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 Citizen Skyhawk JY0000-02E - Has it all, but its a bit too big Nov 12, 2007
By Dr Biken
This watch has a great set of features that are especially good for travellers and those who work "in the field". All in all, I think this is one of Citizen's best high end multi featured watches. The functionality makes sense, it is easy to use, and except for its large size, the watch has a functional, sturdy look that is not overly gimicky, or pointlessly flashy.
It's very large size (45mm Diam excl. crown x 15mm thick) is, in my opinion, its major drawback, making the watch a bit on the heavy and clunky side. The size does, however, make it easy to read. Below is my list of its Pro's / Con's
Pro's:
- Case Accepts standard 22m wide straps, so you can change out the rubber strap for your own favorite if you want.
- 200m water resistant so it can be used for sport idving and water sports
- Full timing features (Day, Month, Year, Chronograph, countdown timer, wolrd time extra dial for UTC / other timezone)
- Alarms: 2 world time alarms and a countdown alarm
- Solar powered: No battery changes needed, this is only a pro if the rechargeable battery / solar system lasts a long time
- Visibility: Large easy to read dial. Luminous hands and markers, LCD backlight for night visibility.
- "Safe" buttons: The crown and 2 pushers operate such that it is nearly impossible to accidentally change modes or alter a setting. The crown must be pulled out to change modes / change settings. Also the buttons seem sturdy.
- Accurate: Radio corrected time from Atomic clock assures accuracy to probably within 1 second
- Slide rule bezel useful for multiplication, division, time and rate problems, conversion
Cons:
- 45mm diam x 15mm thick case is big and sits too high off my wrist making it heavy and easy to bump into things. I also think it makes the watch a little geeky (OK for me since I am a geek already). however, I don't think all of the watches features could be packed into a much smaller case.
- Main time dial doesn't have any numbers next ot the markers. Makes it a little tougher to tell time at a glance and harder to tell timein the dark (is my watch upsdie down?).
- Calendar mode only shows the date for the "away" city not the home city. You must set your away city to bethe same as the home city to get the local date. This is easy to do, but still cuts functionality. If citizen would move their label and make full digital window for the home city it would solve this issue.
- Countdown timer max's out at 99 min. Why not make it 24 hr like the chronograph. I could definitely use a longer limit on the timer (cooking, "met bakc in 2 hours", etc.)
- Backlight not useable in timer or chronograph modes. (not sure how to fix this, but it would be nice to have it)
- Digital window is a bit small, but still legible
- Case back is snap on, making it difficult to open yourself (althought there isn't much need to given no battery changes).
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Terrific Citizen Skyhawk watch Dec 13, 2007
By P. Auerbach
I bought the new Citizen Skyhawk A-T while having my old Navihawk repaired for the second time (the function button keeps breaking on the Navihawk; despite that, I love the Navihawk and it's been my favorite watch for 10 years since I bought it). The Skyhawk A-T is even better than my beloved Navihawk in many ways (has back light function; has a second hand; ecodrive; the function button that kept breaking on the Navihawk has been changed to a pull-out crown; atomic-time set every night, which works flawlessly in the DC area). The ONLY thing NOT better about this new model is that it's significantly larger and bulkier. Other than that, it's fantastic and I have only positive things to say about it.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Technolust Satiated! Jun 18, 2008
By Wyatt Foard
As a science & tech minded guy, when I saw this watch I felt the stirrings of technolust that I haven't seen for some time! I had certain requirements for a new watch. I wanted something functional outdoors for biking and at the gym during workouts. I wanted something that displayed multiple time zones easily since I regularly work with people in Europe and Asia and I can never remember how many hours away they are. Easy or automatic adjustment to time zones when I fly somewhere was important. And of course I wanted something that looks great!
I have been extremely pleased with my Citizen EcoDrive. The solar power, radio-controlled updates, multiple time zone display (analog, digital, plus UTC), chronometer, and countdown timer make this watch perfect for me. I really like the soft rubber band as it makes the watch feel totally at home in the gym or on my bike. While I must admit I haven't used it all that often, the slide rule bezel is a lot of fun has been useful for a quick calculation every now and then. ($/gal divided by miles/gal most recently!)
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Great watch - after software update Oct 22, 2010
By Oliver Bogler
This is a great, technically sophisticated watch that does all it promises. It effectively syncs to the atomic clocks around the world (have tried in US and Europe, not Asia yet), and makes time-zone management easy. Since I travel quite a bit, I chose this watch for its ability to show local time and home time (in the larger digital window). I also like the look and its solid, well-made feel.
The reason I didn't give it 5 stars was that the watch I received had a bug. You can read about the bug by going here: [...] and typing "2016" into the search box. Basically, there was a batch of watches made in 2007 that had a software bug, which manifested in 2010, when they suddenly changed the date to 2016 when they received the signal from the US atomic clock. As a result, the date was of course wrong. When I discovered this, I contacted the Amazon reseller, and was assured that they would find a watch in inventory that did not have this problem, test it and send it to me. Well the replacement that I got had the same exact problem. I have now fixed it by sending in the watch to Citizen, who will perform the software update for free. Altogether this took a month of sending watches around, calling people etc - not what I expect when I buy a not inexpensive watch, and not what I expect when I buy via Amazon. Citizen should do a better job informing its resellers, who should in turn be more attentive to their stock. When I called the seller about this problem, they had never heard about it.
Bottom line - I would buy this watch in a store, where I would ask them to sync the watch to the atomic clock, and then check the date. If it is accurate you are in good shape.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
I love this watch Jun 21, 2010
By Dog Face
"Video star"
I've had this watch for around 18 months and I absolutely love it. The functionality is just what I need, and it is a great value for the price. Here are some pros and cons:
Pros:
1. The atomic feature--which resets the watch to the correct time every night based on the US government's atomic clock in Colorado--is fantastic. I have never reset the watch manually since I've had it, and it displays perfect time.
2. The world time feature is also great. I travel outside the US 6-8 times a year, and it is so easy to change the display to another time zone and back again.
3. It is a good size and weight. I know some people complain that the watch is too big, but it doesn't look or feel uncomfortable on my wrist.
4. The built-in solar battery charger is great. I'm looking forward to going a very long time between battery changes.
Cons:
1. As others have mentioned, you can't display the local date constantly without having both the "local time" and the "world time" set to the same local time zone. Citizen could and should have programmed the display at the "9:00" position to show the local date instead of the local city code.
2. The rubber band is comfortable, but to make it smaller, you need to permanently cut the band. That means that if you want to make it bigger again, you'll need to buy a new band. You can make small band length adjustments on the clasp, but my advice is "measure twice, cut once," because once you cut the band, there's no going back.
3. The slide rule is kind of useless. It looks cool, but most of the functions, like fuel consumption and estimated flying time, are geared towards pilots. If you're not a pilot, you don't need them, and if you are, you probably already have some kind of tool to perform these calculations.
Overall, this is a great watch which you will enjoy wearing and using.
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