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Citizen CorsovsKUOE ROYAL SMITH 90-006

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Corso
CitizenCorso
MSRP $278
What people say

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Synthesized for each watch independently from owner discussions, enthusiast forums, written reviews, and video reviewers.

Citizen Corso

Citizen Corso owners widely praise its classic Genta-inspired design, versatile wearability for various occasions, and impressive accuracy of only a few seconds per month. The sunburst silver and blue dials are noted for their light-catching qualities, complemented by lumed hands and indices, a sapphire crystal, and 100m water resistance. However, some find the polished steel case too shiny, the stock leather bands undesirable, and the date window too small. The watch is considered enormous by some, with an awkward lug-to-lug distance for smaller wrists, and one owner noted a misaligned seconds hand and bracelet sizing issues. On balance, owners view the Citizen Corso as a durable and attractive everyday watch, particularly at sale prices.

KUOE ROYAL SMITH 90-006

Owners widely praise the KUOE ROYAL SMITH 90-006 for its visual appeal and sapphire crystal with AR coating. The watch functions correctly and keeps time at approximately +5 seconds per day on the wrist, powered by a Miyota 9039 movement. On balance, owners value the watch's aesthetics and specifications, though some question its overall value proposition.

From video reviewers

The watch's unique blend of modern and retro elements is a notable strength, with a textured ivory waffle dial and Breguet numerals giving it the look of a vintage watch from the 1950s and 1960s. A potential drawback is the ~$770 USD price point, which is significant for a microbrand. Reviewers disagree on the movement's accuracy, with one reviewer noting it is noisy and another describing it as a "Japanese-manufactured high beat premium automatic movement".

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Corso40mm
ROYAL SMITH 90-00635mm
Power Reserve
Corso40h
ROYAL SMITH 90-00642h
Water Resistance
Corso
ROYAL SMITH 90-006100m
MSRP
Corso$278
ROYAL SMITH 90-006$795

Full specifications

Case

5 specs
Diameter
40mm
35mm
Thickness
12mm
10.4mm
Lug-to-Lug
46mm
42mm
Lug Width
21mm
18mm
Water Resistance
100m

Crystal & Dial

5 specs
Crystal
Mineral
Sapphire
Crystal Shape
Flat
Dome
AR Coating
Inner
Yes
Dial Color
Black
Ivory
Lume
None
Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs
Caliber
Citizen J810
Miyota 9039
Type
Solar
Automatic
Power Reserve
40h
42h

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$278
$795
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