Practical, Precious & Smart
This is my newest Citizen and newest watch
– added to my collection on 20th July 2013, lovingly presented to me
by my wife. Please note that this watch is part of the Citizen collection and goes
by the name “Citizen ProMaster Navihawk World Time Chronograph # JN0040-58L”.
This is part of the Eco Drive watch series of Citizen and is the only NaviHawk
series of watches that have been launched officially in India. It can be found
on Citizen watches India website. Also, please note that this is the 1st
generation Navihawk. It is no longer offered in stores/websites apart from in
India and some select countries I guess. This watch series is now in its 3rd
generation with several advanced features and are in the INR 35,000 plus range.
Some of the official ads for this series of watches are
following:
I own about few other watches from brands including, Timex,
Casio, Fossil, Espirit, Skagen and this watch is the best that I like. There is
no one reason that I choose to make this as my main watch. There are several,
listed some of them below. Before I go there, some pics of the watch:
(The packing)
(The Backside)
Some of the features that stood out and made the deal for me
are:
1)
Professional Blue Angels Pilots Watch
2)
Flight Time and distance calculation
3)
Time and Calendar in 22 Time Zones (30 Cities)
4)
Digital Display (must for me)
5)
One-Touch Interchangeable Analog/Digital Times
6)
Luminous Hands and Markers for increased night
and dive visibility
7)
Movement Made In Japan
8)
Hand retracting system to ensure clear view of
digital display
9)
Selectable zone setting to reduce number of
displayed cities
10)
Easy setting/removal of daylight saving
adjustment
11)
3 Separate Alarms
12)
Eco-Drive (recharged
by any light source, no need to change battery)
13)
Over charge
protection
14)
Calendar programmed
from 1994 to 2099
15)
Usual suspects –
chrono, timer, etc
16)
Warranty Official Citizen 1 Year International
17)
Dimensions - 42mm
Diameter, 12mm Thickness (small not too big, so can look good on any wrist)
The good thing about this watch apart from the fact that it
looks brilliant is that it is not too large and can look good on small-medium
wrists men. It is a combination of practicality; good looks (drop dead
gorgeous) and compactness that made me go for the same even though it is 1st
gen.
Flipkart shipped it quite fact infact and I had my watch
within 3 days of ordering. However, the downer was that the warranty card was
not stamped. As usual, you try and you decide. My 5 on 5 for this watch.
There are a lot of good models available in the market. What
you choose is going to be your personal flavor, the functions you covet, and
the depth of your pocket.
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