Citizen Ecodrive

 

 

Description

Giving a special gift for that special someone with eyes in the sky with the Citizen Skyhawk JR3090-58L titanium watch that honors the Blue Angels, the legendary U.S. Navy precision flying team, with an official Blue Angels emblem on the caseback. Titanium is nearly 50 percent lighter than steel, yet 30 percent stronger. This is also very resistant to salt water corrosion. It's powered by Citizen's unique Eco-Drive, which absorbs sunlight and any artificial light through the crystal and dial to recharge hours continuously. Fast-forward timekeeping features include time and calendar in twenty-two time zones, thirty cities, three world time alarms, 99 minute countdown timer, one-touch interchangeable analog / digital times, and chronograph which measures 1/100-second up to 24 hours. Big round black bezel offers a bi-directional rotating slide rule with a yellow triangle accents. Background of midnight blue dial features large silver-tone hands and Arabic numerals. It also features a durable, lightweight satin-finished titanium bracelet, water resistant to 100 meters (330 feet), and scratch-resistant, non-reflective mineral crystal.

 

Reviews

I travel often and want a watch that I can iew two time zones simultaneously. This watch is the bill with just one click. The watch is beautiful and will definitely recommend the titanium, since it is much lighter than stainless steel. I could see around the world and find this especially useful when I travel. There are many functions that most never want to use. Another feature I like is the CD that gives step by step to configure instructionds Watch (manual is confusing).

This is the time to watch the continued perfit! Small today's date window is small to read without glasses 's if you are a long time like me lol! This band is very stiff! the best is not the battery.

I bought this watch for my boyfriend as a birthday present today. He has long wanted to watch this for years and very excited to receive it. Tubes delivered on time, so I don 't have anything bad to say. He loves how the hand automatically adjust to different time zones and also how to shine in the dark blue instead of the typical green. His father liked to watch so much, so I bought one just like it.

A gift, Blue Angels Ecco drive, purchased to replace the Blue Angels new models, which by the way, is often necessary fix balky dials and condensation. I 'll try to keep it brief. I fly. I also know 25,000 times retired airline pilot self 's it. When he flew jets, he must watch the cockpits have an array of computers. He wears it for style. I fly VFR and no need "second " precision. I WILL need easy access and ergonomics for my watch needs to be a useful tool. I wear a VibraLite, G-Shock, any analog subdial chrono, any analog with rotating bezel and obvious marker to act as a timer. I like the 6mm wide windows with smaller numerals watch often hidden by hand required the removal of the clock to access the crown to be pulled one small notch, Rotated to function then pressed in again for only access the chrono feature, then the same for other functions like timer. Finger acrobatics to bother me on the flight. I do not need a backlight to see another timezone does not work when the chrono mode. (read the small print in the manual first). See where I 'm going with this? If you want a conversation piece to tell people that you like airplanes and maybe fly them, it 'sa nice piece, no doubt about it. NOT recommended as a pilot 's tool. There are more better, smarter choice.

I got it in June 2004. R rVery beautiful clock. The titanium version is achieved. R GH out the window when not in use. Loses about 30 seconds after six months. R GH love many alarms. R RI has never had problems with the battery losing power. Once the state of charge was reduced by around 30% and so was placed near the window. R GH opened the clock and drain the shit key single cell just to see how it comes. It was less than an afternoon. I Don 't remember and I ' m not to do so because it will ruin the battery. R rThis clock is not resistant to use, so you don 't play football with it. The needle of the latter must be zero (0) when the clock is adjusted shock (shock). R rThis clock is also very complex to learn. Sometimes I consult the manual of certain adjustments. But it is much easier to adjust the time of the most beautiful watches. The day / month / year, hours / minutes / seconds are all independent. Some nice watches, to suit the day of the month, you must adjust your hand 24 hours 30 times if you forget your day.

I 've owned this clock for over five years, and now I'm about to buy another with the update of the atomic clock. Some people have expressed concern about the bracelet, crown, scratches, internal Dials useless, energy, etc. First off, I 'm in the Air Force and traveling around the world frequently. This watch was wonderful, because it is extremely easy and quick to adjust between time zones. I work in aircraft maintenance and, believe me, this watch has taken a beating over the years. My face is scratched, but are barely visible unless you're looking for in a good light and really searchign for them. Nothing has ever broken this watch, including the crown and without risks perceived on the band. When not in direct light, my watch automatically enters the power saving is great, I can still say the only time I lose the digital displays and the second leg, both of which jump back to life by the light hits the face. This watch was charged especially when I bought the gauge and power level never dropped below 3 bars, and I never formally tried to load it - just with normal use, it has maintained its level of life and never run out of juice . Lighting is a bummer, but the hands must have some lighting so you can read in low light, but difficult. For the functions useless if you're in the military (this is basically an aviators watch) you constantly have to jump between what time zone you are in time and Zulu, which is actually UTC. Thus, the extra connection UTC is very useful for me when I'm working on aircraft systems that are totally based on UTC and I 'm sure drivers really like it. In general, do not buy a watch based on what you need for it, because it looks cool. If the watch has a way of many functions for you to use, buy something cheaper with fewer options. Accuracy is great, I 'm really anal about my watch being accurate and check them once a month against the atomic clock in Colorado and only had to adjust this clock once or twice a year, a second couple. Bottom line, this is a great watch, very robust, very attractive to the eye, very functional. If you like the look and can actually use the options that comes with, you will be happy with it for a long time. (unless your an idiot like me and want a receiver with the atomic clock)

Keeps well. I love the fact that you can change time zones so easily. I flew to Ethiopia via Rome. Only had to adjust the time in a city, click the buttons and everything was good. It 's not scratch proof, it becomes final. Can I use Chronograp fairly regularly. Would be a little easier to configure, but I also know that isn 't to be initiated or arrested by mistake. R rmy disappointed there 's no backlight. I was surprised how well that glow in the dark hands and hour markers on, however.

This is my second Citizen Watch aviation. I 've worn it for two years. As a pilot, I find it highly functional. For , it 's size, I would recommend the titanium model over the stainless steel. The difference in weight is definitley noticeable. The bracelet design and it 's heavier weight made the pins in earlier models prone to error. I miss the function, the hands positioned at 12 o 'clock for access to some of the other features possible.

After a lot of research, I finally decided to buy this watch. I am concerned with all the negative reviews I saw, but I went and bought it earlier. After wearing it for two weeks, I could not happier with it. Most of the information contained in other reviews are valid. The alarm is almost inaudible and the watch can be a bit complicated to operate, but not negatives outweigh the positives. This is an absolutely beautiful watch. The titanium version does not feel any weight on my wrist than other watches that I tired during the year. The Eco-Drive feature is amazing. I noticed one night when I fell asleep next to me that the hands had stopped moving, but as soon as I turned on the light, they moved to the correct time immediately. If I do it all again, I would have bought this watch ago.Citizen month Eco-drive Men 's chronograph Skyhawk Watch # JR3090-58L

This is the best clock I have ever heard. Looks beautiful and never needs batteries (solar charging) and even has power saving modes. R rBut it 'sa little hard to see the time in the night, because it isn ' t light.

Excellent modern design intergrating the latest watch technology. We bought two of these watches and have no regrets.

I recently bought a PMV65-2242 and would like to share my impressions and opinions with you. Where to start? r r *) Weight. The thing weighs a ton. And I bought the titanium version, I can only imagine what the stainless one is like. One arm 's got to hang a couple of inches lower than the other. Good thing I wanted to watch heavy, 'cause this one fits the bill to a T. (My Navihawk titanium is so light I thought the seller had ripped me off and that the casing was hollow ...) r r *) Size. It 's exactly the size indicated in all the propaganda, but it just doesn ' t look as large to me as I thought it would. For me, the larger the better, so I was unpleasantly surprised. r r *) The anti-glare glass is quite nice. It 'sa pain with my Navihawks to wiggle my wrist around in strong lighting just to see what time it is. It 's not perfect, but it is much better. r r *) It glows in the dark just great! I can really see what time it is when the light 's been out for hours, something that ' sa Navitimers with my weak point (I own three). But I am a pilot and must Assess this watch to be great for my pre-flight work - at home at the table. In the cockpit the vibrations and lack of light make this unit in my opinion worthless. My Aristo Aviat E6-B flight computer - a circular slide rule of 13 cm (5 ½ inch) diameter - doesn 't fit on my wrist, but is 100 times better, even in a cramped cockpit. r r *) The LCD display is illuminated. This works very well and should have been on the Navitimer. r r *) The minute hand doesn 't click every 20 seconds like on the Navihawk (and on my Breitling), it is constantly in motion. (I think that 's even neater that way, but some other users may not.) R r *) The Navihawks were first issued in approx. 1994. That means their technology is not exactly fresh and up-to-date, but on the other hand it certainly does not mean it is not good. Let me list a few really neat features from the Citizen that Navihawk Decided to go downhill on and not to build into their series "PMV65-2242 " (just where DOES get these ridiculous Citizen IDs from? - It reminds me of the Monty Python bit: "... after 6 pm RST22-5578 ... ") r r *) Are the big hands in the way of the LCD window when you 're trying to read it or do some setting or other? No problem: it is soooo sexy with the Navihawks to press a button and have these two hands swing up to 12 and stay there until you 're done. Then each goes its own way back where it belongs when you press the button again. Of course it keeps the correct time internally. This new model can 't do that. Why not? Not only is it not sexy, the hands really * are * in the way if you 're trying to do any work with the LCD window between 2 and 4 o ' clock real time, Because the hour hand covers up the window. And if it 's between x: 10 and x: 20 real time, the minute hand completely blocks your view. r r *) You can 't make the UTC timezone in the LCD display go away. With the Navitimer you could make it disappear just like any other timezone you didn 't want to have cluttering up your display, but with the new model it is always there, Whether you want it or not.A step backward. r r *) And then there is the LCD window itself. On the Navihawk it was quite well-sized (and easy to read!), But on the PMV65-2242 it 's roughly * half * the size, Although the face of the watch itself is almost 30% larger. They decide that having an extra-big knobbie at 3:00 or 'clock (I guess it ' s for those customers who don 't know that that position means 3:00 or ' clock ...) was better than a large LCD window, so they made the LCD window half as big. The only thing that 's noticeably bigger on the new model is the font of the brandname "Citizen. " That ' s almost twice as big. I don 't think they asked a customer what he or she felt was more important. r r *) * The * background color of the LCD display is noticeably darker than on the Navihawks, so discerning the black numbers and letters on it is even more difficult. Why, why, why??? R r *) The smaller analogue dials on the Navihawk are larger than on the PMV65-2242, Although the latter has almost 30% more surface area to work with. Any idea why Citizen did that? I don 't have a clue. r r *) Can anybody tell me why the PMV65-2242 has a second hand, when one centimeter away there is a permanent LCD display telling you exactly what second you 're at? I suppose it 's for when you have the display mode set to calendar or if you want to see how close you are to the time-correcting radio sender (like you don ' t know this anyway ...), but I think a watch without a second hand (like the Navihawks) is great. (With my Breitling you can press a button and it either goes around and around once a minute like a good second hand should, or it jumps to 12 and just sits there. That 's the way it can - and should - be done : let the customer decide.) r r *) A criticism of the Navihawk as well is simply this: why is there a 24-hour analogue dial with an hour hand just telling you Whether It 's am or pm? Anybody ever think about looking out the window? I really do not know if it 's 3 in the afternoon or 3 in the morning, I don ' t need a complete dial to tell me that. In my opinion this dial is a total waste. What they could have done is allow us to set that dial to a different time zone, Allowing us to see three time zones at once, without even pressing a button. Or to a half-hour time zone like India or Nova Scotia. But there it is, permanently fixed to the large analogue hour-hand. In case you 're in a windowless room, I guess, and can ' t remember when you last slept. r r *) Here 'sa secret for those of you who ' ve read this far: You * can * set both of these watches to indicate 3 (three!) different 24-hour timezones - all at the same time . No pushing buttons, no twisting knobs, not computations in your head. How? Simple: set the zero setting of the analogue dial UTC not to 24, but rather to the timezone you want, measured * from * UTC. San Diego for example is eight hours behind UTC in the winter, so you set the UTC analogue dial to 16 o 'clock. Set your big hands to Frankfurt and your digital to Sydney and you 're done.All three 24-hour timezones at the same time. Granted, you have to re-set the zero-setting of your dial UTC when daylight savings goes to SD and again when it goes back to winter time, but resetting it twice a year is a small price. The point is: it can be done without visiting a watchmaker. (I live in Frankfurt and my relatives are in San Diego and Sydney - this is why I looked for and bought this watch.) R r *) And here 's the last I want to nit pick: Every 24-hour analogue watch / clock I have ever seen is wrong by 180 °. They all start with 24 at the top when it should be at the bottom of the face! Let 's get philosophical for just a moment: what does the hour hand on a 24-hour face really do? It points to the sun as it travels through the sky. And where is the sun at 12 o 'clock noon? Right: straight up. Not straight down. So in my example above, I set my UTC analogue zero-position for San Diego not to 16 o 'clock, but rather to 4 o ' clock and simply ignore the printed numbers on the dial - they 're off by 180 ° anyway ... r rall in all? I am really not sure, if I had it to do again, if I would lay out this kind of money for a watch with this amount of things wrong with it. Why did Citizen discontinue some really good features and make some really obvious errors in this watch? It looks to me like they are setting up their customers for the next new model in a few years, with these obvious failings repaired and maybe some new ones built in, but one that we 'll all want to buy again. I don 't know about you, but that thought doesn ' t sit too well with me. r rGruß, ?e?icha .. ..

Oooh, Blue Angels, yellow markers. Wouldn 't it be cool to get a Blue Angels watch? NO! I actually did buy it (and returned it.) I will admit that the watch did look really cool on line and even when I received it. So what is the problem? This watch is waaaay too complicated. The slide rule feature sounds better than it is practical. The manual explains how to use it by teaching you how to calculate the flight related data. Sorry, my bad, I 'm not a pilot. The calculations are not something I worry about when shooting down enemy flyers in Ace Combat. Alright, let 's say that next years version of Ace Combat will require me to make important calculations flight before I take off, the problem is that the numbers of the slide rule are miniscule and I can barely read them. r rAlso, do I really need to know the time in Sydney, or Rio or Tokyo or the dozen or so other Cities that are pre-programmed into the watch. If I could afford to travel to all of them, would I be wearing a Citizen? The dial to let you know which function you are in, ie; time, chrono, date etc. is too small to read as well. There is no perpetual calendar, I need to fiddle with the stem of every month. you can 't set the hands, you set the time Digitally and the hands will follow (this ISN ' ta big complaint, but it 's hard to see the time Digitally because the window for it is so small.) r rthe eco-drive feature of no batteries is great and the navy blue face of the watch is nice, but really, the watch is a mess. if you really wanted all the features this watch has, a calculator watch by Casio, would probably be better at one Tenth of the cost, although no one would mistake you for a pilot wearing a geeky casio calculator watch.

A bit heavy and difficult to see at night, and some light once per day, for me, with good eyes ??... Wonderful, it will last long, it 'sa "char "

This watch is a steal for the features and durability. Better than any of the higher priced watches if you study what they all will do (then check how much you are paying for the name on the other watches). They would take this watch to the moon now. Great flying and adventure watch with titanium case and band! Tribute to the best pilots out there .... the Blue Angels.

Bought this watch as a present to my husband and he is absolutely in love with it! It looks beautiful and has all the cool features that gadget men would appreciate!

at first i thought was kinda is great, compared to myTag2000, but it has grown with me and want it apperience. Very sporty, as I do get dressed up and often are found in some sweats or cargo pants watch It goes perfect with my dress nonshalant. I like the light weight of titanium and also like the 5yr warranty, so the people above have problems with the display after a yrs time, try using your warranty buddy. Love the watch!

Not being Able to get this model in Australia, I was happy to receive an email from Amazon saying they now watches ship internationally. r rPromptly ordered the watch from them and Received it 10 days later in time for my birthday. Thanks Amazon great service. r rthe watch has a five year warranty in the USA however it still has a 1 year international warranty which i can use in Australia. Which should be plenty if anything goes wrong. r rThings I don 't like: The hands are difficult to tell apart at night the small bit of luminous material at the end of each minute and hour hand is about the same size and impossible to pick Which is Which in the dark . No half hour time zone setting, but I knew this before I purchased the watch. The crystal is very prominent and although I haven 't scratched it yet, no doubt it will. The Crystal is also very reflective making it annoying to read the UTC dial. I knew the watch body would be at 13mm thick and is twice the height of my previous watch making it difficult to wear business shirts with tight cuffs. The bracelet style band is very stiff and does not conform to the shape of my wrist. No one noticed I had a new watch. R rThings I like: The UTC dial is great, most people I deal with are now quoting meeetings in UTC time. The count down timer Allows me to be out of the kitchen doing other things and still be reminded to take the roast out of the oven. Solar power, no more battery changes. Water resistance for swimming and diving. Titanium makes the watch very light for it 's size. r rmy ideal would be a world time watch Tissot T-touch titanium with gold plate, UTC dial, tritium luminous hands, gold LCD, Champagne face and citizen eco-drive solar power, water resist to 100m. r rUntil they make one of these I hope the solar cell in my Skyhawk doesn 't expire.

I am very disappointed with this watch. Less than a year after buying it, I have a breakdown and display shows a blank space instead of characters from the first box of the cities. So now I have "to " instead "DEN " (Denver), "HI " instead CHI "(Chicago), " in "instead LON " (City of London ), and so on. rFrustrating. Citizen should change its name to Itizen ... Never again!

Has run the range CHAPADA many clocks in my life, the coating soon erode the sweat from my wrist, making the bare metal case can (and silver crown) to turn my black doll, I decided this time for a good stainless steel or titanium watch, you will never have this kind of problem again. I had my watch for about two months to date. R GH chose this watch because I liked the color scheme with contrasting light blue, the hour / minute hands, and very easy to see second-hand, which I think is the bright yellow "chrome yellow (as is the rule for calculating the reduction in external). Furthermore, nobody seemed to speak of manufacturer warranty of 5 years in other reviews that come standard with this watch ... R rthe eco car worth fully understand the purchase decision, the clock's dial light is collected from all available sources of light (room light, sunlight, etc..), And automatically Recharging the battery, which has much longer battery life standard clock. R r agree that the light would be a nice addition to the digital watch, this was my only "nice-to-have " Besides. R rthe see making a little bug-testing and training to use all its features, including the possibility of having 3 separate alarms through any of the areas of time, yet I 't master all its features, and am learning about the functionality as needed. The user manual that comes with the watch is very good for this purpose. R GH as the fact that the year is part of a date / time configuration, which is a feature of new clock for me, as opposed to month / day settings, which always requires an adjustment the day and the beginning of a new month, from previous years that were less than 31 days. R rthe view seems to be a tough, seeing the quality, not as flashy diamond encrusted, but a modern look that can be used in many situations. OEM is also part of titanium and has a double hook lock with a portion of the clasp on the other, then blocking a second time. R rif you have the stainless version in hand, and then hold the titanium version before buying, like me, the titanium version is considerably lighter, and to me it was worth the difference price (about $ 60 more for the titanium model in my purchase). R RSO now, I am very satisfied with my purchase, a light would be a nice addition to the LCD. The 5-year warranty extra added value "weight " purchase, which was an important factor for me.

I have a Navihawk for ten years and decide to move to the Eco Drive Skyhawk. R rFor previous owner Navihawk, this is an upgrade because they improve the workings of the keys, and how you change from time to time to the calendar, etc. ... You won 't watch by accidentially changing the function to get caught on your sleeve. R rAlso buckles much better as locked in ... Navihawk a standard buckle. R rBeen a pilot for 10 years now, and I saw it 's kinda signatures for the pilot to pull the trigger ... and treat yourself! I 've just had my for 3 months now and I ' m glad I did!

I ordered this watch because it was classy-looking, solar energy, had many interesting electronic features, and (unlike many Navihawk model) had an opportunity analog (which is an important feature for my profession). Compared to my old Navihawk, however, the digital display on the watch was too small. Between the fact that they are black letters on a gray background have no backlight, and are located so that the wheels of the show casts a shadow over them - they 're too hard to read. As for the slide rule bezel, you just about need a magnifying glass to read those characters. Titanium construction makes the watch not significantly lighter than my stainless steel Navihawk. If you need a search cool analog watch with second hand, this watch will do. I decided to come back to me, though. If you really want to read the electronic characters have an equally cool looking watch, and pay less money, look for a similar Navihawks citizens with digital display on the right side of the face.

Love do not need to take care of batteries. Love the multiple time zone capability: it is easy to use. The clock is accurate, easy and comfortable to wear. You 'll have to use bifocals, the E6B slide-rule-style ;-) if you have eyes like me. Only one thing could improve, would add a light on the digital component. Other than that, this is a big clock.

I bought this watch to replace the older version from 1997. I like some upgrades such as scrolling through the features quickly. My old watch will change to the next feature (alarm, chronograph, etc..) If I saw it at the wall. I also hope that as eco drive, we 'll have to wait and see if he set hours for years. I still love the 24 hours of time and world time zones. I travel extensively around the world and this feature alone is worth it. R RAS for what I don 't care, hours STILL doesn ' t have a light so 's not possible to read at night. Luminus fast all the same, they worked for about 30 minutes if you put the torch to them. R rif you have a large wrist, you may not be comfortable in watching. The band is fixed for the first three links so very comfortable and took a few strands of hair from your wrist. R rI buy titanium hoping to witness the extraordinary light but weighs about the same as my colleagues and my old stainless steel watch. I 'ma little dissapointed that ' s not light.

The question is whether this clock is a better choice than the Seiko, which costs less? E 'lighter, because it is titanium, but is it important? Seiko is stainless steel, weighs more, and this means that your arm will get stronger! Seiko has a better reputation as a watch of superior quality, in my opinion and experience. The numbers on the bezel of the Citizen wear, I read! - Is it cool for a watch that costs as much as citizens? NO! But at least you do not have a battery that you wear when you're on a flight and need to run the clock, so I guess that makes sense afterall - the emphasis on the word "guess. " R r [ ...].

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