Articles

30/06/2021

The CITIZEN PROMASTER brand captures the imagination of sports professionals around the world with highly functional sports watches. Three new Eco-Drive Diver 200m watches are being launched featuring designs inspired by the original 1982 CITIZEN diver’s watch. This iconic watch had the highest depth rating in the world – pressure resistance up to 1,300 meters - at the time of its release.
 

Professional Diver watch, launched in 1982

 

The BN0227-09L and BN0228-06W models are inspired by nature, and partial proceeds from the sales of these two models will support the marine conservation activities of Conservation International*5, an international NGO that is working to protect the critical benefits that nature provides to people through science, partnerships and fieldwork. Citizen’s support of Conservation International started as part of the CITIZEN PROMASTER Save the BEYOND campaign that was launched in 2019.

Brand product name	CITIZEN PROMASTER / Eco-Drive Diver 200m
Model	BN0220-16E	BN0227-09L	BN0228-06W
Launch	July 2021
Retail Price	SGD 759.70 w GST / MYR 2,280
Case (color)	Super Titanium™ Duratect MRK （Bezel : TIC）	Super Titanium™ Duratect MRK＋DLC （Bezel : DLC）
Band (color)	Urethane
Glass	Crystal glass
Case diameter/thickness	46.5 mm / 14.3 mm (design specification only)
Specification	Cal. E168 / Eco-Drive running for 6 months on full charge / Accuracy of ±15 seconds per month / 200m water resistance

*1 Eco-Drive is CITIZEN’s proprietary technology that powers watches using any natural or artificial light source, eliminating the need to replace batteries. Certified as an Eco Mark product for the first time in the watch industry.
*2 Super Titanium™ is CITIZEN’s proprietary surface hardening technology to treat solid titanium. It is at least 5 times harder than stainless steel, resistant to scratches, lightweight and gentle to the skin for comfortable wearing.
*3 Duratect is CITIZEN’s proprietary surface hardening technology that enhances the surface hardness of metals such as stainless steel and titanium, protecting watch bodies from scratches and damage. This technology offers excellent abrasion quality and maintains the luster of metals for long periods of time. Duratect MRK achieves Vickers hardness of 1,300-1,500 Hv by instilling gas onto the surfaces of titanium materials to harden. Duratect DLC achieves Vickers hardness of 1,000-1,400 by creating an amorphous carbon hard film—mainly composed of carbon and hydrogen—on the surface of the material.
*4 ISO:International Organization for Standardization. “ISO 6425 diver’s watch” for all diver’s watches to ensure diver safety.
*5 Conservation International works to protect the critical benefits that nature provides to people. Through science, partnerships and fieldwork, Conservation International is driving innovation and investments in nature-based solutions to the climate crisis, supporting protections for critical habitats, and fostering economic development that is grounded in the conservation of nature. Conservation International works in 30 countries around the world, empowering societies at all levels to create a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable planet

 

Since its debut in 1989, PROMASTER has become an icon among professional sports watches, known for superior durability and reliability in extreme outdoor environments on land, at sea, and in the air. The three classifications in the series are designed with high-performance specifications and durability: MARINE - for divers, LAND - for climbers, and SKY - for aviation. PROMASTER is exclusively designed for optimum functionality, durability, and safety, inspiring the imagination of generations of active sports aficionados who push beyond physical and mental boundaries

 

 

CITIZEN WATCH is a true manufacture d'horlogerie with a comprehensive manufacturing process that extends from creating a watch’s individual components to its final assembly. The company operates in more than 140 countries and regions around the world. Since its founding in 1918, CITIZEN has held the belief of “Better Starts Now” — that is, no matter who you are and what you do, it is always possible to make something better, and now is the time to start doing it. Based this belief, we have created watches, invented and improved technologies and explored the future of watches such as our proprietary light-powered Eco-Drive technology and state-of-the-art satellite-synchronized timekeeping.