Like the Aqualand JP2007-17W, the lume dial here is a light creamy green color that jumps off the black backdrop of the case and bezel. The hour plots are filled with lume of nearly the same color, but appear a bit brighter after a flash of light is applied to them. The markers get a thin black outline, but there’s plenty of contrast to make out the markings at a glance. This is aided by their sheer size of course, and the chapter ring in the rehaut itself.
And then there’s the giant, bright orange hand. This minute hand dominates the dial as the only element that breaks from the light green and black colors applied across the rest of the dial. It’s glorious in nature and makes a quick read of where you are within the hour trivially easy from even the quickest of passing glances.
The rest of the dial adheres to the design codes found in many generations of Citizen dive watches and they feel right at home placed with the sea of lume. This includes a small date aperture at 3 o’clock, which retains a small remnant of lume to its right to keep up to ISO spec.
Inside you’ll find Citizen’s Eco-Drive E168 movement that’s powered by any light source, meaning (theoretically) the battery will never need replacing. This movement obviously jives pretty well with the full lume dial as you’ll likely be looking for any excuse to expose it to light.
As we’ve commented about this case in the past, wearability is near effortless. It’s not a small watch at 46mm in diameter, but it’s lack of lugs mean it’s the same distance from top to bottom. Pair this with the relatively thin mid case section and titanium construction, and you’re left with a watch that is downright pleasant on the wrist.
The Citizen Promaster dive with lume dial is priced at $550 and is available for purchase now. Citizen.