Although I have not worn a watch often over the last fifteen years or so (I always just glanced at my phone), I must admit that I am a bit of a watch geek. Watches are very cool, in part because there are so many to choose from. What sparked me to purchase this watch was a conversion with a friend who owned a Citizen watch for ten years. His watch no longer appears to hold a charge (possibly because he kept it in the drawer too long due to lack of ability to sync to the WWVB atomic clock signal). He decided to go with a smart watch, but I am decidedly old skool when it comes to watches. I don't care about slide rule dials, tachymeter or chronograph functions. I care how the watch looks and operates. And this watch is a stunner.
This watch looks and feels like a Tag Heuer that costs five times the price. The dial is cool and relatively uncluttered (I really like seeing world cities around the edge of the face). There is a sub dial that displays the time in another timezone. I keep mine set to UTC. It is possible to set daylight savings (or summer) time separately for the main and the sub dial. I would say it's a bit hard to read the sub dial if the main hands are obscuring it, but that's a problem for all such watches. From a functional point of view, I'd prefer a digital 24 hour UTC display on the lower portion of the face, but this looks way cooler. It will take a while to get used to reading a 24 hour analog sub dial with only four numeric markings.
People have given this watch a bad wrap due to difficult set up. There are a couple of YouTube videos that detail exactly how to set up the watch (one was uploaded by Citizen). I followed the instructions and the whole set up took about fifteen minutes. You set your timezone, daylight savings (on/off/auto), day of week and day of month (mine were already set correctly. The only thing I needed to do was turn off DST for the "London" sub dial, making it UTC). The morning after receiving the watch, it reports to me that it successfully synced up with the WWVB shortwave time signal.
The watch is a bit heavy and bulky, but I still love it. I had two links removed by a jeweler and I can't stop wearing it. To me, it is a marvel of engineering in it's own right.
For any New York Giants fans out there, Citizen made a limited Eli Manning edition a few years ago. You can find them on eBay. It is this identical watch in a blue and white motif. "New York" timezone and the numeral 10 on the face are red, and all the numerals have a football jersey number look to them. How cool is that?
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For over 40 years, Citizen's proprietary Eco-Drive technology has served as the prime example of how the brand is dedicated to making the world and its environment a better place. A simple yet revolutionary concept, Eco-Drive harnesses the power of light from any natural or artificial light source and converts it into energy, eliminating the need for any battery replacement. Using renewable energy to keep Citizen Eco-Drive watches running forever.
Citizen Eco-Drive
AT9010-52E
Men's Stainless Steel World Time A-T Stainless Steel Eco-Drive Watch.
- Synchronized to Atomic Clock for Superior Accuracy
- Atomic Timekeeping Technology with Synchronized Time Adjustment Available in 26 Time Zones
- Perpetual Calendar
- Dual Time (Second Time Zone)
- 12/24-Hour Time
- Daily Alarm
- Power Reserve Indicator
- Anti-Reflective Sapphire Crystal
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<<< Highly Recommended Solar/Atomic Clock and Great Looking Watch !!! >>>
< Highly Recommended Solar/Atomic Clock Watch > Great looking watch and has a very substantial feel to it!!! Extremely accurate to the second thanks to its Atomically Timekeeping functionality. It’s got a large case and the face is very clear even in the dark. It looks so much more expensive than it really is and you cannot beat Ctiizen’s Eco-Drive. You’ll have to leave in a bright sun-lit room for the first 12 hours to get enough charge to set the watch. After that, it should get enough light to charge itself with regular use. I recommend buying a solar watch charger if you’re not going to wear it often; otherwise, it will stop running. Also, leave it on a table free of electronics so it can pick up the signal from the U.S. Atomic Clock in Colorado so it can synchronize down to the second in accuracy.< WORD OF CAUTION > Be careful buying the refurbished Citizen watches on Amazon. The refurbished watch I purchased had one of the crowns come off. Not sure if it is because this was a refurbished model, but I had to take to Citizen for repair out of warranty, which cost me $79 so the total cost came out to be the same as a brand new watch. . Just be cautious when buying refurbished watches on Amazon. Examine them immediately for any defects or issues.<<< UPDATED on 5/02/2019 >>>After Citizen repaired the watch for $79.00, it has been functioning very well. The U.S. headquarters for Citizen is only 5 miles from me so I took it there for repair. The repair was more expensive that I expected, but it was performed very well, sealed to retain its water resistance rating and they set the watch properly. I gave this watch to my youngest son who loves the watch and wears it only for “special” occasions. He said it is always accurate to the second as compared to the NIST Office U.S. Time at https://time.gov/HTML5/I was extremely pleased with the watch’s Atomic Clock accuracy and its nice look and feel that I purchased this same watch BRAND NEW the second time around. I didn’t want to mess around with refurbished Citizen watches from Amazon. This is a very nice looking watch. It is a little challenging to set it the first time.I highly recommend downloading Citizen’s Mobile App to help track the warranty coverage and also provide the owners manual. You will have to enter the model and serial number manually because the photo function of the Citizen Mobile App struggles with capturing it. So use your phone to take a photo of the back plate then enlarge it to see the serial number. The model number for this watch is AT9010-52E.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017
< WORD OF CAUTION > Be careful buying the refurbished Citizen watches on Amazon. The refurbished watch I purchased had one of the crowns come off. Not sure if it is because this was a refurbished model, but I had to take to Citizen for repair out of warranty, which cost me $79 so the total cost came out to be the same as a brand new watch. . Just be cautious when buying refurbished watches on Amazon. Examine them immediately for any defects or issues.
<<< UPDATED on 5/02/2019 >>>
After Citizen repaired the watch for $79.00, it has been functioning very well. The U.S. headquarters for Citizen is only 5 miles from me so I took it there for repair. The repair was more expensive that I expected, but it was performed very well, sealed to retain its water resistance rating and they set the watch properly. I gave this watch to my youngest son who loves the watch and wears it only for “special” occasions. He said it is always accurate to the second as compared to the NIST Office U.S. Time at https://time.gov/HTML5/
I was extremely pleased with the watch’s Atomic Clock accuracy and its nice look and feel that I purchased this same watch BRAND NEW the second time around. I didn’t want to mess around with refurbished Citizen watches from Amazon. This is a very nice looking watch. It is a little challenging to set it the first time.
I highly recommend downloading Citizen’s Mobile App to help track the warranty coverage and also provide the owners manual. You will have to enter the model and serial number manually because the photo function of the Citizen Mobile App struggles with capturing it. So use your phone to take a photo of the back plate then enlarge it to see the serial number. The model number for this watch is AT9010-52E.
<<< Highly Recommended Solar/Atomic Clock and Great Looking Watch !!! >>>
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017
< Highly Recommended Solar/Atomic Clock Watch > Great looking watch and has a very substantial feel to it!!! Extremely accurate to the second thanks to its Atomically Timekeeping functionality. It’s got a large case and the face is very clear even in the dark. It looks so much more expensive than it really is and you cannot beat Ctiizen’s Eco-Drive. You’ll have to leave in a bright sun-lit room for the first 12 hours to get enough charge to set the watch. After that, it should get enough light to charge itself with regular use. I recommend buying a solar watch charger if you’re not going to wear it often; otherwise, it will stop running. Also, leave it on a table free of electronics so it can pick up the signal from the U.S. Atomic Clock in Colorado so it can synchronize down to the second in accuracy.Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017
< WORD OF CAUTION > Be careful buying the refurbished Citizen watches on Amazon. The refurbished watch I purchased had one of the crowns come off. Not sure if it is because this was a refurbished model, but I had to take to Citizen for repair out of warranty, which cost me $79 so the total cost came out to be the same as a brand new watch. . Just be cautious when buying refurbished watches on Amazon. Examine them immediately for any defects or issues.
<<< UPDATED on 5/02/2019 >>>
After Citizen repaired the watch for $79.00, it has been functioning very well. The U.S. headquarters for Citizen is only 5 miles from me so I took it there for repair. The repair was more expensive that I expected, but it was performed very well, sealed to retain its water resistance rating and they set the watch properly. I gave this watch to my youngest son who loves the watch and wears it only for “special” occasions. He said it is always accurate to the second as compared to the NIST Office U.S. Time at https://time.gov/HTML5/
I was extremely pleased with the watch’s Atomic Clock accuracy and its nice look and feel that I purchased this same watch BRAND NEW the second time around. I didn’t want to mess around with refurbished Citizen watches from Amazon. This is a very nice looking watch. It is a little challenging to set it the first time.
I highly recommend downloading Citizen’s Mobile App to help track the warranty coverage and also provide the owners manual. You will have to enter the model and serial number manually because the photo function of the Citizen Mobile App struggles with capturing it. So use your phone to take a photo of the back plate then enlarge it to see the serial number. The model number for this watch is AT9010-52E.
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Cypher
Great watch at a great price. No more dead watch for dead batteries...
Reviewed in Canada on May 27, 2017