Citizen

Citizen Men's AT0270-00E Eco-Drive 180 WR100 Chronograph Watch

• Light powered Eco-Drive Japanese-quartz movement; Charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
• Polyurethane rubber strap
• Chronograph functions with 24-hour, 60-minute, and 60-seconds subdials

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Whether you are doing traveling by land or sea, this men's Eco-Drive timepiece is perfect for the occasion. From the stainless steel case and black rubber strap to the 1 second chronograph and 12/24 hour time, this sporty timepiece is superb for your wrist. Additional features include date indicator, water resistant to 100 meters, luminous hands and bold numerals and screw-back case.

The Citizen Story

The company was established in 1924. The founding fathers selected the name Citizen so it would be ""Close to the Hearts of People Everywhere"" and soon after adopted the company’s formal name, Citizen Watch Company.

During the last seventy-five years Citizen has expanded its business throughout the world and has achieved recognition as the global brand. The past twenty-five year period has coincided with the company’s dramatic rise to its current position as the world’s largest watchmaker, a distinction Citizen has held every year since 1986.

Beyond sheer size, Citizen is also recognized as a worldwide leader in advanced technology. From the world’s slimmest LCD watch to the first voice recognition watch and the world’s first professional dive watch with an electronic depth sensor, Citizen’s record of ""world’s firsts"" is unmatched.

More recently, Citizen has staked out a new position as the leader in timekeeping with its Eco-Drives watches that are light powered. With models ranging from dress models to sports models to professional dive watches, Citizen Eco-Drive runs continuously in any kind of natural or artificial light for a lifetime of use. Fueled by light, it never needs a battery.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GDC5LI
• Item model number: AT0270-00E
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,179 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great watch, but the band could use some work., September 23, 2008

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This review is from: Citizen Men's AT0270-00E Eco-Drive 180 WR100 Chronograph Watch (Watch)

Like my other Citizen watch, the chronograph itself is fantastic. It has a good size and weight without being distracting, the timekeeping is flawless. The tick is completely silent, and despite the polish, the case is remarkably scratch resistant. The luminous hands and numbers light up a pale blue instead of the normal 'radioactive' green, so that was a pleasant surprise. The band adjusts much more finely than my other one, which is an improvement. The hole arrangement will adjust to fit someone with larger wrists far better than the top-selling green canvas band watch.

But also like my other Citizen, the band needs some work. It is comfortable to wear and adjusts finely enough, but the retaining loops keep slipping down, leaving the strap with the holes to flap around. The band is molded to the case contours, so it will be difficult to replace with a band that actually matches. While the luminous features are nice, it seems to go dim much faster (1-2 hours) than my other watch, which has the standard Tritium green hands and numbers and stays lit for 6+ hours.

This watch is much more about form than function. While it gets an A+ for form, the contoured shape and floppy band do not lend themselves to getting 100% marks for function. 4 out of 5 for the band.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great watch with 1 flaw, January 25, 2008

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T. Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Citizen Men's AT0270-00E Eco-Drive 180 WR100 Chronograph Watch (Watch)

I bought this watch some time ago and really like the design but there is one flaw. The band is rubber and while designed to look like the tread of a tire the little loops to slide the end of the band into break rather easily. I've had to super glue both of them back together about 5 times so far. It would be nice to have a metal band alternative that would fit the unique design of the watch face.

Otherwise it's a nice watch.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice, January 1, 2008

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Richard "rickr56" (Spring, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Citizen Men's AT0270-00E Eco-Drive 180 WR100 Chronograph Watch (Watch)

I've had the watch for about two months. I wear it every day and it's still un-scratched. I haven't had to think about the solar feature, it just works. The watch does seem to gain about 15 seconds a month -- I don't know if that's good or bad in a watch at this price. It's comfortable and I like the design.

I found this watch on Citizen's web site a few months ago, but none of the retailers I visited seemed to have one. My search was casual, if I was in a department store, I checked out the watch case. I know nothing about the watch business, but I can guess how it works. Someone makes a decision on the watches that make it to the case. It could be the store buyer or it could be the maker's marketing department. However it's done, this watch didn't make the cut and that's a shame. The good news is that I haven't seen it on anyone else's wrist.

Buying your watch online seems to be the way to go. The prices are lower and you get to the arbiter of your own taste, not some faceless store buyer.

Amazon's partner, Princeton Watches, delivered the watch in a timely manner and it arrived undamaged.