Green dial, open back, 495 dollars
By Kenji Watanabe, Osaka ยท
Everyone makes the same comparison, so I will get it out of the way: the Tsuyosa is Citizen's answer to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual look, at a sliver of the price. That is fine. Japanese brands have been making affordable versions of Swiss shapes for decades, and this one is done tastefully.
40 mm by 11.7 mm, an integrated bracelet, sapphire crystal, a display caseback showing the 8210 automatic, and a green sunburst dial that changes colour from emerald to nearly black as you move through the Namba underground. The date has a cyclops, which I could live without.
The catch is 50 m water resistance, which is low for something that looks this sporty. I would not swim with it. Also the 8210 has 40 hours of reserve, so on a Monday it will usually need setting if you wore something else on Sunday.
It is for young people buying their first proper automatic, and for anyone who likes a bright dial on a slim case. I would send them here before any fashion brand at this price, without hesitation.