Citizen - CZ Smart HR Heart Rate Smartwatch 46mm Black Silicon Stainless Steel watch, Powered by Google Wear OS - Black

Very nice looking watch it took some convincing from wife to get a smart watch manly because I like watches and not the look of most smart watches so as I own a couple of Citizen Watches already this was the perfect fit it has all the functionality of a smart watch but it’s nice look I purchased the sport band as well and it’s great for every day and the linked band for more dressy functions it taking me a little bit to get all the settings just right but I love it so far!

I really enjoy this watch. It has great battery life, without having to shut off a bunch of the features to get it. The case and band are of high quality and are very durable. I wear it every day at work and have yet to scratch it. With that stated I have to add a negative (the reason I only gave it 4 stars for durability) to this review. This is the second watch I received. The first watch had issues from the very beginning. the software was extremely slow to load and also slow while updating. It seemed that most of the features of the fitness app were balky to use and reset often. I never did get the pulse rate app to work. After the third day the watch shut down and went into a continuous reboot cycle until the battery went dead. It kept rebooting while it was charging. I returned the watch and told them I suspected that it had a hardware issue. They agreed and replaced the watch (it had to be ordered). Two days later I had another watch that has been trouble free. All of the apps function as they were intended to, and I am very pleased.

Perfect gift for Father’s Day! My husband wanted a wrist wash I got on your web page saw the citizen smart watch he absolutely love it! Thank you Bestbuy super fast delivery on store I now have your credit card can wait for his bday to get him his go pro!!

Its ok, i wish i had gone with the Samsung at this point, this watch is Bluetooth, wifi only, which i could get around, but the ABSOLUTELY ANNOYING GOOGLE ASSISTANT ALWAYS TURNS ON WHEN IM NOT EVEN PUSHING THE BUTTON .

Wanted to pick up a Google Wear OS watch to see how it compared to my Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2. When Citizen came out with the CZ Smart watch I had to try it as I already had a Echo Drive watch from years ago and wore it up to where I started using smart watches. Unboxing and first impressions: The CZ came in nicely boxed and cradled in a high density foam insert. Inside is the Watch, bands, charging cable, quick start guide, and manual, “a power adapter is was not included”. The bands aren’t are just loose in the box but they are very simple to attach, you just take and insert one end of the spring bar into the hole on the frame and then press the lever on the underside of the band to retract the pin, align it with the hole and release. Just give it a tug to make sure the band is attached “it popped off my first try”, but it’s pretty much the same as my Active2. The watch itself if pretty substantial and feels very well built. It does weigh more than my Active2, and the dial is a good bit bigger than the 40mm size of the Active2. Weight wise the Active2 comes in at 47.6 g and the CZ is 77.6, that’s a 30g difference. I have to say though, I’ve been wearing the CZ for a few days now and the weight really isn’t that noticeable. There are three buttons on the right side of the watch with the Middle “Crown” button that pushing that in brings up the apps list, or returning back to the main screen, it also rotates so you can scroll through items, “really liking that feature”. The two other top/bottom buttons are configurable and is a big welcome. There’s a microphone slit on the left side and back on the right side almost unnoticeable on one of the crown ears is a microphone hole. The bottom side has three small windows for sensors. The CZ comes with 8gb of memory compared to the 1.4gb for the Active2, that’s a pretty big jump there. The display is 1.28” compared to 1.2” for the Active2, they are both bright and very clear, but that little bit extra size does seem to make a difference to me. The watch also has a barometer, accelerometer, gyroscope, and hear rate monitor. It doesn’t have the ECG sensor of the Active2 but honestly I never used it after trying it out a few times. Setting up and first use: To start the setup you just plug the charging cable in your phone charging adapter, attach the phone “the charger is held on magnetically”, “this charging adapter uses pogo pins to charge so I’m hoping this holds up compared to the Samsung wireless Qi charging. As soon as the watch started to get power the startup screen came up and I went through the setup “including installing Google Fit”. There was also an update to the watch so I had to wait for that to finish downloading and installing. Next I went to work getting the watch set up to my liking and initially I was pretty disappointed that there were only 5 watch faces available, even when checking the download option, just those 5 were available. While I did find that the included faces could be somewhat customized I really wanted more, especially for what this watch costs, “the Active2 has 100s of watch faces available for download, some paid and some free. What I did find is there’s an app in the Google Play Store called “Watchmaker” and they have a lot of faces available there that work perfectly with this CZ. I ended up using the Watchmaker app and making a watch face I wanted, so now I’m really getting to like this watch, especially designing my own watch face. I never bothered with the Samsung since they had so many available. I have paired this with my Pixel 5 phone and S21 it connected flawlessly with either one. I’m able to answer calls and they are clearer / louder than the Active 2 which is a big plus. I’ve also had some problems getting email and message notifications on my S21 in a timely manner and sometimes are 10-15 minutes late “I like being prompt”, but with the Pixel 5 and the CZ the alerts come in the instant I get them. Now for battery life, it’s not as good as the Active2 but I have it set on normal which according to the Citizen website is a 24hr mode and I am definitely getting that. The other power modes are supposed to extend the life a good bit but as long as it lasts just over a day I’m good with that as I can charge it while getting ready in the AM. I try to charge around the same time every day and it’s right around 20% when I put it on the charge, it takes about 40 minutes to get to 100%. There are a couple irritating things I don’t get, like how the watch cannot sync DND “do not disturb” with my phone, the Active2 does this and it’s an extra step to remember when needing to silence everything. Also the “what looks like a movable bezel” isn’t moveable at all, it’s pretty much just decoration “and probably a good bit of protection too”. I really am liking Wear OS, it’s quite a bit different from Tizen and I just read that Google and Samsung are merging the two creating one OS called “Wear”, hopefully that will merge the best of both systems. But accessing the play store on the CZ is simple and there are plenty of apps that I will use “most duplicating apps on my phone already” I also tried Google Maps on it and it was very accurate, equal to my phone when walking down to our mail cluster box and around the neighborhood. Was even surprised my weather radar app is on there, and it works perfectly “just small :) “. The heartrate monitoring is on par with my Active2, close enough for me not to worry about accuracy. The step counter seems very sensitive and is higher than the Active2 but I don’t count my steps personally and have no idea which one is more accurate. I did notice the CZ picks up more arm movement and counts it towards steps over the Active2 but I really don’t count that much. When I’m using my seated elliptical the calorie and distance between the two are very close, again they aren’t so far apart that I’m concerned with accuracy. Conclusion: I’ve found that I really don’t notice the extra weight that much, and the size “while larger” is ok. I don’t have large wrists and didn’t want something that was overly large. The band is every bit as comfortable as the Active2, it also feels a heavier duty that the Active 2 “will see how it holds up over time”. I’ve only been using this this new CZ Smart watch a few days and am getting used to the Wear OS and it’s growing on me. The CZ is doing everything my Active2 does “with a couple small exceptions”, it’s not perfect but I’m very impressed with it, and hopefully Citizen will upgrade the OS to the new “Wear”. Overall if you are looking for a new smart watch and want something that looks like a premium piece then this one is a good one to put at the top of your list.

The Citizen’s CZ Smartwatch blends high class style with a plethora of function/features. When I received the Citizen CZ Smartwatch I put on the silicone wrist bands. The bands locked into the ends of the watch face with a small sliding metal arm (if you have ever put wrist bands on a watch, this is the same way). The Gorilla glass face provided durability and added a nice level of weight to the watch. I prefer heavier watches and the Citizen CZ Smartwatch is no lightweight. The silicone bands and 46mm face was very comfortable the moment I put the watch on. I found the Citizen CZ Smartwatch easy to read with selectable faces. Press and hold till the face gets small. Then you can choose 3 main combinations of colors for each face style. While this is not a lot of faces, I am okay with it because of the different colors available that displays all the info. This is huge for me because I have readers (which I don’t wear when working out). The screen has an AMOLED 1.28” which is vivid and really elevates the style. The size of the face with casing is 46mm that favors my eyes. I placed the watch on the special flat charger and it prompted me to setup with my cellphone. I downloaded the Wear OS by Google App. Following the instructions I was able to setup the watch and cellphone in a very short time. During the installation you can choose how to customize how the watch is used – Heart Rate, Distance, GPS, Texts, emails, face changes, Bluetooth, “Okay Google”, speaker/microphone for calls and health wellness, just to name a few! You can also add other apps to the Citizen CZ Smartwatch with its 8GB storage with Android and Apple compatibility. I downloaded a 3rd party app with fitness stats for info on how my workout went. It is all about how you customize the watch to your liking. Spotify can also be downloaded to use, as well as Google Pay! After completing the initial setup between the watch and cellphone, I charged the Citizen CZ Smartwatch on the special plate that’s included. I charged the watch for 40 mins and the battery filled up around 80% of capacity. At night I put the watch on the my dresser and lost about 15% of battery life. I think is pretty good, but not great. The real test of the battery power is the face changes, apps, Bluetooth and a number of other features you can run at once. The problem with all those features running, the battery depletes quickly. By quickly I mean less than 12 hrs, in my case. “Hey Google!” Yes, you can talk to your Citizen CZ Smartwatch enabled with Google Asst. Whether it checking on facts or just providing the weather, what a great feature. The speaker was plenty loud when Google Asst. provided the information. I did find out a way to shorten the learning curve with this feature rich Smartwatch. After swiping (any direction) I noticed the small lines at the top of the face or side edge. This really makes a difference. It shows you how to navigate around all the options you would like to customize. Once I figured that out, the task of learning how the Citizen CZ Smartwatch was clearer to me and more helpful with using features and options. Another way to really unwrap using the Citizen CZ Smartwatch is the scrolling from up, down, right and left. Each direction gives you control over your different content. Whether you are working out, receiving phone calls, Emails, selecting battery power, and useable apps, the direction you slide displays your info. Moving your finger on the dial will unlock the potential of the Citizen CZ Smartwatch and make it more user friendly. 1. Sliding your finger to the Right will open up access to info using Google Assistant, times for travel schedules and general help. 2. Sliding your finger to the Left will show you your health and wellness monitors. As well as the weather and customization of how you want to lay out your tiles (the order on the watch face of activities). 3. Sliding your finger Up allows you to go through any notifications. 4. Sliding your finger Down shows you settings/menus related to features like battery mode (which is great to customize), phone calls and other vital features. Using the Citizen CZ Smartwatch at the gym, I swiped to the Left. This opened up the steps to start a workout. I got to chose from Biking, Running and Walking. I continued to swipe Left until the watch face displayed those options. I clicked on the icon for biking and began the workout. I scrolled to see what my vitals were on the Smartwatch. It was continuing to add up the numbers with easy to read circular, numbers graphs. It was very motivational. When I was done working out, I swiped Down and pause was available. Holding the pause icon gives you the option to stop your workout or continue your workout. Pressing stop let me see how I did with distance, HR, steps, time in the “zone” and other vital stats. I also decided to use the Smartwatch on the treadmill. I set up everything the same as biking except I chose walking this time. The Citizen CZ Smartwatch didn’t let me down. When I was finished with the walk I was able to view the health stats as before. Everything was easy to read and to understand. I had a great couple of sessions and liked how well the Smartwatch worked with my vitals. As with any new tech, there is a learning curve. Using the Citizen CZ Smartwatch is no different. I decided to choose a particular option and practiced by using some of the features. For example, battery life goes rather quickly with this Smartwatch. I swiped Down and chose the Battery Icon. Numerous choices on how to save battery life and still use the features on the Smartwatch were available. I prioritized what I need the most and I was able to save battery life. The 3 main settings for battery life are Daily, Extended and Custom. The fewer features you use, the more battery life you will have. I found that the battery settings were the most important part of the Citizen CZ for me. The battery settings helped me with wearing the Smartwatch longer and providing stats on my health/wellness from Apps. The Citizen CZ Smartwatch is a great workout companion. It provides the vital features that help you stay fit and analyze your health/wellness. Overall I am impressed with the Citizen CZ Smartwatch. I would definitely recommend this watch with all of its beneficial features, but I would check the battery life so I had enough juice to make it through the day. 4 out of 5

Bought this watch for work, and can’t seem to pick up my outlook account. It’s definitely different from the common watch everyone wears. Easy to navigate, and options for so much more than I use it for. Pretty good overall.

Beyond nice, secure packaging, I was stunned by how carefully protected the watch and stainless steel band were. In addition to the stiff foam around everything, the watch itself had a watchface sticker protecing the actual face. The band was in a separate compartment in the box, and every surface of the stainless steel band, no matter how small, had a clear plastic protecive piece on it. Some might find removing all the protective film painstaking, but I found it fun and kind of exciting, as it made the whole unwrapping experience seem more "serious" than an item poorly or cheaply packaged. Per the setup guide, the first things to do were to attach the band (not sure why this wasn't already done at the factory), download the Google WearOS mobile app, and charge the watch. It had a substantial charge on it out of the box, so it didn't take very long to reach 100%. Once charged, I paired with with my iPhone. Like many Bluetooth devices, it didn’t pair the first time. It worked the second time, but then lost the connection. I got them re-paired after several tries, then a system update began, so I waited. It wasn't a terribly long wait (about ten minutes or so), but then I had to re-pair them yet again. I finally told my phone to foget the device and pair again from scratch, but then it appeared *twice* in my device list. I won't belabor the point any more other than to say that it was a problem that consumed almost an hour by itself. Customization is fairly easy and straightforward, as the menus are pretty logical. There weren't a lot of watch faces to choose from, and not a lot of customizations. I guess my Apple watch spoiled me. I downloaded the Facer app (for my phone as well as the watch - they seem to need to work together). This offers more watch faces, but was difficult to set up. Lucky for me (and you), that app is not being reviewed here. The charger is similar to that used by my ancient Apple watch, including the magnet keeping it in place. What I really like is how much like an actual, physical watch face the display appears. (picture) What's annoying is that I can't change the length of time the watch displays to a useful time. Since I work in healthcare (direct patient care), I need to be able to time things for up to a full minute. My Apple watch was perfect for that as I could set my it to (as I recall) ten seconds, 70 seconds, or "on always." 70 seconds is perfect. The CZ limits me to ten seconds or "on always." The watch hangs up quite a bit, usually when I'm going through a bunch of menus, changing settings. The most frustrating thing to date is a band that I can't take links out of. Seriously? I have fairly small wrists, so I need to take three of the links out (just like my other Citizen watch with identical band dimensions). No can do. I checked with Citizen's support, and happened to find this question and answer: Q: Where can I find instructions for adjusting the band? A: We do not include instructions for adjusting the band on a watch because we typically recommend that we, a watch specialist, or professional jeweler do the adjustment to avoid any inadvertent or accidental damage. Well, that's not insulting at all. Because the band is so huge, the entire watch flops around on my wrist. Translation: until I go to a jeweler to have the links removed, I am UNABLE TO WEAR THE WATCH. I realize that some of the issues I had may be the phone I am using (will an Android pair better?) and that I have small wrists. But other issues keep me from recommending it, and from giving more than three stars.