A sporty design combined with superior accuracy results in the Citizen Perpetual Chrono A-T Collection (the PCAT watch), which syncs itself to atomic clocks for ultra-accuracy. This atomic timekeeping watch draws power from any light source through Eco-Drive technology. The Citizen Eco-Drive® Perpetual Chrono Atomic Timekeeping Titanium Watch for Men, featuring a lightweight yet robust titanium link bracelet, has a fold-over clasp with a hidden double push-button closure for easy on and off. This water-resistant timepiece features a chronograph, a perpetual calendar, 12- and 24-hour time, an alarm, a power reserve, a tachymeter, and the day and date. This classic round timepiece automatically charges in natural or artificial light and will never need a new battery. For more than forty years, Citizen’s proprietary Eco-Drive technology has served as the prime example of how the brand is dedicated to the world and to making its environment a better place. A simple yet revolutionary concept, Eco-Drive harnesses the power of light from any natural or artificial source and converts it into energy, eliminating the need for battery replacement, using renewable energy to keep Citizen Eco-Drive watches for men running forever. For over 100 years, Citizen, a pioneer in watchmaking and innovative technology, has promoted excellence and creativity with a deep-rooted respect for craftsmanship. round
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Since its foundation in 1930, CITIZEN has promoted a multi-cultural mindset that fosters excellence and creativity. The very name of the brand conveys a deep respect toward craftsmanship and considered as familiar by citizens the world-over. So as a “citizen” of the world, we bear the responsibility to help cultivate a culture of positive change and on-going evolution through our craft. We take that mission seriously and steadfastly welcome what the future may bring. As a true manufacture d’horlogerie, CITIZEN integrates a comprehensive manufacturing process from creating individual components to a watch’s final assembly. It’s an artisan’s approach to watch making based on pushing forward the boundaries of technology and leveraging our experience toward exploring new possibilities. One pivotal technological breakthrough was the development of a light-driven watch. CITIZEN pioneered this engineering innovation well ahead of other watch manufacturers as early as 1976, which led to the launch of the highly acclaimed Eco-Drive in 1995. Utilizing electrical power converted from virtually any light source, this extraordinary innovation changed forever the way watches could be powered. Eco-Drive eliminated the need to ever replace batteries, which made it especially beneficial to areas where such specialist batteries were not obtainable. This leveled the field for citizens of virtually every country to be able to experience unrestricted joy of wearing and using a CITIZEN watch. The product development policy, “The Fusion of Technology and Beauty,” remains a constant motivation for us to merge cutting-edge technology with perfection of design beauty, which as a consequence inspires people to strive to be their best at any time. CITIZEN launches a new campaign in collaboration with Wieden+Kennedy, Better Starts Now. This is the simple belief that no matter who you are or what you do, it is always possible to make something better — and now is the time to start doing it. We believe that better and now are both infinite, and that there is always a next ‘better’ and a new ‘now’ in which you can start pursuing it. It was clear from the onset of this project that we are dedicated to this ideal…not to the past but to the present, and all the way we can improve it. To help communicate this belief to the world we have created a new global CITIZEN brand movie, brand identity and brand website that represents out Better Starts Now philosophy. See more
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R**L
It Sparkles. I Can’t Take My Eyes Off It
The functionality and the beautifully designed face of this watch are just what I wanted. You can’t really tell from the supplied product pictures, but there are highly reflective pieces of metal on the face that capture and reflect light like diamonds. Especially at the hour positions. The sapphire crystal is stunning. It’s very light weight. I feel a little different wearing it. I like knowing I’ve got the precise time of day. And I like that purchasing it didn’t break the bank.If you are settled on buying this watch, I highly recommend studying the manual thoroughly before it arrives. Also watch YouTube videos…just search for “Citizen AT4010-50E”. A couple of them are very informative. To retrieve the product manual, go to the Citizen Watch main website homepage. Scroll to the bottom and click the link for Product Instructions. Then fill in the movement caliber which is E650. The ‘abbreviated’ manual is pretty useless. Get the full manual. It’s written well and the steps were easy for me to follow. It’s not likely you’ll get a copy with your watch. I didn’t, but that’s OK with me. The manufacturer video is also informative and will let you see how the watch behaves when making adjustments. Since I had read the manual several times, I was much less stressed about tackling initial setup. Do your product registration immediately in case you need customer support. And grab a magnifying glass if you don’t have sharp reading vision. The watch face and engravings on the back where you’ll need to obtain your Case # and Serial # are tiny.Out of the box, the battery was dead and there was no movement upon exposing it to sunlight. I planned for that by buying a USB Solar Watch LED Charger. It rapidly charged the watch and I had movement but the wrong time. No surprise there. After setting my Time Zone City to CHI, I did the steps to see if I had the factory set zero reference positions. Everything was normal. I so wanted to trigger a manual sync and I did 3 times, but it was daylight and wouldn’t work. I decided to set the time, date and day of week manually (not touching DST) so I could wear it. I also was able to get my jeweler to remove a couple of links. I have a 7” wrist and now the watch fits comfortably with a little give. At 11PM, I attempted another manual radio sync and this time was a success at full strength. It also did its normal 2AM sync as well. Luckily, I have a clear window that faces Denver and my nearby chest of drawers is the perfect place to set the watch on top and let it do its thing. I’ll probably never have to touch my settings again since the atomic clock signal will turn on DST and keep your time and dates correct for you. Yes, you can turn off DST after your initial sync is successful if you live in an area where DST is not observed.I’ve been wearing it for 3 days now and I think this watch might stay on my wrist for a very long time. Atomic Eco-Drive rules!
E**D
Citizen Perpetual Chrono A-T: Beautifully modern; retro touches; my son will inherit this one
I've only been wearing it for two hours, but I'm pleased enough to share my impressions:Prologue: This is the second Citizen watch I've owned; my first was a Skyhawk/Blue Angels with a stainless steel case and band, circa 2005. I'm sold on Citizen for two primary reasons: 1) I love the brand name, and the company history; and 2) Eco-drive is just an elegant accomplishment from the standpoint of both design and (power) technology. Having said all that, my stainless Skyhawk, though I loved it, was just too damn heavy. I'm a big guy, with big arms, but I was much more aware of that watch than I wanted to be. Also, the complexity of functions provided by the watch's computer also turned out to be overkill for what I truly needed a watch to be.This Perpetual Chrono A-T (titanium) solves both of those problems, while staying true to the Citizen brand & Eco-drive. It is just a beautifully modern analog watch with retro touches in the subsidiary dials. The watch face is quite large. If you're buying it based upon what you see in online photos, know that this is more than a "black-face" watch. The face's components are variously designed in black, matte grey, silver, and white, and there is quite a bit of stylish detail that doesn't stand out in online pics. The timepiece has color accents in the form of a mode hand that is blue; the upper and lower buttons have a circumferential stripe in the same color. This watch is definitely eye-catching without being flashy. The titanium band also has a two-tone look, as it is mostly a brush finish, but with link ends that are highly polished and look like nickel.The titanium case and band are much lighter than I thought they would be. If you like a larger watch face, then you need a titanium case and band. This watch feels like half the weight of my old S-S Skyhawk. Out of the box, with no adjustments, the watch sits comfortably on my wrist and is not a distraction even as I type this on my laptop.I was familiar with the watch and had it set to my time zone, time, and date within 20 minutes of sitting down with it. This included doing an "on-demand" (i.e., manual) activation of the receiver for the atomic clock radio signal. Nice to know that daylight savings (on or off) is part of the atomic signal info. I agree with those who criticize the watch for being too U.S.-centric in the time zone labels, but I imagine that Citizen sells other configurations of the watch that are localized for different countries. With this watch, you get a "home" time & zone, and an alternate time and time zone. Quite enough for me, as it lessens the complexity of the feature set quite nicely. This is not a watch with layer upon layer of settable functions, as the Skyhawk was. Trust me, you want to wear a watch that doesn't demand that you carry its manual around with you.Two last observations: The Perpetual Chrono A-T strikes me as an elegant hybrid of three other expensive watches that I've owned: a Rolex Submariner, a very stylish and sturdy Sector, and the aforementioned Skyhawk. This watch has all of the best design and tech features of these other watches, with none of the adversities. At half the price of the Rolex, it is a much better watch, hands-down. Finally, I've heard people say that wrist watches are becoming passe, now that everyone carries a mobile phone. However, if you are a highly productive person who gets things done and keeps to a schedule, there is nothing more satisfying than being able to glance quickly at your wrist -- no fishing for a phone -- and instantly see highly accurate time.
K**.
an excellent compromise of all the features I want
I've been wearing this watch nonstop for the past week or so and I like it. I wanted a lot of things in a watch and was surprised to see all that in a single watch. But you already know all that.I want to contribute the following to the other reviews here:1) I live in the GTA in a single-family residence with unobstructed view to the south. I am getting good reception of the atomic clock signal and the watch performs admirably, including setting itself to DST time this morning. Someone said it doesn't get this signal in Canada. It gets "medium" signal here.2) Watch is not heavy, being made of titanium, but it is big. Somehow it doesn't look like I am wearing a grandfather clock on my very slender wrist: it looks good. Surprisingly, I find that I don't mind its size, but I am not fond of its thickness.3) No scratches yet, but I haven't been trying either.4) The hands don't point right at the marks. I find this annoying: Citizen put an atomic watch on my wrist, was it too much to align the two?5) Rotating the crown doesn't drive the hands. This watch is like a fly-by-wire airplane: the controls are merely inputs to a computer and the computer does what it feels is best. I am not used to that coming from several significantly more low-tech watches.6) Using the alarm clock and the chronometer is too difficult for them to be of much practical use: the watch has only 3 controls, and one has to fiddle with them for a while to get to either one. Simply turning off the alarm for a day takes almost a minute of nonstop fiddling. Needless to say I am keeping my alarm clock.7) This is a perpetual calendar watch, but it does not have a 7-day alarm. With an alarm so cumbersome to operate, this limits its usability significantly.I have yet to see how fast it ages: someone who has had it for a lot longer will have to speak for that.EDIT:Regarding point #1: Watch is sensitive to the direction its 6 o'clock is pointed. For me south-west gives High reading, while both East or South give Low and the occasional Medium. If you are having trouble getting radio reception, how you orient it makes a difference.Regarding point #4: The manual has a way to set the 0-position - it was hidden away in the Chronograph mode, so I missed it the first time. Upon discovering it, I managed to fix the problem.An additional observation: driving the dials back and forth and forcing reception runs the battery down noticeably. It's clearly not meant to be played with too much, yet one has to drive the dials at least if one is using chronograph or alarm. I still find the crown a major pain to operate, I wish it wasn't acting so erratic. I will get used to it eventually, but I shouldn't need a manual just to learn how to operate the crown of a watch: the one star off is for that and that alone.EDIT (1 month in):I am very happy with my purchase. I don't mess with the crown too much, so I am good. Neither case, nor band, nor crystal have any scratches yet. Watch is comfortable and very good looking. It seems to get enough light to charge even when I cover it with my shirt's sleeve and in fluorescent light of an office building. I have no problems typing on a keyboard with my watch on, even a laptop keyboard, thought it gets very awkward if your laptop is made out of aluminum (Macbook). So far for all the time I've had this watch, it hasn't missed updating from the atomic clock once. Signal ranges from Low to High, but is always present. No complaints, other than the problems I have operating the crown.EDIT (8 months in):I am not using the advanced features of this watch very often, they are too hard to get to and I just don't bother. I am still wearing the watch, continuously. At one point the clasp started disengaging at times, and the watch started doing 360 on my wrist. My guess is the band stretched somehow and this became very annoying. I took it to be sized a second time and both problems vanished. There are a few tiny scratches on the clasp from using keyboards with it, and some more on the band from regular wear. Both are hardly noticeable, I have to take my watch off and look at it very closely under a bright light. This watch is holding off well, though to be honest I wear it under my shirt a lot of the time. For the entire time I've had it it was able to sync with the atomic clock almost every day. Also, the crystal is completely unscratched, though I have had a few scary moments brushing it against hard objects. I know a mineral crystal would have scratched a long time ago. I am happy with it.EDIT (a year and a half in):I am wearing this watch nonstop and it still looks pristine. It ages a lot better than the wristband: the wristband has scratches now. This watch still looks the way the day I bought it, even though I have hit it a few times against hard objects. No complaints. The advanced features of the watch are not very useful to me, though: the stopwatch feature is too hard to get to to be of any practical use, I just use it as a watch I don't have to set or adjust.EDIT (two years in):Excellent watch, no complaints. No scratches on the crystal either, even though I have had accidents banging it against hard objects. I take it off when I do manual work (e.g. repairing stuff). I find it too heavy for some activities like playing guitar, so I take it off. I also take it off when I shower, because the manual said I should. Other than this I wear it 24/7. The watch will outlast its band, I have some scratches on the band already, but the watch itself looks like the day I got it. Battery still holds.EDIT (almost 6 years in):Still going strong! I regularly ski, kayak, swim and cycle with it. The clasp is scratched now, the band is scratched a lot less, but the watch looks and works like the day I bought it.
M**N
Another great watch to add to the collection
This is my third Citizen eco drive watch. I bought the first two last Christmas and have been impressed enough to get this third one. I am lucky being a big guy that I have had no need to remove any links on the watch band and it fits perfectly on my wrist.My first Citizen watches were a traditional Titanium and a stainless steel AT chronograph. This watch sort of covers the best of worlds in it's shell is titanium so it looks great and doesn't weigh as much, but it also has the AT radio atomic time correction, perpetual calendar and sort of world time (though it is limited to 4 time zones in North America and London England). But as I spend about 99% of my time in North America and occasionally visit England, I don't see that limit as being a problem. The AT and perpetual calendar along with auto daylight saving is an under-appreciated feature that I have grown to simply rely on.I am not one of those people who have a smartphone attached at the hip and carry it around with me wherever I go. I prefer to wear a watch and use it to tell the time. Having it auto-set the date removed the problem that just about every other watch I have owned has that you forget to reset the calendar on months with 30 and 28 days. When you remember, you need to not only change the date to the correct number, but also need to turn to clock hands to 12:00 to get the mechanics inside to advance properly, then reset the clock to the correct time. Three steps that are a hassle to do 5 times every year just to have your watch work right. This watch does it all automatically for you so it truly is a watch you can put on and never have to worry about.The black tachymeter dial band on the watch does not rotate (or mine does not anyway) that is great for me. I don't even know what anyone would use them for in the first place. I think this is there for cosmetic reasons and not for real use. It would have suited me for it just to be a black band without numbers on it, but you get what you get.When I first got the Amazon package, I noticed that although the watch said it had synchronised with the atomic clock in Boulder Colorado, the time was about 1 1/2 seconds out of syn with my other AT watch. I forced it into re-sync but from my location it didn't want to work. I waited until it got dark and at 8:00pm I re-tried. It failed for the next 3 attempts until I rotated the watch 90 deg so that the 6:00 marking was pointing pretty much East and then the signal strength jumped from none to high. Now both watches are within a 1/4 of a second sync with each other.Of technical bug me's with the watch: If you pull out the crown to change modes, for example to set the alarm, chronograph or zones, the watch reports that it is no longer synchronised with the Atomic Clock. The watch will automatically try and sync every morning at 2:00am and again at 3:00am.To use the chronograph, you have to pull out the crown one click and rotate the dial to CHR, then push back in. Then you can press the top function button to start/stop and the lower to reset. This is not really intuitive and is different from my Stainless Steel AT8010 watch that doesn't require those extra steps.
S**8
accurate to the second!
love this thing esp the atomic sync function. this is the most accurate watch i have ever had. how do i know? well i check this watch with the atomic time online & its accurate to the second! cant do better than that right?no, there's more. once the time zone is appropriately set, everything is set without any other effort including dst. i didnt even have to set the time! its all done automatically. how cool's that! i regularly show off to my colleagues how accurate this watch when i ask them to compare this watch to atomic time online.bonus is the sapphire glass is amazing strong & scatch proof. i know cos i've shwacked the face of the watch against doors, tables & even metal railings with such force that the sound of the impact got me quite concerned. but nope, no scratches no dings no nothing - watch still looks like new.i also love the light weight of Ti. another additional bonus is i've stopped wearing watches cos my wrist over time do get kinda itchy with metal bands but not with this watch. i think its bcos the Ti is hypoallergenic.O & this watch does look good as well. i really like this watch & am now watching amazon for a deal on the blue angels version.
V**T
Best Value for what you get
I was looking at a few watches and actually preferred to have a GPS controlled watch but decided to settle on this one and I have no regrets. There is no touching the value and quality of the watch with the features it comes with. Great looks, great options and functionality, sapphire glass, titanium, unlimited battery and the list goes on! I was looking at Seiko Aston or Casio Gshock with GPS but glad I decided to get the Citizen. The only downside if you can call it that, is in Vancouver I only occassionally get a sync signal. So it does sync but it's very sporatic. This is fine with me as I don't need to the second time everyday. It actually hasn't synced in 4 days and it still has the exact atomic time. Awesome watch.
J**D
Very nice watch
KAs review is the most thorough.Looks better than the picture. The titanium is lighter in color than my other titanium watches, they are more gray in color. I prefer this lighter color. The finish of the case and bracelet both polished and brushed is very nicely done. The bracelet fits me perfectly out of the box and is very comfortable.The case diameter is just right for my medium sized wrist.The watch face is very attractive. The hands, main dial and sub dial are nicely detailed and easy to read. The crystal has a light antireflective coating,bluish color.The crown and buttons are not screw down, but the case is rated wr to 200 metersThe manual is easy to read and the watch is easy to learn, the button sequences make sense.Once you set it up it runs nicely.A very feature rich watch with solar power and atomic accuracy. The ocd in me loves to see this watch match second for second with my other atomic watch.I'm very happy with this watch and would recommend it to a friend.If you can't find this watch here check Amazon.com instead of Amazon.ca
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Since its foundation in 1930, CITIZEN has promoted a multi-cultural mindset that fosters excellence and creativity. The very name of the brand conveys a deep respect toward craftsmanship and considered as familiar by citizens the world-over. So as a “citizen” of the world, we bear the responsibility to help cultivate a culture of positive change and on-going evolution through our craft. We take that mission seriously and steadfastly welcome what the future may bring.
As a true manufacture d’horlogerie, CITIZEN integrates a comprehensive manufacturing process from creating individual components to a watch’s final assembly. It’s an artisan’s approach to watch making based on pushing forward the boundaries of technology and leveraging our experience toward exploring new possibilities.
One pivotal technological breakthrough was the development of a light-driven watch. CITIZEN pioneered this engineering innovation well ahead of other watch manufacturers as early as 1976, which led to the launch of the highly acclaimed Eco-Drive in 1995. Utilizing electrical power converted from virtually any light source, this extraordinary innovation changed forever the way watches could be powered. Eco-Drive eliminated the need to ever replace batteries, which made it especially beneficial to areas where such specialist batteries were not obtainable. This leveled the field for citizens of virtually every country to be able to experience unrestricted joy of wearing and using a CITIZEN watch.
The product development policy, “The Fusion of Technology and Beauty,” remains a constant motivation for us to merge cutting-edge technology with perfection of design beauty, which as a consequence inspires people to strive to be their best at any time.
CITIZEN launches a new campaign in collaboration with Wieden+Kennedy, Better Starts Now. This is the simple belief that no matter who you are or what you do, it is always possible to make something better — and now is the time to start doing it. We believe that better and now are both infinite, and that there is always a next ‘better’ and a new ‘now’ in which you can start pursuing it. It was clear from the onset of this project that we are dedicated to this ideal…not to the past but to the present, and all the way we can improve it. To help communicate this belief to the world we have created a new global CITIZEN brand movie, brand identity and brand website that represents out Better Starts Now philosophy.
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I Can’t Take My Eyes Off It\n \n","reviewBody":"The functionality and the beautifully designed face of this watch are just what I wanted. You can’t really tell from the supplied product pictures, but there are highly reflective pieces of metal on the face that capture and reflect light like diamonds. Especially at the hour positions. The sapphire crystal is stunning. It’s very light weight. I feel a little different wearing it. I like knowing I’ve got the precise time of day. And I like that purchasing it didn’t break the bank.If you are settled on buying this watch, I highly recommend studying the manual thoroughly before it arrives. Also watch YouTube videos…just search for “Citizen AT4010-50E”. A couple of them are very informative. To retrieve the product manual, go to the Citizen Watch main website homepage. Scroll to the bottom and click the link for Product Instructions. Then fill in the movement caliber which is E650. The ‘abbreviated’ manual is pretty useless. Get the full manual. It’s written well and the steps were easy for me to follow. It’s not likely you’ll get a copy with your watch. I didn’t, but that’s OK with me. The manufacturer video is also informative and will let you see how the watch behaves when making adjustments. Since I had read the manual several times, I was much less stressed about tackling initial setup. Do your product registration immediately in case you need customer support. And grab a magnifying glass if you don’t have sharp reading vision. The watch face and engravings on the back where you’ll need to obtain your Case # and Serial # are tiny.Out of the box, the battery was dead and there was no movement upon exposing it to sunlight. I planned for that by buying a USB Solar Watch LED Charger. It rapidly charged the watch and I had movement but the wrong time. No surprise there. After setting my Time Zone City to CHI, I did the steps to see if I had the factory set zero reference positions. Everything was normal. I so wanted to trigger a manual sync and I did 3 times, but it was daylight and wouldn’t work. I decided to set the time, date and day of week manually (not touching DST) so I could wear it. I also was able to get my jeweler to remove a couple of links. I have a 7” wrist and now the watch fits comfortably with a little give. At 11PM, I attempted another manual radio sync and this time was a success at full strength. It also did its normal 2AM sync as well. Luckily, I have a clear window that faces Denver and my nearby chest of drawers is the perfect place to set the watch on top and let it do its thing. I’ll probably never have to touch my settings again since the atomic clock signal will turn on DST and keep your time and dates correct for you. Yes, you can turn off DST after your initial sync is successful if you live in an area where DST is not observed.I’ve been wearing it for 3 days now and I think this watch might stay on my wrist for a very long time. Atomic Eco-Drive rules!"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"E***D"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2012","name":"5.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Citizen Perpetual Chrono A-T: Beautifully modern; retro touches; my son will inherit this one\n \n","reviewBody":"I've only been wearing it for two hours, but I'm pleased enough to share my impressions:Prologue: This is the second Citizen watch I've owned; my first was a Skyhawk/Blue Angels with a stainless steel case and band, circa 2005. I'm sold on Citizen for two primary reasons: 1) I love the brand name, and the company history; and 2) Eco-drive is just an elegant accomplishment from the standpoint of both design and (power) technology. Having said all that, my stainless Skyhawk, though I loved it, was just too damn heavy. I'm a big guy, with big arms, but I was much more aware of that watch than I wanted to be. Also, the complexity of functions provided by the watch's computer also turned out to be overkill for what I truly needed a watch to be.This Perpetual Chrono A-T (titanium) solves both of those problems, while staying true to the Citizen brand & Eco-drive. It is just a beautifully modern analog watch with retro touches in the subsidiary dials. The watch face is quite large. If you're buying it based upon what you see in online photos, know that this is more than a \"black-face\" watch. The face's components are variously designed in black, matte grey, silver, and white, and there is quite a bit of stylish detail that doesn't stand out in online pics. The timepiece has color accents in the form of a mode hand that is blue; the upper and lower buttons have a circumferential stripe in the same color. This watch is definitely eye-catching without being flashy. The titanium band also has a two-tone look, as it is mostly a brush finish, but with link ends that are highly polished and look like nickel.The titanium case and band are much lighter than I thought they would be. If you like a larger watch face, then you need a titanium case and band. This watch feels like half the weight of my old S-S Skyhawk. Out of the box, with no adjustments, the watch sits comfortably on my wrist and is not a distraction even as I type this on my laptop.I was familiar with the watch and had it set to my time zone, time, and date within 20 minutes of sitting down with it. This included doing an \"on-demand\" (i.e., manual) activation of the receiver for the atomic clock radio signal. Nice to know that daylight savings (on or off) is part of the atomic signal info. I agree with those who criticize the watch for being too U.S.-centric in the time zone labels, but I imagine that Citizen sells other configurations of the watch that are localized for different countries. With this watch, you get a \"home\" time & zone, and an alternate time and time zone. Quite enough for me, as it lessens the complexity of the feature set quite nicely. This is not a watch with layer upon layer of settable functions, as the Skyhawk was. Trust me, you want to wear a watch that doesn't demand that you carry its manual around with you.Two last observations: The Perpetual Chrono A-T strikes me as an elegant hybrid of three other expensive watches that I've owned: a Rolex Submariner, a very stylish and sturdy Sector, and the aforementioned Skyhawk. This watch has all of the best design and tech features of these other watches, with none of the adversities. At half the price of the Rolex, it is a much better watch, hands-down. Finally, I've heard people say that wrist watches are becoming passe, now that everyone carries a mobile phone. However, if you are a highly productive person who gets things done and keeps to a schedule, there is nothing more satisfying than being able to glance quickly at your wrist -- no fishing for a phone -- and instantly see highly accurate time."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"K***."},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2013","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n an excellent compromise of all the features I want\n \n","reviewBody":"I've been wearing this watch nonstop for the past week or so and I like it. I wanted a lot of things in a watch and was surprised to see all that in a single watch. But you already know all that.I want to contribute the following to the other reviews here:1) I live in the GTA in a single-family residence with unobstructed view to the south. I am getting good reception of the atomic clock signal and the watch performs admirably, including setting itself to DST time this morning. Someone said it doesn't get this signal in Canada. It gets \"medium\" signal here.2) Watch is not heavy, being made of titanium, but it is big. Somehow it doesn't look like I am wearing a grandfather clock on my very slender wrist: it looks good. Surprisingly, I find that I don't mind its size, but I am not fond of its thickness.3) No scratches yet, but I haven't been trying either.4) The hands don't point right at the marks. I find this annoying: Citizen put an atomic watch on my wrist, was it too much to align the two?5) Rotating the crown doesn't drive the hands. This watch is like a fly-by-wire airplane: the controls are merely inputs to a computer and the computer does what it feels is best. I am not used to that coming from several significantly more low-tech watches.6) Using the alarm clock and the chronometer is too difficult for them to be of much practical use: the watch has only 3 controls, and one has to fiddle with them for a while to get to either one. Simply turning off the alarm for a day takes almost a minute of nonstop fiddling. Needless to say I am keeping my alarm clock.7) This is a perpetual calendar watch, but it does not have a 7-day alarm. With an alarm so cumbersome to operate, this limits its usability significantly.I have yet to see how fast it ages: someone who has had it for a lot longer will have to speak for that.EDIT:Regarding point #1: Watch is sensitive to the direction its 6 o'clock is pointed. For me south-west gives High reading, while both East or South give Low and the occasional Medium. If you are having trouble getting radio reception, how you orient it makes a difference.Regarding point #4: The manual has a way to set the 0-position - it was hidden away in the Chronograph mode, so I missed it the first time. Upon discovering it, I managed to fix the problem.An additional observation: driving the dials back and forth and forcing reception runs the battery down noticeably. It's clearly not meant to be played with too much, yet one has to drive the dials at least if one is using chronograph or alarm. I still find the crown a major pain to operate, I wish it wasn't acting so erratic. I will get used to it eventually, but I shouldn't need a manual just to learn how to operate the crown of a watch: the one star off is for that and that alone.EDIT (1 month in):I am very happy with my purchase. I don't mess with the crown too much, so I am good. Neither case, nor band, nor crystal have any scratches yet. Watch is comfortable and very good looking. It seems to get enough light to charge even when I cover it with my shirt's sleeve and in fluorescent light of an office building. I have no problems typing on a keyboard with my watch on, even a laptop keyboard, thought it gets very awkward if your laptop is made out of aluminum (Macbook). So far for all the time I've had this watch, it hasn't missed updating from the atomic clock once. Signal ranges from Low to High, but is always present. No complaints, other than the problems I have operating the crown.EDIT (8 months in):I am not using the advanced features of this watch very often, they are too hard to get to and I just don't bother. I am still wearing the watch, continuously. At one point the clasp started disengaging at times, and the watch started doing 360 on my wrist. My guess is the band stretched somehow and this became very annoying. I took it to be sized a second time and both problems vanished. There are a few tiny scratches on the clasp from using keyboards with it, and some more on the band from regular wear. Both are hardly noticeable, I have to take my watch off and look at it very closely under a bright light. This watch is holding off well, though to be honest I wear it under my shirt a lot of the time. For the entire time I've had it it was able to sync with the atomic clock almost every day. Also, the crystal is completely unscratched, though I have had a few scary moments brushing it against hard objects. I know a mineral crystal would have scratched a long time ago. I am happy with it.EDIT (a year and a half in):I am wearing this watch nonstop and it still looks pristine. It ages a lot better than the wristband: the wristband has scratches now. This watch still looks the way the day I bought it, even though I have hit it a few times against hard objects. No complaints. The advanced features of the watch are not very useful to me, though: the stopwatch feature is too hard to get to to be of any practical use, I just use it as a watch I don't have to set or adjust.EDIT (two years in):Excellent watch, no complaints. No scratches on the crystal either, even though I have had accidents banging it against hard objects. I take it off when I do manual work (e.g. repairing stuff). I find it too heavy for some activities like playing guitar, so I take it off. I also take it off when I shower, because the manual said I should. Other than this I wear it 24/7. The watch will outlast its band, I have some scratches on the band already, but the watch itself looks like the day I got it. Battery still holds.EDIT (almost 6 years in):Still going strong! I regularly ski, kayak, swim and cycle with it. The clasp is scratched now, the band is scratched a lot less, but the watch looks and works like the day I bought it."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"M***N"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2016","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Another great watch to add to the collection\n \n","reviewBody":"This is my third Citizen eco drive watch. I bought the first two last Christmas and have been impressed enough to get this third one. I am lucky being a big guy that I have had no need to remove any links on the watch band and it fits perfectly on my wrist.My first Citizen watches were a traditional Titanium and a stainless steel AT chronograph. This watch sort of covers the best of worlds in it's shell is titanium so it looks great and doesn't weigh as much, but it also has the AT radio atomic time correction, perpetual calendar and sort of world time (though it is limited to 4 time zones in North America and London England). But as I spend about 99% of my time in North America and occasionally visit England, I don't see that limit as being a problem. The AT and perpetual calendar along with auto daylight saving is an under-appreciated feature that I have grown to simply rely on.I am not one of those people who have a smartphone attached at the hip and carry it around with me wherever I go. I prefer to wear a watch and use it to tell the time. Having it auto-set the date removed the problem that just about every other watch I have owned has that you forget to reset the calendar on months with 30 and 28 days. When you remember, you need to not only change the date to the correct number, but also need to turn to clock hands to 12:00 to get the mechanics inside to advance properly, then reset the clock to the correct time. Three steps that are a hassle to do 5 times every year just to have your watch work right. This watch does it all automatically for you so it truly is a watch you can put on and never have to worry about.The black tachymeter dial band on the watch does not rotate (or mine does not anyway) that is great for me. I don't even know what anyone would use them for in the first place. I think this is there for cosmetic reasons and not for real use. It would have suited me for it just to be a black band without numbers on it, but you get what you get.When I first got the Amazon package, I noticed that although the watch said it had synchronised with the atomic clock in Boulder Colorado, the time was about 1 1/2 seconds out of syn with my other AT watch. I forced it into re-sync but from my location it didn't want to work. I waited until it got dark and at 8:00pm I re-tried. It failed for the next 3 attempts until I rotated the watch 90 deg so that the 6:00 marking was pointing pretty much East and then the signal strength jumped from none to high. Now both watches are within a 1/4 of a second sync with each other.Of technical bug me's with the watch: If you pull out the crown to change modes, for example to set the alarm, chronograph or zones, the watch reports that it is no longer synchronised with the Atomic Clock. The watch will automatically try and sync every morning at 2:00am and again at 3:00am.To use the chronograph, you have to pull out the crown one click and rotate the dial to CHR, then push back in. Then you can press the top function button to start/stop and the lower to reset. This is not really intuitive and is different from my Stainless Steel AT8010 watch that doesn't require those extra steps."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"S***8"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on June 2, 2016","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n accurate to the second!\n \n","reviewBody":"love this thing esp the atomic sync function. this is the most accurate watch i have ever had. how do i know? well i check this watch with the atomic time online & its accurate to the second! cant do better than that right?no, there's more. once the time zone is appropriately set, everything is set without any other effort including dst. i didnt even have to set the time! its all done automatically. how cool's that! i regularly show off to my colleagues how accurate this watch when i ask them to compare this watch to atomic time online.bonus is the sapphire glass is amazing strong & scatch proof. i know cos i've shwacked the face of the watch against doors, tables & even metal railings with such force that the sound of the impact got me quite concerned. but nope, no scratches no dings no nothing - watch still looks like new.i also love the light weight of Ti. another additional bonus is i've stopped wearing watches cos my wrist over time do get kinda itchy with metal bands but not with this watch. i think its bcos the Ti is hypoallergenic.O & this watch does look good as well. i really like this watch & am now watching amazon for a deal on the blue angels version."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"V***T"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2019","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Best Value for what you get\n \n","reviewBody":"I was looking at a few watches and actually preferred to have a GPS controlled watch but decided to settle on this one and I have no regrets. There is no touching the value and quality of the watch with the features it comes with. Great looks, great options and functionality, sapphire glass, titanium, unlimited battery and the list goes on! I was looking at Seiko Aston or Casio Gshock with GPS but glad I decided to get the Citizen. The only downside if you can call it that, is in Vancouver I only occassionally get a sync signal. So it does sync but it's very sporatic. This is fine with me as I don't need to the second time everyday. It actually hasn't synced in 4 days and it still has the exact atomic time. Awesome watch."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"J***D"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2014","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Very nice watch\n \n","reviewBody":"KAs review is the most thorough.Looks better than the picture. The titanium is lighter in color than my other titanium watches, they are more gray in color. I prefer this lighter color. The finish of the case and bracelet both polished and brushed is very nicely done. The bracelet fits me perfectly out of the box and is very comfortable.The case diameter is just right for my medium sized wrist.The watch face is very attractive. The hands, main dial and sub dial are nicely detailed and easy to read. The crystal has a light antireflective coating,bluish color.The crown and buttons are not screw down, but the case is rated wr to 200 metersThe manual is easy to read and the watch is easy to learn, the button sequences make sense.Once you set it up it runs nicely.A very feature rich watch with solar power and atomic accuracy. The ocd in me loves to see this watch match second for second with my other atomic watch.I'm very happy with this watch and would recommend it to a friend.If you can't find this watch here check Amazon.com instead of Amazon.ca"}],"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":5,"bestRating":5,"ratingCount":7}}
