I can confirm the "Pingo" story - not being a Frogman myself, but having been deployed with the Danish special forces I actually met the Frogman who had initiated the purchase by the Corps of these watches. The REAL story is that the watch was being trialled by the Frogmen Corps (Frømandskorpset) at the same time when Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was an aspirant to be a Frogman (he later progressed to be a fully fledged member of the Corps) and since the "Frog-name" that was given to him when he passed the trials was "Pingo" and he was seen wearing the watch on a number of press release photos, the watch was in the Danish watch-afficionado community given the affectionate name, "Citizen Pingo" 🙂 Incidentally the reason Crown Prince Frederik was given the "frog-name", "Pingo" was probably not that he waddled as a penguin, but rather that he was associated with being dressed in formal dinner jackets at royal dinners etc. - a dress commonly being seen as a caricature of a penguin (at least that is what I was told). The real Frogmen Corps issued Citizen watches (still being worn today by some of the members) have an engraving on the back with the issue numbers and if they were ever to be released into the market, they would be highly collectible - however I doubt that they will ever be. I have the same watch myself, which I bought in the PX in MOB Price, Helmand, in 2010 when I was deployed there with the Danish Battle group. Later in 2012, I was deployed to Lashkar Gah with the Danish Task Force 7, who was primarily manned by the Frogmen Corps and the other Danish SOF Corps, Jægerkorpset (the Jaeger Corps) and it was there I met the afore mentioned SOF who initiated the purchase of the watches by the Frogmen Corps and was told the story over a cup of coffee 🙂
Hey Peter and welcome to the channel sir 😎👍 i've taken the liberty of pinning your reply as it is superb, thank you so much for taking the time to share the additional background, bloody amazing!! Just makes me love the watch even more 😅😅 thank you again and if you drop me an email (in the about section) i got a few coasters to share to say thanks!!
@@thetimebombardier - Hi ! 🙂 Thank you for pinning my comment - I just thought it would be fun for everybody to know the background of the nickname and a little more detail 🙂 I´ll drop you an email and will make sure to use the coasters properly ............ i.e. ice cold brown ale or dark lager !! 👍
It has been my favorite that I have owned. I have gone through 8 watch bands and have had to send it back to the factory a few times to be worked on but is always my go to watch because it never failed me in my 30 year military career and I still wear it to this day
Bought mine in November of 1989. Monterey Bay, Carmel, Mendocino, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Jamaica, Cozumel, Yelapa, Cabo San Lucas, Maui, Lanai, Kauai to name a few. Used the depth and minute timer on every dive as a back up to my dive computer, accuracy was spot on. Still wear mine to this day
Hey Eric welcome to the channel man and superb diving experinces you have there!! I used to work as DM in Grand Cayman and popped over to little cayman a couple of times but that was a few years ago LOL, good to have your feedback, cheers
@@thetimebombardier AHHHH! Dropping off the wall edge and just letting the current take you on a sightseeing journey! I always loved it when the DM was say "If you drop it, it's gone FOREVER!" Thanks for sharing!
I have dive watches worth £6k + but for character and classic scuba credentials my Aqualand is still the boss .. I collect dive watchs .. and the Aqualand is the watch I take in the water.. fantastic watchs with genuine character 👌
hey Edzadon welcome to the channel mate!! and that sounds like a great watch collection - slightly jealous LOL but yeah this aqualand has something different about it 😎😎😎
Not many people know about the hidden feature on the original. The hourly chime sound! It can be set for the watch. In timekeeping mode, push the (S) upper left button and (R) upper right button both at same time. The buzzer continues to sound. The hourly chime is all set. If you want to disable it, press both buttons again and the buzzer sounds for a short fixed previous time.
@@thetimebombardier These Citizen divers are just so fun to wear but also have such great history while still being affordable. The NY0040 is another one of my favorites. Thanks again. Love the channel.
@@redbarchetta4 thanks Scott and yes i've been meaning to pick up one of the NY 040s for a while now for review, thanks for prompting me, will get on the case!!
I just bought Citizen Promaster Aqualand JP2000-08E. I knew it for 40 years. Always found it a boring watch and in 40 years never payed attention. last month I was looking for an alarm watch that wakes me up! My experience: most watches do not, sounds to soft. This Aqualand does it! it is a very well made watch, classic. I like it now, it waited 40 years for my attention. the watch must lay on a surface, than the alarm sounds most loud and gives a likely clear sound.
Welcome to the channel mate and happy you are enjoying the watch 😆😆 they've become really popular again recently - i think because they're a little different!!
The story about the prince of Denmark using it at the danish frogmen is true. I am from Denmark and spend my time in the army, i can confirm that he actually did use this watch and he is a danish special forces soldier (Atleast he passed the very though education)
Hey Roar, thanks for your comment, I don't always trust everything i read so really appreciate the input, clearly he deserves respect for getting through the training as I can well imagine it was a hell of lot tougher than what i went through!! cheers
My Father pasted his Promaster diver aqualand he got during his time in the Swedish military back in '89. and I can also confirm the Danish prince Story too. Happy apocalypse everyone 😊🏴☠️🤘
@@lightsplitter5541 I am sure he will be am amazing King! It had a a chat with him once, whist guarding their garden in the royal guard"den kongelige livgarde" succes a great down to earth man!
They still are plenty of them here in Sweden, i just bought my second one for $249 but that was with 10% off coupon for new customer in that store, cheapest ordinary price for this watch in Sweden are $277, still ok price, love this watch 😊
@@thetimebombardier I took it the other day to the Citizen service to service it. It’s a 1st or 2nd generation. A 2 tones. I don’t wear it for years. I also own a Rolex Daytona and a Vostok Europe
Best thing Citizen did with this was to get rid of the old three battery setup - three chances to dissolve the circuitry into sticky green sludge. Trying to repair boards is hit and miss at best, so with this model powered by one CR2016, leakage shouldn't be a problem any more. Had one of the old ones back in the late 1980's, took everything thrown at it.
Totally agree. The full analog Aqualand with Eco-Drive is too bulky and all the analog hands are difficult to read. I wish a new Aqualand can keep the JP-2000 analog-digital, adding eco-drive, reduce the thickness and reduce the lug width slightly. Adding a back light is good. Then it is the perfect dive watch.
The JP2000 got so much publicity in high profile mags such as Nat Geo when it came out, I remember ogling the advertisements although I was already diving with a Seiko quartz 200m which was obtained for me as a JDM from a relative who went to Japan. I couldn't find an excuse to buy this watch. That Seiko was my trusty diver for many scuba adventures until I went Ecodrive. Although till wearing a Seiko LOL. Good review. I'm subbing.
Just bought this as a back up to my early 90's version which was bought as a 21st birthday present from my parents. it's in mint condition however needs attention as the analogue hands are stuck and just pulse which puts more strain on the digital section. I believe it's a common problem where gunk gets caught up around the pinion and needs cleaning out. I found a place in Oldham Lancashire called Time Repairs ltd that quoted me £225 (2019) for a strip down and full sonar clean, I just need to get round to sending it to them. One thing I noticed about the JP2000 it dosent have an hourly chime function like the first generation did?
Hey Tim thanks so much for the detailed comment and welcome to the channel!! No chime i know off but great to hear there are still professionals out there breathing new life into these old gems!! I got a few queries on maintaince for these so will defo pass on you suggestion, cheers TB
I own two of these Models.....Wearing one now, with an FKM Orange Rubber Strap.....in a collection of over 360 Diver,s Watches.....It is my go too daily wearer.....The Module is super accurate, and as you say.....It,s a unique piece and an icon in the Citizen Range......One of the best Tool Watches ever made in my opinion.
"N.D. Limits" is "No Decompression Limits" actually, and yes I believe they were the first to include it on a watch strap. Interestingly, they used the US Navy tables for that data. PADI and NAUI wouldn't become much more common with recreational/sport divers until later in the decade of the 1990s.
Hey Rich thanks dude that's answered a long standing question as to who put it on watch straps 😎😎😎 I'm an ex master so know a fair amount but never that 😁😁
@@thetimebombardier Very nice. I was a police recovery diver for years and a Master Diver back in the day. I bought one of these in 1997. Bunch of gnarly missions and dives on that watch. Excellent tool. Never let me down.
hey man thanks for stopping by!! that peli case must be 20 years old now LOL!!! still going strong tho :) and that's a serious channel you have there also, mos def will sub!!
@@thetimebombardier I still have a functional Pelicase from 1988 or so, been transporting cameras underground and canyoning etc. so many times LOL!Only had two new seals in that time. I also use all the 1510's too. Got lots of them.
Hi - Nice Review - Got the original with my first pay pack back in Oz in 1989. Replaced it over the years with the newer JP's - only watch for my wrist till I drop. Have a question - I've had trouble getting these serviced now - Sent it to Citizen here in UK and got a reply saying they don't service these anymore.... any suggestion would be helpful.
Hey Iv - welcome to the channel and thanks for your comment - you're not the first mention that as it seems others have had the same issue 🤯🤯 really poor from citizen as they are not that long ago discontinued, any decent watch shops near you? (Not timpsons...)
I bought this beautiful watch back in 1999. I bought it for the aesthetics more than anything else, it lasted 22 years until it died, time to get another one, thankyou for the review, cheers
Hey Dilligaf thanks bud and i used to have a dilligaf sticker pn my car 😅😅 yup these aqualands seem to have been reborn, they've released the blue and brown and green dialers recently and think i need to get one in for review 😎✌️👍
I bought mine in 1998 for $500 at sears and had it for 12 years..sold it to a friend for $50 bucks ...to put towards a new seiko automatic Pepsi..great watch...❤
@@thetimebombardierthank you.. glad to be here..I ended up purchasing 2 seiko Pepsi skx009 diver...cost $215 each i ended up giving one of them to my son who absolutely loves his as i do mine..great choice for me...
@@thetimebombardier the price on a Pepsi today on Amazon is $800 to $1000 I wished I'd bought 6 of them back in 2005 when they only cost $216 with tax..😂 they certainly went up alot...but if you miss yours it be worth purchasing one....I also purchased (a baby ice monster) seiko 5 series in 2016 for $140 seen them recently used for $600..beautiful piece
@@juliodelrio1737 yup that pricing is insane LOL and I keep looking on fleabay for a semi new one as they seem to sell around the 250 mark which i'm more ok with hahaha and yes can't go wrong with a monster 😎😎😎
Beatiful piece of steel, i had two, one six screws from 88 and one from 91 second edition. I like very much the black elastic strap…..none can tell to find one..? Thanks
@@thetimebombardier Please man help me to buy yours Erika’s Original 24 mm strap, none has it on bay in this exact size, most are 22 and don’t like that…..Best regards
@@thetimebombardier excuse me again but on watchobsession only normal nato or zulu type, none Paratrooper Strap Navy like yours in this video…..i’m so sad 😔
Hey brother, great vid on this, my all time fav! I got mine at the PX directly after they came on scene. It was the only piece of kit that stayed with me through several yrs of special forces duty in the mid east and else-ware. Now, after all these yrs the hands started slowing down and stopping. I sent it out to a shop in Ohio, they came back w/ a quote of 650! WTF? Huge sentimental value, but I can't find anyone reputable to tune it up for me. Any thoughts?
Hey AHLC how goes it? Yup these are solid little watches!! Citizen here in the uk ain't great on these either despite them releasin some new colour variant 🤯🤯 what did they say was wrong with it? If it's just circuit boards or the movement might be cheaper just to replace the innards 😎😎 let me know how you get on 👍👍
Hey Brummy thanks bud and welcome to the channel 😎👍 the new dial colours are cool and i was gonna get one but like you torn between the green or the blue 😅 still haven't decided LOL
I really want to get this but does the depth gauge dig into your arm when you bend your wrist? It's the only thing stopping me from getting this watch, thanks in advance for any advice
Hey bud thanks for your comment and welcome tonthe channel 😎👍 i wear mine on my left wrist and have never had any dig in issues, the strap i use lifts the casebody up a fraction so that helps also 👍👍 best advice would be to try one in store or buy online to try it on wrist as you can still return if you're not convinced 👍😎
@@thetimebombardier who is watching the digital window anyway ahaha. We don’t care don’t we ?:) I am getting old too, so without my glasses in don’t see anything Ahaha but who cares. We don’t dive with these watches we just go to the beach :)
Hey Otto thanks and welcome to the channel mate 😎👍 i've been using this one on what i'd say normal and use and battery still solid after 3 years now 👍👍
hey MR thanks bud and it's a hawkrigger strap and yes a sort of copy of the marine but with softer stretch, it's a fraction of the price of the erika's original but doesn't have the fixed fit of the erika, cheers
@@thetimebombardier Hi, I meant on the picture in the background, the watch with the digital display on the bottom of the dial, above the JP2000. You have the model number of that one ? Thanks.
Hi Tony, thanks for your comment and yes I can well imagine the value, I assume you've tried Citizen directly; where they able to help? also whereabouts in the world are you?
I got mine at the PX directly after they came on scene. It was the only piece of kit that stayed with me through several yrs of special forces duty in the mid east and else-ware. Now, after all these yrs it started slowing down and stopping. I sent it out to a shop in Ohio, they came back w/ a quote of 650! WTF? Huge sentimental value, but I can't find anyone reputable to tune it up for me.
hey sox I think when they released the orginal model that movement wasn't used that much by citizen, so they stuck to the original design with the re-release of this :D but yeah would be good if they had used it, i just bought the new Fugu and reviewed it and said the same thing why didn't they use the ecodrive!!! thanks for your view mate
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I can confirm the "Pingo" story - not being a Frogman myself, but having been deployed with the Danish special forces I actually met the Frogman who had initiated the purchase by the Corps of these watches. The REAL story is that the watch was being trialled by the Frogmen Corps (Frømandskorpset) at the same time when Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was an aspirant to be a Frogman (he later progressed to be a fully fledged member of the Corps) and since the "Frog-name" that was given to him when he passed the trials was "Pingo" and he was seen wearing the watch on a number of press release photos, the watch was in the Danish watch-afficionado community given the affectionate name, "Citizen Pingo" 🙂
Incidentally the reason Crown Prince Frederik was given the "frog-name", "Pingo" was probably not that he waddled as a penguin, but rather that he was associated with being dressed in formal dinner jackets at royal dinners etc. - a dress commonly being seen as a caricature of a penguin (at least that is what I was told).
The real Frogmen Corps issued Citizen watches (still being worn today by some of the members) have an engraving on the back with the issue numbers and if they were ever to be released into the market, they would be highly collectible - however I doubt that they will ever be.
I have the same watch myself, which I bought in the PX in MOB Price, Helmand, in 2010 when I was deployed there with the Danish Battle group. Later in 2012, I was deployed to Lashkar Gah with the Danish Task Force 7, who was primarily manned by the Frogmen Corps and the other Danish SOF Corps, Jægerkorpset (the Jaeger Corps) and it was there I met the afore mentioned SOF who initiated the purchase of the watches by the Frogmen Corps and was told the story over a cup of coffee 🙂
Hey Peter and welcome to the channel sir 😎👍 i've taken the liberty of pinning your reply as it is superb, thank you so much for taking the time to share the additional background, bloody amazing!! Just makes me love the watch even more 😅😅 thank you again and if you drop me an email (in the about section) i got a few coasters to share to say thanks!!
@@thetimebombardier - Hi ! 🙂 Thank you for pinning my comment - I just thought it would be fun for everybody to know the background of the nickname and a little more detail 🙂 I´ll drop you an email and will make sure to use the coasters properly ............ i.e. ice cold brown ale or dark lager !! 👍
@@peterbeck-rasmussen8514 awesome cheers Peter - I'll be in touch soon 😋👍
You can never get tired of watching reviews about aqualands . Nice easy on the ear narration .
hey Luke thanks buddy and welcome to the channel!! the aqua is such a solid piece!! :D
I picked mine up in 1990 while a diver. I still wear it 30+ years later
thanks Brian and that must have been around the time i saw my brother's and was hooked!!
It has been my favorite that I have owned. I have gone through 8 watch bands and have had to send it back to the factory a few times to be worked on but is always my go to watch because it never failed me in my 30 year military career and I still wear it to this day
@@brianmccallister2981 man that's a superb recommendation for its longevity and reaffirms my faith in the brand!!
best dive watch I ever had, started with the original in 1990, as soon as the JP2000 came out....boom!! Got one of those real quick !
cheers Si, they are really popular as well right now!!
Just bought a JP2000 for my 50th birthday. A great tool
Hey Cristiano thanks for stopping by the channel and hope it serves you well 👍👍😎😎 let us know your thoughts after a month on wrist please 🤘🤘
@@thetimebombardier the first thing that I have noticed is that the strap is very uncomfortable and it has no deep markings on it.
@@cristianocollarin2236 ok i've not used the orignal strap ever so yes makes sense 😅
The original rubber band is just for professional use above a neoprene suit. For everyday use get rid of it and go with a nato strap
@@cristianocollarin2236 i've got mine on an ericas original and suits it proper 😋😋👍👍
Bought mine in November of 1989. Monterey Bay, Carmel, Mendocino, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Jamaica, Cozumel, Yelapa, Cabo San Lucas, Maui, Lanai, Kauai to name a few. Used the depth and minute timer on every dive as a back up to my dive computer, accuracy was spot on. Still wear mine to this day
Hey Eric welcome to the channel man and superb diving experinces you have there!! I used to work as DM in Grand Cayman and popped over to little cayman a couple of times but that was a few years ago LOL, good to have your feedback, cheers
@@thetimebombardier Ah, you know the joy of Tarpon Alley!!!
@@ericpitt3876 wow that's a blast form the past!!! i worked at the moritts on east of GC so lots of dives around rum point and the east wall :D
@@thetimebombardier AHHHH! Dropping off the wall edge and just letting the current take you on a sightseeing journey! I always loved it when the DM was say "If you drop it, it's gone FOREVER!" Thanks for sharing!
@@ericpitt3876 awesome memories dude
I have dive watches worth £6k + but for character and classic scuba credentials my Aqualand is still the boss .. I collect dive watchs .. and the Aqualand is the watch I take in the water.. fantastic watchs with genuine character 👌
hey Edzadon welcome to the channel mate!! and that sounds like a great watch collection - slightly jealous LOL but yeah this aqualand has something different about it 😎😎😎
Yea... This Aqualand is cool... But sadly they Don make it anymore......
Not many people know about the hidden feature on the original. The hourly chime sound! It can be set for the watch. In timekeeping mode, push the (S) upper left button and (R) upper right button both at same time. The buzzer continues to sound. The hourly chime is all set. If you want to disable it, press both buttons again and the buzzer sounds for a short fixed previous time.
Tested it now and sounds good 😎😅👍
Only on 1st gen
The only thing Citizen could do to improve the JP2000-08E is to update it with an Eco-Drive movement! 🙏🏼
Excellent review. I absolutely love my JP2000. Iconic and functional. A true tool watch with a great history.
hey Scott many thanks bud and welcome to the channel, it never ceases to surprise me how much love these JP2000s still get!! :D
@@thetimebombardier These Citizen divers are just so fun to wear but also have such great history while still being affordable. The NY0040 is another one of my favorites. Thanks again. Love the channel.
@@redbarchetta4 thanks Scott and yes i've been meaning to pick up one of the NY 040s for a while now for review, thanks for prompting me, will get on the case!!
I just purchased this Citizen Promaster Aqualand JP2000-08E New with tags. Great watch.
hey Mike thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy the watch!! seems these models are getting quite a bit of love recently :D
I just bought Citizen Promaster Aqualand JP2000-08E. I knew it for 40 years. Always found it a boring watch and in 40 years never payed attention. last month I was looking for an alarm watch that wakes me up! My experience: most watches do not, sounds to soft. This Aqualand does it! it is a very well made watch, classic. I like it now, it waited 40 years for my attention. the watch must lay on a surface, than the alarm sounds most loud and gives a likely clear sound.
Welcome to the channel mate and happy you are enjoying the watch 😆😆 they've become really popular again recently - i think because they're a little different!!
The story about the prince of Denmark using it at the danish frogmen is true. I am from Denmark and spend my time in the army, i can confirm that he actually did use this watch and he is a danish special forces soldier (Atleast he passed the very though education)
Hey Roar, thanks for your comment, I don't always trust everything i read so really appreciate the input, clearly he deserves respect for getting through the training as I can well imagine it was a hell of lot tougher than what i went through!! cheers
My Father pasted his Promaster diver aqualand he got during his time in the Swedish military back in '89. and I can also confirm the Danish prince Story too. Happy apocalypse everyone 😊🏴☠️🤘
@@lightsplitter5541 I am sure he will be am amazing King! It had a a chat with him once, whist guarding their garden in the royal guard"den kongelige livgarde" succes a great down to earth man!
@@lightsplitter5541 awesome thanks Tor!! welcome to the channel dude!!
Pingo was Crown Prince Frederiks callname
The functions of the push buttons are laser etched onto the case. The top left push button if depressed and held, illuminates the LCD section.
This is incorrect. There is no backlight function on the C520 movement.
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They still are plenty of them here in Sweden, i just bought my second one for $249 but that was with 10% off coupon for new customer in that store, cheapest ordinary price for this watch in Sweden are $277, still ok price, love this watch 😊
skol OneUp and welcome to the channel bud, good to hear you can get them for a good price there as here in the uk they up to 300 quid...!!
I bought one of them in Stockholm back in 1994 during a trip. I still have it.
Cheers dude, these have become so popular lately, new colours relased this year also! Is yours one of the 6 screws?
@@thetimebombardier I took it the other day to the Citizen service to service it.
It’s a 1st or 2nd generation. A 2 tones.
I don’t wear it for years. I also own a Rolex Daytona and a Vostok Europe
@@oldschoolbudapestworkout2105 awesome 👍😎
@11:14 My late father liked torches, too.. a lot.. so you're in good company. :)
boy scout stuff :D
Best thing Citizen did with this was to get rid of the old three battery setup - three chances to dissolve the circuitry into sticky green sludge. Trying to repair boards is hit and miss at best, so with this model powered by one CR2016, leakage shouldn't be a problem any more. Had one of the old ones back in the late 1980's, took everything thrown at it.
hey Grgan welcome to the channel bud and yeah the older ones were superb also :)
I often used in my divings.... Wonderfull watch! If they release it with eco drive , It Will be a home run!
Hi Marc thanks mate and would be intersting if they re-released this again right?
@@thetimebombardier the same model with an eco drive movement
@@msp459 yup understood, not seen one though 😆
Totally agree. The full analog Aqualand with Eco-Drive is too bulky and all the analog hands are difficult to read.
I wish a new Aqualand can keep the JP-2000 analog-digital, adding eco-drive, reduce the thickness and reduce the lug width slightly. Adding a back light is good. Then it is the perfect dive watch.
Amazing watch indeed and great video.
Heh Alex thanks bud and welcome to the channel 😎👍 i want to get one of the new versions of these in to see how the measure up 😋😋
The JP2000 got so much publicity in high profile mags such as Nat Geo when it came out, I remember ogling the advertisements although I was already diving with a Seiko quartz 200m which was obtained for me as a JDM from a relative who went to Japan. I couldn't find an excuse to buy this watch. That Seiko was my trusty diver for many scuba adventures until I went Ecodrive. Although till wearing a Seiko LOL. Good review. I'm subbing.
welcome to the channel dude!!
Just bought this as a back up to my early 90's version which was bought as a 21st birthday present from my parents.
it's in mint condition however needs attention as the analogue hands are stuck and just pulse which puts more strain on the digital section. I believe it's a common problem where gunk gets caught up around the pinion and needs cleaning out.
I found a place in Oldham Lancashire called Time Repairs ltd that quoted me £225 (2019) for a strip down and full sonar clean, I just need to get round to sending it to them.
One thing I noticed about the JP2000 it dosent have an hourly chime function like the first generation did?
Hey Tim thanks so much for the detailed comment and welcome to the channel!! No chime i know off but great to hear there are still professionals out there breathing new life into these old gems!! I got a few queries on maintaince for these so will defo pass on you suggestion, cheers TB
I own two of these Models.....Wearing one now, with an FKM Orange Rubber Strap.....in a collection of over 360 Diver,s Watches.....It is my go too daily wearer.....The Module is super accurate, and as you say.....It,s a unique piece and an icon in the Citizen Range......One of the best Tool Watches ever made in my opinion.
cheers Smiler, appreciate it bud, have oyu looked at any of the newer colours of these?
Q. How wide are the rubberstrap in mm on mounting point? I'v orde one 20 mm and one 22 mm from Temu
"N.D. Limits" is "No Decompression Limits" actually, and yes I believe they were the first to include it on a watch strap. Interestingly, they used the US Navy tables for that data. PADI and NAUI wouldn't become much more common with recreational/sport divers until later in the decade of the 1990s.
Hey Rich thanks dude that's answered a long standing question as to who put it on watch straps 😎😎😎 I'm an ex master so know a fair amount but never that 😁😁
@@thetimebombardier No worries. You were a Master diver? Or a Master Chief?
@@ArchieRLib haha divemaster 🤣🤣
@@thetimebombardier Very nice. I was a police recovery diver for years and a Master Diver back in the day. I bought one of these in 1997. Bunch of gnarly missions and dives on that watch. Excellent tool. Never let me down.
LOL, those Pelican cases are XLNT too LOL! yeah I've been reviewing the 2014 Aqualands. Certainly this one u show is SOOO iconic!
hey man thanks for stopping by!! that peli case must be 20 years old now LOL!!! still going strong tho :) and that's a serious channel you have there also, mos def will sub!!
@@thetimebombardier I still have a functional Pelicase from 1988 or so, been transporting cameras underground and canyoning etc. so many times LOL!Only had two new seals in that time. I also use all the 1510's too. Got lots of them.
This watch is very special because it's got a depth meter!
thanks yeah it's pretty unique :D
Nice work man
cheers dude and welcome to the channel :)
Hi - Nice Review - Got the original with my first pay pack back in Oz in 1989. Replaced it over the years with the newer JP's - only watch for my wrist till I drop. Have a question - I've had trouble getting these serviced now - Sent it to Citizen here in UK and got a reply saying they don't service these anymore.... any suggestion would be helpful.
Hey Iv - welcome to the channel and thanks for your comment - you're not the first mention that as it seems others have had the same issue 🤯🤯 really poor from citizen as they are not that long ago discontinued, any decent watch shops near you? (Not timpsons...)
I like your explanation about the Citizen JP2000 watch, can you explain in detail how to set the dive log (time and depth), thanks
@@ariewaja3757 hey Arie many thanks dude and sorry I stopped diving a few years back now 😞
I bought this beautiful watch back in 1999. I bought it for the aesthetics more than anything else, it lasted 22 years until it died, time to get another one, thankyou for the review, cheers
Hey Dilligaf thanks bud and i used to have a dilligaf sticker pn my car 😅😅 yup these aqualands seem to have been reborn, they've released the blue and brown and green dialers recently and think i need to get one in for review 😎✌️👍
@@thetimebombardier sounds great buddy. Cheers from sydney
Great review, well done mate..
G'dday Roy thanks bud and welcome to the channel 😎👍
I bought mine in 1998 for $500 at sears and had it for 12 years..sold it to a friend for $50 bucks ...to put towards a new seiko automatic Pepsi..great watch...❤
cheers Julio and welcome to the channel dude, which seiko model did you get?
@@thetimebombardierthank you.. glad to be here..I ended up purchasing 2 seiko Pepsi skx009 diver...cost $215 each i ended up giving one of them to my son who absolutely loves his as i do mine..great choice for me...
@@juliodelrio1737 awesome I sold my skx years back and been looking to grab another as I sort of miss it 😅😎
@@thetimebombardier the price on a Pepsi today on Amazon is $800 to $1000 I wished I'd bought 6 of them back in 2005 when they only cost $216 with tax..😂 they certainly went up alot...but if you miss yours it be worth purchasing one....I also purchased (a baby ice monster) seiko 5 series in 2016 for $140 seen them recently used for $600..beautiful piece
@@juliodelrio1737 yup that pricing is insane LOL and I keep looking on fleabay for a semi new one as they seem to sell around the 250 mark which i'm more ok with hahaha and yes can't go wrong with a monster 😎😎😎
Beatiful piece of steel, i had two, one six screws from 88 and one from 91 second edition. I like very much the black elastic strap…..none can tell to find one..? Thanks
Thanks CS 😎 it's a total classic!! The strap i have it on is an erika's original, not cheap and there are other competitive options 👍👍
@@thetimebombardier Please man help me to buy yours Erika’s Original 24 mm strap, none has it on bay in this exact size, most are 22 and don’t like that…..Best regards
@@cloudstrife3131 hey dude I checked and I got mine for watchobsession and they have them in stick today 😎😎😎
@@thetimebombardier Absolutely great…..as your patience…..grazie amico mio.
@@thetimebombardier excuse me again but on watchobsession only normal nato or zulu type, none Paratrooper Strap Navy like yours in this video…..i’m so sad 😔
Hey brother, great vid on this, my all time fav! I got mine at the PX directly after they came on scene. It was the only piece of kit that stayed with me through several yrs of special forces duty in the mid east and else-ware. Now, after all these yrs the hands started slowing down and stopping. I sent it out to a shop in Ohio, they came back w/ a quote of 650! WTF? Huge sentimental value, but I can't find anyone reputable to tune it up for me. Any thoughts?
Hey AHLC how goes it? Yup these are solid little watches!! Citizen here in the uk ain't great on these either despite them releasin some new colour variant 🤯🤯 what did they say was wrong with it? If it's just circuit boards or the movement might be cheaper just to replace the innards 😎😎 let me know how you get on 👍👍
Doesn't that big sensor at 9 o´clock make it really uncomfortable? Looks cool though....
if you wear it on your right wrist then yeah it might get in the way but don't you wear yours on your left? :D
how is that elastic nato working out for you ? I always though of picking one up....
hi thanks for stopping by :D and yeah really happy with it, it's more pliable than the eirkas, but the buckle on this model is quite chunky :D
A truly fantastic video. I’m in the market for one now. I’m really torn between the OG black dial or the LE green. New subscriber. 👊🏼👍
Hey Brummy thanks bud and welcome to the channel 😎👍 the new dial colours are cool and i was gonna get one but like you torn between the green or the blue 😅 still haven't decided LOL
I would really like to know who makes that band!
Hi JJ thanks for stopping by the channel and the band is an Erika's original :)
I really want to get this but does the depth gauge dig into your arm when you bend your wrist? It's the only thing stopping me from getting this watch, thanks in advance for any advice
Hey bud thanks for your comment and welcome tonthe channel 😎👍 i wear mine on my left wrist and have never had any dig in issues, the strap i use lifts the casebody up a fraction so that helps also 👍👍 best advice would be to try one in store or buy online to try it on wrist as you can still return if you're not convinced 👍😎
We need the same with eco drive, saphir glass, and super titane ! And a smaller digital window like the original ones
Smaller date window? 😅🤣 please no my ageing eyes would give up lol
@@thetimebombardier who is watching the digital window anyway ahaha. We don’t care don’t we ?:) I am getting old too, so without my glasses in don’t see anything Ahaha but who cares. We don’t dive with these watches we just go to the beach :)
@@jeromef2001 yeah I say that often in my vids that i don't use date windows on my autos, but yes on my digis :)
How many years will the CR2016 last this hour if I do not use its functions, depth gauge, stopwatch, alarm?
Hey Otto thanks and welcome to the channel mate 😎👍 i've been using this one on what i'd say normal and use and battery still solid after 3 years now 👍👍
Mine one year, with dephtgauge
Can you tell me what brand is the green strap? A copy of MN?
hey MR thanks bud and it's a hawkrigger strap and yes a sort of copy of the marine but with softer stretch, it's a fraction of the price of the erika's original but doesn't have the fixed fit of the erika, cheers
Hi, what is the type nr of the an/digi one right above the JP with the digi part on the bottom of the dial ? Looks awesome.
Hey dude sorry not sure i get the question?
@@thetimebombardier Hi, I meant on the picture in the background, the watch with the digital display on the bottom of the dial, above the JP2000. You have the model number of that one ? Thanks.
@@flat4- thanks dude and sorry I lost that picture in a house move recently, really annoying as it was super vintage that I'd had for ages...!!!
Where did you buy your strap to the citizen i cant find anyone anywhere :)
Hey Zindrax thanks for your comment and welcome to the channel bud, the strap is an erica's original 😎👍
I have one in need of repair. Is there ANYBODY who repairs the circuit boards on these? Enormous sentimental value to me.
Hi Tony, thanks for your comment and yes I can well imagine the value, I assume you've tried Citizen directly; where they able to help? also whereabouts in the world are you?
@macaco mack thanks Mack, have you dropped Tony a direct message? cheers
@macaco mack roger that :D thanks for stopping by the channel also!!
I got mine at the PX directly after they came on scene. It was the only piece of kit that stayed with me through several yrs of special forces duty in the mid east and else-ware. Now, after all these yrs it started slowing down and stopping. I sent it out to a shop in Ohio, they came back w/ a quote of 650! WTF? Huge sentimental value, but I can't find anyone reputable to tune it up for me.
Can you tell me the size of the rubber strao for the jp2000? Thanks
hey bud yup these are 24mils, cheers
Why no eco drive?
hey sox I think when they released the orginal model that movement wasn't used that much by citizen, so they stuck to the original design with the re-release of this :D but yeah would be good if they had used it, i just bought the new Fugu and reviewed it and said the same thing why didn't they use the ecodrive!!! thanks for your view mate
Which Is the model of this type of nato? Thanks
Hey IG, welcome to the channel mate and the strap is an erica's original 😊🤙😎
hello where can i buy it;;;;;
hey spyros, you can try ebay or chrono24 or a simple google search will show several stores that still stock them :)
Why is it so hard to find a citizen service center.....I need my aqualand looking at but not able to find a good service center
whereabouts in the world are you mate?
Where did u buy your strap?
Hey Zindrax thanks for stopping by the channel and that one is an erica's original 😎👍
Pingo was just his code name
Cheers Jon, not heard that explanation before 👍😎 are you danish also?
It was a great watch with a terrible band. I replaced mine 5 times in 2 years.
cheers Patrick yup my marine nationale style strap is holding up way better also 😎
They should have made it solar
yup fair point, eco drive would have made it even better :)
어디서 구할수 있나요? 얼마인가요?
Sorry dude need that translated 😋😋
You can buy it on amazon , £330
How many years will the CR2016 last this hour if I do not use its functions, depth gauge, stopwatch, alarm?
Hey Otto thanks for your view and i've been using this now a few years without using dive functions and all good to date 😎👍
@@thetimebombardier Exactly how many years have you been using it?
@@ottohajnal2298 now 3 i think 😋👍