Worthy Watches for Every Deserving Dad

Consider gifting Dad a watch for Father’s Day—a real banger he won’t just pretend to love. Choosing a timeless gift will nail the right sentiment, but picking the perfect timepiece out of a few (gazillion) options can present a quandary. That’s where Citizen comes in.

“A watch isn’t just a watch,” says pilot and proud father Jeff Shapiro, who relies on a Citizen Promaster 40-millimeter Navihawk to help him every day. “It’s a complement to my profession as a pilot.” The watch keeps him on time for important dates and while in flight. Shapiro notes that it also “keeps batteries out of the landfill,” given the Eco-Drive technology that sustainably powers the watch using any form of light, natural or artificial. “Whether I’m in work attire or jeans and a T-shirt,” he adds, “my Promaster Navihawk always feels right.”

For style, sustainability, innovation, craftsmanship, comfort, and durability all at the right price, there’s no beating a watch brand that has repeatedly revolutionized the industry. Citizen launched the first titanium timepiece 55 years ago and pioneered battery-free technology nearly 50 years ago. The company continues to perfect its craft with incredibly light yet strong timepieces made from Super Titanium™, a next-generation material strengthened with the brand’s proprietary DURATECT™ surface-hardening technology, setting new industry standards in both resilience and elegance. Super Titanium™, which is five times harder and 40% lighter than stainless steel, delivers exceptional scratch resistance and all-day comfort without compromise. Plus, each watch features GPS satellite–derived timekeeping that autocorrects time and date across the globe. And when it comes to finding the watch within the full Citizen trove, there’s no shortage of Dad-worthy contenders.

“It’s very hard to pick a single favorite Citizen Promaster watch,” says Shapiro, who’ll be donning his Promaster 40mm Navihawk this Father’s Day. “The brand offers so many diverse styles and such full functionality in each model at a price point that gives you so many choices.”

Here are seven standout Citizen watches to celebrate Father’s Day for every kind of watch-wearing dad who values his time, appreciates a stunning timepiece, and treasures the thoughtful person who just nailed it.

Fearless-Flyer Dad

Citizen Promaster Navihawk

The latest, leanest model in the iconic Navihawk lineage proves that bold personalities can soar even higher in trimmed-down packages. A feast of functions is neatly packed inside this aviation staple without looking or feeling oversized: three chronograph dials. rotating slide rule bezel for added flight utility, and luminous hour/minute hands that’ll show up on the darkest flight. All that and more come in a sleek 40mm stainless-steel case with a dignified copper-toned dial powered by Citizen’s B620 Eco-Drive technology. The price: equally slender and pragmatic.

Deep-Sea Dad

Citizen Promaster Diver E365

The most plunge-worthy addition yet to Citizen’s flagship Promaster Sea collection will make a serious splash long before Dad’s next wreck dive in the Caymans. Tough and terrific-looking, this 46mm stainless-steel workhorse with its luminous indices, bold red dial, and easy-grip bezel has all the horological chops of its vaunted class—including 300 meters of water resistance fastened to a badass BENEBiOL™ PU strap made from plants. The watch’s light-powered Caliber E365 Eco-Drive movement can run for an entire year on a single full charge—even in 365 days of pitch black.

World-Traveling Dad

Citizen ATTESA

ATTESA (anticipation in Italian) is one of Citizen’s most progressive power moves in its pioneering use of titanium in lustrous modern designs paired with cutting-edge technology. Cut to the current Citizen era of Super Titanium™ meets Eco-Drive meets precision timekeeping with Satellite GPS and atomic timekeeping, the latest luxury ATTESA ups the wow factor with sleek aesthetics, dual time-zone display, and world time access that will make Dad’s day anywhere.

No-Nonsense Dad

Citizen Promaster Tough

You’ll want to avoid unnerving bells and whistles for the stoic character who lives an uncomplicated life. It makes stunningly straightforward sense to go with this rock-solid, sandblast-smooth, gravity-defying Super Titanium™ timepiece with sturdy hands, clean numerals, handy three o’clock date, and triple-link bracelet. Reminiscent of a classic field watch and powered by Citizen’s Eco-Drive technology, Promaster Tough never needs a battery—or any overthinking whatsoever.

Dapper Dad

Citizen Rolan

The latest vintage-inspired Rolan has dad-caliber deference dialed with this instant classic featuring a 40mm gold-hued stainless-steel case paired with a deep-black dial textured in three gold-encircled subdials. A perfect brown leather strap completes this fatherly yet free-spirited timepiece that works in a tux or on his next big adventure.

Digital-Ditching Dad

Citizen PCAT

Providing Dad’s favorite digi-functions in an analog showstopper that could convert the most devout Casio man is the kind of challenge Citizen lives for any day—let alone the third Sunday in June. Featuring atomic timekeeping technology and fully loaded with multiple chronographs, bezels, perpetual calendar, 12/24-hour time, and more, the PCAT offers serious play for the most watch-fiddling father—and looks way better than the plastic behemoth he was sporting last Father’s Day.

One-Quiver-Watch Dad

Citizen Zenshin Three-Hand

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more prototypically elegant one’s-all-you-need design than this retro yet timeless class act spun from the recently launched Zenshin collection. Crafted with Citizen’s proprietary Super Titanium™ and Eco-Drive light power, the Three-Hand’s soft, secure, weightless feel was described by one gushing wearer as a “feather-light warm touch.” The watch’s textured white dial, classic day-date window, and scratch-resistant integrated bracelet appear right at home in a suit or on a hang-glider. Anywhere, anytime, this watch exudes quiet confidence and character—like that one cool and discerning customer.

A pioneer in watchmaking and innovation since 1918, CITIZEN promotes excellence and creativity with deep-rooted respect for craftsmanship. CITIZEN advocates “Better Starts Now,” searching for and accomplishing goals that cultivate positive change. An early pioneer in advocating for the environment, CITIZEN launched the first light-powered watches with proprietary Eco-Drive technology.