Citizen Promaster Marine Titanium Beast Eco-Drive black dial rubber strap 46 mm

The story

This watch was inspired by the 1982 Professional Diver, a pressure-resistant diving watch with water resistance to 1,300 meters that was in a class of its own at the time! The original model featured a stainless titanium case, with an ultra-tight construction designed to exclude helium. The watch's crown was positioned at 9 o'clock, emphasizing functionality when diving!

The collection

Manufacture Citizen plunges us into the world of diving watches with the Promaster Marine collection. Offering the latest technologies to bring you sturdiness and water-resistance, their true purpose is to set off on a voyage of discovery of the great ocean depths

The model

This watch, known as reference BN0220-16E, boasts very singular lines that we owe to the original 1982 model, whose colors are identical. The titanium case features protrusions on all 4 sides. This modern version is made from SuperTitanium, combining the best properties of titanium, which is light but easily scratched, with its Duratect treatment technology, which increases its hardness by 500% while making it highly scratch-resistant. Added to this is Eco-Drive technology, which generates energy from light, both natural and artificial, enabling the quartz movement to be battery-free. This caliber stores solar energy as well as that generated by artificial light to keep the watch running for 180 days, thanks to the presence of a secondary lithium-ion cell

For its Toolwatch side, we find a unidirectional diving bezel with a black aluminum insert strewn with gold markings and rotates on 60 clicks, a polyurethane strap. Then there's a flat mineral glass, perfect for resisting shocks! Finally, in terms of legibility and visibility, the watch is excellent thanks to its matte black dial with a slightly glittery effect. The "gilt" hour-markers and hands are coated with white photoluminescent paint that looks green in the dark.