Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Promaster Air Skyhawk Atomic Time Keeping Pilot Watch in Stainless Steel with Blue Leather strap, Blue Dial (Model: JY8078-01L)

Product Description:
The Blue Angels are the Navy’s elite flight demonstration squadron renowned for their precision and grace showcased in each of their flight maneuvers. This precision and grace is exhibited in the CITIZEN Promaster Blue Angels Skyhawk A-T with precise atomic timekeeping in 43 cities. Other features include a chronograph, perpetual calendar, dual time, alarms, countdown timer, digital backlight and UTC display, power reserve and pilot’s rotating slide rule bezel. This model appears in a stainless steel case, indigo blue italian leather strap with yellow contrast stitching, yellow accented dark blue dial and bezel with the Blue Angel’s insignia replicated on the caseback. Featuring our Eco-Drive technology – powered by light, any light. Never needs a battery. Caliber number U680.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.72 x 4.72 x 4.72 inches; 10.56 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ JY8078-01L
Department ‏ : ‎ mens
Batteries ‏ : ‎ 1 CR2 batteries required. (included)
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2023
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Citizen Watches
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07G2G7CYW
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ Japan
Best Sellers Rank: #310,875 in Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry (See Top 100 in Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry) #1,307 in Men’s Wrist Watches
Customer Reviews: 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 364 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
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Reviewer: Paul Mayer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Looks even better live – Great finish quality
Review: My daughter went into the Navy almost 3 years ago so you’d think that drove my purchase. Oh, no. I’ve been looking at this watch (actually a slightly different version the World Chronograph A-T the AT8020-03L Introduced in 2017) since it came out! Talk about a NON-impulse purchase! Something about the look, design really caught my eye plus the atomic and world time functions. I saw the Promaster version on a cruise last year (Last one before all cruising stopped as it turned out) and loved the way the 3, 6, & 9 were laid out plus the mini display at 4:00. But I just couldn’t bring myself to spend the money on it even then at one of the port shops. Using a price tracker, I spotted a dip in price right near my birthday a week ago so I pounced. Glad I did!First thing, the case is like a mini Pelican case with the latch. Very nice. Second thing which I vaguely recall but forgot about was that, the minute I opened the case, it went into motion, setting itself to my time zone! So cool! How much easier could it be?? Watching the home time then the UTC hand spinning was great. Spot on. Only thing I needed to do was change the 2nd time zone to my daughter’s base and to 24 hr which was very easy to do with online instructions.Impressions: The crispness of the watch can’t be shown accurately in pictures. There are some really small numbers, letters that are so sharp and clear. The bezel finish is top notch. I am very impressed. The size is actually very manageable for my smaller wrists, feels smaller than its 46mm size and certainly smaller than a lot of the current monster watches out there.The blue used on the strap, the bezel and the face is a little darker than I expected, darker than the Blue Angels blue. This didn’t bother me but just something I noticed.The strap is nice and thick leather which means, oh darn 😉 I’ll have to wear it a lot to break it in.Only very minor downside: to switch the mini display to date function means pulling the stem to the 1st position and changing it to calendar mode. I have a lot of G Shocks and the side buttons allow for very easy switching between functions. The Citizen doesn’t. Oddly, the only thing that I’ve found so far that the 4:00 button does is check atomic radio reception. This seems a waste. I would think that could be used for changing, for example, the mini display from 2nd time zone to calendar quickly since that is probably used more often than its current purpose. When you consider that you can very easily switch between home time and 2nd time by pressing the 2 side button simultaneously (Which is really nice!), that they could build in more functionality with the 4:00 button. But that is nitpicking.Oh, and I doubt I’ll ever learn to use the pilot’s slide rule….Overall, love the watch. Extremely easy to read, great lume, very comfortable and will definitely have a high spot in my wear rotation.
Reviewer: Marc Windheuser
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice watch
Review: I have several watches. This is my everyday watch. Great looking. Accurate time. Quality. I’ve been having a hard time getting the radio signal to sync up with the watch. Always low signal. I’m sure I’ll get it linked up one day. Regardless, I still love it.
Reviewer: Edward Brumbaugh
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent time piece!! Don’t wait, buy it now!!
Review: What can you say about the Citizen Blue Angels edition … beautiful time piece. Arrived on time and exactly as described. Well packaged, as a new watch should be. Easily initiated the manual sync with the atomic time signal coming out of Colorado, hasn’t missed a beat since I got it. This is my second Blue Angels Citizen model. Loved the inner white bezel, which the others don’t have. As a retired Naval SWO, the blue / yellow / white combination really speaks to me. Have a couple of other Blue Angel editions on the wish list, but as for this one, don’t wait, buy, buy it now!!
Reviewer: Kendal Foster
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A tribute to the blues
Review: I really like this watch ! I collect watches and this one was a must have because I live in an area where the blues train for their air shows ! Very nice time piece too !
Reviewer: Gerson Falcon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very beautiful watch for the collection.
Review: This is one of my favorites from my collection. I own many citizen eco watches and can’t help but stare at this one. It is very well made and the aesthetics are appealing. Definitely recommend this piece to anyone. Don’t hesitate to purchase if your thinking about it.
Reviewer: Watchman 23
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great watch but difficult to set!
Review: The watch is very neat with a ton of functions. There’s just one problem, it’s difficult to set. It did not come with any instructions in the box and I could not get a manual online at the Citizen website. However, the person I spoke to at Citizen Customer Service was wonderful! She was very patient and friendly and walked me through the set up process.I will not be touching any dials in the watch for a while! Lol !
Reviewer: Wendy Braun
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: watch shouldnt outSMART a human
Review: have to be a MIT graduate to figure out how to set time on this watch. no instructions included
Reviewer: watchman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Top quality at a super bargain=no brainer.Citizen Navihawk.Blue Angels Ed.
Review: I like everything about my Skyhawk Blue Angels Promaster!Quality so far is top notch.I generally prefer automatic/mechanical watches but this watch opened my perspective with the 6 month power reserve and no need for battery replacement and how can you beat a sapphire crystal.The blue leather strap is thick and the yellow stitching adds a touch of class.At 46 mmm the case is perfect for my large wrists.Atomic timekeeping how can you go wrong.There’s no instruction manual but a video link is provided via you tube for complete operating and set up.You can download the instructions also by pdf file.This watch does a lot.For you pilots out there(I’m not lol)and savants or those meticulous in nature should get years of enjoyment out of this watch.I’m looking to get the steel bracelet to switch up now and then.The presence of the watch is beautiful and strong.
Reviewer: Antonio Sanchez Adorna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es un muy buen reloj. Bonito diseño y se nota de calidad.El radiocontrolado ha mejorado, coge bien la señal.Muy fácil de usar
Reviewer: Ayesh
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: One one of the prestigious watches in the market, affordable especially when you compare it with breitling, hamilton, or any high cost/end pilot watch which i can’t afford now.The watch offers multi functions compining analog and digital, the RF function is a spot on precision if you are a pilot or an adventurer.The watch is durable and sharp due to case, and the blue angles special edition.It is worth buying, and doesn’t look big at all with the 46mm bezel.
Reviewer: Johnston
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The watch itself is easy to use and nice looking . The leather strap is good quality but the strap loops are not the vest . I bought a navy and yellow after market strap for this watch .
Reviewer: Miguel L.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Muy vistoso, la verdad justo como en las foros, lo único que no me gustó es el estuche que es diferente al mostrado en las fotos, pero todo lo demás bien
Reviewer: Willifly
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Hatte als Pilot die Wingman 1. Leider war der Kalender nur noch im Schaltjahr richtig. Dieser hier geht bis 2099 richtig. Sonst entspricht die Uhr meinen Vorstellungen. Gut ablesbare Markierungen und das auch mit der leicht bläulichen Leuchtmasse. Piloten können ja gut sehen und “schalten”, also muss man nichts über die Größe der Funktionen (siehe Aviat) und so weiter, sprechen. Diese Uhr, ist ein Geschenk für einen Hobbypiloten und der wird sich freuen, da er diese Uhr mal kennen und lieben gelernt hat. Die Funkuhr funktioniert weltweit und geht absolut genau. Die “Sonnenbetankung” ist ebenfalls gut und kann durch das Legen in die Sonne sehr schnell erfolgen. Bei meiner Variante musste ich die Anleitung ausdrucken und geliefert wurde die Uhr in der Papierbox.