The Citizen Attesa BY1001-66E Luna Program is a Made in Japan Super Titanium watch from Citizen’s premium Attesa line. It brings together a moon phase, world time and a perpetual calendar on one black dial. The 42mm case and matching bracelet are made from Citizen’s Super Titanium, which is far lighter than steel and comfortable on sensitive skin, and the bracelet closes with a push-button clasp.
The dial is laid out with precision: a moon phase sub-dial, a day indicator, a 12/24-hour sub-dial, a date window and a power reserve indicator. Silver-toned luminous hands keep it readable after dark. The dial sits beneath sapphire crystal, and 100m water resistance covers swimming and snorkelling.
Inside is Citizen’s calibre H874 Eco-Drive. It is charged by any light source, never needs a battery, and stores enough energy to run for many months in darkness. Its world time function lets you change local time with the crown as you cross time zones, and the perpetual calendar keeps the date correct through short months and leap years. In Japan, China, the US and Europe, it synchronises automatically to radio time signals. Australia has no such signal, so at home it runs on its own quartz accuracy and syncs when you travel to one of those regions.
This Japanese moon phase watch is for the collector who values engineering over ornament: it is built and finished in Japan, and it’s discreet enough for a boardroom and complete enough for a world trip.
Please note that the radio-controlled functionality will not work in Australia due to the absence of radio transmitting stations within range. These stations are exclusive to four regions: Europe, USA, China and Japan. However, this does not affect manual time adjustment.
What we love about this watch: Most moon phase watches are made for the evening. The BY1001-66E puts a moon phase on a titanium, light-powered, world-time watch you can wear every single day. It’s the rare complication that’s poetic and practical at once, and in Super Titanium it barely registers on the wrist.
Ships in 1-3 Business Days from Sydney with Australia Post Express. Sydney customers can pick up on the same day from our Alexandria showroom an hour after placing the order by choosing Click & Collect as the delivery option.
5 Year warranty from Citizen Watches (Australia). StarBuy are Authorised distributors of Citizen Watches. All Citizen Watches are shipped in Citizen original packaging released for Australia. All Citizen warranties are registered online on the Citizen Warranty Portal directly by StarBuy on behalf of the customer. After purchase and shipping by StarBuy, an email is sent by Citizen registering the warranty directly to the buyer. A link to the online instructions manual is also sent within the email. Citizen no longer supply any hard copies of the warranty booklet or the instructions manual.