CitizenMen's Eco-Drive Promaster Air Nighthawk Pilot Stainless Steel Watch, Luminous, Black Dial, 42mm (Model: BJ7000-52E)

The Citizen Promaster Air Nighthawk Pilot - phew! - has presence, function and convenience. The icing on the cake is great value.At 42mm it's not for the timid, or those with the smallest wrist, but it wears well and looks great. Some may find the dial busy, and in fairness, it has a lot going on. What's that extra crown for? Why a rotating bezel?To break it down, it's a GMT watch. The small, inner dial on the left side has two small hands that can be set separately to a different time zone. One hand points to the inner numbers for hours 1-12. The outer hand, the longer one, points to the outer numbers for hours 13-24. Yeah, that's military time.Then there's the rotating bezel. Its basically the smallest slide rule (look it up) ever invented. You can do conversions like gallons to liters, or even multiplication. Frankly, it looks cooler than is functional. I played with it for a while and realized that it was so functional that if I didn't use it daily I'd never remember everything it was capable of. The manual is on the Citizen website. It explains it all.The date is readable, the lumen is adequate. The accuracy is typical quartz accuracy. Set and forget.Don't forget the Citizen Eco Drive solar charging. Just keep it in light and it's always powered up. This is the ultimate convenience that transcends plugging and charging. Eco Drive works as advertised.The bracelet is comfortable and provides adequate adjustment. The best part may be that it punches above its price point. Maybe you want to change it out, but I like mine as is.The water resistance is a solid 200m making the Nighthawk a true beach to boardroom piece.My version has the bezel crown at 7 o'clock. The newer version has the crown at 2 o'clock. There's not much difference between them.Is it perfect? Good question. By virtue of its rotating bezel it's a large watch. I consider the rotating bezel a style feature. I'll never use it. The GMT function is cool. Eco Drive is a no brainer. The Nighthawk can wear as a sporty accessory or as a dress watch. It's versatility is appreciated.Ultimately, though, it's a good value if you like the style and are looking for or will appreciate the GMT function. Watches these days are judged on how they make the wearer feel. The Nighthawk feels right for many occasions.

Well... I'm wearing this watch now and have to say I really like it. Accuracy has been stunningly accurate (It's easy to set the second-hand accurately), as I synchronized it with an atomic-clock-set Casio about 3 weeks ago and the second hands are STILL in perfect synch. In addition, at least on my watch, the second hand is exactly aligned with the second-markings on the watch face.The Casio is also SOLAR POWERED, and that's a REAL benefit. It's the other major selling point for this EcoDrive Citizen. Wore my favorite old TAG Heurer dive watch for about 19 years. The batteries and service cost about $100 every couple or three years, and then TAG stopped supporting it altogether, effectively destroying it. To add insult to injury, TAG offered an insignificant discount off FULL RETAIL on a new TAG watch. Like anybody would pay full price in the first place. I'll never forgive them, and won't buy another TAG again for the shortsighted lapse.The markings on this Citizen glow brightly and last longer than the old TAG Heurer watch ever did but I still can't see the time during a movie that's approaching the 2-hour mark. If your shirtsleeve slips over the dial, you won't have much glow for practical use.It does look great, but the dial marks are more pronounced in person than it looks in the images here. It's no Breitling, after all, and the marks are more "lurid" than the image appears here.One cosmetic minus is the word, "NIGHTHAWK," written on the face. It's juvenile, frankly, and cheapens the otherwise excellent looks of the face. The European market version doesn't have that.Still haven't studied how to use the calculator in the manual, but it's there and I'm sure I can learn it if I take the time.The bracelet is EXCELLENT quality. Strong, heavy, well-made and secure on my wrist. Again, it's MUCH better than my old TAG dive watch (faint praise, but still!).The watch face is a bit larger than I expected but my wrist is big enough that it looks really great. Although the reason I was shopping for a watch in the first place is because I had some user-experience issues with my Casio Waveceptor (buttons too-easily reset the timezone when I moved my hand, and the resin wrist strap is irritating), the cosmetic appeal of this watch is undeniable. I feel great wearing it and find myself checking it out when nobody's looking!Can't think of a single practical reason to downgrade this watch, and if you like the looks and features, there's no reason you shouldn't buy it. If I lost it today I'd buy another.-------UPDATE: Just wanted to mention that it's now February 8, 2011 and this Citizen watch is STILL entirely in synch with my trusty, atomic-clock driven Casio. The second-hands are exactly together, just as they were in December when I synchronized them. Pretty impressive...!UPDATE 2: Late May 2011 and the watch is still performing perfectly. It's survived some rough work during weekend home improvement projects... both crystal and metal bits are quite sturdy so far.