/PRZWT/As autumn draws to a close, the wind has not yet turned bitter, but the city has already taken the lead in turning the night into a cold grey. Some people exhale the first puff of white mist at the street corner, while others look up and see the street lamps on. At that moment, the snow has not yet fallen, but the light has already turned warm yellow. Citizen has condensed this moment of "not yet cold" into the new Series 8880 model NB6035-55H - using timepieces as a pen, it slowly sketches the tranquility and warmth of the city, interprets the symphonic poem of snow and light, and accompanies modern travelers through the chill of the seasons. Thus, the prologue of the winter night was quietly written.
The lamp lights up before the snow falls. There's no need to wait until the depth of winter or to walk through the snow with an umbrella. The evening breeze of late autumn is already enough to bring a slight chill to the metal. The deep grey stainless steel case and strap with GIP coating process take the lead in enveloping the night over the wearer. The understated metallic texture conceals the serenity of the city. The 41-millimeter case is arc-shaped polished, fitting as lightly as snow on the shoulder when worn. It feels as if you are wrapping a piece of early winter dusk around your wrist when you hold it. On the dial, the gradient snowflake texture from deep gray to silver white is faintly visible in the light, as if the first ice crystal of winter is spotted by the neon light, or like the first snow quietly melting on the asphalt. The warm gold accents on the bezel, hands and hour markers are just like the light spots cast by street lamps on the shoulder in a cold night, spreading a warm glow on the cold background and gently brushing away the chill on the body. Between the balance of cold and warmth lies the gentle anticipation of urbanites when they first encounter winter.
The snow is tinted, and the lamps remain bright. As time goes by and winter deepens, every Series 8880 mechanical wristwatch is a rehearsal of a "snowy night with lights". As dusk deepens, weightiness and tranquility become the representative colors enveloping the city. At this moment, looking at the deep grey case again, it is more like the silhouette of the city in the dead of winter night, having shed the lightness of early winter and gained a touch of steady depth. The snowflake texture on the dial becomes increasingly clear, as if it had accumulated a thick layer of snow all night, revealing a delicate layering under the light. It is no longer the fragmented pattern of early winter but the dense texture of the depth of winter. Under the transparent back of the watch, the operation of the movement is like the trajectory of snowflakes dancing in the wind, transforming the passage of time into visual poetry. The golden hue on the dial remains bright, yet it seems like a more precious warmth in the depth of winter - it's the light by the window when returning home on a snowy night, the glow of the street lamp in the snow of the cold winter, hiding all the imagination of warmth in the biting cold.
At the moment when the snowflakes are in full bloom, the hands of the timepiece will not be off. The NB6035-55H is equipped with the Cal.9054 mechanical movement and features the GMT function that travelers need, allowing for easy switching between different time zones without the need for repeated calibration. Whether it's the admiration under the Northern Lights or the intoxication in the neon lights of New York, it allows travelers across time zones to travel freely between different countries. With a power reserve of approximately 50 hours, it is like the energy stored up in winter, safeguarding the precise pace of long nights. Anti-magnetic, perpetual calendar, and stop-second functions are all present, but they are only secretly protected - ensuring that the story of light and snow is not interrupted by errors. The 10-bar water resistance is sufficient to withstand sudden downpours and snowfall, and the 14-millimeter thickness just allows the shirt cuffs to swing with ease. The luminous hands keep moving forward in the winter night, like the continuous footprints on the snow, guiding the flow of time.
Snow will melt, lights will go out, but as long as machinery keeps winding, that beam of light will never be absent. Gently caressing the NB6035-55H on your wrist, you have already taken the first warmth of the snowy night into your palm before winter, and quietly lit up the time difference of the next city.
