Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #333 in Watches
• Brand: Citizen
• Model: EW1170-51A
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: fold-over-push-button-clasp-with-safety
• Dial color: white
• 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: 26 mm
• Stainless steel case; White dial; Date function
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Elegant and solar-powered, the Eco-Drive stainless steel Silhouette #EW1170-51A from Citizen is a lovely dress watch that never needs a battery. Offering the precision of quartz movement, the Silhouette features polished silver-tone hands with luminous accents, black numbers on an outer dial for 12 hour time, red numbers on inner dial for 24 hour time, and an analog date display. A bright white dial strikes a harmonious, stylish balance with a stainless steel bracelet for a polished look. Water resistant to 100 meters (330 feet), the Silhouette is made to last season after season.

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

my first expensive watch
My husband bought this watch for me and I love it. If you are like me and can make a regular watch bettery go dead in a few weeks due to high acidity in your skin then this is the watch for you. I was extreemly pleased to find a watch that had all 12 numbers on it. Not a very easy thing to find now unless you want a digital watch. The only thing I wish was better is the face is a little small and the mens watch face was too big. I did get the ladys watch and love it. I can spend 10 min in the sun or just driving to work and the watch will stay charged for up to 6 months I am not sure if that claim is true as I never take it off.

citizen watch
This watch is true to description minus one-the night illumination does not really hold long. Other than that I think this watch is great. It fits nicely, is not too heavy and looks great.

elegant and sporty
This is a great watch. If you are looking for something stylish yet sporty (but not tooooo sporty), this is the watch for you. It's the perfect size for a lady's wrist and the best part about this watch is, you never have to change the battery. The hands will glow in the dark for hours after a good light bath and there are no any annoying ticking sounds from the hand movement. The center part of the band is brushed stainless steel while the outer edges of the band are shiny. The band will scratch fairly quickly, which over time will give the watch an overall worn look. If you don't like the "worn look" then don't buy this watch. The face is very durable, I have yet to scratch that part, and I am not careful with my watches. The clasp is very strong, comfortable, and easy to use. My husband adjusted the band using a minny screw driver by popping out the pins (follow the direction of the arrows on the band itself). Be sure to keep all of the extra links from the band in case you ever need them. Also, read the directions on how to sink the time with the day. It is important that the date knows when it is am and pm, otherwise if the date thinks it is pm when it is am, the date will change in the middle of the day.