Citizen

Citizen Men's JR3060-59F Eco-Drive Titanium Skyhawk Chronograph Watch

• Light powered Eco-Drive Caliber C650 Japanese-quartz movement; charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
• Max power reserve: 90 days to 4 Years with Power Save; low charge warning
• Durable, hardened mineral crystal; titanium case and matching bracelet; time and calendar in 22 time zones (30 cities); three world-time alarm functions; One-touch interchangeable analog-digital times

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Citizen JR3060-59F titanium flight chronograph digital/analog watch is made for the man who never knows what time zone he'll be in from one hour to the next. It's also powered by Citizen's unique Eco-Drive, which absorbs sunlight and any artificial light through the crystal and dial to recharge the watch continuously. The fast-forward timekeeping features include time and calendar in twenty-two time zones, thirty cities, three world time alarms, a 99-minute countdown timer, one-touch interchangeable analog/digital time, and 1/100-second chronograph that measures up to 24 hours. The large round watch case features sleek, modern lines and a bi-directional rotating slide rule bezel. The black dial background features large silver-tone hands and Arabic numerals. It also features a durable, lightweight satin-finished titanium bracelet, water resistance to 330 feet (100 meters), and a scratch-resistant, non-reflective mineral crystal.

Titanium is nearly 50 percent lighter than steel, but 30 percent stronger. It's also particularly resistant to salt water corrosion.

Summary of Features:

• Time and calendar in 22 time zones (30 cities)
• Three world time alarms
• 1/100 second chronograph measures up to 24 hours of elapsed time
• 99 minute countdown timer
• One-touch interchangeable analog/digital times
• Rotating slide rule bezel
• 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: 12 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0007OER0S
• Item model number: JR3060-59F
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,642 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great watch if you're careful with it, November 20, 2004

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L. A. Kane (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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First the good news: this is a superbly designed watch. The advanced features (e.g., chronograph, world time zone settings, alarms) are easy to use and understand. Due to the Eco-drive system, the battery lasts practically forever and it keeps accurate time. The titanium version is much lighter than the stainless and it really is waterproof. If you are a pilot the slide bezel works great for calculating fuel consumption, speed, etc. The safety clasp fastens securely and is easy to use.

Now the bad news: it's shockingly fragile. Granted I'm fairly hard on watches, so the fact that the crystal got all scratched up was sort of a given. That happens to me all the time. What I didn't expect, however, is that the titanium case and band was abraded just as easily. Unlike a stainless band, it's very obvious when the titanium one is scratched; the damage clearly shows up as bright silver lines on the matte titanium finish.

If I had this to do all over again I'd get the stainless version and live with the extra weight. In fact, when this one dies (or I just get tired of looking at all the surface blemishes) I will buy the stainless one. It's a little cheaper too.

75 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great watch but not perfect, March 29, 2005

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Ron Kel "web junkie" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Citizen Men's JR3060-59F Eco-Drive Titanium Skyhawk Chronograph Watch (Watch)

I got this watch as a gift and its perfect since i travel a lot around the world.

PROS -
- definitely recommend the titanium version. this is a big watch and steel could be heavy. worth the 40$ price diff.
- nice clean look (steel grey) goes with business and casual attire.
- the solar powered battery is great and charging works very well.
- Switching analog dial between time zones is real easy.
- Two alarms, timer, stop watch etc.

CONS:
- An annoying quirk is that you cannot set time zones that are in 1/2 hr intervals. eg: places in south asia, canada etc.
- the UTC dial is pretty much useless. and takes up space on the watch face.
- the time zones are coordinated together. eg: in Italy they have daylight savings a week earlier than the US. but if i set the italian time forward, the US time also sets forward.
- The analog dial CANNOT be set independently. It only follows the digital time set in one of the time zones.

In summary, the waqtch is nice, but some small changes could really make it perfect.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An overall master piece, September 24, 2006

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Y. YINGKAI "Yingkai" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Citizen Men's JR3060-59F Eco-Drive Titanium Skyhawk Chronograph Watch (Watch)

Pros
Super design, feature packed with easy use, durable Titanium and last forever eco-drive battery

Cons
Reflective crystal, low night visibility, hard to pull out crown

The Bottom Line
This is a masterfully crafted classy design with features beyond most people's requirement. Definitely worth the price.

Full Review
As a user of this watch JR3060-59F, I like to share some of my experience with it. I have to say that I love this watch and enjoy to look at it any time. In stead of going through its features, I will focus on my feel about it. The feature list or instruction is available on the manual or web.

DESIGN

I believe the overall design of this watch is outstanding. Its contour shape suits for casual and business occasions. Its casing migrates to the integrated links in an elegant way, so it is a very good balance of fashion and classic. Its Titanium gray color is unique, though kind of bland, yet emits an understated prestige and it matches the high-tech image too. The whole color tone is well organized, Gray in link and casing and LCD, black in bezel numbers and dial face, white in hour & minute hands and marks on face. The yellow second hand becomes a beautiful highlight without disturbing the whole color tone. The chrome circles on the sub-dials correspond to the crown and buttons on the right. I think its overall design is comparable to those vintage watches that are much more expensive.

FUNCTIONS

This watch packs all the possible daily use functions with easy access. The 24 hour local time will become very useful in timeless environment like Casino. Its switch between local and other parts of the world is very easy and attractive. Though it has over 20 cities, you can choose to set off some cities that are not needed frequently.

The timer function is limited due to the design of crown. The watch has to be removed from wrist to pull out the crown for timer setting or any other settings. This is a major design negligence. Some horizontal groove on the crown can easily solve this issue.

The bezel is useful even for non-pilots. It can do multiplication or division easily for 2-digits numbers. The resistant feel of the bezel is very professional, not too loose and not too tight either. It is the bezel grip design need to be improved.

WOW FACTORS

Imagine when you get off the plane in another continent with your colleague and you switch your Skyhawk's main dials to the local time by press the two buttons at the same time, your colleague will very likely amazed at seeing your Skyhawk sweeps the hour hand to local time in a few seconds. By the time you told him that your light-powered Skyhawk can run at complete darkness for 4 years, he will surely rethink why he has to wave his arm on purpose every single day to wind up his "automatic" jewelery. Then you can tell him that your Skyhawk never gains or losses more than 4 seconds a month, he will be willing to trade his 8000USD Breitling with yours:)

THINGS CAN BE IMPROVED

1. Non-reflective coasting on crystal and dial is desirable.
2. The marks visibility can be improved using IllumiBright or Tritium. Night-light would become unnecessary at all if the marks are more visible. Who needs to set the watch or using chronograph at complete darkness?
3. Some horizontal grooves on the crown will enable pulling out crown without moving the watch off the wrist. This is something Citizen should correct right away, even by offering some replacement to the current crown design.
4. User manual asks to avoid using buttons or crowns in water. This greatly limits the usability even it is rated Water Resistance 100M. If water-proof buttons are used and can be used under water, it will help those swimmers to measure lap times.
5. The grip of the rotation bezel can be improved by using a more conventional bezel design. The four shallow sinks on the current design does offer enough grip for rotation operation.

TO BE VERIFIED

Not sure about the light power charge in winter when long sleeves or even coat covers up the watch all day long. Do we have to put the watch under a lamp every night to charge it for normal use? If that is the case, it will not be ecological anymore.

SUMMARY

The whole watch is a great design and it is an enjoyable experience to look at and use. Its long list features offer great help and easy access makes life easier. Even with a long list of wished improvements, I still love it a lot.