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Posted by Anonymous on Dec 05, 2013. (See below)Sst time on citizen eco-drive with movement E820 Sst time on citizen eco-drive with movement E820. It’s best described by this diagram that I downloaded from the Citizen web site.
Citizen Eco Drive E820 Full Recharge Period
Second hand.Crystal and dial. After this extended period of time, you should ensure that your timepiece is exposed to bright light for the full recharge period as outlined in the recharge guide on page 4 in order to returnTo see details of charging time, specifications and operations, refer to the instruction manual: E820 instruction manual. Citizen Watch Recharging Guides.If you plan to store your Citizen Eco-Drive in the dark, you should do this for no more than six (6) months.
My watch, a Solar-Tech 180 is designed to run on a full charge for 180 days, (or 6 months). The lithium-ion battery will probably run this watch forever. With regular exposure to light, ECO-Drive continuously recharges itself.ECO-Drive’s revolutionary lithium-ion rechargeable battery stores enough energy toPower the watch up to sixteen months (depending on model)Ok, so much for the canned science lesson, now let’s review the features.
The old one still works great, (and I still have not changed the battery.) But I wanted one with gold tones. Out of those styles, there are 9 men’s/women’s matched sets.Interestingly, I just got a new EcoDrive watch. There are 27 different men’s styles and 9 different women’s styles. The marks are easy to see in the dark as well as in daylight. I also like the safety clasp they selected.There is a fluorescent coating on the dial face for the tick marks and the hands. The finish on the band is very comfortable.
You can see this is you have a long sleeve shirt covering it and then lift up the sleeve to look at the watch.Regarding setting the time, I pull the stem out all the way and the second hand stops. My new watch will actually not move the second hand at all when the watch is in the dark, then when the watch is exposed to light, the second hand will swing to the position where it would have been if it kept moving. I don’t believe he has replaced his battery either.Regarding the energy saving features, my old Citizen watch, (the one in this review) moves the second hand at two second intervals when the battery is low.
I notice the finish has completely worn off on the gold tone watch in certain places under my wrist. 🙂Finally, for those of you with gold tone watches, have you seen any wear on the finish? Both of my watches have wear in the same places, (probably due to where my wrist is while typing). When digitals came out, we gave the exact time, (“It’s 2:13”.) I don’t remember my first watches even having a second hand. When I was growing up, if you asked me for the time, I would say, “half past”, or “quarter of”. I find it interesting that we care so much about how accurate it is.
🙂 I still recommend them to anyone wanting a new watch. I think I just like the idea of a watch needing virtually no maintenance for 10 years. They seemed kind of cheap, but I also see plastic gears in some expensive Seikos.
I shall follow this up after a little time of use with the new one.It does seem odd to have such contrasting impressions of the Citizen watch. From what I’ve noticed Citizens are compareable in quality and range to Seikos. I’ve had Seikos which I’ve loved, and I keep three of them. It’s called “Tough Solar” in G-shocks. I’ve been impressed with my reading of the “Eco-drive”, which I’ve had similarly in some G-shocks I’ve kept.
Lots of inovation and precison developed over that time. Seiko and Citizen have been around for a long time, years before WWII. I think you take fewer chances that way. Personally I like to stick to the older brands.
While I love the styling, accuracy, perpetual calendar, and water resistance quality, the bands are horrid and you should be ashamed of the quality.The first one broke while I was in the car and fell out the window. Waiting to see their response.I have had 3 Citizen Titanium Eco-Drive watches over the past 10 years and am very disappointed. Less pretense is a good thing too.I just sent this to Citizen customer support. To me it makes more sense to have several really decent looking watches to wear than just one being massively expensive, and still be spending much less. I also appreciate how these brands are reasonably priced. A good design is supposed to be above that in my opinion.
They said the band is repairable and new band is over $150. Went to Sears as they are an authorized dealer. E710-H26188 TA 060418 Japan GN-4-S.
A Timex would hold up better than this.Just wanted to advise you on the low quality of your bands produced in China that makes your good watches useless.I bought one of the Eco-Drive Citizen Watches last year sometime – But the stupid Crown KEeps MOVING on me – I never know if the ‘time’ is really the Time, or if the Crown has moved a hair and It’s now showing me The Alarm Time, or the L-TM (different time zone time) – – It’s been like this since The First Day.Mw Septemat 5:24 pm – – Said the ‘bevel’ was moving, and if that’s the samething as The Crown, – and I’m betting it is since I am NOT the first person with this problem.And Citixen MUST know about this issue since:1.) the date MW posted was around the same time I got mine… and I did see other reviews Before I bought it (I know, I know) but I was “hoping” mine would be Different! (ya, right)2.) AND the review I left of MY Watch has been added to Another Eco-Drive Citizen Watch – The one “I” reviewed by name they no longer are selling or showing – I JUST NOW saw that after someone posted a reply and I noticed the picture had changed.So if Citizen KNOWS they have a problem with their turny-things, i.e. Watch might be made in Japan, but noticed on both bands that I have that have broken were made in China. I am limited to a stock band with the way the casing is made as an aftermarket band will not fit. Within 3 years the band has broken in an repairable location.I cannot afford to be replacing a watch every 3 years.
All Good – In fact I LOVE This Thing!!If it could Only TELL The TIME when I look at it, it’d be the best watch ever! I explained it’s details since I’ve forgotten now what it’s Citizen number/name is. With solid clicks even, goes just the one way. All Good features! Plus great blue face And Chronographed.
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