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Twelve thousand pieces is not a limited edition
Citizen's Tsuyosa Shore NJ0238-57E lands this month at a projected US$462.50, with a textured black gradient dial, gold indices and a movement rated to plus forty seconds a day.
Hen & Mills Editorial · 2 min read · 9 August 2026
Twelve thousand pieces is a funny sort of limited. That's the run Citizen has set for the Tsuyosa Shore NJ0238-57E, which the brand says launches this month at a projected 462.50 US dollars. Call it a production colourway with a number on the back and you're closer to the truth.
Which is a shame, because the dial is the best thing Citizen has done at this money in a while.
Gold on black, and a texture that does the work
The dial is a black gradient with a textured surface, and the bezel scale and applied indices are gold coloured. Gold on black is the easiest way in the world to look cheap, and it works here because the texture stops the dial going glossy and the gold leans warm instead of brassy. Citizen calls it a journey back in time. It looks like a 1970s skin diver, which is better.
The case is 40mm across and 12.5mm thick on a three-link steel bracelet, with a one-way rotating bezel, luminous hands and indices, and 10 bar of water resistance. There is a date at three under a magnifier cut into the sapphire.
The bezel turns one way only, which is dive watch grammar, but 10 bar is 100 metres. That'll cover swimming, snorkelling and a shower. It won't cover a tank on your back. Use the bezel for parking meters and you'll get far more out of it.
Minus twenty to plus forty seconds a day
Inside is Citizen's Cal. 8210, automatic with manual winding and a stop seconds, 21 jewels, 21,600 vibrations an hour and about 42 hours of reserve. Its rated accuracy is minus 20 to plus 40 seconds a day.
That's a wide window, and most coverage won't tell you so. Forty seconds a day is nearly five minutes a week. In practice most 8210s run far better than that, but you're buying a movement specified loosely, and at this money that's the trade. There's a transparent caseback, so you can watch it happen.
What it should cost here
Citizen gives a projected price of 462.50 US dollars and says the final specification may change. The reference isn't in Citizen's Australian store yet, so there's no Australian price. Other Tsuyosa Shore models sit at A$850 to A$950 there, which is the bracket to expect. Don't treat it as a quote.
If you've been waiting for the Tsuyosa to calm down a bit, this is the one.
