Citizen Promaster PMD56-2952 LAND Eco-Drive

My impressions after a day's ownership: fit & finish are supurb. Very legible, although the hour and minute hands are grayer than they appear in pictures. Lume isn't as bright as a Seiko diver, but lasts well enough all night. I'm not sure yet whether I like the domed crystal: possibly makes for too many reflections. The day & date wheel positions can be micro-adjusted, which is very much appreciated. The 3 hands, however, are all on one motor, so are aligned at the factory: they are pretty much true, off just a little, but not noticeable except at noontime. Radio control works well: I don't trust a timepiece to "set itself" (I've had bad experiences), so I consider it a *good* thing that where I live and travel I'm always OUT of range of the Japanese signal! (One can't turn off the daily automatic radio synchronization.) Instead, I can use a JJY emulator on my smart phone when I want to sync the watch, on demand. (Being quartz, this shouldn't be needed often.) Another great selling point is that I can change the UTC offset while traveling without affecting the accuracy of the minute and second hands. That, and the 20 bar water resistance, should make this a great travel watch. Unlike my Seiko solar diver, the day and date change "instantly" at midnight, which has been annoying about the Seiko. It's light and comfortable on my wrist. Just be careful about the pin & collar attachments of the links when sizing: the collars fall out when links are separated and are easy to lose, as they are tiny. But, after sizing, the bracelet has a 3-position slider for microadjustments which seems to function well. However, the bracelet has no half links. In summary: this watch does everything I need it to do, and has a sensible feature set that works well -- if largely "by accident," as I doubt that Citizen considers the inability to sync with non-Japanese towers a "feature." Too bad, as I rather like that aspect of this watch!

Watch arrived on time, exactly as advertised. Very readable. Can't use radio time outside Japan, but accurate anyway. Only problem is that it is a second out due to the leap second last week. I can live with this, but it will need readjustment eventually. Certainly beats any Swiss watch for timekeeping. Reliability unknown as yet, but the sapphire face looks like it won't scratch very easily if at all. The minor drawback of this watch is that you have to read the instructions carefully for changing time-zones while traveling. It is not exactly intuitive, but works well after the first time you try it.

It's nicely finished Citizen, very comfortable to wear (it weights only 40 grams without bracelet). Excellent service and communications.

This watch is superior to the UK version (hideous "Royal Marines" logo). This has day-date with perpetual calendar and Duratect finish. The radio feature is Japan only, but I plan to use simulator/emulator app, and world-time adjustment. Great delivery and comms. Extra £73 for import - not too bad. I would use Shoppinginjapan again.

The watch is beautiful, I have a small wrist 6.25 and it fits perfectly. The finish is perfect. The service is very efficient, the team (Mina) is available to answer all questions and very cool. I now order the version with green dial, PMD56-2951. All the best !

I have a 6.5" wrist and this watch fits just right. I would say it fits a lot like a Rolex Sub (prior to current model). Very sturdy and makes for a great from the office, to the gym, to going home and doing the dishes watch. My only critique is that the bracelet expansion could be a little more incremental than just 3 points (fully retracted, midpoint, fully extended). Duratect is nice. Yellow second hand is sweet. I like the watch so much I got the green one too. Lest I forget, the Shopping In Japan people are great and the service was excellent even with a high maintenance customer like me. Both Amy and Mina are competent professionals.

Service was excellent, fast efficient and good communications. Shipped to the UK, arrived 4 days after despatch. Don't forget you will be liable for customs charges.

Excellent watch, and great service from shoppingjapan would buy from again in the future.