So without any further ado, let's get cracking.
The watches arrived safe and sound to my apartment, and I scrambled to get upstairs to open the package. Everything looked great and was carefully laid out in the non-descript brown cardboard box. The presentation was great for the Citizen CC3000-89L . I loved the big box that the Citizen came in, and I also really liked that there was nothing generic about it. To be honest, for an MSRP of $1125, I expect many niceties not afforded to lower priced watches. In this respect, Citizen passed with flying colors.
The Case
The watch is made in stainless steel , and it has a nice weight to it. It's not heavy by any stretch of the imagination but it is heavy enough to let you know it's there. For the most part, the Citizen CC3000-89L is brushed with a few polished aspects like the push/pull main crown and pushers, and some along the bracelet. The caseback is stamped with the Eco-Drive Satellite Wave emblem, and notably a caveat warning against the opening of this watch from anyone not from their service center repair team. I strongly agree with this because of the technology that's inside there.
The bracelet features a brushed single folding clasp, which when secured offers a satisfying 'click'. To open the clasp, there are two pushers situated around the middle that are differentiated by their polished aesthetic. The bracelet wraps around the hand comfortably with its 'H' style link layout.
The fixed bezel carries abbreviated world cities engraved and in black. All in all, I'd say they are pretty easy to read. Of course, practically speaking, you won't need to take much more than a cursory glance at these engravings as you pretty much just set the watch to the time zone desired and the watch does the rest. In fact, because of the Satellite Wave technology, you can't actually move the hours and minutes the way you would a conventional watch.
The watch boasts a diameter of 44mm, and a case height of 13mm. The water resistance stands at 100 meters (10 ATM), which according to Citizen's website makes it suitable for showering, swimming, and snorkeling.
The Dial
This model comes with a dark blue dial – a color, which I think makes the time very legible. The indexes applied and silver toned, and carry lume just like the tapered sword shaped hands. The ticking seconds hand features a counter-balance with a plane wings motif – a throwback to the fact that this watch is designed for the jet-setter. On the flange is a scale depicting the time zones that correspond to the engraved cities on the bezel.
At the 7:30 position sits a subdial displaying the days of the week, and a power reserve indicator – useful for letting you know when your watch needs to be charged. When the watch is running as normal the lone indicator on the subdial points to the day of the week, but when the pusher at 2 is pressed the indicator shows the amount of power left in the watch for 10 seconds before returning to displaying the current time and day of the week.
There is even an option on the subdial for daylight savings, accessible through the crown when extended to the first position, and governed through the pusher at the 4 position. At 3 o'clock there is an aperture for the date. This Citizen watch evens come with a sapphire crystal over the dial. At first glance, I thought there might be some anti-reflective treatment to the crystal, as the amount of glare was minimal, and when I checked the Citizen website I found my assertion to be correct.
The Movement
Powering the Citizen CC3000-89L is a Japanese made quartz movement Eco-Drive F-150. The movement boasts Satellite GPS Timekeeping Technology and gets reception anywhere in the world. This is a huge improvement on its predecessor Atomic Timekeeping, which only got reception in about 6 or 7 different countries. This timepiece offers times for 27 cities corresponding to 40 time zones.
As stated before, the Citizen CC3000-89L is fitted with the Eco-Drive system , which gains its energy through light (natural and artificial). The consensus is that the power reserve on this model lasts up to 6 months when fully charged.
Conclusion
Perhaps the most important part of the review answers the question of 'Would I buy this watch?'
I like the watch. The construction looks and feels solid, and there is a lot of technology inside. I really like the fact that essentially this watch is a perpetual calendar , and will continually set the date for me for those pesky 30 day months and that 28/29 day one (those months know who they are). This watch embodies the mantra “Set it and Forget it” and for a busy person that's like gold. Plus, it has the anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Setting this watch was not complicated in the least, unlike some other Citizens I have come across. In my opinion, this is an expensive Citizen watch, but not expensive for a Satellite watch, and I also do think that they have paid enough attention to the aesthetics and the functionality to make it definitely worth the price they're asking. vedere di piu repliche orologi e Hermes
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