{"id":807720,"date":"2026-07-17T11:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/807720\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:27:18","slug":"citizens-affordable-dive-watch-icon-gets-a-sporty-versatile-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/807720\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen&#8217;s Affordable Dive Watch Icon Gets a Sporty, Versatile Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re looking for a classic, no-frills diver with reliability and affordability as your priorities, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/citizen-promaster-dive-eo2023-00w\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Citizen Promaster Dive is your watch.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confusingly, there are a few distinct models under that name, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/citizen-promaster-dive-41mm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reference BN026x line, introduced in 2025<\/a>, is where I would steer you. It offers tried-and-true 1960s design language in a 41mm stainless steel case, and is now available on a perforated rubber strap.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"94979f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #94979f;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4279\" height=\"3423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/citizen-promaster-dive-strap-set-gear-patrol.webp\" alt=\"Three Citizen Eco-Drive diver watches with black, blue, and white dials and rubber straps in black, blue, and green on a white surface with nautical rope and wooden oars.\" class=\"wp-image-1014877 not-transparent\"  \/>The Promaster Dive BN026x line is now available on a perforated rubber strap.Citizen<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citizen\u2019s Promaster Sea collection can get a bit funky (<a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=31959X896062&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hodinkee.com%2Farticles%2Fbest-of-the-beasts-the-citizen-promaster-eco-zilla-300m&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gearpatrol.com%2Fwatches%2Fcitizen-promaster-dive-strap-2026%2F&amp;xcust=%5Bcontent_id%7C1014881%5Brefdomain%7Cwww.bing.com%5Bcontent_product_id%7C%5Bproduct_retailer_id%7C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">see: the \u201cEcozilla\u201d<\/a>), but the Promaster Dive reference BN026x line aggregates the most appealing visual details from f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/a44867832\/citizen-promaster-dive-automatic-fugu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an-favorites like the \u201cFugu\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/citizen-promaster-fujitsubo-35th-anniversary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFujitsubo.\u201d<\/a> The hour markers, handset, bezel and case are all understated and retro in the best way. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you\u2019re SCUBA diving, relaxing in a pool or sticking to dry land, it does everything you could ask for in an affordable diver. The legibility is pristine, it has 200m water resistance and it is powered by a set-it-and-forget-it Eco-Drive movement.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"6a5d42\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6a5d42;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/citizen-promaster-dive-strap-lifestyle-gear-patrol.webp\" alt=\"Wristwatch with white dial, black bezel, and green strap worn on a wrist.\" class=\"wp-image-1015031 not-transparent\"  \/>The Promaster Dive BN026x features a 41mm stainless steel case. Citizen<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hands, hour markers, and bezel pip are enhanced with Citizen\u2019s in-house lume, and the dial is protected by a flat sapphire crystal with AR coating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fluted stainless steel bezel holds an aluminum insert with a 60-minute track, featuring a fully graduated 20-minute segment and a proper pip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re looking for a classic, no-frills diver with reliability and affordability as your priorities, the Citizen Promaster&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":807721,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-807720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}