Citizen Promaster NY0085 'Coke' Review

The title of the best diver for under 200 dollars is a popular one in the watch community, and it’s time to review a top contender for that crown! The Citizen Promaster NY0085 is one of the more popular Citizen models. Once you start to tally up the specs of this watch, it’s easy to understand the popularity. For starters, this watch is an ISO certified Diver’s watch, certified to 200M. Combine that with an original design, in-house automatic movement. Keeping in mind that this watch can be bought brand new for under 200 dollars. Enjoy seeing the NY0085 on different straps in this video also :) Full reference: NY0085-86EE

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[knutjunker]

I bought the NY0085 early this year for 180 Euros, and since then it's my daily beater. All my other watches in the collection are criminally neglected. 🙂
I love the look, the toughness, the reliability, the legibility and the precision (around +2 Seconds/24h). Besides the diver's extention on the clasp i don't really like the horrible factory bracelet, so i swapped it with rubber or leather (it looks awesome on a James Bond Nato, too). Last week i got the islander stainless steel bracelet (back in stock the time i write the comment) in Jubilee Style and it's absolutely stunning (unfortunately without diver's extention). I'm not bothered with the left hand crown, on the contrary, it gives the watch the tool watch vibes it deserves.
Great affordable watch.

[zacheryhanson]

This was such an outstanding review! I really enjoy your attention to detail and thorough review of this watch plus the video quality is top notch.

Thanks for reviewing these watches so well and the added insightful opinions and thoughts on these timepieces you really get and understand the watch community !

[ΝίκοςΚούλογλου]

I have this watch since my birthday in January in 2022 it's a really good and nice watch and i treasure it very much. I have it a year now and I'm very proud of this watch it suits me very well

[Bhethar]

Citizen is quite it’s own creature. They offer good quality watches that often gets unnoticed due to some design quirks. But what’s amazing is that while Seiko has nerfed their SKX diver and raised the price, Citizen has lately improved their divers and at times even lowered the price.

[philosofar]

What a fantastic review ! One of the best watch reviews I've seen ! Subbed !🙌

[simon]

This is a great watch for the price, it wears really well. Yes the bracelet is a bit lightweight, but the micro-extension more than makes up for that. It's also as tough as old boots, mine has taken lots of punishment and just keeps going.

[chrisr]

I think citizen watches are under rated, the dial design is a classic and they get credit for colour matching the date wheel, sadly they lose points for the bracelet, although my Kamasu bracelet isn’t a breeze either, lack of sapphire Crystal is a shame

[VladyslavNazarov]

Nice review buddy! I like ny0040 this is a true diver under 200€/$. Quality and price balanced. Thanks for review! 😉

[mechanik]

Long Island Watches now sells a Jubilee bracelet with end links that fit perfectly to the NY0085 and siblings. It is a great upgrade for this watch.

[paulvon]

Great job. I just purchased this watch for $178.00.USD. The Seiko or Orient diver would have been twice that price.

[jwcchannel]

Great review, great watch and great to see you back on the track Anders 🤙

[scheuerle]

Got my full lume version last month. I'm always ready to switch straps, like immediately replacing a King Turtle silicone strap with black fluoro rubber last year. But I like the Promaster bracelet, especially the quick adjust feature. No plans to replace it.

[Ferien]

You should include the full reference number, especially since earlier versions of this watch don’t have hacking seconds

[jluissva]

This video is very good. Now, what is the difference between the NY0084-089EE reference watches and the NY0040-09EE reference? I bought a watch with this last indication and noticed that the silicone strap is a little harder and less soft. Furthermore, the adjustment button, which is located at position 8 on the clock, does not have the Pro Master logo. It seems to be a little simpler than the NY0084 model.

[aahandillon]

Great review, have the Kermit with black looks great on a Nato strap! Honestly this watch punches way above it’s weight for the affordable price compared to many of the other more expensive top models. 👍✌️

[MLTUP]

I like the lefty crown. Its odd but its cool and it works. The crown never gets in the way or digs my wrist.

[arielargo]

Good review! I love these Citizen NY00xx models! I have the Pepsi and the green one! I'm also thinking of adding the Coke and the Full lume one to the collection too.
I think these are objetively better than the SKX and still available in the market, although tougher to find in American market, mostly in Europe, but still available online at reasonable prices ($180 - $250).
I also have the Kamasu, which I enjoy a lot too, but these Promasters are very cool!

[saulespino]

II have one and the bezel is 120 clicks. Never mind . Mine is a newer version and it has a sapphire crystal plus the bracelet is improved. It cost me 330 bucks at a local mall. Would like your opinion on my purchase, thanks.

[sheepdog-kphb]

The coke model is underrated I think. I always preferred coke over pepsi same applies here. The pepsi blue as you know doesn't match. I also have the nonhacking blue version. Thanks for the info

[WATCHingJames]

It is good looking watch and definitely a contender at this price point.