Citizen Promaster “Fugu” Dive Automatic - Blue Dial (NY0136-52L)
- In creating the “Fugu” Dive Automatic, Citizen pays homage to its namesake, the Pufferfish (Fugu = Pufferfish in Japanese). From the round shape and the serrated grooves of the bezel edge, reminiscent of an inflated pufferfish with spines erect, to the textured dial’s unique pattern, duplicating the male pufferfishs’ sand nests, Citizen pays homage to this curious and rugged fish.
More specifically, the white-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albonaculosus) is known for its complex courtship display, which includes the male pufferfish creating large, geometric circles in the sand to attract females for mating. A female will inspect the nest, and, if deemed suitable, will mate with the male then lay its eggs in the middle of the nest. The textured dial’s pattern pays homage to the male pufferfishs’ sand nests.
CASE & DIAL
44.0mm wide; 13.0mm thick
Silver-tone 316L Stainless Steel case (brushed; polished)
Silver-tone 316L Stainless Steel 120-click unidirectional rotating bezel (brushed) with a blue/silver-tone aluminum insert (0-60 min count up markings and a lume pip)
Blue textured metal dial; lume-filled applied hour indices with silver-tone polished metal perimeters; lume-filled central hands (hr, min, sweeping secs) with silver-tone polished metal perimeters; Day/Date calendar display at 3:00 (English and Spanish)
Sapphire glass crystal
Silver-tone 316L Stainless Steel screw-down crown and case back
ISO 6425 International Certification (including testing in static water under 125% of the water pressure at a depth of 200m); 200m WR
BAND
Silver-tone 316L Stainless Steel oyster-style bracelet (20mm); push-button fold-over clasp with safety release
CALIBER
Miyota (Citizen) 8204 Japan Automatic (21 jewels; 21,600 bph) with manual winding and hacking
42hr power reserve
Day\Date calendar complication at 3:00
I’m known to locate certain things from time to time.
Fug me? Fug ME??? Fug YOU!
But for real, very nice.
I love the fugu, nice dial.