PROMASTER Mechanical Diver 200m – ASIA LIMITED EDITION Citizen Promaster Mechanical Diver NY0097-87A Technical Specifications After all, it retails for a modest S$ 633.40, and is a limited edition of 888 pieces to boot. It will appeal to Fugu collectors (where it is a MUST HAVE), and to the casual tool watch buyer.
Please take a look at that section to see what are the competitors of this latest Fugu iteration.įor a watch of this stature, dive depth rating of 200m, the qualities of a full blown tool watch, and with its handsome good looks, we think buying the Citizen Promaster NY0097-87A becomes somewhat of a no-brainer. We left out the section on Competitive Landscape, as the landscape is unchanged since we published the review of the NY008 series. And though is marked “Unadjusted”, performs quite well in our experience, coming to near chronometer specifications in daily use. The original movement is made by robots in the Citizen automated production lines at Miyota. As applied within a tough case and used for diving and other tool watch duties, it should prove to be reliable.Īs mentioned in earlier reviews, the movement finishing is kept to an absolute minimum, with zero effort devoted to cosmetic finishing. This is a standard mass produced movement, and built rather robustly to withstand the rigours of life. An analysis of the movement and more photographs as the movement is being disassembled is found on the web page. 8203 movement looks like in the flesh, but the following photograph is taken from the website 17 Jewels. We did not open the caseback, and thus were not privy to see how the Cal. 8203Īs a diving watch, the case back is screw down, and engraved with the details on the watch, including a caricature of a puffer fish. A rather nice tactile feel, which contrasts to the rough serrated edges on the bezel, and the knurled crown tucked in at 8 o’clock. Running one’s fingers across the watch gives a smooth feel, like a well worn pebble which have withstood the weathering of water passing over. The finishing of the case and bracelet is beautifully executed. As required in a dive watch, the markings and hands are huge, and generously coated in SuperLuminova to give a massive glow in the dark. The dial design and layout is a study in simplicity and clarity. Even in the case of the dials from the NY008 and NY009 series, all are black except the luminous dial (NY0080-12X), the green dial in the S.E.A Limited Edition (NY0099-81X) and the blue dial in the (NY0096-12L).
The red bezel insert is the same hue as that used in the original Promaster introduced 30 years ago.ĭiver’s watches have traditionally come with a black dial in order to provide contrast against the typical white indices and hands for enhanced legibility underwater. Especially in this colour combination of the bright red bezel insert over a stunning white dial. The NY0097 Fugu is a beautiful timepiece in a stainless steel case of 42mm diameter, and a three link stainless steel bracelet. To say the watch is handsome is to considerably understate the facts.
This new watch, the (NY0097-87A) comes in a Limited Edition series of 888 pieces and will be available in the territories of Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand. In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Promaster series which also falls on 2019, the new NY0097-87A SEA Limited Edition is released.
The collection was renewed in 2019 with the NY009 collection which we reviewed here: Citizen Promaster Fugu 2019 Edition. The Fugu returned to the diving scene last year with the 2018 Edition watches, reviewed in detail here. Citizen Promaster Mechanical Diver NY0097-87A Asia Limited Edition: The Fugu The new Promaster Mechanical Diver 200m NY0097-87A Asia Limited Edition comes on a metal bracelet, with a red bezel and, for uncommonly for a watch from the PROMASTER series, a white dial. Citizen launches a limited edition model of the Citizen Asia Limited NY009 – in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the PROMASTER Series.