Citizen Promaster Marine Shrinks Down and Gets Louder

Citizen’s smaller Promaster Marine adds Eco-Drive E118 and louder colors, betting daily wear beats dive-watch bloat.

Key takeaways

• Can Citizen make a more compelling dive watch by making it smaller, brighter, and less needy?
• That is the real question behind the new Promaster Marine refresh. Citizen is adding four dive watches with a 40.6mm stainless steel case, a new **Eco-Drive Ca...
• Is Citizen using 40.6mm to push Promaster Marine away from oversized dive-watch theater?
• Yes — at least by implication. A 40.6mm diver sits in a useful middle zone: large enough to look like a real tool watch, but not so large that it becomes a weekend...

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