{"id":49575,"date":"2024-03-10T08:37:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T07:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/?p=49575"},"modified":"2024-03-10T08:59:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T07:59:58","slug":"citizen-tsuyosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/citizen-tsuyosa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Citizen Tsuyosa Small Seconds is a game changer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

With the Citizen Tsuyosa, which Citizen also crafted as a collaboration model with Pantone<\/strong>, the Japanese watchmaker brought the once-popular Citizen NH299 back into the business.<\/p>\n

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This entry-level collection, like the premium 8 Series featuring a GMT complication, confirms Citizen Watch as a strong contender among mechanical watches. It comes with a distinctive design and proven reliability<\/strong>, and, as the new small-second iteration showcases, superior build quality and attention to detail, especially on the bracelet and movement.<\/p>\n

Please welcome the new Tsuyosa Small Seconds<\/h2>\n

The Tsuyosa\u2019s signature sport-classic silhouette<\/strong> sets it apart, with its winding crown at four o\u2019clock. The edgy case\u2019s polished and brushed design enhances the look and feel. Paired with an integrated bracelet, the Tsuyosa pays homage to the nineties in shape and feel.<\/p>\n

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Compared to the NH, the Tsuyosa abandoned the day of the week, not the date, which you can easily read through a magnifying glass at three. The new small seconds option<\/strong> sees the central sweeping seconds\u2019 hand replaced by a seconds\u2019 counter at six, surrounded by a guilloche-type dial finish. Yet, there\u2019s more to catch your eye.<\/p>\n

The whole collection, available in three variants at launch (two on a bracelet and one on a strap), grows in details and overall finish compared to the initial Tsuyosa offering.<\/p>\n

Same size yet superior perceived quality<\/h2>\n

Citizen\u2019s designers preserved the original 40.0 mm per 11.7 mm size<\/strong> to offer excellent comfort while re-engineering the bracelet, whose polished mid links are now larger. Also, they end up with a more refined butterfly clasp<\/strong> than the base model. Please look further since the bodywork extends to a new calibre, the 3 Hertz 8322 movement running for as much as 60 hours when fully wound.<\/p>\n

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Unlike the Tsuyosa\u2019s 8210, the 8322 offers, therefore, superior power reserve and pleases the eye with better finishes<\/strong>, including C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve stripes and a skeletonized winding mass.<\/p>\n

The Citizen Tsuyosa Small Seconds\u2019 price list and final thoughts<\/h2>\n

Those who are familiar with the premium brand \u201cThe Citizen\u201d will spot similarities in form and function<\/strong> (the small seconds counter) with the 200-210 series. The 200-210 product family belongs to the top-tier offering and offers a La-Joux Perret exclusively produced mechanical calibre.<\/p>\n