Hit from the Japanese Citizen Tsuyosa
Citizen Tsuyosa
Hello everyone, you are on the channel about Feeltime watches, Stanislav is in touch as always, and today I will finally watch with you last year’s real hit from the Japanese Citizen Tsuyosa, the effect of which does not fade, and its popularity is only increasing.
Today there are 8 colors of this model. Rest assured that when a brand is constantly adding different colors to its lineup, things are going well.
So let's look at the watch and try to understand for ourselves what the secret of the success of this model is!
For review, I decided to take the model whose dial color I like the most, but the gold color of the case and bracelet I like the least.
Gold-plated watches are always a little more expensive. And I'll tell you a secret that gold color usually sells best.
Although they often swear at him and say that this is gypsyism, but this is the case... You don’t like it, someone else likes it. And there are many such people.
My first impressions of the watch.
You pick it up and it feels heavy. It feels like it’s not some kind of dummy. And I’ll tell you that the Japanese often have the feeling of a really inexpensive watch in this budget. There is no such feeling here.
In principle, I don’t have to go around in circles and immediately say why, in my opinion, this model is so popular.
Look at her. On the one hand, they simply don’t stand out in any way. We have seen these forms a million times.
But at the same time, I can immediately say that this is Citizen Tsuyosa. Believe me, making a watch with standard shapes, but at the same time having its own face, is quite a feat.
Even when talking about Citizen in general, sometimes you walk up to the stand and the new models look like the old ones. Nothing remarkable, nothing particularly stands out. And here the watch is bright and charismatic.
Let's immediately announce the characteristics.
It's sapphire crystal, it's 50 meters water resistant (you can wash your hands and not be afraid of rain), and it's a Japanese automatic mechanical movement. Miyota's own caliber 8210 with a power reserve of 40 hours on 21 jewels and which operates at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour.
Of course, for a Japanese brand in this price category, the characteristics are quite good.
On the other hand, it is worth understanding that the Japanese are masters of saving money in inexpensive watches. Well, for example, if you look at the same Citizen in the range of up to 12,000 UAH, then usually there is mineral glass.
To be honest, I’m surprised why they do this and create a reputation for saving money. Yes, put sapphire even on basic models. Well, raise the price a little. It's not very expensive.
Watch case and bracelet made of 316l stainless steel with gold PVD coating.
The sides of the case are mirror polished. With mirror polishing and welt, but the ears are satin-finished. Visually the watch has good volume.
The finishing quality is very good, and I like the shape of the watch.
The head was sunk into the body as best I could. On the one hand, this is good, since it is at the bottom of the case and does not interfere with the wrist at all, but on the other hand, we do not forget that sometimes the watch needs to be wound manually, and then this directly becomes a problem. You need to get used to twisting it with one finger from below.
The bracelet model has both pros and cons.
Purely in terms of geometry and appearance, everything is cool. It's heavy. It feels like it was made to last.
It has a non-standard attachment to the body. Therefore, you need to take into account that if you want to change it to a strap, you will have to order it separately from a specialist. No other way.
Well, the clasp is very budget-friendly.
In principle, Citizen always has these budget firecrackers up to a certain price threshold.
The outside is still OK, but the inside is stamped from the last century.
Let's go by size.
Diameter - 40 mm, from lug to lug - 44 mm, thickness - 11.7 mm, weight - 148 grams.
On my small wrist, 18 cm. The girth of the watch fits perfectly.
Let's look at the dial.
A very stylish gradient from burgundy to black along the edge of the dial.
Accurate minute markings, overhead markers, which gives a good volume.
Absolutely no unnecessary inscriptions. Only the brand and type of movement at the bottom of the dial.
Date under a magnifying glass.
And of course let's look at the luminescent.
The dial is simple and chic. I really liked it.
Let's go with the results.
I'll start with the price. 16920 UAH for the gold version.
Options without gold are noticeably cheaper. This is 14500 UAH.
And it's definitely a HIT.
$300, recognizable, but at the same time laconic and not flashy design. A huge number of color variations.
Excellent characteristics. Yet again. For a Japanese brand.
That is, in essence, there is nothing in this watch that could bite them. One can only praise and be glad that Citizen released a cool watch, once again kicking the asses of their Japanese brothers, whose names I will not name.
You can buy each color in my Feeltime online store with an official 2-year guarantee from the distributor in Ukraine.
I will leave the links at the very bottom of this article.
I’m also waiting for your thoughts about this model in the comments. If you already wear it, then great, especially share your impressions.
And that’s all for me, I hope it was useful, and Stanislav was with you as always. Until next time. Bye
