
Subexplorer shares his enduring affection for his 30-year-old Citizen Aqualand, a watch he bought new in 1987. His post celebrates the longevity and sentimental value of a robust quartz diver, demonstrating how certain watches transcend their technical specifications to become cherished companions through decades of adventures.






Best wishes Alkiro
... which I can´t remember well now how it operates. This is the depth sensor. It has been a long time since I don´t use this watch for diving and can´t say were the manual is. But it has many interesting features in its digital display window of which I only use date when I wear it from time to time. Cheers! Abel
That's funny because I own a "similar" watch with more or less the same length than you (around 25 years). I bought it when I was 15 years old (or around) for 150€ at that time which was a huge amount of money for me (my first big purchase). It's the Casio BM100-WJ with a digital depth meter as well as a barometer and altimeter. It was the first watch ever to offer these three combined functions. So many sweet memories, when I was younger, trying to reach the lowest level as possible holding my
... features. Though I am not very fond of quartz watches I must recognize they offered/offer a lot of intertesting and useful features for the money and they can offer a very nice design as well. Enjoy yours!! Abel
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