Nighthawk is absolutely killer daily watch..I'm not a Citizen fan ...met other owners that own Rollies even & enjoy the Nighthawk more... I want another but I want to upgrade the class to aftermarket sapphire
@user-tk7km1sr7e2 жыл бұрын
I have the Blue Angels version and absolutely love it. I just ordered the original version while they are still available.
@M3LTUP2 жыл бұрын
I think you are correct. The Nighthawk-1 is a timeless design. I did not fully appreciate it until i had it in hand.
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
"Timeless design", that's a really good way to explain it's appeal.
@jasonlin54602 жыл бұрын
I got one today. It looks much better in person than in photos and video.
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean, watches can look a lot different in person. Hope you like it. I think it's a classic design.
@jasonlin54602 жыл бұрын
@@EricsEverydayWatches it's already one of my favorites! For the longest time, I wanted the blue dialed radio-controlled one with half numerals and half bars indices, CBO240-11L. But in person it felt too busy. The 12 and 6 with bars feels more balanced against the black dial. I love the sparkle of the applied markers too, and that doesn't show in photos or video at all.... I'm probably buying two more today 😅... Am I a watch investor now? 😆
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
@@jasonlin5460 I totally agree. It's the large 12 and 6 that's essential to that watch. Keeps it legible and somehow makes it feel less busy.
@evolution86626 ай бұрын
@@jasonlin5460Nah... You're not an investor.. You*re a collector.......
@amrhassan849 Жыл бұрын
I just discovered the world of watches properly. Used to own fashion watches before. Citizen has it all honestly. I could own an entire collection of citizens only. I recently ordered the nighthawk blue angel 1 and the CA500 chronograph. Stunning watches.
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hello Amr Hassan. Thanks for watching. I couldn’t agree more. Citizen has some great watches to choose from. A lot of my newer videos are about citizen watches. When I started I had no idea how many citizen watches I would end up reviewing. The CA500 looks like a great watch. Enjoy 😀😀
@Lorenzodial Жыл бұрын
I love the first version much better. I had sapphire crystal put in with blue AR looks great!
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hello watchesandmore9923. I have one small scratch on mine. Eventually that’s my plan too. Upgrade to sapphire. 👍👍
@jesuscorrea55132 ай бұрын
a must have upgrade for sure.
@josesanchez-almonte369 Жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS watch. It's my favorite Citizen watch, and I wear it almost daily. Thank you for the very informative review.
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hello Jose. Thanks for watching. This is one of my favorite watches.
@josesanchez-almonte369 Жыл бұрын
@@EricsEverydayWatches As a result of your informative review, I decided to subscribe.
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
@@josesanchez-almonte369 thank you José. I so much appreciate that.
@pktsqr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing these thoughts. I've been going back and forth between the new and old model, and I think this may push me toward the latter.
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
It's one of the first watches I bought and I still have no regrets. Glad you enjoyed the video.
@lislearnitalianwithsongs Жыл бұрын
Ah, the Nighthawk! A cooooooool watch with lots of cool small numbers on the cool dial. I love it and I wish I had a bigger wrist to be able to wear it. Thanks for this review that I had inexplicably missed: Superb quality as usual!
@WILLNOTCOMPLY72 Жыл бұрын
I bought mine yesterday!! I've been in love with it for a long time. It arrives Sunday and tbh I haven't been this excited for getting a watch in a while. I have no doubt this is going to be a collectors watch! Especially... And I have to say it... Citizen ruined their chance with version 2 with no stainless strap and plastic bezel! They cheaped out all the way around on v 2. But like most things..the sequel is rarely as good and even more rare, better than the original. You hit the nail on the head with this review and I can't wait to pass mine down to my son. Again...great review. Thanks
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hey FoshizzleMybizxle. Thanks for watching. This is one of the watches in my collection which I never regret. It’s a great watch and I’m sure you’ll love it ( and your son, someday) 👍😂
@Kingstonsmac2 жыл бұрын
I’m so close to buying one! Absolutely love this model
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
I love this watch, I can't foresee ever getting rid of it. If you like pilot watches, I think this is a great one.
@Kingstonsmac2 жыл бұрын
@@EricsEverydayWatches I literally just ordered one after watching your video. Haha! Thanks !
@duncaninvest Жыл бұрын
your comment between the 2 versions is fair and reasonable
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Thanks duncaninvest. And thanks for watching.
@yootoobercritikk1555 Жыл бұрын
I own several watches that vary in price from very expensive to no less than 200 dollars and I have had this specific Citizen pilot watch for almost 10 years and its been with me in the swimming pool countless times, hot tub, salty oceans in several countries, its fallen in muddy water and cleaned off, I have dropped it several times from wrist height on dirt paths, cement sidewalks, rocky mountain climbs, I have purposely abused this watch to be honest with all of you just to see if I could somehow break it on purpose by being rough with it and tossing it around...well, I haven't been able to do so. I have given up on trying to purposely break the watch because now I know how amazing the build quality is on this watch. If there is a watch I would recommend to anyone looking for a true mans quality, heavy duty tool watch...this is it! Look no further. Although my metal bracelet is scratched up it is still in perfect working condition as it was from day one that I bought this watch and I have several scratches on the mineral crystal...a simple swap of the mineral crystal with a sapphire crystal will make this watch last the rest of my lifetime. Dam, I really wish Citizen could make a diver watch as good as this pilot watch and I would be one of the first in line to buy one....in the meantime I will keep enjoying my Tissot SeaStar 2000 Pro.
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hello Yuutuub. Thanks for sharing your experience. 👍
@atlcorvette2 жыл бұрын
I am wearing my V1 as we speak. I love it! V2👎🏾…
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
Hi Atlcorvette. Thanks for watching. I Think I may need to give me v1 nighthawk some wrist time today too! :)
@jesuscorrea55132 ай бұрын
All time fave. started a collection a few years back. found the elusive Costco blue dial today 04 July 2024 on eBay. Already have the Standard x2, Havana, Blue Angels and Black Ion, looking for the titanium and the white chapter rings. sigh! watches and mo watches...
@joeycan6801 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you, I would not buy the version 2, I have the first version and it’s my favorite pilot watch. Thank you great video.
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hi Joey Can. Thanks for watching. I recently put this watch on a black bund strap and fell in love with it all over again. Enjoy your watch.
@joeycan6801 Жыл бұрын
@@EricsEverydayWatches you’re welcome, yeah this watch is a strap monster ! Happy New Year, wishing you the best for 2023.
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
@@joeycan6801 thanks Joey. You too. Happy new year, man.
@joeycan6801 Жыл бұрын
@@EricsEverydayWatches Thanks
@tobielouw1382 жыл бұрын
I got the blue angels 1 agree with you like it better than the new edition got a automatic Pepsi also very happy with it great review 😊
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
I've seen that blue angel version. That's a nice one. Enjoy. Glad you liked the review.
@preelenede Жыл бұрын
Never been a citizen fan other than the nighthawk
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hello prelenede. I was the same way a year ago. The nighthawk was my gateway into citizen. But now I’ve discovered other watches from them that I really like. They have a lot more options which never make it to the US. Thanks for watching.
@rangorango7545 Жыл бұрын
Really good review buddy, u tipped the scale in getting if
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hello Rangorango7545. Thanks for watching. Glad you found one of my early videos helpful. I still have this watch and wear it. Every once in a while I change the strap and give it a “new life”. Enjoy your watch. 👍
@arielspalter7425 Жыл бұрын
As someone who just started getting into the watch world and looking into buying my very first watch, I came across Nighthawk in a random KZbin review just a couple weeks ago and went to Amazon (Canada) to check the price and was met with much less appealing version. It was only after that I realized it was a new and somewhat downgraded version. But my very first reaction was that exactly what you described in this video. It turned from expensive looking watch to run of the mill one.
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hello arielspalter7425. The original version is still out there if you look around. I know the Amazon US site lists it as well as JomaShop. Although I’m not sure what JomaShop cost is to ship to Canada. That watch on my top 15 watches JomaShop landing page. Here’s a link. Hope it helps. Otherwise you could always look at eBay for a used one. FYI, This JomaShop link is an affiliate link. www.jdoqocy.com/click-100967616-15604408
@arielspalter7425 Жыл бұрын
@@EricsEverydayWatches awesome thanks, I’ll check it out!
@thetimebombardier Жыл бұрын
citizen make many super watches, love them!! cheers for the review!!
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hi Time Bombardier. Thanks for watching. I agree, citizen makes some nice watches. I just got another citizen watch in and I'm excited to try it out.
@thetimebombardier Жыл бұрын
@@EricsEverydayWatches which model have you picked up?
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
@@thetimebombardier I just picked up the citizen AW1710-04E. It has the crown at the 2:00 position. Unusual.
@thetimebombardier Жыл бұрын
@@EricsEverydayWatches nice 😋
@vladadesigns847611 ай бұрын
Original Nighthawk is one of the prettiest pilot watches ever designed. It's nicer than most of ultra premium brand pilots....
@EricsEverydayWatches11 ай бұрын
Hello vladadesigns8476. I agree. After owning this for years, I recently put it in the bracelet it came with and I still love it.
@fungus702 жыл бұрын
I think it will be. Even better if it was an auto.
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching CS Foong. An automatic would make it that much cooler but then again, I do love the grab an go aspect of the solar.
@WATCHingJames Жыл бұрын
I’ve almost bought this watch on a number of times.
@darkestfugue Жыл бұрын
is the bezel on the new version really plastic? i thought it was painted steel, if its plastic thats a real turn off.
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hey Darkestfugue. Thanks for watching. Citizen does not list the bezel material on its website. My guess is its some sort of PVD coating or ion plating (hopefully) and not completely plastic. I'm generally not a fan of any sort of coating because it gets nicks and shows through eventually. It looks plastic, but I did not mean to imply its necessarily 100% plastic. Hope that was not misleading.
@darkestfugue Жыл бұрын
@@EricsEverydayWatches no i enjoyed your video very much, it definitely provokes thought, i like both of them for different reason but i admit i do like the fleiger style dial more on the new one, in every other way though i prefer the original, your point about the bracelet is a good one,you certainly are getting less for your money, i would change to a rubber strap anyway but the bracelet is always nice to have
@carlmanu Жыл бұрын
Truthfully, the only downside of this watch is the mineral crystal. It will get scratched if you breathe on it hard enough.
@EricsEverydayWatches Жыл бұрын
Hi Carlmanu. Thanks for watching. Yea, I love this watch. Mine has one small scratch on it after years of wearing it but someday I’ll replace it with sapphire.
@thomasedward90652 жыл бұрын
I got one for £70 the bloke thought it needed a battery but just needed a charge
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
I love that! I have bought a few watches that simply needed very minor TLC. Enjoy your watch.
@WMIYC2 жыл бұрын
I’ more drawn to the original’s more classic vibe.
@EricsEverydayWatches2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching the video. That's my general assessment too, the first version has more of a classic vibe.