Theres been something of a drought for watches like thisthe simple, minimally complicated dress watch on a strap. At 40mm, you cant exactly call this classic, but heck even Patek has a 39mm Calatrava in the catalog these days, and V. C.s 41mm Patrimony Traditionelle didn't end civilization like I thought it would, so I guess 40mm works.*  Its certainly not saucer-like. Still, in my opinion, this watch would be perfect in 38mm.

As another reviewer mentioned, the rose gold tone is very subtle, and not at all the heavy-handed copper tone you sometimes see.  In the right light, its definitely rose, but a lot of the time, it strikes me as a well-executed yellow goldperhaps the hint of rose works to take out the chintzy fluorescent glint so prevalent in yellow gold tone cases these days?  Regardless, it works really well with my yellow gold wedding band, so if you're wishing that Citizen made this in yellow gold, don't let the rose gold description deter you from buying. While Im on the subject, I think another review stated the hands were yellow gold. Theyre not. They match the case and hour markers exactly.

The dial is very well done. Bravo, Citizen. They could have really screwed this up with a silver dial, and while white or grey would have worked, it would have been pretty unremarkable. Ive been trying to think of how to describe this dial, and the best I can come up with is almond milk glass with the softest, most subtle pearlescent sun ray finish you can imagine. And at an angle, that beautiful raised crystal warps everything and throws light strings aroundits very pretty.

Every watch collection needs a watch like this. Its always tasteful. Im enjoying mine.

*I referenced Patek and Vacheron earlier but that was only because its the high houses that have carried the flag for the traditional mens dress watch, and I see influences from both in this watch.  But I wouldnt call this a Patek for tens of thousands less!  Thats really not the angle here. This is the quintessential, working-mans dress watch, scaled up for 21st century tastes.