Citizen Promaster Aqualand Owner Review : Eternal, mythical and cool

The surprising thing about Citizen is that first impressions are never the right ones. I own three of the brand's models, and it's the same thing every time: J1 "What the hell is this thing?" J2 "I want it right away." J3 "No, sorry, I'm not selling it. No, even for the price of a Fifty Phatom, I'm too attached to it, and I can dive with it..." This Aqualand is a special edition for its fortieth anniversary. It's an exact reproduction (I haven't checked) of the watch worn by Enzo in The Big Blue in 1988; it was the first real wristwatch with an integrated electronic depth gauge. Compared to the latest models on the market, the difference is only aesthetic, but what an aesthetic: The crown, the four buttons, the hands (hour and second), and the depth gauge grid are gold. The case back is unique. The case is a black limited edition scuba tank, not the yellow one on other Promaster models. A nice yellow scuba tank-shaped keychain is also included. There's a strap extension for wearing it over a wetsuit: practical, simple, effective, and robust. As for the rest, there's no change: I measured a diameter of 38.2 mm, 50.4 mm with the depth gauge, a height of 14.8 mm, and a lug-to-lug of 47.8 mm. It's very comfortable to wear; the depth gauge doesn't bother me at all. It's not that big, fits the wrist, and is so charismatic... I haven't been able to use the depth gauge and its many functions yet, but the digital part has all the essential features for urban life: date, multiple alarms, chronograph, and... the time: it's actually very practical because the two time displays are, of course, separable, giving you a second time zone. Regarding its measured accuracy: the digital time is accurate in two months, and the hands show a one-second advance in two months. I recently heard a master watchmaker who repairs all brands and at both extreme price levels claim that the best quartz watches in the world are produced by Citizen. Between luxury brands that produce diving watches that rarely dive below the bottom of the pool; classic divers with no function other than the time, and often much more expensive than the Aqualand; charmless digital watches; and dive computers that can't be imported above the surface, this Citizen model IS. If I had to find a flaw, I looked, and I almost found it: I would have liked a light for the window, but I had forgotten that Citizen watches are equipped with blinding luminescence. I would love to see the JP2007-17W version shine in the night with its fully luminescent green dial. This anniversary model is the same price as the two non-limited versions. I own an equally charming Promaster Marine Eco-drive, but for just 100 euros more, we have a real war machine on our wrist.