Gents Atomic Time Collection

A couple of years or so ago I decided that I could use a robust every-day watch; I always have had an interest in watches and time pieces, with mechanical movements in particular. Been lucky enough to indulge that interest with some good watches over many years. An Invicta from Amazon seemed to offer rugged service use at a good price. Well sometimes, you get just what you pay for, and no more. My first Invicta kept good time for about a year; that is, until the winder stem came adrift. However, I liked the design of the Invicta, much like a R***x, so decided to splash out on a more expensive Swiss movement equipped model of similar design, again a disappointment, time keeping became slower and slower and then it stopped for no apparent reason after three months. Invicta service was non-existent, no reply to service enquiry, so Amazon took the latest Invicta back and made a full refund, so Invicta nil, Amazon 10! I then saw the Citizen AT4008-51E at an attractive price on Amazon. I can only agree and endorse the many favourable reviews of this Citizen watch, build quality appears impeccable. It is difficult to find anything new to add to so many articulate positive reviews. Of the few less than enthusiastic reviewers, thought is, among those may be some from buyers who would be more comfortable with a simpler instrument. I personally like its appearance, the face is clear, not too blingy, and time legible in all light levels, good eyesight not to be taken for granted as so many years pass. Reassurance is available at a touch of a button, that the time, day and date displayed are precisely correct to within 1 second, and the power reserve is adequate. It keeps itself totally accurate wherever in the USA or Europe you may find yourself. You may need to reset the hour reference position for useful radio update, “LON”mode selected, for coverage across mainland Europe, the manual explains how to do that. During a recent 12 day trip in a part of the world where no radio signal can be received by this watch, and temperatures were challenging, its quartz movement kept time to within 2 seconds of absolute accuracy for the duration. Good reliability may be anticipated; the Eco-Drive energy acquisition system appears to utilise no moving parts; most energy capture in watches seems to involve large moving parts and associated gear trains. The elimination of those mechanical moving parts must surely contribute to reliability with a reduced need for periodic cost and inconvenience of lubrication and servicing. This philosophy may also explain the fact that the minute hand advances at 15 second intervals, a potential saving of perhaps 30 million mechanical movements a year. There is a generous manufacturer's 5 year guarantee. Furthermore, once charged, if the watch is not exposed to light, it will go into “hibernation” mode and still retain sufficient energy to keep functioning accurately for several months. You will be lucky to get a few days of power reserve from even the best mechanical movements. I am delighted with my purchase, I find that it is an excellent instrument. For purpose, it is a superior time-piece to those costing many times the price of this Citizen, this watch lacks only the doubtful kudos and ostentation associated with the wrist ornaments from the much advertised and “exclusive prestige” brands. If you feel you can bear to forego those benefits, then enjoy an AT4008-51E, it will be for sure as accurate, versatile and robust, probably more so, than the other guy's ostentation. He shelled out perhaps 70 times as much, or more, for his “certified chronometer” status symbol, how smart is that? This watch is to watches what an SMS is to a GPO telegram; give yourself a pat on the back for the intelligent purchase of a truly 21st century time-piece! It truly is superb value, you won't be disappointed!

Let me start by saying that I love watches. Most of all, I love watches who don't need to be opened up every year or so to change the power supply. It is why my most cherished time pieces are either automatic (they wind themselves up when worn by the use of a half-disc gizmo inside), Kinetic (same half-disc is generating energy when the watch is worn and in turn charges a battery) or the Citizen type solar powered - which is the case here. Solar power charges a cell that should (theoretically) last a really long time (well, at least 5 years that the warranty offers, anyway). After being an early adopter of the Citizen Eco-Drive line, I have been disappointed by the mineral lens the Skyhawk came with. When I found this particular time piece was available, fully black and with a sapphire glass fitted, I went ahead and purchased it. I have to agree with one of the previous reviewers that the pictures don't do justice to this watch. It is - and excuse me for using this term when talking about a time piece - sexy. The design, combined with a mix of matte and metal-like paint, results in a brilliant overall result that will leave you speechless the moment you take it out of the box. Checking the battery levels is as simple as pushing a button, the time and date are already set, so all you need to do is wear the thing. There is some reading to be done in the manual about the chronograph mode, setting the alarm, but just to get an indication of your precise position in history, you only need to glance at this once - well, longer at the beginning, but it gets better with exercise. It doesn't say the year, unfortunately, but you can be sure this watch will switch daylight saving times automatically, will sync regularly with the atomic clock (not that it actually has to, it's extremely precise anyway), will advance the date properly according to the perpetual calendar and generally is storable for as long as 300 days before it runs out of juice (and this is only if you store it in a dark place or in its box). It also has a power saving feature that will stop the watch when there's too little light available and no movement at all. It will readjust itself to the second the moment you pick it up in the morning and I have to say it's pretty neat to see it move about and stopping at the correct time. Unless that correct time means you're late for work. Again.

plus rien a faire elle se met à l'heure et à la date toute seule. Trés bon et beau produit

Grundsätzlich, um lästige und auf Dauer ins Geld gehende Batteriewechsel zu sparen, kaufe ich mir nur noch Funk-Solar-Uhren. Auf der Suche nach einem mir gefallenden entsprechenden Chrono bin ich auf die Citizen AT4004-52E gestoßen, welche mir optisch und hinsichtlich der Daten sehr zugesagt hat. Wichtig war mir hier (neben Funk und Solar) u. a. noch, dass die Uhr eine Alarmfunktion besitzt und nicht zu kleine Anzeigedarstellungen hat. Als hier bei AMAZON noch ein Top-Preis von 299,99 Euro gegeben war, habe ich mich zum Kauf entschieden. Dass es sich bei der Uhr um kein aktuelles Modell handelte, störte mich absolut nicht; mir war wichtig, dass der Chrono meinen Vorstellungen entsprach. Und meine Vorstellungen wurden in vollem Umfang erfüllt. Die Uhr ist groß, hochwertig verarbeitet und hinsichtlich der Funktion absolut einfach zu bedienen. Da brauche ich auch nach längerer Zeit kein erneutes Beschreibungsstudium. Es sollte einem jedoch vor einem Kauf klar sein, dass die Uhr, neben vier US-amerikanischen Städten, für Europa nur für London die funkgesteuerte Uhrzeit anzeigt - das war mir vorher schon bekannt. Für unter anderem die deutsche Zeit kann die Uhr jedoch auf der Funktion "A-TM" (Alternativzeit), jedoch ohne Funkfunktion, betrieben werden. Wer möchte, kann jedoch sehr einfach hin und wieder, beispielsweise über Nacht, auf die London-Zeit stellen, damit sich die Uhr zeitlich kalibriert. Anschließend einfach wieder zurück auf "A-TM" und gut. Eine Sommerzeit-Funktion ist für alle Zeitebenen ebenfalls vorhanden, welche bei "A-TM" auch sehr einfach und schnell umgestellt ist. Für die Band-Längenanpassung habe ich mir übrigens gleich bei AMAZON ein brauchbares und günstiges Uhrenwerkzeug-Set mitbestellt (Eventronic-147); damit kann ich jetzt auch den Batteriewechsel an meinen Nicht-Solar-Armbanduhren preisgünstig selbst durchführen.

Die Uhr ist sehr schön, leider war nicht einmahl die richtige Zeit eingestellt und lässt sich auch bis dato nicht einstellen. Für diesen Preis könnte mann sich schon vorstellen das das kontrolliert wirt und nicht nur warten bis das Geld eingegangen ist und dann raus damit. Auch ist keine Gebrauchsanleitung dabei, nur im Netz in Englisch! Schade bin vom ihrem Lieferant sehr Enttäuscht !!!!

Orologio molto bello con una forte eleganza e robustezza, in acciaio 316l con parte lucide a specchio e altre opache. In foto non si riesce a capire la bellezza e lucentezza. Cassa lucida con inserto in oro PVD con lancette e parte dei quadranti interni e lancette mini in oro con ottimo contrasto e facile lettura , grazie allo sfondo nero, ho altri 7 orologi e alcuni si fa fatica a intercettare le lancette ora e minuti. Pulsanti con marcata tolleranza in sede si ha moto gioco , ma non entra acqua. Bracciale senza interruzione dalle anse della cassa sembra un pezzo unico, senza gradini ma con continuità della cassa , proprio come piace a me, ci sono modelli che dalla cassa a cinturino ci sono stacchi dalla cassa con angoli di 90 gradi. Cinturino che segue una linea a sfinire con inserti longitudinali in oro lucido e acciaio satinato con bordo frontale acciaio a specchio ,mantenendo sempre lo stile della cassa, non ha la microregolazione ma ci sono 4 mezze maglie che è lastessa cosa. Fibbia di chiusura di facile aggancio basta fare una piccola pressione e scatta in automatico senza bisogno di insistere come nella maggioranza di orologi, cinturino ottimo. Orologio di grande vistosita specialmente al sole diventa brillante esaltando la sua presenza dominante al polso. Orologio di forte carattere e dominante ,proprio come piacciono a me, parlo da vero appassionato. Robusto e pesante nato proprio per dominare il tempo con la sua autorità. Orologio per il mercato inglese e radio controllato su Londra quindi in Italia sarebbe sempre indietro di 1 ora, però si può usare in modalità A-TM e impostando un ora di fuso per l Italia e tutto si mette apposto, ogni tanto se si vuole si passa su Londra e si fa una un sincronizzazione radio e poi si rimette su ATM mantenendo lo scarto impostato, comunque in 1 mese di utilizzo e sincronizzato il primo giorno , funzionando con il suo meccanismo al quarzo e rimasto sempre perfettamente sincronizzato al secondo, cosa che non mi succede con gli altri orologi che hanno sempre bisogno di piccoli aggiustamenti. Eco drive meccanismo con carica solare e risparmio energetico automatico, con una riserva di energia di svariati mesi al buio totale. Su internet si trovano istruzioni video e in pdf. AT 4004 52e Citizen a mio parere è un ottimo affare e un orologioda 1000 euro ,ma su Amazon si riesce a prendere con un forte sconto che ne vale la pena.

Este fue el reloj para mi boda y no pude acertar más! Queda genial e impone, además de saber que vas a tener un buen reloj para toda la vida. Tras una larga búsqueda intentando encontrar el reloj perfecto, lo conseguí. Estoy muy contento con él y le doy bastante uso. Sin duda, si me volviese a casar, lo volvería a escoger.