Citizen launches new Nighthawk Eco-Drive chronograph with a grey-toned tactical design
Citizen has quietly added a new variant to its Nighthawk lineup. The CA0897-04H has now been announced by Citizen USA. It brings a grey-on-grey colorway to the long-running pilot chronograph series — though as of writing, it doesn't appear anywhere on the Citizen USA website. However, it is listed on Citizen's UK website.
The Nighthawk has been part of Citizen's Promaster collection since the late 1980s. It's built around a design ethos borrowed from military helicopter cockpit instruments. Most Nighthawk models feature an inner rotating tachymeter bezel, a screw-down crown, and 200-meter water resistance, and the CA0897-04H carries all of that forward. What's different here is the execution: the 42 mm stainless steel case gets a grey tone rather than the black IP coating seen on most recent Nighthawks, and it ships on a grey nylon strap rather than a bracelet. All that gives it a different visual tone from the existing CA0890-54H, which uses the same movement but comes in steel on a bracelet.
Inside is the B612 Eco-Drive caliber, a solar-powered movement featuring a 1/5-second chronograph measuring up to 60 minutes, a date indicator, and dual-time 12/24-hour display. Like all Eco-Drive watches, it charges from any light source and never needs a battery replacement.
The grey dial, subdials, and nylon strap give the CA0897-04H a tactical, understated look. One could say that it's closer to a field watch aesthetic than the flashier Nighthawk variants. Pricing hasn't been confirmed yet, but the CA0890-54H bracelet model retails around $350-$375, putting the nylon-strap variant likely in a similar/lower range.
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