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Citizen Signature Grand Touring Sport Watch Hands-On
Before discussing the details of this pretty cool new Citizen Signature Grand Touring Sport watch, it is important to explain what that little “Signature” label means – because over the years, it has changed meaning. To start, it is important to mention that Citizen, like other major Japanese watch brands, produces both very affordable timepieces, as well as those which are a bit more high-end. For the most part, all of these watches share the same “Citizen” brand name on the dial.Citizen, like its competitor Seiko, has struggled in markets outside of Japan when it comes to offering higher-end products which cost more than the few hundred dollars most people are comfortable spending on a Japanese timepiece. This is why brands like Toyota label their higher-end products “Lexus” outside of Japan. With that said, enthusiasts like us (and many of our audience members) known that despite confusing branding, Citizen and Seiko make some amazingly high
Citizen Campanola Mechanical Watches To Use Swiss La Joux-Perret Movements
If you aren’t familiar with Campanola, it is a high-end sub-brand of Japanese Citizen watches and has been around for years now as a sort of secret treat for the most dedicated watch fans. Most Campanola watches remain in Japan, but they have had limited distribution around the world. The collection began with Citizen branding on the dials, but later the Campanola name was featured on the dial of these timepieces as the Citizen name took a back seat. One of the first watch reviews I ever did on best watches was of my Citizen Campanola Grand Complication watch here.Campanola began with an interesting premise: to marry high-end case and dial construction techniques with innovative, high-end made quartz movements. In many ways, it was to be an apex of the high-end quartz watch market. Citizen sort of said, “here is a cool quartz movement with lots of features that would normally cost over $100,000 if it was mechanical. Here you get a similar package for $5,000 or so.” At