Last month, we brought you word of the new Citizen Tsuyosa 60 (you can see that here), and since that article, we were able to spend a few days with a loaner of the watch in the rose gold and blue guise. Here’s what we thought about it.
The aesthetics
I’m going to start with the appearance of the Citizen Tsuyosa 60 for one important reason - my reaction to it when I unboxed it. Some watches, I’m left with a shoulder shrug, others, I can see that I’ll like. When I opened up the Citizen Tsuyosa 60, my first thought was “yup, that’s a beautiful watch”. For me, yellow gold just doesn’t do it. There’s something about the coppery color of rose gold (or in this case, rose gold tone) that works for me.
Here, of course, you’ve got it in two finishes, both brushed and polished. Paired as it is to the textured blue dial and the jubilee bracelet? This is a good-looking watch. Citizen could have easily missed landing it (say, with a flat dial), but they hit all the right notes here. Sure, I wouldn’t mind if the handset was a touch wider to get the lume stripes closer in size to the indices, but that’s a minor thing. With the cyclops over the date window and the 50m WR rating, this is a watch that can certainly be put to everyday use.
The movement
Of course, if you don’t wear the Citizen Tsuyosa 60 every day, you’ll still be fine. You see, the Citizen 8310 brings a 60-hour power reserve to the party. So, so long as it’s fully wound, you can leave it on the dresser for a couple of days, and it’ll still be running. As it’s an evolution of the 8210, there shouldn’t be any problems with reliability or accuracy. In our time with the watch, it was spot on.
Wearing the watch
Sizing the bracelet of the Citizen Tsuyosa 60 is a simple affair, as it just relies on split pins to hold the links together. While I was able to get it sized to where it was comfortable for me, I would have liked to see some half-links, or maybe a spring built into the clasp, just to get a little more fine-tuning. As it is, the sizing fit me, and the bracelet flexed and moved with my wrist quite well.
The 40mm case is very comfortable, especially with the bracelet dropping down from the integrated lugs. If your wrists are a bit smaller than mine, you’ll appreciate that the crown - which recesses into the case some - is down at the 4 o’clock position, keeping it from digging into your wrist.
Wrapping things up
If you’re looking for a dressier watch on a bracelet that isn’t the standard black dial on steel, I would say the Citizen Tsuyosa 60 should definitely be on your short list. If you’re not as much of a fan of the rose gold tone as I am, you can always opt for the two-tone yellow gold version with it’s green dial. For me, this colorway is perfect, and would hit the top of my list looking for a new, dressier watch. You can check out the full collection - as well as the prior models - over at citizenwatch.com.
Citizen Tsuyosa 60 Tech Specs
Movement Technology
8310
Automatic
Powered by the release of a wound spring, mechanical movements never require a battery. Automatic mechanical movements have an oscillating weight that winds the spring with the motion of the wearer’s arm.
Case Width (mm): 40
Band Type
Bracelet
Stainless Steel
Case Material
Silver-Tone, two-tone, or rose-gold tone
Stainless Steel
Crystal
Sapphire Crystal
Superior scratch resistance and hardness
Clasp: Deployant Clasp with Push Buttons
Dial: Black, green, or blue
Water-Resistance: WR50/5Bar/166ft [Still Water Swimming]
Additional Functions
3 Hand with Date
Automatic
Hack Feature
60 Hour Power Reserve