I got this watch a couple of years ago and it has just occurred to me that it would be a good idea to review it. It is also still available in some shops, not too sure what the best price is though.
Upon opening the box we see the watch around a small, wrist shaped, holder. The main dial is black and measures around 3.7cm in diameter. This includes the section of world times. The minute and hour hands are very easy to read and are even luminous along with each hour marker so you can still read the watch in the dark. The date is shown as a number, not day of the week, and is situated next to the 20 minute mark (where number 4 would be).
The other three dials on the face of the watch have different features. The top right dial in the accompanying photo shows the 24 hour time. The lowest dial indicated seconds past each minute. Finally, the upper left dial and the large second hand are the chronograph, which is a sort of stopwatch. These will activate when you press the button on the top right hand side of the watch. The lowest button resets the chronograph back to zero when you have finished using it. I should mention that this chronograph does only count up to 1 hour, then it will stop.
The outer ring of the watch also has numbers from 1-24 on it. These correspond to the place names around the next ring (I know they aren't very visible on this picture... sorry). There are 24 cities written around the edge and by turning the winder on the top left side of the watch, the numbers on the outer ring turn around the edge. In doing so, you can see the hour difference between two places. For example, I live in the UK so I would put the current hour (20) on the top of the watch. If I wanted to see the time in Sydney I would see which of the 24 numbers is above that place name (6).
The Eco-Drive system that Citizen has put into this watch is also very interesting. The face of the watch is actually made up of solar panels, which absorb various forms of light so the watch will remain powered even in dull conditions. Information that was supplied with the watch also claims that it will last for 6 months in total darkness (obviously, I haven't tried this).
All in all I would say this watch is very well-built and easy to real and has good features even though I personally don't use them frequently. It even comes with a 5 year manufacturers warranty so your well protected and it is water resistant to 100 metres. It feels fine around my wrist and the links are not that difficult to remove or add, so no worries there. The only criticism I could have is that it is maybe a bit heavy, but hardly noticeable after time.
Upon opening the box we see the watch around a small, wrist shaped, holder. The main dial is black and measures around 3.7cm in diameter. This includes the section of world times. The minute and hour hands are very easy to read and are even luminous along with each hour marker so you can still read the watch in the dark. The date is shown as a number, not day of the week, and is situated next to the 20 minute mark (where number 4 would be).The other three dials on the face of the watch have different features. The top right dial in the accompanying photo shows the 24 hour time. The lowest dial indicated seconds past each minute. Finally, the upper left dial and the large second hand are the chronograph, which is a sort of stopwatch. These will activate when you press the button on the top right hand side of the watch. The lowest button resets the chronograph back to zero when you have finished using it. I should mention that this chronograph does only count up to 1 hour, then it will stop.
The outer ring of the watch also has numbers from 1-24 on it. These correspond to the place names around the next ring (I know they aren't very visible on this picture... sorry). There are 24 cities written around the edge and by turning the winder on the top left side of the watch, the numbers on the outer ring turn around the edge. In doing so, you can see the hour difference between two places. For example, I live in the UK so I would put the current hour (20) on the top of the watch. If I wanted to see the time in Sydney I would see which of the 24 numbers is above that place name (6).
The Eco-Drive system that Citizen has put into this watch is also very interesting. The face of the watch is actually made up of solar panels, which absorb various forms of light so the watch will remain powered even in dull conditions. Information that was supplied with the watch also claims that it will last for 6 months in total darkness (obviously, I haven't tried this).
All in all I would say this watch is very well-built and easy to real and has good features even though I personally don't use them frequently. It even comes with a 5 year manufacturers warranty so your well protected and it is water resistant to 100 metres. It feels fine around my wrist and the links are not that difficult to remove or add, so no worries there. The only criticism I could have is that it is maybe a bit heavy, but hardly noticeable after time.
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