Citizen Campanola Grand Complication Review

I was impressed with WatchTime taking the time to discuss these watches, but it indicated to me that there is a growing appreciation of the Citizen Campanola series. The article mentioned how many hours are taken in to simply polishing the watch cases. The one artisan who polishes all the Japanese Rose Wood dials has been practicing this technique for so long, that he longer has noticeable finger prints because his hand polishing over the years wore them permanently off his hands. Further, the steel cases are polished to an excellent high gloss, which also includes the parts on the band clasp, and curved pieces under the watch that make the watch sit more comfortably on the wrist.Being an excellently fitting watch, Citizen throws in two straps for this piece. The attached alligator band as shown in the pictures, along with a more military brown colored calf leather strap which is very smooth and flexible.Displaying the watch and saying "listen to this," always yields a positive response.Have no doubt that this is a large watch. The case without crown is 45mm. I personally love this size, but many are confused about the trend of large watches. Hear me this, the Citizen Campanola series of watches are meant to be shown and appreciated. Each detail is meticulously applied. The face of the watch employs a three-dimensional look with a raised minute counter and its many hands. The outer portion of the face with the numerals is also raised up from the middle of the face. You look into this watch, not at this watch.As stated above, the little details about this watch are what make it a pleasure to look at. Notice the small face designed into the moonphase, which itself is gold plated. This is a commonly used feature in luxury watches, and represents that while measurements are important, one should take time in stride and not focus on limits of time, but more the elapsing of time. The dial of the watch is crafted in what is called "Japanese Rose Wood." A special lacquering technique used to create a reddish brown that sparkles as though it contained small stars. This slightly cosmic look goes with the stars in the moonphase indicator and is reminiscent that our calendars and time telling itself base themselves on the skies and Earth movement through the cosmos.There was an extensive article in an issue of WatchTime a few months ago about the construction and people who go into *** Citizen Campanolas.