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 class Apr 23, 2010
This watch was a present for my husband. Is such a good looking time piece. He loves it, the watch is different and classy. You can't go wrong with it! He says something about it almost every time he wares it. Best gift yet!
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 Do I have this same watch w/out eco-drive as an INVICTA? Feb 25, 2010
Not sure waht the relationship is between Invicta and Citizen, but this appears to be IDENTICAL to my:
"Invicta 6199 Force Flight Collection GMT Flame Fusion All Black IP Stainless 200M Aviator Mens Watch"
see here - [...]
Now to comment on the watch.
Unfortunately, it is not a quality piece. As a few of the other reviewers have mentioned, the bracelet is not good. The black IP is wearing off and the links are thin and weak. While I wasn't expecting a match for my Breitling or Sinn, I was at least hoping to get something near my other Japanese watch; a Seiko Orange Monster(Best beater on the market).
Worse yet, the movement is very low quality despite being a "Quality Japanese GMT Movement". The movement skips around the GMT secondary hand and now hangs up unless you fiddle with the crown. Just completely unacceptable. One can only hope that the Citizen is NOT the same movement, but I believe both companies source from Miyota.
BTW, I spent $82 delivered for the Invicta. Not much, but also not worth it. Buy one of the Seiko Monsters - you'll be shocked at what you get for very little $$.
 Great dial, Terrible band Dec 07, 2009
This watch looks great. I have some things I really like about it and some things are don't like about it.
Things I like:
The things I like the most is the large dial/face, easy to read hour and minute hands. When it glows in the dark it has a beautiful blue glow. I like that its built tough and can go 200m under water. The black ion plated metal gives it a unique style and sets it apart from other watches. The smaller military dial in the middle looks great with the two small red and white planes.
Things I dislike:
The band/bracelet! It is the only draw back of this watch. It is a terrible design. The links on the bracelet along the inside have very fine/sharp edges. The links fold in such a way that it becomes a nail clipper. Any movement on the wrist and all the hairs and skin on your wrist will get ripped out. (I don't even have a lot of hair on my wrist) After about a week of wearing this watch my wrist were bald and red. After a while I could no longer withstand the pain of wearing this watch. I did a lot of research trying to find a replacement bracelet for this watch, however it is a unique design and there are not any black ion plated bracelets that would fit this style watch. I decided to look into a rubber watch band with a clasp. I found a great match for this watch and it looks great and is comfortable. It is a Modena 22mm black rubber watch band style F-1. It is only $10-15 dollars. Both the Citizen NightHawk and Modena black F-1 style band go great together.
Hope this helps... Enjoy!
Nice inexpesive watch Nov 30, 2009
Sturdy watch that is easy to read and very stylish... If you like big heavy black watches! This watch was purchased to be a temporary replacement for my stolen pd orfina watch, but now that I have been wearing it for a few weeks I am very satisfied with the quality and appearance of this watch. It is a keeper! I have received more compliments on this watch than the much more expensive Porsche watch.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 A pilot's perspective Oct 27, 2009
I won't comment much on the appearance of the watch, other than to say I like it.
As a pilot the primary feature that appeal to me are:
* The large, easy to read face,
* The continuously visible, offsettable 24H hand (used for GMT),
* And the date display.
The integrated e6b is purely for aesthetics. About the only math operation I can do faster on this watch than in my head is take a square root (which is a neat circular sliderule trick). I personally find a *real* e6b unwieldy in a cockpit environment, and you can turn one of those to any position instantly rather than having to crank it around with a tiny knob. To use the one in this watch you must remove it from your wrist for two reasons: 1) only half of the rotating bezel can really be read on your wrist, and 2) the crown for turning it is at the 8 o'clock position. I have used the outer bezel's red '60>' mark to note a position of the minute hand like you might use a dive bezel, but without the handy minute marks. If the e6b really appeals to you beyond gadget factor, consider a watch where the e6b is operated by rotating the outer bezel and the entire ring is readable without removing it from your wrist.
This brings us to the only really pilot-y feature of this watch, in my opinion: The 24H GMT hand. Everything in aviation is in "zulu" time. Flight plans, weather, winds aloft, NOTAMs, airport hours of operation, etc. This watch has a movement suitable for a 24h outer ring, but instead displays the time with a two-headed 4th hand in two concentric semi-circles on the left of the watch. The scale is much larger than the inner dials used on some watches, but it is still finicky to read. The hand moves continuously, so whenever you are near the top of the hour you have to consult the minute hand first to interpret the 24h hand. The hour and minute hands can both totally eclipse the 24h hand. Twice a day the hour hand obscures the 24h pointer for the better part of an hour. The red markings from 13..24 are not nearly as easy to read as the white marks (there's an otherwise very attractive Asian model of this watch with a brown face where the red marks are almost totally illegible).
The lume is good and lasts for many hours. Immediately after direct sun exposure you can see it glowing even in the shade outside. The date clicks over fairly rapidly at midnight (it does not spend a long time halfway between dates). It has a screw-down crown. The stem could use a little more definition when pulled out to the first detent (used to offset the hour hand and adjust the date on short months). The bracelet is comfortable and easy to adjust in 1/8" increments.
If you buy one, be sure to download the manual from Citizen. The PDF is much more complete than the included booklet, including more detailed charging information and instruction on the use of the e6b if you are not already familiar with it.
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