iW Magazine Winter 2020 | Page 38

BY GARY GIRDVAINIS The Citizen Promaster Tsuno Chrono Racer Citizen’s new Eco-Drive Altichron Promaster is a 30th Anniversary model. It’s limited to 1,989 watches worldwide. Tennis pro and Citizen brand ambassador Naomi Osaka wears the Citizen Eco-Drive Bluetooth watch. CITIZEN IN PERSPECTIVE In 2019, Citizen celebrated thirty years of its Promaster collection, debuted the hyper-precise Caliber 0100 Eco-Drive and touted the Eco-Drive Bluetooth on the wrist of tennis pro Naomi Osaka at every major tournament. With all this activity, plus planning and coordination with other brands in the Citizen corporate orbit (Bulova, Frederique Constant, Alpina, Le Joux-Perret, Arnold & Son) we asked Jeffrey Cohen, President of Citizen Watch America, to put it all in perspective for iW readers. 38 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | WINTER 2020