Are you planning to get a dive watch that is not only affordable but also reliable? Then Citizen dive watches can be a serious contender on your list. Citizen are one of the world’s most famous watch makers and especially so among water sports enthusiasts ranging from swimmers, skiers, sailors, surfers and scuba divers. With all the reputation and hype surrounding them, it pays to know why these dive watches are being touted as being, the best.

Before delving into the specifics of what makes Citizen dive watches a top pick, a short overview of what constitutes a reliable watch for diving should be looked at..

1. Dive watches, compared to ordinary watches are watches that are designed to operate in extreme conditions.
2. Dive watches must be able to tell the diver the precise time during underwater dive sessions.

These two basic conditions determine whether a dive watch is a watch that can be trusted or an accident waiting to happen.

For these two conditions to be fulfilled, the dive watch must have…

1. High Pressure Resistance that can go beyond 100 feet or more.
2. High resistance to rust and corrosion.
3. Adjustable and sturdy strap that can be worn while wearing a wetsuit.
4. Readability even with the absence of light.
5. Movable bezel that can be moved to help estimate dive time.
6. Power indicator to warn of an impending loss of power that may occur to the diver’s watch.

The 6 requisites mentioned above are essential requirements that should be contained in every Diver’s watch. The reason for this is that all these features serve to be both practical and safe. It is practical because other tools will not be necessary as the watch handles the functions, and safe because the watch can reliably tell the diver when to ascend whilst avoiding decompression sickness.

Citizen dive watches, unlike a lot of dive watches have these essential 6 features. But what sets it apart from the rest is it’s astonishing Eco-Drive System. What the Eco-Drive system does is it captures ambient light from the surroundings to power the watch. The light sources do not have to be natural and can even be artificial like fluorescent lighting.

Citizen NH6931-06E Divers Watch

Because of this feature, Citizen Eco-Drive watches can save power tremendously and can operate continuously where most models will fail. Another feature that a citizen watch with an Eco-Drive system has is that it has an automatic power saving capability. The automatic power saving ability of the watch is activated when the watch is placed in a dark environment for three consecutive days. When this happens the watch turns itself off. This also includes not only the minute hand but also the calendar and the other meters. Also, like most watches Citizen Dive watches come in different models for different depths. Some of these can tolerate depths of 200 meters. But the heavy duty models like the NH6931-06E can withstand depths of up to 1000 meters!

Knowing that Citizen dive watches have the essential six requisites can now help you make the right choice when it comes to making your purchase. As always, do your own testing and try out a number of different watches first but you would be hard pushed to find a better watch than the Citizen collection.

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