The best Citizen watches
Citizen pioneered light-powered analog watches, and its Eco-Drive solar quartz is the reason most people buy one: no battery changes, and many models also set themselves by radio signal.
In recent years its automatics have caught up, from the colourful Tsuyosa to the titanium Zenshin and the Series 8.
Our picks
The Garrison: a 37 mm Eco-Drive field watch with a 42.5 mm lug-to-lug, under $300.
- Lug-to-lug
- 42.5 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6"–7" wrists
- Specs
- 37 mm case · 9.5 mm thick · solar · 100 m
The Promaster Eco-Drive diver: solar and 200 m for under $500.
- Lug-to-lug
- 48 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
- Specs
- 44 mm case · 11.5 mm thick · solar · 200 m
The 37 mm Tsuyosa, an integrated-bracelet automatic for under $500.
- Lug-to-lug
- 41.9 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6"–7" wrists
- Specs
- 37 mm case · 11.5 mm thick · automatic, 42 h reserve · 50 m
The Navihawk pilot's chronograph with a slide-rule bezel.
- Lug-to-lug
- —
- Fit
- Lug-to-lug not yet measured
- Specs
- 40 mm case · solar · 200 m
The Zenshin, an integrated-bracelet automatic in hardened titanium.
- Lug-to-lug
- 50 mm
- Fit
- Fits 7"–8.25" wrists
- Specs
- 40.5 mm case · 11 mm thick · automatic · 100 m
Citizen's automatic dive watch in coated Super Titanium.
- Lug-to-lug
- 48.8 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.75"–8.25" wrists
- Specs
- 41 mm case · 12.3 mm thick · automatic, 42 h reserve · 200 m
The Series 8 890, Citizen's better-finished automatic.
- Lug-to-lug
- 50.7 mm
- Fit
- Fits 7"–8.5" wrists
- Specs
- 42.6 mm case · 11.7 mm thick · automatic, 42 h reserve · 200 m
Everything else that qualifies
| Watch | Case | Lug-to-lug | Thick | Fits | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen Corso Eco-Drive Leather | 40 mm | — | — | — | $325 |
| Citizen Corso Eco-Drive | 40 mm | — | — | — | $350 |
| Citizen Corso Eco-Drive 27mm | 27 mm | — | — | — | $350 |
| Citizen L Bianca | 21.5 mm | — | — | — | $395 |
| Citizen Tsuyosa Automatic | 40 mm | 49.5 mm | 11.7 mm | 7"–8.25" | $495 |
| Citizen Nighthawk Chronograph Blackout | 42 mm | — | — | — | $575 |
| Citizen Promaster Dive Automatic | 44 mm | 50 mm | 13 mm | 7"–8.25" | $595 |
| Citizen Promaster Skyhawk A-T Blue Angels | 45 mm | — | 14.5 mm | — | $795 |
| Citizen World Chronograph A-T | 43 mm | — | 12 mm | — | $795 |
| Citizen Tsuki-yomi A-T | 43 mm | — | — | — | $895 |
| Citizen Series8 880 GMT | 41 mm | — | — | — | $1,525 |
How we picked
We considered every current Citizen in the almanac, across solar and automatic models. “Fits” is the range of wrist sizes where the watch grades as an ideal fit on our lug-to-lug model. Prices are US retail and change often.