I vowed to give my Citizen Pro Diver on bracelet more wrist time yesterday. What a lume took it is. A lume tool is my favorite term for a manly watch, a watch that looks like less fashion and more tool with great lume. Of course that in itself is a fashion statement like someone driving a Subaru Forester. "See how utiliatrian I am."
Indeed my favorite watches are lume tools. Purchased for $275 on Amazon in the summer of 2010, the Citizen Pro Diver on bracelet is presumably rare. It wasn't available for that long and you'll rarely see it on eBay.
It's a very heavy watch with a case of close to 50mm. I tested the lume last night. It's topnotch.
Then there's the matter of my rubber strap version, which I find present two problems: It claws my wrist and doesn't sit on the wrist well because it's designed to dig into a wet suit. I read you can boil the strap in water for 10 minutes and that will soften the strap.
But a more preferable solution is to buy the mod kit. I wish-listed on Amazon, but if anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.
Lume Tool - I think it. These are often the watches that look like Big Chunks of Metal (BCMs).
I really like your SS bracelet version. The other one is nice, but that orange hand really brings it alive. Might have to get me one.
Posted by: jonnybardo | February 19, 2013 at 06:04 AM
BCM indeed. I'm liking that WDP, very nice and with only a 43mm bezel but plays big.
Posted by: herculodge | February 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM
I thought you'd like that - it reminds me a bit of the Benarus Megalodon. I think one of those would be your ultimate watch - a BCM with a bit of flair to it and great lume.
Posted by: jonnybardo | February 19, 2013 at 12:23 PM
If I could find a used one in the right condition for $600 . . . Looking forward to wearing the small circle of Eco Drives and Seikos that I have. Maybe go on a buying hiatus for a while, but every time I say that something hooks me.
Posted by: herculodge | February 19, 2013 at 12:37 PM