I bought this watch for myself, because I wanted something simple, functional but large. This is all three.

I've had the watch for about a year now, and it has worked as expected: it keeps great time, the watch face is scratch resistant (great for me, because I walk into stuff constantly) and I love the day / date function. I love that it goes on despite being my handbag for a few days (deprived of sunlight), and I don't have to worry about batteries.

But I think what really puts Citizen in a class of its own, for me, is what happened this weekend. I thought I misplaced my watch. Turns out, I left it in my jeans pocket, and threw my jeans in with the rest of my laundry. Not only did this watch survive the wash cycle, it also came out of the dryer unscathed. It works like nothing happened. The strap though, is a little crisper than usual, but otherwise it looks and functions like nothing happened.

I don't think I'll be buying any other brand of watch from now.