Seiko & Citizen Forum: Quick review of Citizen "Blue Angels".....

A quick review of the different Citizen "Blue Angels" over the years. I'm not going to go through all the whistles & bells these have but just the basics. We all know that they are world time watches with all the zones, etc so this is just a overview of the differences in models.
All models have the EB6 bezel & the Angels color scheme & insignia on the back.

First was the C300 battery quartz Navihawk...
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The feature I thought was great was the "parking" hands. You push the upper left pusher and the hands would "park" at 12 so you had complete vision of the digital portion for timing, etc. When you were through just press again and the hands go back to the correct time.
It also has 3 different alarms & sounds.
The watch is a bit hard to read and the lume is terrible.
And no backlight for the digital display..
Complicated to set ( as all these are )

Next is the Eco-Drive Skyhawk.
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Ahh...The battery changing is gone!! And now some of the cool things are coming of age!
... Power level indicator!(bars under the NYC)so you can see when it's time to re-charge instead of waiting till the second hand starts the 2 second march.
...The ability to create your own time zone! Yes..just select the difference of hours from UTC and name it with 3 letters ( I used LEW...lol) and you have a personal time zone.
Again...No backlight & readibility is a bit hard...
although the case is 43mm..the crystal & view is only 29mm..argh..
Gone is "parking Hands"...double Argh...
Still a cool watch though...

Now the A-T Radio controlled !! I have the A-T skyhawk model also but I like the Angels version just as much

Yes...I'm groovin

The Biggest (45mm) & most easy to read yet! The Lume is awesome and glows all night long and you can read the time from across the room!
A backlighted display too

2 alarms instead of three but has the other features plus...
The Atomic update. I live in CT USA and it will always update early in the morning here.
The cons are:
You have to pull the crown to the first click to mode select.
..That's it for me..LOL
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