Features:

• Use of the Blue Angels name and logo is with the permission, but not endorsement, of the U.S. Navy

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
Get in the game with this sporty watch. Features rotating bezel and blue angels skyhawk chronograph. Continuously recharges in any kind of light. With four-year power reserve, calendar function with twenty-two time zone capability, three world time alarms, ninety nine minute countdown timer, time-reset advisory, power save function and push-button safety clasp. Water resistant up to 100 meters. Carries Citizen's five-year warranty.

Amazon.com Product Description:
Give a special gift to that special man with an eye on the sky with the Citizen Skyhawk JR3080-51L stainless steel watch that honors the Blue Angels, the legendary US Navy precision flying team, with an official Blue Angels insignia on the caseback. It's powered by Citizen's unique Eco-Drive, which absorbs sunlight and any artificial light through the crystal and dial to recharge the watch continuously. The fast-forward timekeeping features include time and calendar in twenty-two time zones, thirty cities, three world time alarms, a 99-minute countdown timer, one-touch interchangeable analog/digital time, and 1/100-second chronograph that measures up to 24 hours. The large round navy-blue bezel offers a bi-directional rotating slide rule with yellow triangle accents. The stainless steel bracelet band is composed of brushed and polished links. The navy blue dial background features large silver-tone hands and Arabic numerals. It also features water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet) and a scratch-resistant, non-reflective mineral crystal.

Rating : - My second (of three) Citizen watches
I love my Skyhawk. It's almost the perfect watch.

I bought my first Skyhawk in Tokyo, at the legendary Akihabara. It was a titanium model, and it quickly became my only watch. (OK, we'll ignore my ultra-thin Calvin Klein "airport special", designed to go through metal detectors without setting them off.) I wore it for 6 years, and then I had the misfortune to damage the bracelet. I inquired, and found that I'd have to send it back to Japan for repair, at a ludicrous price. Instead I decided to buy a replacement; this time I opted for this stainless steel version from Amazon.

Why "almost perfect"? Well, as other reviewers have noted, the Skyhawk can only handle whole-hour time zones, and I need to travel to India on business quite often. This is frustrating. On my last trip, a few months ago, I stopped at the watch store in the new Hyderabad airport. I figured that the best place to find a Citizen watch that worked in India would be in India. And I was right - I was able to buy a Navihawk. It doesn't have Eco-Drive, but apart from that it's functionally equivalent to the Skyhawk - plus Indian time zone support! I paid a considerable price for it, but I don't mind: the Navihawk seems to have disappeared from the Amazon Citizen store.

So now I have two Citizen "hawks": a Navihawk, and a Skyhawk. The Navihawk is slightly lighter; the Skyhawk slightly more comfortable. When I'm at home, I pick one at random each morning. But next week, when I head off to Chennai on business, I'll be wearing the Navihawk. Life is good.