The Nighthawk is one of the most best known watches made by Citizen. Although designated a "pilot's watch" it is, of course, also bought by collectors and those who just love a good watch with lots of features. This is the special edition Red Arrows version exclusive to the UK.

The Nighthawk is a large, deep watch - chunky is probably the best word - in order to accomodate all the markings required for the various features. According to the reviews some people find these markings and dials give the watch a wonderful technical look, others find that it seems cluttered.

One of the most obvious of the Nighthawk's features is the "pilot's slide rule". A slide rule, for my younger readers, was a simple mechanical device that allowed approximate calculations to be performed rapidly. In the case of a pilot this could be used for quickly calculating fuel requirements. Obviously today a digital calculator would be quicker and more accurate - but a mechnical backup might be useful in the event of problems. Today the average buyer of a Nighthawk is more likely to use the sliderule feature for other purposes than aviation or simply admire it as a clever gadget.