Review of Citizen Men's Eco-Drive World Chrono Atomic Time keeping Watch AT8113-04H

The Citizen Watch Company, in particular, produced some of its most important models, with numerous features. An ideal watch for the avid world traveler, the Citizen AT8113-04H World Chronograph A-T Watch utilizes Atomic Timekeeping technology available in 26 time zones. A 43 mm rose gold-tone stainless steel case with a grey dial and a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal makes this watch stunning. Watches that utilize Atomic Timekeeping receive radio signals from the Atomic Clock to set the time correctly making them the most accurate timepieces with a margin of error of just 1 second in 100,000 years.

HISTORY

The story begins in 1918 when Tokyo jeweler Kamekichi Yakamazi founded the Shokosha Watch Research Institute and began producing pocket watches. The first commercial model, the caliber 16 pocket watch, was sold in 1924 under the brand name Citizen. Soon, the Citizen watch company became a major watch producer, but its progress was halted by the eruption of World War II, which devastated the Japanese watch industry. After the war, however, a new era began for Citizen watches with the arrival of new company president Eiichi Yamada. Yamada, who understood that Citizen’s future lay in overseas expansion, created the Citizen Trading Company, which marketed the brand around the world. Yamada also focused on the technological development of Citizen watches, producing a series of mechanical watches that were breakthroughs for the Japanese watch industry. Citizen Watch Company’s relationship with American watch brand Bulova.  In the late 1970s, as thin watches became popular, The Citizen Watch Company competed in the thin-watch arena with watches from Seiko and ETA. In 1995, the Citizen Eco-Drive technology rewrote history and took quartz technology to a new level, with a Citizen watch powered by natural or artificial light. The Citizen Eco-Drive helped the Citizen Watch Company become the world’s largest watch producer, from the 1980s until the end of the century.

DESIGN

Fixed rose gold-tone bezel. Grey dial with rose gold-tone hands and index hour markers. Dial Type: Analog. Perpetual date display at the 4 o'clock position. Three sub-dials displaying: seconds, power reserve and 12/24 hour. Day of the weel indicator. Solid case back. Case diameter: 43 mm. Case thickness: 10 mm. Round case shape. Bandwidth: 23 mm. Rose gold-tone stainless steel case with a brown leather strap. Minute markers. World time cities around the outer rim. Eco-drive movement. Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. Pull/push crown.  Deployment clasp with push-button release. Water-resistant at 100 meters / 330 feet. Functions: chronograph, date, hour, minute, second. Atomic timekeeping technology with synchronized time adjustment available in 26 time zones, displayed as cities, perpetual calendar, 1/20 second chron.

FEATURES

The Citizen, Eco-Drive World series features a rose gold-tone stainless steel 43mm case, with a fixed, rose gold-tone bezel, a grey dial, and a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. Both highly functional and stylish, the Citizen AT8113-04H Chronograph A-T utilizes Eco-Drive technology which means that this watch never needs a battery, as it is powered by light (natural or artificial). The Citizen AT8113-04H’s watch strap is made from calf-skin leather in a beautiful rich brown color and features a push-button deployment clasp. The dial is protected with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal window.  The case measures 43 mm in diameter and is 10 mm thick. The Citizen AT8113-04H utilizes the Japanese Quartz Movement and features a grey dial surrounded by a rose-gold-tone stainless steel case.

FINAL REMARKS

Watches have now become the most important part of every man's collection of accessories. This stylish timepiece is sure to complete any

man's collection. For those who appreciate modern style, Citizen AT8113-04H Chronograph is the perfect accessory.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Brand Model number Model Year Item Shape Dial window material type? Display Type Clasp Case material Case diameter Case Thickness Band Material Band length Bandwidth Band Color Dial color Bezel material Bezel function? Calendar? Item weight Movement? Water-resistant depth

Citizen AT8113-04H 2015 Round Synthetic sapphire Analog deployment-clasp-with-push-button Rose Gold 43 millimeters 10 millimeters leather calfskin Men's Standard 23 millimeters Silver Grey Stainless steel Stationary Perpetual calendar 3.20 Ounces Japanese quartz 330 Feet