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Citizen Eco-Drive Mens Aqualand 200 Meter Professional Diver Watch #BJ2060-58E
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$420.00
At Amazon
on 12-19-2008.
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The Citizen Eco-Drive Aqualand titanium men's chronograph watch will make a powerful statement when worn with both business and casual dress, but it's made to take the punishment of deep-water diving with its 200 meter (660 foot) water resistance. It also features a depth sensor that provides an accurate reading to 125 feet and will also record your maximum depth into memory. The large, round watch case and bracelet band are both made from solid titanium, which is nearly 50 percent lighter than steel, but 30 percent stronger. It's also particularly resistant to salt water corrosion, as well as hypo-allergenic--perfect for those with metal allergies. <p> This watch has a large, round silver stainless steel watch case--which measures 48mm (1.9 inches) wide without the crown and 15mm (0.6 inches) deep--that's topped by a unidirectional rotating bezel with black engraved elapsed time markings. The black dial background features three subdials (for the 50-minute chronograph, 24-hour display, and seconds), large luminous dial markers, luminous white-tipped hands (with red seconds hand). Other features include a large date display at 3 o'clock, scratch resistant mineral crystal with anti-reflective coating, and screw-back case, screw-down crown. <p> This watch is powered by Citizen's unique Eco-Drive, which absorbs sunlight and any artificial light through the crystal and dial to recharge the watch continuously. With regular exposure to light, the Eco-Drive continuously recharges itself for a lifetime of use. This watch's Eco-Drive provides a 60-day power reserve, and it can be recharged with just 2 hours of exposure to light. <p> <b>Eco-Drive Frequently Asked Questions</b>
<i>How can you tell if the Eco-Drive watch is getting enough light?</i> In normal use, the watch displays the time and the sweep-second hand moves in one second intervals. A very important feature of Eco-Drive is the Low Charge Warning Mode which as a result of low battery voltage, causes the second hand to jump two seconds at a time (while still keeping correct time). <p> <i>How long will an Eco-Drive watch run after it is fully charged?</i>
If your watch is put away where no light is available to it while in a fully charged state, depending on the model, it will run for from 45 days to 5 years. <p> <i>How can the Eco-Drive watch be recharged?</i>
Besides sunlight, it can be safely charged by exposing it to a fluorescent desk lamp, with the dial (face) up and within about 8 inches or an incandescent lamp (regular light bulb) no closer than 20 inches. Never use a halogen lamp since the heat generated by it can cause damage to your watch. The most efficient and the quickest is in direct bright sunlight (not windowsill) and never on the dashboard of a car. <p> <b>Warranty</b>
It's backed by Citizen's 5-year warranty (from original date of purchase). <p> <b>About Citizen</b>
One of the world's largest watch makers, the Citizen Watch Company was founded in 1924 in Japan from its beginnings as the Shokosha Watch Research Institute. The first watch released by the company was named "CITIZEN" and its name was selected so that it would be "close to the hearts of people everywhere." Today, Citizen is recognized as a worldwide leader in advanced timepiece technology, from the world's slimmest LCD watch to the first voice recognition watch to the world's first professional dive watch with an electronic depth sensor. Citizen was also the first to sell watches made with titanium in the world, which is not only light and durable but also non-allergenic (as stainless steel can be to some wearers). Most recently, Citizen has released watches powered by its Eco-Drive, which runs continuously in any kind of natural light or artificial light for a lifetime of use without changing a battery.
Reader Reviews
I'm a diver, and my wife wanted to buy me a watch to replace my cheapo watch. I wanted a big geeky dive watch, my wife wanted a nice watch that would look good with a suit. We both liked this watch.
In the past, I've never had a watch last more than a year. I'd buy watches that claimed to be waterproof to 300 meters, and the first time I'd dive with them would usually be the last. Sometimes it would only take a swimming pool to kill them.
All that changed when I got this watch. I've had it for almost 4 years now, and it just keeps going.
I dive with a dive team. We dive at least once per month. I've dove in water from 34 degrees up to 82 degress, and depths to at least 75 ft. In the last 4 years, this watch has gone with me on every dive. I remember one cold water dive where my dive computer's lcd screen went blank from the extreme cold. My Citizen watch kept going without a hiccup.
Our team does swiftwater rescues also. This training involves swiming down whitewater rapids and bouncing our bodies off rocks for fun. This watch stands up to that abuse too.
I can't imagine anyone questioning it's waterproffness. It's an AQUALAND! They are DIVE WATCHES! Not fancy watches that are supposed to look like dive watches.
If you want a fancy watch that does everything, this may not be the watch for you. But if you want a watch to tell the time, the depth, how long you've been in the water, what the max depth of your last dive was and the date, this watch fills the bill and looks good on your wrist doing it.
Pluses:
The glow-in-the-dark spots make it easy to read the time in low light.
The titanium is hypo-alergenic. Most stainless watches make me break out. This one doesn't
It's lighter than it looks (it's the titanium)
There's a section of the watch band that slides out to accomodate a diver with a wetsuit. Neat idea.
Two hours of light (doesn't even have to be sunlight) runs the watch for a month.
The band is comfortable, and stiff enough that it stays put. It doesn't rotate around your wrist like some of the other watches I've owned.
The only minus I'd mention is that the face is a little busy, which can make reading the time a challenge at certain times. I've gotten used to it.
If the link pin on your band fell out, somebody screwed up when they sized it. There are little rings inside the links that capture the pin. If you aren't carefull (or don't know about them) they can easily fall out when you have the pin out. Once they fall out, the pin won't stay in the link and will work itself loose. Have a jeweler size the watch for you. If the pins fall out, find another jeweler that knows what they are doing.
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Citizen Eco-Drive Mens Aqualand 200 Meter Professional Diver Watch #BJ2060-58E
Available from Amazon
Price: $420.00
Updated on 12-19-2008.
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