I'm fine with it on case, just not the crystal. But, Citizen uses some proprietary coating that's supposed to be really scratch resistant, and gets great reviews.
Yeah, it's a bonus, not a requirement. Supposedly it was going away at the beginning of the year due to budget cuts, but it's still going. This watch doesn't get it anyways, only the Japanese signal, in Japan. But these Eco Drive movements are so good it doesn't really matter, my current one is only off somewhere in the 1 to 2 second range every month.
I also like the look of the Promaster Tough, which is a US market watch, but it doesn't have the perpetual calendar, the date window is tiny, and I prefer the numerals vs indices. It's also steel vs titanium.
I wish Citizen would offer a simple looking watch in the US with a perpetual calendar. All their US offerings have way too much stuff on dial for my tastes, like this guy. This is the simplest looking of the US-market offerings, but it's only 50m water resistance, and I'm not sure how well it would work with a NATO strap since the lugs look fairly short. This one is also close, but mineral crystal, and more crap on the dial than I prefer.
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