Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Sport Luxury World Chronograph Atomic Time Keeping Watch in Stainless Steel with Blue Polyurethane strap, Blue Dial (Model: AT8020-03L)

A sporty, versatile watch that punches above its price point.
I’m a sucker for a busy dial and this watch has turned into my daily driver. While I wouldn’t wear it to a super formal occasion, it doesn’t look out of place with most business casual outfits, yet also adds some pop to normal outfits. All the bells and whistles work great, and the radio-controlled settings are neat, if a bit finicky around DST. It’s held up quite well after a year of heavy wear. Citizen makes really good watches for the price point and this is no exception.

Citizen “Blue Angels World A-T” (Model AT8020-03L)
I love this watch. It looks great. I really like the yellow accents against the blue dial. The blue leather band is a good match for the dial color. The sapphire crystal is an added bonus. The clarity and added scratch resistance of the sapphire crystal is an unexpected bonus.
1- Timekeeping accuracy is excellent (within 1/2 sec. per day). It synchronizes with the atomic clock in Fort Collins, CO at 2:00 AM, assuming watch 9:00 pm side is placed facing general direction of Denver and signal is strong enough to sync watch. I placed it in a south facing windowsill and it works 90% of the time. Time sync can be easily checked by one press of the 4:00 chrono pusher. The hand on the lowest dial (6:00) will indicate either “OK” or “NO”. A second push of the 4:00 chrono pusher will return the watch to normal timekeeping mode. It will automatically return to normal timekeeping mode after about 10 seconds.
2- Eco-Drive feature is great. It ensures that the back of the watch will never have to be removed which may adversely affect the rated 20 BAR waterproofing depth. In addition, the power reserve of the lithium ion rechargeable battery can be checked by a single push of the lower chrono pusher. The indicator on the 12:00 dial will spin around to indicate remaining charge. A second push will return to timekeeping mode as in #1 above.
3- I really like the fact that unlike most chronographs the large second hand works in normal timekeeping mode. This is much better than having to watch the seconds on one of the small dials.
4- World time feature is great for those traveling to between different time zones… just use the button at the 8:00 position to change the time zone. Be sure to read the instruction manual.
5- This watch has many features I will probably never use, but It’s nice to have them anyway.
6- Buy this watch from Amazon or another authorized dealer to ensure full factory warranty. Many of Amazon’s “partners” import “Gray Market” watches which are backed by the seller’s warranty and not the factory warranty.
7- Citizen has a great website where you can register the watch and download .pdf instructions. These are much easier to read than the instruction manual.
8- Another feature I like is Citizen’s quality control. The second hand lines up perfectly with the hash ticks on the dial. The minute hand likewise “clicks” to line up perfectly with the hash ticks when the second hand reaches the 12:00 position.
9- I am impressed with the features and quality of this timepiece. I would unhesitatingly recommend this watch to anyone looking for a quality timepiece.

La calidad de este reloj por el precio es realmente un buen trato debido a la gran tecnologia que tiene.

I’ve actually been scoping this watch since before I really got into watches, almost 8 years ago- never found a price I liked and always put it off. Never thought the retailer that would eventually tempt me to pull the trigger would be Amazon, but at $339CAD before tax this is the lowest I’ve ever seen this watch sell for, new, from a trusted seller.
I’m pleased to report that even after learning a bunch about watches in the last 8 years these specs still hold up. Here are just some highlights:
-The sapphire crystal is immense and slightly raised above the bezel.
-Being solar powered and radio controlled, you ostensibly never have to set the watch. Mine came out of the box with daylight saving mode enabled, and sure enough, the last DST End date passed and I woke up to find my watch reflecting the new time.
-Alignment on the slide rule is quite good, and has the conversion indices you would expect to see on a pilot’s slide rule. Use it to convert between Imperial and Metric, or Statute and Nautical, but mostly use it if you want to show off that you know how to use an E6B.
-Despite my slim 180mm wrist the watch doesn’t appear gigantic. Normally my cut-off size for wristwatches is 42mm but this watch doesn’t look out of place on me. This is thanks in large part to a trick the watch pulls, which I’ll get to shortly.
-Switching timezones is real simple- once you learn how you won’t have to consult the manual for it again. Great for travellers.
-200m water resistance makes this a real do-anything, anytime tool watch.
-Mine came with perfectly aligned hands right out of the box, but if yours doesn’t you can actually change the zero position of the hands without opening the watch! Dig through the manual to find out how.
And here’s some things to be mindful of:
-That trick the watch does to appear smaller? Yeah it does that by having the lug holes drilled as close as possible to the case without the springbars actually touching it. Give up on matching this with a nice aftermarket bracelet because it simply won’t fit. If you’re committed to making it work like I was, I suggest taking some longer 24mm springbars and bending them slightly to position the bracelet’s end-links away from the case. Even then that bracelet is going to mar your case from constantly rubbing against it.
-speaking of straps good luck finding a 23mm strap that matches the Blue Angels colours. I’ve contented myself with 22mm woven straps, but I’m sure you can get a 24mm NATO strap in there too.
-a NATO strap will not thread effortlessly through the watch- you need to take the springbars off first. They’re just that close to the case.
-I live in Ottawa, ON and the time-correcting radio signal that should reach me nightly only gets through to the watch once every 6 or 7 days, and never when I try to call upon it “on demand”. Perfectly fine for my purposes, but it makes me wonder what reception is like farther north. You can set the watch manually, you just need the manual or some practice to do it; it is not intuitive.
-The smaller markings are really, really small. You won’t be able to use the slide rule in the cockpit, or any moving vehicle. The chronograph’s 60-minute subdial is very hard to read when the needle is in-between the 5-minute indices. I would’ve preferred a 30-minute subdial in its place, maybe replacing the 24hr subdial with a chrono-hour subdial.
-The leather strap is attractive, but it does wear out and is expensive to replace. I’m finding the Marine Nationale-style straps to be comfortable, lower-profile and easy to take on and off- no hunting for the right buckle-hole. Plus they really fit with the theme of the watch. I’ve yet to try them but Ericasoriginals.com has a really nice blue strap with yellow stitching in 23mm- I’ll try it next.
-The lume on this thing is downright bad- if you turn off the lights in a windowless room you won’t be able to read the time until your eyes adjust a bit. In daylight however, the watch reads great, even in spite of the busy dial- all twelve hour indices are there and they catch the light magnificently.
TLDR; If you live up north, don’t count on being able to get that time-correcting radio signal. Also don’t bother with replacement metal bracelets, just get a NATO or MN strap. Finally, if you can get this for below $350 then absolutely go for it.