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Thank you so much dear Weems. I´m happy to know you found this post interesting. A great watch indeed. Agree with you that the sensor looks so cool and it gives the watch such...
Feb 25, 2023,23:07 PM
... a distinctive shape.
I enjoy it so much through the years and it brings me many fond memories.
Hagwe! Abel
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Citizen Aqualand from 1987 and its new younger brother...
By: Subexplorer : February 25th, 2023-20:18
Hello dear friends: I wish to share some shots of these brothers... I bought my Citizen Aqualand in 1987, just a couple of years after it was introduced in the market in 1985. Reference is CQ-1012-50 equipped with a quartz movement C020. In those years I ...
Good memories….
By: Cpt Scarlet : February 25th, 2023-20:41
Citizen was the divers choice as a reliable watch. I still have my watch from the 80’s somewhere ! Thank you for sharing this with us.
I absolutely loved this watch …
By: Cpt Scarlet : February 25th, 2023-21:04
And remember buying it at Bahrain airport, on route for the Maldives. It never let me down and I clocked up more than 100 dives with it on many trips. It even survived a moray eel attack. Lucky, I had a thick diving glove on at the time. A similar thing h...
Yes…
By: myles721 : February 25th, 2023-21:03
Absolutely amazing how much functionality they built into that model!
That is a big post
By: Weems@8 : February 25th, 2023-21:53
Interesting to read such a history of a Citizen dive watch. You’ve got a great time with it. The cool thing about the Citizen is it’s form. The depth sensor looks very cool.
Hi Abel
By: Drek : February 25th, 2023-22:31
Thanks for your post this brought back some memories, I learned to dive in the early 90s and was lucky enough to receive this for my 18th. I believe it was available at the same time as your version, but was analogue. It has depth, max depth and an ascent...
Hi Abel
By: Drek : February 26th, 2023-07:11
It is lovely to hear that the scuba tradition has continued within your family. I’m looking forward to seeing how my son develops and if he will go to scuba or to free diving (his current focus being the later which makes be a bit nervous as a parent!). I...
Thank you so much for your kind comments Drek!
By: Subexplorer : February 26th, 2023-12:38
Yes, of course you need to look closely his advances in snorkeling and see where he focus his interest. Agree with you that free diving has its risks. I confess that it always put me a bit nervous to take my children UW and even today I feel those butterf...
Thanks Abel
By: Drek : February 26th, 2023-20:12
I think you have summed up the key challenge with being a parent, you can try your best to guide them, but ultimately you have to let them free, but it doesn’t stop you worrying about them! Have fun in the water, warm regards D
I remember when these watches came out.
By: RabidManatee : February 26th, 2023-01:00
I believe I looked at one but ended up with a Tag Formula 1. Happy to see yours posted here. The new one might be a fun addition.
Memory lane
By: Arronax : February 26th, 2023-02:07
Thanks for sharing, I love them too although I yet have to get one. My motorcycle instructor used to wear one and that was one of my serious cases of watch envy I wish they would release the black and gold again.
My pleasure Simone! Thanks to you for sharing…
By: Subexplorer : February 26th, 2023-14:51
… your old faithful diving buddy!! So nice to see your watch showing the little scars it got through many dives. Keep enjoying it so much!! Cordial regards Abel
Not mine but a very close one, actually!!!
By: Mary Anny : February 26th, 2023-19:11
I have a couple of friends still diving with these watches. Amazing that they are still selling this model, even in different colours. Enjoy yours
This one is from a pal who...
By: Mary Anny : February 27th, 2023-14:50
Used to dive with an old Aqualand until very recently. He was sick of changing the batteries. But still an Aqualand owner is around here, let's see if I can reach him. Simone ...
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By: Mary Anny : February 28th, 2023-09:01
Citizen aqualand
By: richardclark3 : April 30th, 2024-00:22
Awsome article! I have an 85 and 92 gen 1 which I wear on a daily basis id like to share a little unknown feature these watches have a trimmer capacitor!!!! which you can adjust by a screw if your watch is running fast or slow. Ihaveboth mine running now...
By: richardclark3 : April 30th, 2024-00:30
Great watches I have an 85 and 92 for you guys who have these there’s a feature which is not widely known!! They have a trimmer capacitor screw which you can adjust if your watch is running slow or fast I have the luxury of a citizen cqt210 quartz tester ...