Housing an all-new caliber, cased in titanium, with dual sapphire crystals, and guised under a pleasantly modern, vintage-inspired dial with a rice paper aesthetic that belies its metal composition, Citizen has hit a striking balance with this milestone timepiece.

A layer of relatively thick, cellulose varnish applied over the dial's texture prior to pad printing the indices, Breguet numerals, and Citizen wordmark lends the face of the watch an added sense of depth and a subtle, additional touch of modernity.

With the exception of the undersized ratchet wheel and eccentric force of the hairspring, everything about the new caliber 0270 sings. I applaud Citizen's continued use the free-sprung balance wheel that they first debuted in the caliber 0200.