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Promaster Aqualand 200M Depth Meter
Citizen first started work on its line of watches more than a century ago from its Shokosha Watch Research Institute just outside of Tokyo. The company introduced its first waterproof watch in 1959, and the now-iconic Promaster model was released in 1989.
Gareth was wearing the Citizen Promaster Aqualand Watch on our snorkelling excursion, though he noted that he also wore the watch on deeper scuba dives as well. With a shatter-resistant face, anti-reflective coating and illuminated hands, the watch is easy to read, even underwater. It is also water-resistant down to 200m, while the durable strap appeared comfortable and flexible even as Gareth spent an hour swimming around our group. Gareth told me he’d been wearing his watch for years, and raved about how it’s held up to multiple excursions and countless hours in the water and sun.
Real divers will appreciate the watch’s dive mode setting and “Rapid Ascent Alarm,” which alerts you if you’re ascending too quickly (which could lead to decompression dizziness).