Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Sport Luxury World Chronograph Atomic Time Keeping Watch

The world of watches is obviously subjective -- highly subjective, in fact -- and many will argue brands and features and prices to no end, when really much of it amounts to mere personal opinion, versus true knowledge or industry expertise. The fact of the matter is asking yourself what you want your watch to do, what you want it to look like while accomplishing those functions, and how much you are willing to pay, to get what you want. I was looking for a watch specifically for travel that can instantly change to different time zones. I wanted good water resistance, solid lume for display in the dark, a chronograph and at least a date feature, if not date with day as well. A bonus would be a sapphire crystal. I wanted it to look stylish, have some distinction to it, and not cost an arm and a leg. That may all seem a tall order, but not for this Citizen. Widely regarded as a "best choice" selection, and with appearances on more than a few "top watch" lists, this World Time Chronograph is nothing short of brilliant. Not only did it give me all, and even, more than what I wanted, but has the added bonus of being an Eco-Drive watch, one of those with the proprietary Citizen tech of being powered by light. So, no battery to worry about, but not the hassle of an automatic that needs a watch winder when not in use. Photos do not do this watch justice, and it wasn't until seeing some YT videos of it, and reading/watching various reviews, that I was really sold as this being the one that I wanted. I was hesitant at first only because, shortly before they really went big with the Eco-Drive technology, I did own a Blue Angels Navihawk, battery powered, that died after not much use, so I was a bit put off of the brand, but it seems things have improved (or maybe I just got a lemon back in those days) since general feedback on Citizen is very good. Like Seiko, they offer some truly world leading features. It's not a Swiss time piece, obviously, so it doesn't come with bragging rights for those who care about such things, relative to what matters to them, but, as I say, I was looking for specific functions, and world time that changes on the fly (or at the push of a button) is not something a lot of Swiss or even luxe brands care much about, outside of having a GMT (sometimes UTC, especially on a German piece) feature. You can spend half a million dollars on a watch, literally, and still not have the convenience this watch provides (as do other models from Citizen, and as do other watch makers, such as Seiko) where you just twist an indicator over to a city, push a button and, presto, new time is displayed. This is also a radio controlled watch, meaning that it will seek, once per day, to connect to one of five worldwide "atomic" clock signals at a specific time (or on demand, if you prefer) in order to adjust itself for accuracy, in order to be dead on true as an incredibly accurate time keeper. It should be noted that such is not always so simply accomplished however -- for example, when in the city, it may not be able to establish any connection, due to interference -- so it's not a feature that "works" unless there is very clear and unobstructed access to the atomic clock signal being broadcast. In other words, don't expect the automatic radio controlled accuracy feature to work from inside an apartment building in the middle of a metropolitan area. If that's where you live, it's a bit of a useless feature then, given that, in order to access the signal in the USA, for example, you'd need to leave your apartment and go outside to where you can find an unobstructed signal zone, determine how to face the watch receiver toward Fort Collins, and do so at a time when the signal is strongest, for best results, such as at two in the morning. Not exactly a convenience, in that instance, having to head out to a field somewhere in your jammies in the middle of the night, hoping not to be mistaken for a weirdo... Even so, the watch is certainly more than accurate enough for use, even without lining itself up to the atomic clock once per day. Mine has yet to be adjusted to "true" time, but, in checking in on the atomic clock, mine is within a quarter second of accuracy, so that's not bad. I certainly won't be late to any appointments, with accuracy on that level. The looks, as I've said, are far better in person. It has a beautiful sense of "depth" to it, and the aircraft instrument styling is completely impressive. The "Blue Angels" edition I have is gorgeously detailed, with yellow accenting that spices up the look just enough to be noticed. Check out YT vids, or blog reviews, to see the watch from all angles, and you'll see what I mean. You can stare at this thing for hours, just to admire it. If you're not a fan of the Blue Angels version, keep in mind it comes in other variations. While some may think the dial is a bit busy, for all that is happening in a 43mm size space, it presents itself as a very clean look, and possibly it's just the inner slide rule bezel (operated beautifully by rotating the button at lower left) that seems to make it cluttered, but in person it's a very crisp and easy to read design, overall. Keep in mind too it's delivering a lot of facts in that small area -- date, day of the week, radio signal reception indicator, 24 hour indicator, power reserve indicator, DST indicator, chronograph and world time features, etc. There are, of course, plenty of watches with less going on, but then you have to minus those features from what you're getting, plus be stuck with a much less interesting watch. For this model, the richness of detail is part of what makes it stand out -- very nice to glance down at your wrist and see what looks like the instrument panel of a fighter jet. Although this watch is also sold with a leather band, I opted for the stainless steel bracelet, to dress it up a little, since the leather, when combined with the already sporty dial, makes it seem more suited to a weekender watch, rather than something you could also wear to the office (depending on your office, of course, ahaha). The bracelet itself, in brushed stainless, is well made, comfortable, and was easily adjusted for perfect fit. It is a lightweight watch, easy to wear. In terms of the Eco-Drive feature, this is my first Eco-Drive watch, and I was worried a bit from some complaints I've read that, without regular, focused charging periods, these watches may start to lose their juice, so to speak, but, thus far, simple routine wearing, even in this darker wintery weather, has been more than sufficient to keep the charge up, so no complaints at all with the technology there, which, as ubiquitous as it is within the Citizen brand, is, I'm sure, something they've perfected by now. Even so, the manual did come with a range of disclaimers, and did suggest that it should be specifically charged on occasion, in full sunlight, for optimum performance, so keep that in mind, since that's a bit more fussing than a battery powered watch that just keeps on keeping on, whether being worn, or on a shelf. Seems more than worth it though, at least IMHO. Overall, I think this is a stunning time keeper, and well worth the rave reviews and kudos of acclaim it has received. Do be aware that prices here on Amazon tend to run less than other places, and I learned that Amazon is an Authorized Dealer, according to Citizen, so you still get the full warranty from Citizen, when buying on Amazon. Go Amazon, go!!! In summary, while it may be less watch than other options (depending on feature set) when listed up at the six hundred dollar range, priced far less, as it was on Amazon, it was an exceptional buy and a huge amount of "watch for the buck" compared to any other offering. At any price, there just aren't a lot of watches with this range of features and certainly Citizen, as well as Seiko and some others, are the masters of this realm, but, at the price provided here, the feature set is nearly impossible to rival, with not only accurate time keeping, chronograph and perpetual calendar all on board, but also the "on the fly" world time adjustment, atomic time keeping (when possible) and all packaged under a true sapphire crystal in a case with full 200m Water Resistance. Citizen really hit this one out of the park. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

This watch is fun to wear and has all the features I want. It has an attractive blue dial that absorbs light to charge the battery. I shouldn't need to replace the battery for decades. I have one Eco Drive watch that is 23 years old and still using the first battery. It has a stopwatch that is easy to use that measures to 1/20th of a second, day of the week retrograde subdial, date window with a matching blue background. The date is a perpetual calender so it shows the correct date no matter what month it is and during leap years. The retrograde day of the week subdial looks nice and I like the 24 hour subdial. The stopwatch can be accessed by pressing one pusher. Press it again for start/stop then press the other button to clear it back to zero and again to go back to timekeeping mode. It's very easy to use. You don't have to turn the crown to access the stopwatch. It's a one hour timer so the hour and minute hands will continue to keep time while the second hand and stopwatch subdial work as the stopwatch. This is an atomic watch. It receives a signal from the nearest atomic clock every night and corrects the time and will automatically adjust for daylight savings time if you have that feature on. It has a signal indicator so you can see when it is updating and you can check at any time whether it updated the night before. You can even use the atomic clock signal for the initial time and date setup but you will still need to set whether you want to use daylight savings time during the summer. This watch is a set it and forget it watch. Just charge it up with sunlight near a window for the first week (it needs a lot of light in the beginning to reach a max charge) then set the time, date, day and DST if you want it and as long as the watch gets enough light to keep it charged you will never have to change anything on it again. Remember, you can use the atomic clock signal to initially set everything but the DST setting if you want to. The signal is strongest at night and the watch needs a sufficient charge before changing any settings. You can also find easy step by step instructions for setting this watch on You Tube. Search for how to set the Citizen H800 module. I like the stainless steel bracelet of this watch. It's comfortable and nice looking but I wear mine on a Borealis 24mm blue vintage style dive strap. It's extremely comfortable and the adjustment holes are very close together so I always have a perfect fit. The strap thins out near the buckle so it isn't so thick on the bottom of the wrist where it overlaps like some dive straps. This watch has 23mm lugs but the 24mm rubber strap easily compresses to fit this watch. The color match is amazing. I also bought some 23mm navy blue leather Racing and Rally straps from Barton Straps that look very nice on this watch. Those are made with Horween leather. Barton also has a Classic leather strap. Barton Straps can be found here on Amazon. Look for Barton Horween leather Racing strap. The Barton Racing strap looks similar to the strap Citizen sells for this watch but is made with much better leather and costs less, at least when I purchased it. If you are looking for a low maintenance nice looking stainless steel watch with a blue dial that will always show the correct time and date and has a stopwatch then this is the watch for you. Once you set the time, date and DST you should never have to worry about those settings again. Just wear and enjoy this watch.

First, I should mention that I tried several E6B watches before I settled on this one. The others were Seiko models, a brand I have worn for the past 20 years. The Seiko models are all well built but I could not read the slide rule scales except in bright lighting conditions. The main issue was the size of the text and scribe lines on the Seikos. There is a lot going on in a very small space. The slide rule on this Citizen watch is easier to read and work with. In no particular order here are my observations after having worn the AT8020-54L for a few weeks now: First, the watch is a solid, well-built machine. The workmanship is excellent as are fit and finish. The face is large and easy to read. The numbers and hands are not very bright at night and it takes me a moment or two to orient, though they are readable. I do miss the bright radium dials we had when I was younger. The watch band was a little on the small side for my large hands and wrist right out of the box. It left a faint imprint on my wrist whenever I removed it. As the watch band came at its largest setting there was no way to lengthen it without adding another link. Citizen to the rescue-turns out they will send you an additional link at no charge. Great customer service! The OEM band is solidly made and the clasp has a positive locking feature - very nice. The precision of the slide rule scales is the best I've encountered in E6Bs. A large 43mm case means more space for the slide rule text. There is a single scale on the outer bezel which is easier to read than other E6B's I have tried. The bezel is rotated using the knob at the 8 o'clock position. The bezel is completely contained inside the watch face and will not be knocked out of alignment by bumping against something. If you wear gloves the knob can be tricky to get hold of. The scales align precisely around the circumference when "60" is rolled to the 12 o'clock position. There is no tachometer scale (hyperbolic function) on this watch so you have to do that math logarithmically. Use the stop watch to measure the time for a single event in secs, then place 36 (for 3,600 - converting secs to hours) on the outer scale over that time for a single event on the inner scale. Look outside the 10 mark on the inner scale to see your answer in units per hour. The stop watch has a 1/20th of a sec resolution and is quite precise. It does NOT have a split time feature though. You can start and stop the second counter by pressing the upper knob but when the watch is stopped, so is its time keeping function. As a race fan I really miss the split time feature. The watch has a small radio receiver and will try to update itself relative to established atomic references each morning. There is a small scale to the left of the lower subdial which indicates if the latest update was successful. I have an atomic reference app on my iPhone which is well within a small fraction of a second with the watch as I write this. I believe the watch is the more accurate of the two. As a perpetual calendar watch, I am ecstatic that I should never have to set the date again. The watch accommodates leap years and any month with less than 31 days. It also manages to handle daylight savings automatically if you toggle that feature. The watch is powered by a rechargeable battery which gets its charge from photovoltaics cleverly integrated into the watch face. They are well-hidden - I cannot spot them. Well done Citizen. The upper subdial indicates the charge level and I have never seen it come off the full charge mark but the batteries are still young. The middle subdial (9 o'clock position) presents a 24 hr clock face. It would be nice if this dial could be set to Zulu time while the main watch indicated local. Maybe this can be done? I still have not figured out all the features this thing brings to the fight. Resetting the time for different time zones is simple. Around the inside of the watch bezel are 3-letter representations of different major cities (time zones) around the globe. Pull the crown out to the first setting and the second hand moves to point to the current time zone by major city. Twist the crown and the second hand moves discretely from city to city until you're happy. Close the crown and the watch will reset itself automatically to the new time and date, daylight savings included. So simple. Here are some of the cities: NYC, RIO, LON, ATH, TYO, HKO, SYD, LAX, et al. All in all, this is a very nice watch for the price. I just wish it had split times so I could watch the Audis pull away from the Peugeots at le Mans.

I had regrets after buying this because I saw another watch I wanted with a steel bracelet and thought there's no reason to get this one as I already have a skyhawk, but wow! This watch is beautiful, fits great, and looks decent. Some cool aspects - The minute hand moves every 15 seconds 1/4 of a minute instead of just once every 60 seconds. The watch is insanely accurate in movement - the seconds hand but also the 1/10th when running chronometer. Chronometer 1/10th dial stops after 30 seconds and then when stopwatch is stopped it returns to the position it should be in, saving battery so the chronometer can run for hours. The radio controlled setting is fun and smooth and easy to use. The watch as a whole is extremely simple once you read the manual - this is my second citizen AT that I've not had to set manually at all. I love that it can handle summer timezones automatically if set to. The blue IP plating is the only part I worry about - it's hard and durable and made to last, but when it chips that will significantly degrade the look of the watch IMO. I have a little over a 7 inch wrist and I find the band extremely comfortable after resizing (to resize you need to poke the pins holding the links together in the direction of the arrow on the inside of the bracelet, and to reconnect make sure to push the same pins back in in the same direction as the arrow.). Resizing took me about 5 minutes but if you mess up with the direction of the arrows it can take a lot longer. Do only one side at a time to avoid mixing links and arrow directions. Finally, it always shows there's only one or two in stock but these watches are always in stock. Don't get pressured into buying them on sale because they are always on sale.

i am very glad i bought this at $330, cuz days after my purchase, price went back up to $480!!! now the disclaimer... i usually only collect swiss mechanical watches, but where i work (downtown seattle), it is extremely uncool to wear a high end piece on your wrist. it makes you feel pretentious and people give you dirty looks as they judge and stereotype you; in a way, cheap watches are considered much cooler than brands like AP, PP, JLC, or rolex. in a hipster city like here, you will find that people tend to like you more when you wear a low cost piece on your wrist. definitely a culture shock unlike living in miami, LA, or NYC. let's get the bad out of the way first; the stainless bracelet is utter rubbish, fit and finish is crap and looks like crap. first thing i did was removing the stock bracelet and throwing it away. i was able to buy replacement straps for this piece; and there are tons of selections, from expensive to dirt cheap options. it looks best on dark navy blue rubber strap, but will work with any NATO of your choice. it's very fun to play around with different colors; and no matter what you pick, it will definitely look much better than the garbage stainless bracelet it comes with. apart from the bracelet, everything else points to pure aces. sapphire crystal looks great, no worse than my other higher end pcs; like rolex family of watches, there is no anti-reflective treatment on the outside, so it plays with the light well. the dial is excellently executed to very high quality and attention to detail. the hour markers and hands all move and stop with typical japanese precision, which is to say very good and very close to swiss precision. sure there are other minor downsides, the lume doesnt last very long at all, the pusher operation doesnt feel anywhere near as solid as a rolex daytona or an omega man-on-the-moon, the inner rotating ring (slide rule) is loose, and is not going to be precise like you would find on a breitling navitimer, and the crown operation feels flimsy and mushy; but let's remember this is a low cost piece, what i got for $330 is actually pretty damn impressive. first, it is nice never having to wind or set the watch, since this is solar powered and has atomic time seeking self adjusting feature. second, being quartz, this piece is as accurate as tourbillon mechanical watches, if not more accurate. thirdly, at $330, this piece is 1/10 the price of the cheapest watch in my collection, so i dont mind if i bang it up or scratch it up while taking the rail/metro in downtown. lastly, because it's quarts, and because it's cheap, there is never a need to send it back to manufacture for service. let's put that into perspective, all my mechanical watches go back to the manufacture for service once every 2-5 years depending on how often i wear that particular pc. average cost for the manufacture to inspect, clean, and lubricate one watch is $500-$1000 each time. so i am extremely excited this is a piece that is literally maintenance free! for the price, i love this piece, there is nothing i can say bad about it. and i plan to wear it at least a few days a week. ditch the bracelet, and enjoy the endless color combination with the strap. buy it, i guarantee you will love this too.

I was a little apprehensive when I ordered the Citizen Blue Angels watch (stainless bracelet) in "Like New" condition to save a chunk of cash, but after a few tense days of wear, so far, so good! The watch arrived a day earlier than expected, which is always a bonus! The watch itself looks fantastic and, after being sized, fits like a charm. The blue and yellow accents are clean, catching the eye, but not too distracting. The blue is really deep and metallic so it can still be paired with a wide variety of dress. It has a great weight and is not too oversized or gaudy looking on the wrist. I'll admit some of my apprehensions increased when I opened up the watch box; the protective plastics were barely hanging on, a small hair was jammed in the casing (I'll definitely be avoiding testing its water-resistance until I can get that checked), and the watch was 100% DOA. Overall the watch took 4 days of off and on sunny/overcast weather to reach and stay at a full charge. The only other issue for now is that I have not been able to receive any radio signals for the automatic time-keeping, so I've set the watch manually. Instructions took a bit to sort out and comprehend, but have had no issues since the manual set. Overall I am pleased with my purchase! Hope to keep this post updated with continued positive reports on the watch's performance. 1 Month Update: I have now had the watch for just over a month. I'm happy to say that the watch has auto-adjusted through the nighttime radio control a few times and will adjust on-demand at any time of day as long as the antenna is pointed eastward (I'm on the west coast). I figured out that it was finicky simply because of my windows and the watch's placement. The watch charge has held excellently after the first week. It has never gone below the highest charge marker since. I did notice during the second week of wear that my second hand suffers from misalignment for about 40 out of 60 seconds. It's a little annoying as at its worst, the hand is about 1/3 of a second off the mark. Also I've noticed that with daily wear (moderately active lifestyle) and cleaning, the watch band and casing are a little disappointingly easy to scratch and ding (the sapphire is holding up like a pro so far). I realize I should not expect titanium performance, but for having a $90ish difference in price over the leather band style, I guess I expected a little better. Still have not tested water resistance. 1 year update: Watch is still performing strongly. I only get to wear it a couple times per week, but the reserve has never dropped below the top mark. The radio control for time synchronization seems to connect most nights, even inside a nightstand drawer. The sapphire remains unscratched even after a few bumps, holding up better than even the metal casing which has accumulated a couple imperfections from accidental contact with hard surfaces. I still have not submerged it fully and am unlikely to do so unless absolutely necessary. It has dealt well with rain and splashes of water from the sink though. The metal band is scratched up quite a bit now where it contacts with surfaces my hand rests on. I also notice that if the watch is jarred suddenly, the movement stops for a brief second, but this does not seem to otherwise affect performance. Overall I am still pleased with this watch and my purchase of it. It has been a solid performer.

I haven't purchased a watch with a quartz movement for many years but I really wanted this one. I think mechanical movements (particularly self-winding automatics) are much more elegant and represent true craftsmanship; however I wanted to have a chronograph and, a mechanical one, due to its complexity, is too expensive for me; they typically cost well over $1000 for the least expensive decent one. I have viewed many, many quartz chronographs over the past month or so and I like the looks of this one the best, and bonus, I'm a US Navy veteran. Besides the great looks, I really like the solar powered movement (who wants to replace batteries?), perpetual calendar (a mechanical watch with a perpetual calendar would cost over $15K easy), and the automatic synchronized time features. My watch won't synchronize unless I stick it by a window but so what? It's a quartz movement and will be only off by a couple seconds in a months time before I sync it again. The power reserve indicator, automatic daylight savings time adjustment, and the ability to switch to any other time zone are also nice. Also, I really like sapphire crystals like the one on this watch because you don't have to worry about scratches. Quite frankly I don't really need many of the other features of this watch, including the chronograph function (if I did need it, I might mind the lack of capability to measure split times). I don't really see the usefulness of the 24 hour sub dial as I usually know whether it's day or night, but it does balance the main dial out nicely. Now the slide rule function, i.e. the two scales on the outer circumference of the dial is really superfluous today, although many chronographs do have them. You can do calculations by rotating the outer bezel of the slide rule using the button/wheel on the case at the 8 hour marker. I find it funny that the instruction manual doesn't even mention the slide rule I used one back in the late 60's in engineering school (they were straight like regular rulers rather than circular like on a watch), and back then the "bigger your stick" the cooler you were (there were nerds in the 60's too). Pilots used watches with slide rules to do flight-related calculations before there were tablets, calculators, and flight computers etc. Since there's really no good reason to use one now, I guess it's there because hey, it looks cool, and if you want to find out how it works, you can look it up on line! It's a really great looking watch with a lot of excellent features that you can set and then won't have to mess with at all in order have the time, day, and date kept accurately for years to come. One bit of warning, the pictures of the watch show detail on the dial that's much harder to see on the actual watch so you might consider passing this watch up if you have any difficulty reading very small print, otherwise I don't believe you'd regret buying one, especially for the price on Amazon that I paid for it. I only buy from authorized dealers and I couldn't beat this price with anything I found online elsewhere. If you buy it from an authorized dealer (there's a list on the Citizen web site), not only do you get a 5 year warranty, they'll also give you another year if you register the watch with them. Enjoy!

This Citizen, Blue Angels, edition quartz movement watch is simply beautiful! I have always been a Seiko fan but found another citizen watch I thought it was really pretty and I purchased it to benchmark how they are against Seiko. To my surprise, they are very well-made and simply awesome. The colors of this blue angel watch and the layout of the face are very different. You would think the yellow stands out, but it really doesn’t from a distance and it’s very subtle. Even the yellow around the bezel. This watch has a ton of features and you will definitely need to read the manual if you have not owned one of these before. It’s complex but after some review, easy to understand. The watch syncs with the world clock and you need to set the second hand to the city in the time zone you live in and that’s all you really need to do. It will take care of the rest. I’m wore this for the first time and received so many compliments on it. It is fastly becoming my favorite watch and I own about 15 various types. It’s not the lightest watch or the heaviest so it has a really good balance. For the price and the features you get, you’re getting a lot of value for the money. I definitely would recommend this to a friend and family member.

-Perpetual calendar and time (auto-corrects 2:00-3:00 am) by radio connecting to the atomic clock at Colorado)... auto-corrects leap years, days in a month, time zone changes etc -Luminous hands (for a few hours after exposed to bright lights) -Eco-drive (recharges when exposed to light; sunlight is best) -not too large and heavy on wrist (perfect size)... smaller and thinner than Skyhawk series -bought watch tools from Amazon to remove band links (very easy) -the battery indicator is not a % indicator (does not go up bit by bit... has 4 power levels but it's good enough as an indicator - when manually trying to connect to radio tower in Colorado, make sure to aim the 9 o'clock hand towards Colorado (use Google maps to find direction of Colorado, use your android phone compass under 'Quick Tools') and place in a clear spot ie window etc. away from anything electrical, electrical conductive ie wire mesh, antenna, power towers, basements or enclosed by cement walls etc -unless of above aforementioned reasons, most major cities in Canada should be able to receive this radio signal -intially ensure to have good power level before manually connecting to Colorado -press the top button to align all the hands or do a master reset as per manual (when checking make sure it's on a level surface) -manual is found on their website https://www.citizenwatch.com/ca/en/product/AT8020-54L.html -to set your time zone, pull out middle button and rotate to your time zone... remember to push it back in when done. I know the names of the cities are tiny but it just needs to be set once I cant think of anything else so please enjoy this watch!

Great value for money

Excelente producto

Livraison un peu tardive, mais très belle montre, encore mieux qu en photo, Beau bracelet, emballage parfait. Bravo à Citizen pour cette montre qui est du plus bel effet pour un budget encore raisonable.

Great watch. Everything I imagined it to be. Particularly, it fits smaller than a 43mm dial watch due to the curved lugs. Pretty good fit for my 6.75 inch wrist.