Citizen NY405x series – trio of affordable mechanical watches

It doesn’t happen often that a WUS model ref search returns nothing for a trio of watches that have been, according to web searches, available in parts of the world for some time. Perhaps that extra E at the very end of the model refs means a European exclusive?

Anyway, here they are

NY4058-79XEofficial product page with specs

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Citizen NY405x series – trio of affordable mechanical watches

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Is your area losing Citizen ADs?

I’m curious about this, becsuse Philly has lost three ADs in recent months, which is a bummer. First, the iconic Macy’s in Center City closed. It had a weak selection, but provided a low-pressure environment for checking things out. (The area has other Macy’s stores with better selections, including one in Northeast Philly, but I need to drive to those.)

Then, a local Citizen and Seiko AD in Center City closed, which didn’t have great prices but did get some limited and special editions…

Is your area losing Citizen ADs?

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My dream GMT watch

One of my most prized watches is my Citizen Chronomaster with the Cal A060. It’s beautiful in indigo tosa washi, obviously incredibly accurate, and the quickset hour hand paired with the perpetual calendar make it an awesome travel watch.

But…

What if Citizen were to make a slight modification of this to make it a GMT watch? Imagine; a 24 hour hand that sets with the minutes in the second crown position like the Miyota 9075, a quickset hour hand that moves in first position like the…

My dream GMT watch

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