Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Stiletto Bracelet Watch #AR1050-53E

Cutting-edge style meets cutting-edge timepiece technology with the silver-tone Citizen Stiletto Eco-Drive stainless steel men's watch, which offers a sleek, refined style that will add a lustrous complement to any ensemble. Simplicity defined, it features a large-sized watch case that's topped by a thin, slightly raised bezel. It frames a black dial face with thin silver stick markers and baton hands (without seconds hand). It's completed by a handsome stainless steel bracelet band that mixes brushed and polished finishes and is joined by a deployment buckle. Other features include a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet)--suitable for water-related activities and sports such as swimming and snorkeling.

This watch is powered by Citizen's unique Eco-Drive, which absorbs sunlight and any artificial light through the crystal and dial to recharge the watch continuously. With regular exposure to light, the Eco-Drive continuously recharges itself for a lifetime of use. This watch's Eco-Drive provides a 180-day power reserve.

Eco-Drive Frequently Asked Questions
How can you tell if the Eco-Drive watch is getting enough light? In normal use, the watch displays the time and the sweep-second hand moves in one second intervals. A very important feature of Eco-Drive is the Low Charge Warning Mode which as a result of low battery voltage, causes the second hand to jump two seconds at a time (while still keeping correct time).

How long will an Eco-Drive watch run after it is fully charged?
If your watch is put away where no light is available to it while in a fully charged state, depending on the model, it will run for from 45 days to 5 years.

How can the Eco-Drive watch be recharged?
Besides sunlight, it can be safely charged by exposing it to a fluorescent desk lamp, with the dial (face) up and within about 8 inches or an incandescent lamp (regular light bulb) no closer than 20 inches. Never use a halogen lamp since the heat generated by it can cause damage to your watch. The most efficient and the quickest is in direct bright sunlight (not windowsill) and never on the dashboard of a car.

About Citizen
One of the world's largest watch makers, the Citizen Watch Company was founded in 1924 in Japan from its beginnings as the Shokosha Watch Research Institute. The first watch released by the company was named "CITIZEN" and its name was selected so that it would be "close to the hearts of people everywhere." Today, Citizen is recognized as a worldwide leader in advanced timepiece technology, from the world's slimmest LCD watch to the first voice recognition watch to the world's first professional dive watch with an electronic depth sensor. Citizen was also the first to sell watches made with titanium in the world, which is not only light and durable but also non-allergenic (as stainless steel can be to some wearers). Most recently, Citizen has released watches powered by its Eco-Drive, which runs continuously in any kind of natural light or artificial light for a lifetime of use without changing a battery.
Customer Review: Very nice watch
This is a high quality piece of equipment. Everything is very solid and has a nice texture to it. The bracelet is quite adjustable, and very easily so. The pins for the extra links are actually screws, with threads at one end and a slotted end for a small screwdriver at the other. There are two sizes of the links as well, so you can get the length extremely close to exactly as long as you want. I don't know the specification, but would guess that it's adjustable in about 1/8" increments. I love how thin and light it is too. I charged it in direct sunlight for maybe four hours and then started wearing it. It's run great since. The only "complaint"s I have are nothing to do with the watch, as they were my choice when I made the purchase - lack of a second hand and date function. I'm not sad I made the compromise.


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