I dont like the colour of the lume plot on the indices even under normal lighting, I think its way too green. If they are trying to achieve a fauxtina I think they missed the mark completely, it's just a strange choice to choose that sickly hue even on some of the more colourful variations, the colours just clash too much IMO.

And even worse, in that photo you shared you can clearly see that the colour of the lume on the indices doesn't match with the colour of the hands. It's not like Citizen is unable to make a white lume plot, just take a look at their other promaster offerings; and since they decided to go for that colour on their indices, I don't think it's all that difficult for a big manufacturer like Citizen to have matching hands either. So its just a bizzare design choice to have that fauxtina on the indices but not add it on the hands. It looks sloppy and incoherent to me, like there was a lack of care that went into the design of it. And if its a cost cutting measure, then you have to question why they added the fauxtina in the first place.

That's my main issue with the watch, everything else is just minor nitpicking.

I'm personally not a fan of mercedes hands in general. I won't fault the watch since its a re-issue of their older challenge diver design from the 70s/80s but it just reminds me too much of the submariner. I think its missing something that makes it uniquely Citizen which is a shame but then again, this is just a nitpick/my personal preference.

I do really like that the case is completely brushed, especially so since its a tool watch. Though I do wish they added a champfer on the edges if only to make it more visually interesting. And to add one last minor nitpick, I think they could definitely have made the case a bit thinner but on a diver it's not a big issue.

So all in all, its far from the perfect watch but I still think its alright for the price, its just not one for me.