CitizenCitizen CZ Smart Gen 1 Hybrid smartwatch 44mm, Continuous Heart Rate Tracking, Fitness Activity, Golf App, Displays Notifications and Messages, Bluetooth Connection, 15 Day Battery Life

Exactly what I was looking for. Looks great, works great, stays charged for days. Very simple operation, and no touch screen. Looks like a plain simple watch until you get a notification.

So I’m writing this review about 1 year after I purchased this watch. I read reviews of people who just bought or had it for a month or two, so I decided to wait to give an opinion after much use.I bought the watch because I wanted to keep track of my sleep and activity, but I also wanted an analog watch, I was looking for the best of both worlds. And I wanted the watch to be nice looking.So, about the watch. It’s a nice watch, kinda sporty looking which was ok. It took a little bit to figure out how to do things as it did not come with a manual. But once I figured out what app I needed to download I was set to go.The app offers different faces and different setups where you can display what information you want. It also offers some other “things” like sports scores and such, but I was not able to figure that out and quite understand what to do or anything like that. That’s ok, those are not things I need.I have several other Citizen watches which I love. This watch is no different. I wear this for work, I wear it almost every day, so it gets used a lot. The battery life was quite surprising as right out of the box it was lasting 20-21 days. The charge only takes an hour or two, so I could charge it at night after work. A year later and it’s not lasting quite as long, but still a decent amount of time. I just charged it and will come back and update how long the battery is lasting now, as I forgot to check before writing this review.So far, the rubber strap is great. I would recommend taking it off a few hours a day as the rubber may affect your skin underneath over time.The last thing I would recommend is a screen protector. I tend to just go about my day, without much thought. Bumps and bruises which I have no idea where they came from are a daily occurrence. Knowing this, I purchased screen protectors and I’m glad I did as I’ve gone through quite a few already. I’m not too sure how well the screen would have held up otherwise. As of now, the watch looks almost brand new a year later.Overall I’m very happy with the style, functions and quality of this watch. If you’re in the market for an analog watch with some smart mixed in, I highly recommend this watch. Citizen always makes quality watches and this one is no different.

(IMPORTANT UPDATE)My previous review stands because I do believe that this watch can be improved a lot more than what it is right now, and I personally look forward to an improved version.I returned the previous one and got a couple of other brands to try them, honestly, quality wise, the CZ WINES. So I decided to get another silver one and I’m keeping it… looks great and it will do what I need it to do for the time being.I honestly expected better just because it’s a citizen and I LOVE everything citizen, but here’s my honest opinion.Pros:It does look nice and the large face makes it easy and clear to read.For the most part it’s accurate in tracking heart rate and sleep.The smart part is subtle and most people won’t notice that it’s anything but a regular watch until they take a very close look at it, which for me personally is a plus.Battery life is pretty good, 10 to 14 days depending on usage, but again, for me that’s perfect.Cons:It is TOO bulky and heavy for a smart watchI feel the band can be better, it’s nice thick silicone, but I don’t like that it starts wide and it narrows drastically as you get closer to the buckle, in my opinion this is a very bulky watch and the band needs more guts to complete the look.Sometimes it’s not quick enough to execute a command when toggling between functions, for example, after reading a notification I would press the home button and it won’t budge from the first time, it takes it a minute to actually go back home and so on.The worst part for ME is the fact that it’s only 3ATM water resistant rating with recommendation for splash only so you can’t even soak it under water…. Any smart watch needs to be able to handle at least swimming pool water in my opinion, that’s what they need to do to track swimming as part of the exercise functions!! Plus, I expect citizen to be a lead in this matter, most of their watches are 10 ATM and are made for swimming and/ or diving…. So that is a HUGE disappointment for ME.I own 4 citizen watches because I just love them and love their quality, but as to this one, I’m not so sure if I want to keep it!! 😏

Where do I begin.I've been a Citizen fan for many years and own 5 traditional watches including a 2000 Stars and Stripes commerative edition that I bought new in 2001; as well as a Citizen Chronomaster 500m Chronometer.While shopping for a smartwatch I came across this one.It did not have all the features I would have liked (contact less pay, so2 monitoring) but the potential battery life was a big selling point and justified the premium over other watches with similar features.Unboxing was fine, everything looked as expected.My first disappointment was reading the warning on the first pamphlet, stating that the watch was barely even water resistant, much less waterproof!How is that a thing at all, much less from a "dive inspired" watch?That alone was a deal breaker but, I had charged it up so I thought I'd might as well give it a try.Setup and pairing was straightforward and painless.Immediately I noticed that the pedometer showed I had taken 42 steps, after walking <1m (~3').Also, even though the watch had been on the supplied charger for at least 4hrs, battery life was only at 72%.Proprietary Citizen software (mobile app) is woefully limited.The watch is absolutely useless in the dark, period.The hands don't even luminesce so it is literally unreadable if not in good lighting.There's likely more but there couldn't possibly be redeeming qualities for me at this point so I will be looking forward to returning this disappointment.