My goodness, just in time for Christmas Eve! (We are having a little party and dinner with friends and family).

This my little gift to me. After years of not wearing a watch I started to miss those days without smartphone and a nice watch. I have an old Tissot and a Casio G-shock. I don't like the Tissot anymore and the G-Shock is good for weekends but I needed something nicer for everyday work. Nothing fancy, but with some basics I couldn't live without.

- Anti reflective sapphire
-No replacing batteries
-Accuracy!
-Perpetual calendar

BUDGET: up to $1200.00

I was searching for days, trying to make up my mind on something. I saw many Swiss automatics; Raymond Weil, Oris, Tag Heuer, etc. I really liked some of them, but they all fall kind of short on accuracy and calendar.

I then went to the japanese watches, I was down to either a Citizen or a Seiko, as Casio's lack sapphire cristal.  The only watch with all i needed and then some, (atomic sync) is this beautiful Citizen, and for around $500 bucks! Less than half my budget.

I was a little worry about the looks and quality because you can't really judge with pictures. I went to Macy's but they didn't have it, they had the stainless steel version, It looks good too! So I decided to go ahead and order with Amazon. As always, Amazon was great and cheaper than other retailers.

Thanks to all the people who have posted reviews here! You helped me a lot! That's why I am doing the same.

Merry Christmas!