Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3545 in Watches
• Brand: Citizen
• Model: AT0560-00E
• Dimensions: .15 pounds
• Band material: Leather
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: Buckle
• Dial color: black
• Dial window material: Mineral
• Movement type: japanese-quartz
• Water-resistant to 330 feet

Features

• Ecologically friendly, light powered Eco-Drive Japanese-quartz movement; Charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
• Durable, hardened mineral crystal
• Case diameter: 31 mm
• Stainless steel case; Black dial; Chronograph, date function; Chronograph functions
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Featuring Eco-Drive technology that charges in natural or artificial light, this eco-friendly watch #AT0560-00E from Citizen never needs a battery. Perfect for work or everyday casual wear, this reliable and well-made timepiece features a polished stainless steel case and bezel that showcase a dramatic black chronograph dial, complete with silver-tone hour markers and Roman numerals at three, six, nine, and 12 o'clock. A textured black leather strap buckles comfortably on the wrist, while water resistance to 99 feet helps guard against the elements.

The Citizen Watch Brand

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 Ecologically Friendly 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.

Eco-Drive Frequently Asked Questions (See the full Citizen Eco-Drive FAQ here)

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.

Customer Reviews

Great gift
Purchased this for my husband and he loved it. It's just the right size, not too big nor too small, looks very elegant and stylish and is not heavy like the metal band ones.

Happy with this purchase
The size is about 3/4ths the length of a domino and a little bit wider (a few cm more probably). Contrary to one other reviewer, I don't think this would ever be mistaken for a woman's watch, its big enough and it has a masculine aesthetic...It simply isn't one of those clunkers that are so fashionable now. I hate big watches so this was perfect for me.

The band is soft and durable, fits very nicely, quite light. The profile is slim but masculine. I was worried about the little ridges on the dials being too prominent, but they are pretty much invisible. The silver edge is shiny, so I wouldn't call this an understated watch but its not ridiculously gaudy like some of the monsters you may have seen. It will attract someone's eye but (hopefully) not make them hate you for having bought something gaudy.

The chronograph is excellent. One thing to note: what usually works as the second hand on a normal watch(the thinnest of the hands on the main face) actually only works as the counter for seconds on the chronograph(the timer), with the dial on the left measuring minutes. The dial on the right is a 24 hour clock, for AM/PM discrimination, and the dial on the bottom is actually the second hand for the universal time, so it is always ticking, whereas when the chronograph is not being used the larger second hand of the main face rests at 12 o'clock or wherever you stopped it last if you didn't reset it. This is a little weird, but if you plan on using the chronograph it makes tracking time down to the second very easy, and I have come to really like this feature. The chronograph measures 60 full minutes, counting upwards, and is pretty easy to read accurately, though the minute and hour hands can periodically obscure the face(if its really important to see the minute dial you can just change the universal time so there is no obstruction). There is no buzzer or anything, the second hand simply stops moving when time is up. When you reset the chronograph the second hand zips around to 12 which is pretty fun to watch. :-)

I have had zero charging issues from the moment I took it out of the box -- I took a walk in the sun and it has worked perfectly since then, which is really convenient. What's really cool is that this charges to artificial light and sunlight, so you basically never need to buy a battery again.

I would also like to comment on the "social responsibility" and "environmental" aspect of this watch...while it is solar powered, its band is leather...cows contribute to global warming. Yes its battery is less environmentally harmful than normal ones, but its just a watch. Buy it because it is functional and you like it, not because you somehow think you are helping any global issues by making this purchase. In my opinion the appeal to environmentalism Citizen makes is a gimmick (though I don't really care, its a great watch and they seem to make a good product). No offense to the person who made this comment. Ultimately I would say the quality, utility and aesthetic appeal of this watch give it a really great value to price ratio.

Exceptional Timepiece
This Citizen Eco-Drive watch is an excellent timepiece. Great looks, accurate time-keeping, and solar powered.
What could be better than that combination? Social responsibility, environmental conciousness, and on-time arrival!