Note: If placed in an unlit area while fully charged, the Eco-Drive watch will run anywhere from 45 days to five years, depending on the model.
Citizen Men's AT0870-37A Eco-Drive Exclusive Chronograph Canvas Strap Watch
Fueled by light, the Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Exclusive Chronograph Strap Watch runs on advanced Eco-Drive technology, so it marks time without requiring a battery. Featuring sporty, stainless steel accents, this classic timepiece garners attention with a bright silver-tone dial that's protected by a fine mineral crystal. The spherical watch face is dressed with crisp white Roman hourly indexes at the three, six, nine, and 12 o'clock positions, which are interspersed with stick hourly markers and bordered by second markers. The eye-catching inner dial features three luminescent subdials alongside an an easy-to-read date window, which is perched at four o'clock. A durable stainless steel bezel and case house the dial and connect to a rugged green canvas band that easily fastens with a buckle clasp. Water resistance to 660 feet (200 meters) and Japanese-quartz movement let you stay active without removing this handsome, cutting-edge watch. Charge it by sunlight, flourescent light, or regular incandescent light for a reliable, long-lasting charge. This timepiece is sold exclusively on Amazon.com and includes a Citizen Eco-Drive box for elegant presentation.
Citizen Men's AT0870-37A Eco-Drive Exclusive Chronograph Canvas Strap Watch Features
- Chronograph functions with 24-hour, 60-minute, and 60-second sub dials. date function at 4 o'clock
- Durable mineral crystal
- Light powered Eco-Drive Japanese-Quartz movement. charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
- Ecologically friendly
$112.50
Nice quality watch, well built and has a nice, sturdy feel to it !
I like this watch, however, there are a few things to note if you are considering it !
The dimensions shown in the picture with the "measurement scale" are WRONG !
This watch is *much bigger* than indicated !
Side to Side measurement is more like - 48mm (Amazon's diagram shows 43mm).
Top to Btm measurement is more like 51mm (Amazon's diagram shows 40mm).
** See the 2 "customer pic's" that I've posted, they show the actual size **
The Strap is Canvas/Nylon with a rubber backing, it is quite stiff and doesn't bend/curve to your wrist, makes it feel very uncomfortable to wear ! I would recommend replacing the strap with another type of Nylon/Canvas strap, perhaps a Zulu or Nato military style ? (Strap should be a 22mm lug size).
Others have reviewed this watch and describe the luminous hands and markers as "Blue", again not true, Blue/Green would be more accurate, same as any other luminous hands and dial etc... Nothing special here.
Watch runs almost silent, you can hardly hear a tick, even with the Chrono running !
Note: The "seconds" hand on the sub-dial is not luminous, the other sub-dial hands for the chrono are luminous. Also the main Chrono seconds sweep hand is again NOT luminous !
Others have commented about the "White Hands" against the "White Dial" and I can confirm this does NOT make it easy to read the dial in normal daytime conditions ! This could be a problem if you just want to glance at the watch while driving etc... I found myself looking at the watch for a few seconds and moving my wrist about to focus and read the time, not good !
The presentation box was a little disappointing too, there was a lack of packaging (a foam insert would have been nice to stop the watch bumping about inside the box during transit). The box was a little cheap and nasty looking, it somehow lacked the Wow ! you would maybe like if giving (receiving) it as a gift ?
This model would appear to be an "Amazon only" model, it doesn't seem to be available anywhere else ? This would explain the word "Exclusive" in the Amazon title/description ??
Citizens website proved to be pretty useless prior to the purchase too ! The model does not appear anywhere on the site and you cannot even search for the model number !!
The movement or Calibre No is H500 for anyone wishing to search the site or download the "User Instructions", although this will tell you precious little about the watch itself, Citizen need to have some kind of "Sales Brochure" information on the website ! I had questions about the watch and resorted to actually phoning Citizen USA and asking them !!
I received this watch earlier today and am writing this review the same day (June 2010).
I'm a little disappointed and I'm considering returning the watch, mainly because it is far bigger than was indicated in the diagrams and the readability of the dial !
I hope my comments / Review will be of use to someone ? -- Very nice watch, but.....
I've had the watch for over a month now, and bought it primarily as a watch I could take to the caribbean and wear in the water and not worry if it got lost or stolen, due its relatively inexpensive price. I think it is a handsome watch, works well and for the price, simply cannot be beat. A few relatively minor criticisms are -- at first I found the watch band a bit uncomfortable due to the metal grommets in the canvas band, but by flexing the band (to make it less stiff) I was able to achieve a comfortable fit, and it has since been fine. Also, I'm not crazy about the start/stop/return functions on the chronograph buttons. They don't have the "feel" and "touch" of my more expensive swiss chronograph. And, as another poster commented, it is difficult to read the face of the watch (due to a lack of a strong contrast) in bright sunlight (though easy to read underwater in strong sunlight) . Overall, though, I am very pleased with the watch and feel I have gotten my money's worth, and then some. -- Excellent Value
This is a well made, quality watch, worth the price. It is solid and large, but not too large (even for my smallish wrist). My only minor complaint would be that the watch hands are difficult to read in daylight as they blend in with the face background. -- Eco-Drive Canvas watch
I recently purchased this watch from Amazon. The case diameter is 46mm and 14mm thick, so it is a relatively large watch , but I think the good part about this is that it is really easy to see what time it is. At night, the numbers and dials glow bright blue.
It is replacing an automatic and a quartz as the everyday watch. I have to say that the eco-drive concept is a very good one. I like the idea of not having to replace another battery on my Skagen and DO NOT want to buy an auto-winder for my Hamilton. As long as it gets bright light through out the day, then the battery recharges and is good for days if not months, or more. Notice I said bright light and not just sunlight.
It does not have a locking crown, so it is water resistant and NOT waterproof... The band is canvas and looks (and feels) sturdy. For $130, how can you possibly go wrong?! I'd recommend it. -- I'll never go blind trying to figure out what time it is!!!
