design language doesn’t attract me. But that yellow dial definitely does. I don’t have a yellow dial in my collection yet. Looks like it is time for me to add this one. Thanks again.
Lovely find,Jody. Bright and cheery.I hope you get over your cold soon
only trouble is if you want a Rolex there is no alternative, however if you like the look of the oyster perpetual and don't care about Rolex so many watchmakers have something to offer. A Seiko 5 is my go to for that rolex look :-)
Really love that colure alot. I do think it’s a little too much dial for me. I wish they had shrunk the dial a little and had more case around it.
I was very happy to see a review of this watch. I was shopping for the yellow Tsuyosa and ran into this watch, which l actually like more than the Tsuyosa. Great job! This one is definitely on my radar now. 👍🏼
That’s awesome, though I think it would’ve looked better with the date window at 6 o’clock to match the day window. Or just no date.
I love the paper-plane indices at 6, 9 and 12 😍
Thank you Citizen!
I was beginning to wonder if we would ever see any new funky watches.
Much appreciated. Keep up the good work.👍
this yellow is gorgeous, somehow even nicer than the tsuyosa yellow. But I'm determined to get this in the green, its incredible (solid green, not the gradient version)
Absolute looker indeed. Great color and I like what they did with the day of the week display. Like it's part of the logo.
The cristal adds yo the look as well, with a nice curve.
I would be very tempted if the watch case was 36-38mm.
That movement… what a beauty 😂
Even under the macro it looks fantastic. Can’t say that for most Ali watches. I really like it. I will add a note to my calendar to hunt one down in 3-6 months hopefully in the colour I want at the price I want. Once the excitement dies down. Another amazing review. Merci!!
Thanks for the video, Jody. The non-hacking movement is a turn-off for me. I also don't understand the functionality of a cyclops lens in this model. Please, if you could compare the Tsuyosa with the NH8391 I would appreciate it.
I like the Tsuyosa, but i like the appearance of this one even better. Mightbbe tempted to get one and do some upgrades on components.
Beautiful design, love those crosshairs and seperate day/date. I'm also warming to brighter colours like this one.
The dark blue and dark green versions have sunburst dials that have very interesting depth and offer quite a bit of lightplay whilst remaining more subdued.
Great review and love the fact you continually review genuinely affordable watches from great manufacturers. This example and the colour superb for the money. Love the dial.
Man citizen is really hitting it out of the park right now. This and the Tsuyosa seem great.
I just picked up a JDM Citizen NB1050 (the "lower end" version of last year's best dial winner) and am absolutely loving it. I think it could be a successor to the Seiko SARB.
You should review one!
I really need that watch to get more popular so that aftermarket female endlink bracelets get made!!
I bought my first Citizen ever (Paradigm) last year by impulse, but kept it by conviction. Now I even have two (Promaster Eco-Drive). The brand is awesome! Couldn't ask for more. I loved the watch featured today.
It's equivalent to a Submariner.
Citizen makes a very nice bracelet. I've had that same bracelet before and loved it. I liked it better than the watch itself! That said, why doesn't it have a micro adjustment, which is just a common and easily done thing?
Very cool day and date complication and that’s a color I don’t have! You’re right, for that price you could certainly do worse. By the way, it sounds as though you have a cold… If so I hope you feel better!
I prefer the yellow tsuyosa. This one is a bit busy for me with that day complication under the 12 marker.
That day window! Woweee!
If only they had something like that in the Eco Drive line.
As a matter of fact, they sort of do. Look up the AW0090 (aka Rolan) and AW0100.
For me, a 40ish mm watch that's mostly dial is too big. Not sure about the day date frames being different styles too. Would like it as a smaller quartz or eco drive.
I'd like to see a version with the date window at 6 o'clock, for a bit of the old symmetry.
nice colour, hoping they thnk about a salmon pink to add to the series.
Jody! Been loving the channel! Going back through the catalogue and finding some killer deals. Thanks for looking out for the less fiscally fortunate of us. Could you please take a look at the Pagani PD-1733? It’s a Milgauss homage for around $120, bolt shaped second hand and all that jazz. With the milgauss being cancelled, it’s be great to see a review on an affordable alternative! Cheers pal.
Citizen is bringing it for sure! Very nice!
This does prove the point that the tsuyosa should either have the 9 series movement or be cheaper. Also since it is so easy to achieve why don't these sports style watches have 100m wr.
I love the shirt Jody!
I spent much of the video trying to figure out what quote/lyrics that could be and didn't get it
It’s a must buy for me when they come out with at 37 mm.
Sounds like you've come down with a bit of a cold - get well. Also, never imagined I'd be interested in a bright yellow dial watch but I'm intrigued by this one. Looks like Citizen really hti the mark on this one.
Interesting that it was Friday 13th in Aussieland hahaha. Great review Jody, but definitely would prefer a matching nato strap over a mediocre and boring steel bracelet. Happy weekend & cheers from Bremen/Germany!
Excellent watch, really liking the day date design, great colours too.
Similar to the seiko 5 SNXS line.
I have the 81 champagne dial with baton hands and indices and it’s so beautiful on a jubilee.
Great review Jody, cheers. Love the day display setup, very eye catching.
Very nice. BTW - never a better time to get a tritium Nite Alpha. They've just relesed an orange dial variant with a dark blue bezel. I have 3 of them now. I need help.
I have the red version and it's one of my favourite watches!
If you can get your hands on one, Bulova's "new" Jet Star watches look amazing; prescisionist accuracy and they don't look like a dog's breakfast.
I've been watching those too, for something different. A few other color options would probably push me over the top.
I've got three in their boxes waiting for a review.....!
No sign of these on the US site, hope we get them! You should take a look at the Fossil Everett line. Very similar design and colors, I'd love to see a comparison
I agree. Fossil has really good designs at the moment. Sometimes I had quality issues with them, still I think they are underrated.
Nice looking Citizen, definitely my couple tea, and the colors 👌 are spotted on. Thanks again, my friend, for reviewing this affordable Citizen, a could be the watch I have been looking for my next purchase. Yay, another Gem....
I think having the date at 6 would have been preferred in my opinion. But a great watch for the price!
They only had the black version on eBay in the US. Looks like I'm still looking for that elusive cool yellow dial sports watch in the collection! 🤷🏻♂️
The yellow dial seems to be Asian market only, so far.
Nice review as always and right on time Jody! I was settled to buy the yellow tsuyosa and now that i saw this ( that i had never seen the yellow version) i have second and third thoughts.
Great video, thank you, doing justice to a lightplay monster ! Good to see the Crystal Seven at last getting the attention it deserves as everyone seems to be ranting about the Tsuyosa nowadays.
It may IMHO be a touch unfair to refer to Rolex here. Granted, this yellow is what it is, but the design is a lot less derivative than what Citizen have done with the Tsuyosa, for example. The (solid links) bracelet is a lot better than the folded links horror they originally came on a few years ago... although at the time, when they were Asian market only, some came on pretty nice mesh bracelets, which is what I went for back then. At least this bracelet and clasp - not great indeed, but low profile, and a lot less cheap-looking than the clasp on the Tsuyosa - balance the watch head well enough.
In terms of legibility, the dark blue and dark green dialed versions launched in early 2023 of course have better contrast, yet the sunburst texture offers quite a bit of lightplay and depth... I ended up getting both ! BTW neither of them hack. It seems Citizen have been quietly adding hacking to the 8200 movement in the past couple of months.
Had the blue version for a while. With the male end links it wears too large for my skinny wrist on the bracelet. On a vintage brown leather strap though 👌
very nice like that yellow Dial , hope they make a eco drive version... cheers
They sort of did, look up the AW 0100 and AW0090 variants.
Not a bad Citizen there, Jody! And I guess I can oat myself on the back for figuring out that t-shirt' message just minutes before you made the reveal at the end. 😅
Love the video. This maybe the first Citizen I add to my collection. Thanks for great videos.
Citizen is a very humble organization tbh! They have transferred their movement designs to less fortunate countries to produce their own watches. I respect this company!
Hey Jody Tony from Tampa, been watching your channel since you started, always great videos and advice, keep up the good work
Thanks for watching the channel Tony from Tampa!!
torn between this model and the Tsuyosa .... which one would you go for? this one has the day, Tsuyosa doesn't. this one has Crystal glass, Tsuyosa has sapphire glass. I tend to like more the Tsuyosa's strap from this one's ..... still in a dilemma :)
I walked past these in shop windows - they look really good. Always loved Citizen, almost always better quality than Seiko
I've the one in green with an even better looking graded dial NH8390-03X for more than one year.
The 4 zones case finishing is really incredible for the price...
But my 8200 don't hack.
And IMO it would be even better if a little bit shorter and slimmer...
It came on an ok quality leather strap but it look very good on mesh or dressed up on a black crocodile strap.
Looks like Citizen have sneakily added hacking to the 8200 in the past few months. And yes, those look great on a good milanese mesh !
Love the t-shirt, never realized you are a Welsh speaker!
Today I purchased the navy blue dial, leather strap version of this watch for A$142.00 including postage from The Watch Factory, an authorised Citizen online seller.
A steal! Well done mate.
Where can I find this for $150? Please provide links.
Can you tell me about reliability?
Had the yellow Tsuyosa from Citizen but I like this better and its cheaper!
It is a beautiful watch, I love my blue version, and yes they look great on vintage leather. Nice review !
I dislike the cross hairs even though Tissot do the same. I hate the Day cut out and I dislike the mineral crystal.
pretty cool looking day window, I think I woulda preferred the date at 6, decent watch though.
The eco-drive equivalent (to be found in the AW0090 and AW0100 variants) has a date window at 6.
@@SubCapt yea those ones are amazing
Excellent piece. This is my kinda watch. Great value.
When will JOMW start selling t-shirts? Today’s was a real stunner
Very nice and affordable Jody. You are a man of taste and know how to pick them.
Citizen in some ways beats Seiko in my experience.
I really liked this one myself and was planning on picking it up. What can you say? Amazing value and just looks great and at that price......:)
Cute little watch! Good show as always friend!
Fun video I agree with on this one it seems to strike all the right notes.
Good bargain and nice choice on the colour of this one! It's quite a cheerful look.
got mine for 285 aud recently on sale a great price for this watch from a watch store not online. my 2nd modern citizen
really like the day position its very subjective i prefer it been up there than next to the date for some reason i also have a soft spot for sector dials really like the look. and mine dose not hack as it is the older version with the older movement.
Nice except for the colour, it has MacDonals colours... Do they have black or at least Dark blue?
They do. Sunburst black, navy blue, dark forest green as well as white, and before that royal blue, fumé green and red, sunburst dark grey etc. have been available.