[F]Introducing the new Citizen Promaster Geo Trekker

Citizen’s Promaster series has been providing professional tool watches for 35 years. Today we’re taking a look at one of the last additions, the Citizen ProMaster Geo-Trekker. Available in three colorways, it was designed for pilots. But it turns out that this watch is equally suitable for casual watch enthusiasts like you and me.

Citizen Promaster Geo Trekker

A striking 46mm stainless steel case characterizes the Citizen Promaster Geo-Trekker’s design, and the watch comes in gray with white accents, black with yellow accents, and blue with white and red accents. There are three color variations of green. The last version has a gray IP coating on the outside. What struck me right away is that despite the busy dials in all three colorways, this watch is easy to read in a variety of situations. All three versions, but All are attractive, but the gray dial immediately struck me the most. This is what I used for my hands-on experience, but others are also shown in this article.

Promaster Geo Trekker features

Features of this watch include central ticking seconds, minutes, hours, AM/PM indicator, day of the week and date, power reserve indicator, UTC display, and slide rule bezel. The Promaster Geo Trekker features Citizen’s Eco-Drive technology. Therefore, any light source can power the movement and there is no need to change batteries. Once set to your time zone, power and time settings are almost automatic, making this a watch that doesn’t require much attention to keep working accurately.

slide rule

Let’s start with the Promaster Geo Trekker slide rule. This is definitely the most complex function and at the same time not useful for most of us. What’s interesting is that the official manual for this watch doesn’t mention anything about it. The numbers on the slide rule are not even shown in the photo in the instruction manual. Google is your friend anyway. Through the manuals for this and other Promaster Air models like this one, you can quickly learn how to calculate ground speed, distance flown, fuel consumption, unit conversions, and general calculations. You never know when it will come in handy.

Time, day of the week, date

Here are the main objectives of the ProMaster Geo Trekker. Once your watch receives the radio clock, just tell it the city or region you are in and the watch will automatically display the correct time, day of the week, and date. Final daylight savings time is automatically taken into account, but you can disable it manually. Finally, the subdial displays the time in 24-hour format and determines whether the displayed time is AM or PM. Monthly and leap year dates do not need to be corrected until February 28, 2100.

bold pusher

You can easily reset your current location using the crown and pushers. You can set the city by loosening the crown, pulling it out one click, and repeatedly pressing the pusher at the top. When the crown is pulled out two positions, the pusher below can be used to set automatic or manual daylight savings time changes. On the ProMaster Geo Trekker’s US and UK websites, Citizen mentions a “set of bold chronograph pushers.” However, note that although these look like chronograph pushers, the watch does not have chronograph functionality. These bold pushers are nothing more than dedicated collectors for operating and setting watch functions.

Display another time zone

This ProMaster Geo Trekker’s “World Time” feature includes setting the clock to another city. The clock will then display the time in that city instead of the time in the city you are currently in. It is impossible to check the time in another city and view the time in your current location at the same time. At 6 o’clock on the dial, a map-inspired Northern Hemisphere disc rotates counterclockwise. Use a small triangle to indicate UTC. By design, the time on this rotating disk always displays UTC and cannot be set apart from another (home) time. Of course, you can use the map on the disc to get approximate times in other parts of the world, but that’s only a rough guide.

Power reserve and time zone

In normal timekeeping mode (with the crown fully screwed down), you can easily check the power reserve and time zone settings. When you press the top pusher, a small hand at 12 o’clock points to the power reserve gauge, indicating from 3 to 0. If the power reserve drops to 1 or 0, the hands will automatically display the remaining battery capacity instead. day of the week.

Checking your time zone settings is also easy. Just press the button below in normal timekeeping mode. The large second hand then displays the city corresponding to the displayed time, and the small hand at 12 o’clock points to “NO” or “OK” to indicate whether the last time signal reception was successful or not.

bracelet, crystal, water resistant

In addition to the excellent specs and features of the Citizen H864 module, I would like to mention a few other things that make this watch great. First, it’s a solid 5-strand stainless steel bracelet. It has a solid feel, is carefully made, and has a beautiful finish. The links alternate between matte and polished, and the clasp is likewise matte with a polished push button for opening. The bracelet can be adjusted in two positions inside the clasp. Adjusting the size of the bracelet requires removing the friction pins (not the screws) and removing the links. The sapphire crystal is scratch-resistant and has an anti-reflection coating. This ensures that the dial is scratch resistant and clearly visible, even when the watch operates under the harsh conditions intended by Citizen. From this point of view, the Promaster Geo-Trekker’s 20 ATM water resistance is equally important. However, Citizen does not think this is suitable for scuba diving.

Conclusion and pricing

of The Citizen Promaster Geo-Trekker proved to be a reliable and comfortable companion during the few weeks I wore it. A 46mm case is now considered quite large, but it didn’t bother me at all on my 18cm wrist. It’s fun to wear and use, and has quickly become a reliable everyday companion. I have to point out that I don’t wear this watch on a metal bracelet for two reasons. One is that I didn’t like the sizing of the bracelet on the sample watch, and the other is that the bracelet is a little too flashy for my taste. So I tried attaching it to a leather-covered 22mm canvas ginstrap. The Citizen Promaster Geo Trekker has a list price of US$795 / £629 / €595. I think it’s good enough for a technically sophisticated and well-made watch.

What do you think about this addition to Citizen’s Promaster series? Which color is your favorite? As always, let us know in the comments below.

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