The DialĬhanges and upgrades from the NY004 include the shape of the lumed indices, now straight and sharp corned instead of round. It’s similar to Steinhart’s Pepsi bezels, and unlike Seiko’s flat painted appearance. The insert is bright anodized aluminum and has a metallic shine that changes tint slightly depending on the light. It definitely does not have the same great feel that a mid-level Swiss diver often has, but I like it quite well in its own way.Įach of the 60 click positions lines up perfectly with a minute marker, something I really like about 60 click bezels in general. It’s a bit looser than some bezels I’ve handled and has a small amount of play. The bezel on my watch is quite easy to move, especially with the deep notches, and gives a positive click. It’s totally unique, with its relatively tall, straight-sided profile, rounded top edge and alternating smooth and notched areas around the side. I love the bezel on this watch- also a carryover from the great NY004. On the underside, however, the sides of the case are heavily rounded and polished, for a really great wrist fit that prevents the tall bezel from making the watch look perched on the wrist. From the top it has simple, clean lines, brushed surfaces and nicely beveled off lugs. The case shape is also the same as the NY004 and in my opinion (and Citizen’s, evidently) it’s definitely a case of if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. The crown is also signed with the Citizen Promaster logo. The unusual location is kind of divisive among dive watch enthusiasts for me, I love it! It prevents the crown from digging into the top of the wrist at all, and really sets this watch apart from any other diver. The NY004’s unique crown position at 8:00 has been preserved in the Fugu, although the crown itself is now knurled rather than grooved- in my opinion a great upgrade, as knurling is low profile, has a tidy presentation and is unparalleled for good grip. The NY004 was first released in 1993, and famously adopted for combat use in 1997 by the Italian Navy’s Special Forces unit. It’s impossible to talk about the Fugu without talking about its predecessor in the Citizen dive watch stable the venerable NY004. Despite this limited production, these watches are available here in the US on the used market, which is how I acquired mine. Five models of the NY008 were released, limited to 1,000 pieces each, with two more models getting a 500 piece run. The caseback has a laser-etched pufferfish motif, and perhaps the rounded bezel with the grooves gives some semblance to the spiny fish. This collection has been nicknamed “Fugu” for the Japanese word for pufferfish. This is the “Pepsi” bezel edition of the limited NY008 collection, released in 2018 and sold only to Asian markets. I have plenty of selling and buying experience/feedback here on WUS, reddit WatchExchange (same username), and eBay under "ramistheillest".Today I’m reviewing my Citizen Promaster “Fugu” dive watch, model number NY008-11E. Really prefer to sell but will hear out trades in similar condition.
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I accept PayPal (G&S +3% preferably for established members with feedback), Zelle or Venmo.
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PRICE: SOLD SOLD SOLD $295 $275 shipped and insured, CONUS only please. The watch will come in the neat Promaster diver bottle and outer box with hang tag, papers, and stamped International warranty card (July 2020). Nice subtle touches in this round!Ĭondition is LIKE NEW as it was babied and only worn a handful of times in the house. And the caseback is more deeply engraved than the old laser-etched versions. The OEM strap (unworn, as I had it on a Tropic) is way softer now compared to the past iterations. It has the same 20mm lug width as past iterations, and still runs on the reliable Miyota 8203 (automatic, non-hacking, handwinding). These were released in the Asia market and feature the updated sapphire crystal and larger case at 44mm (still wears smaller than the number suggests). Up for sale is the 3rd Generation (2020) Citizen Promaster Fugu Diver w/Pepsi Bezel.