Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Chronograph Watch with a Black Dial and a Black Leather Strap AT4000-02E
Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Chronograph Watch
Citizen Eco-Drive technology with atomic timekeeping makes this the most accurate watch in the world. This perpetual calendar is radio-controlled in 5 time zones, boasts a 1-second chronograph that measures up to 60 minutes, and power reserve.
Features
- Band – Black Leather Strap Buckle
- Crystal – Anti-Reflective Sapphire Crystal
- Dial – Black, Luminous Hands and Markers, Power Reserve Indicator
- Water Resistance – Water Resistant to 200m Swimming, Showering and Snorkelling
- Case – Stainless Steel
| Dimensions: | 13 x 13 x 13 cm; 322.05 Grams |
| Model: | AT4000-02E |
| Manufacture: | Citizen |
| Department: | Men |
| Department: | Men |
To good for the price should be deare
Good value for money easy to set up would recommend this watch to everybody
belle horloge mais sur la région parisienne on ne peut pas régle
belle horloge mais sur la rgion parisienne on ne peut pas rgle
Everything has a quality look and feel. The automatic time keeping is super accurate. The watch is very easy to use. It's comfortable to wear too. The crystal seems durable... I wacked it a few times by accident and not a scratch. If you like what you see in the pictures, you certainly won't be disappointed when it arrives.
Everything has a quality look and feel. The automatic time keeping is super accurate. The watch is very easy to use. It’s comfortable to wear too. The crystal seems durable… I wacked it a few times by accident and not a scratch. If you like what you see in the pictures, you certainly won’t be disappointed when it arrives.
Great Watch with radio controlled accuracy over all of western Europe.
I bought this watch because it has proven eco drive technology, 200 meters water resistance, alarm, perpetual calendar, sapphire crystal, and is radio controlled within western Europe and the USA.
There has been some misunderstanding among many reviewers stating that this watches radio controlled feature is useless outside of the uk, this is not so.
While its true that a radio control signal is only received in the London setting and the time sets to London time, the signal itself comes from Germany and is recieved by this watch over most of western europe while at this setting.
If you live or travel to continental europe you can still receive the radio controlled update in the London setting but need to switch to a-tm (alternative time) setting. The a-tm setting allows you to offset the time to the required local time + or – London time.
Sounds complicated but once set it simply means that overnight you switch to the London setting to receive the radio time update and then switch to a-tm to the now synchronised local time.
In my case my watch drifts about 1 second every 2 months without a radio signal so carrying out this simple procedure once per month keeps me within 1/2 a second accuracy.
I live in Norway and use this watch constantly. It is a superb watch and I highly recommend it wherever you live in Europe.
I'm loving the watch so far. When it arrived the battery was completely dead but after charging it up in the sun it's been great. Receives the radio signal just fine in Las Vegas. Very classy looking. My only real complaint is the 24mm lug width that uses a curved spring bar. There's no reason this shouldn't have a standard 22mm lug width for a watch this size.
I’m loving the watch so far. When it arrived the battery was completely dead but after charging it up in the sun it’s been great. Receives the radio signal just fine in Las Vegas. Very classy looking. My only real complaint is the 24mm lug width that uses a curved spring bar. There’s no reason this shouldn’t have a standard 22mm lug width for a watch this size.
Starting off
Please note that when you first receive the watch it is possibly/probably likely that nothing will work.
This is due to the re-chargeable battery being totally drained whilst in storage . Don’t be alarmed just expose the face of the watch to a bright indoor light or bright daylight for some hours (or days in the dull December daylight in the UK) if you want the watch to be fully charged up. Everything will work when the second hand does not move in two second increments but as is normal in second increments.
Trust me, you'll love this watch.
Pros:
Beautiful, premium looking watch. Stands out on your wrist with that silver outline. My wedding ring is also silver, so that works out quite nicely. Very sturdy watch as well. Was pretty straightforward to set up for me. My previous watch couldn’t keep up with the variety/spread of 30/31 day months in the year, and the date counter always ended up falling behind. That’s a bad dream now. This thing is accurate down to the second and I haven’t had to set anything since initial setup – that’s what you get with radio controlled, I guess. Finally, the days of being ripped off by the watch repairer for battery change outs is over. Go solar.
Cons:
strap is a little stiff. That’s it 🙂
Excellent watch at a reasonable price. Never needs setting or batteries.
I just love this watch. I already own a Citizen Skyhawk watch which I have had for about 15 years. It still works perfectly and I have never had to change the battery or set it. The reason I bought this one is because the Skyhawk is beginning to show its age.
For the price I think this watch is a bit of a bargain and again it will never need setting or a new battery. The added bonus is the sapphire crystal glass. It has loads of different functions which are relatively easy to set. Mine came already set to local time and once I removed it from the box it burst into life. I did begin to worry that the power meter was showing quite low even after leaving it in daylight to build up a charge. To be honest it took a couple of days on a window sill to reach full charge. Since then it hasn’t dropped below full. I also had to carry out a calibration on the hands as they weren’t quite right. I am quite fussy though.
If I had one criticism though it would be the strap. Don’t get me wrong it’s a lovely good quality leather strap but not very generous in the length. If you have large wrists like me it will probably just fit. Normally I would just put a longer strap on but as I said before it’s a nice good quality strap.
The watch looks smart and I wear mine as an everyday watch but it looks good dressy or casual.
The perfect watch
This watch looks smart, keeps perfect time, (radio controlled), never needs a battery, (solar powered), and is totally waterproof. It also displays the date, the day, and even a 24 hour display. I can think of no reason why not to recommend this timepiece. It’s good value and the delivery was really quick.
I uploaded a photo showing the luminous feature. Overall I love this watch. It is a great dress watch and also for casual/sporty wear. I like the radio time synchronization feature as I know the watch is always perfectly in time. My old Citizen watch would be off a few minutes occasionally but then it is now 20 years old
I uploaded a photo showing the luminous feature. Overall I love this watch. It is a great dress watch and also for casual/sporty wear. I like the radio time synchronization feature as I know the watch is always perfectly in time. My old Citizen watch would be off a few minutes occasionally but then it is now 20 years old
Good watch good value sma
water resistance, not been wet so can’t say. Little tricky to set up. The on line on instruction book is good. Follow them step by step. Also needed to charge for a while. Couple of hours in direct sunlight. Once charged and set up. Excellent very happy with this I prefer leather strap. The difference in price was a bonus.
At4000 review
I was searching for the solar and radio controlled feature. Alarm was additional function. Citizen At4000 is all have watch. It fits medium size wrist. I was reviewing other Citizen watches but this one was the Best. You can still use it in whole Europe not only UK and benefit RC connection. If you look for casual and sport outfit watch this one is must have. Really enjoy from the purchase
Excellant Time Piece
Great looking watch good details and features. The weight isn’t a problem as I chose a leather strap over a metal bracelet to reduce the overall weight. The watch arrived all set up and working with ample battery reserves which enabled me to wear the watch without having to refer to the instructions. The instruction book includes the Citizen website which guides you to a set up video that is easy to follow and helps sort out the technical jargon. Overall very pleased.
This watch is awesome! It’s on its way to me as I write this review. How do I know this watch is so awesome? It’s because I own the titanium version!!! I actually own two of the titanium versions. And I do own other eco-drives. You can’t beat the sapphire crystal for the price, the AT, perpetual calendar, alarm, chronograph and on and on!!!!! Need I say more!!!
Update: Just got my watch and it is AWESOME!!!!
I swapped the band it came with. It’s a GT black leather band from STRAPSCO. The one it came is very nice. I’ll probably switch back if I use the watch for a dressier occasion. I can’t believe it came from the UK market!!! When I opened the case it like came to life. It was set for London time ( so cool ) when I pulled the crown to set it to Los Angeles time it took a second to adjust the time the date and day all on its own. That’s why I love this watch. Iike I mentioned before I own two of titanium versions and looking to purchase the black one too.
so not only do i not like the watch, it doesn't work anymore, not typical of the other citizen watches i own...i need to return it.....
so not only do i not like the watch, it doesn’t work anymore, not typical of the other citizen watches i own…i need to return it…..
Strap very smal.
Excellent watch. It runs on sunlight,it is radio controlled. I don’t need to adjust it at all.
The watch strap is small to medium in size and fits me.
Great watch
I used to own Apple Watch until it disintegrated. I was also tired of charing it every $%^& day. This watch charges from any light so you don’t need to worry about the batter – EVER. Also, I love that it synchronises through radio waves with the atomic clock, so it will alway tell the correct time. One minor point is that the synchronisation only works in Europe/UK and USA.
A Lovely timepiece
Beautiful design, and arrived with the perpetual calendar seemingly already set? Top work
Leather watch strap
The watch is accurate to the second!!
looks great but the watch strap barely fits my wrist, im on the ist hole in the strap and dont think
i,ve particularly large wrists.
Good watch
Overall a good watch. I chose it because of solar power. It took few days to charge, then it adjusted itself. The strap a bit stiff, it should soften with time. The 24h dial, not needed for me. The watch is designed for USA and UK, so has got USA time zones and GMT.
Classy eye catching watch at a decent price
I absolutely love this watch. Classy looking and chunky enough without being overly big and I have small wrists.
only watch that worked for me
Extended long time review(over 2 years period):
After smart phone invasion stopped wearing a wrist watch. Wife persuaded me to return back and start using wrist watch. This reduces screen time considerably , you do not have the urge to unlock smart phone for checking time and ended up buying things in amazon. Main selling points for my requirements are 1. solar charging 2. Automatic clock setting using atomic clock 3.Date and Day – as this was my main requirement to keep track of date and day.
Charging : Usually charge mine twice during peak of summer. It does works around clock and no attention required.
Leather strap does not wear still like new. As there is no strong sun in UK for prolonged time, the illumination is bit weak in dark.
Probably the only watch that works for my needs and will not be required to buy a new one for my needs.
great watch
As always a first class item, you will not be disapointed with Citizen watches
I thought I’d write a review about this watch as I’ve owned one for 9 months. I’d have to say it’s pretty much perfect. When I first received it out of it’s packaging, it set the time by itself. You may find the battery charge is quite low and the second hand moves every 2 seconds to indicate this. I put mine under my bedside lamp and shone the light directly at the dial and within a few hours it was charged enough. The watch loves light, particularly sunshine and as we’ve had plenty of that in the UK over the summer, it is still fully charged. The things I really love about it is accuracy – it’s always completely in sync with the clock on your pc, tablet or phone. It also looks great without being ostentatious. It took a while to work out the functions, but the instruction booklet is excellent and you will learn how to use the watch without too much trouble (although I still haven’t worked out the perpetual calender yet) *minor gripe* 😉
The only other slight negative is the strap which has already been mentioned by another reviewer. I have the same small issue with one notch being too loose and the next too tight, but that’s a very minor thing.
Overall, like many others have said, you cannot go wrong with this timepiece. It’s superbly crafted and a lot more accurate than many more expensive watches on the market.
I’ll leave you with a pic of mine…
Happy shopping 🙂
This watch is superb came the next day, took it out of the box thought I had a Lemmon but you have to wait until the watch is nearly fully charged for it to work with a relive from me i would not change it for anything else I can’t keep my eyes off looking at this beautiful watch hands eluminate in the dark strap is good i am pleased with my purchase
Nice watch
Stress free. My favourite watch. Accurate and auto adjusts time and dates. No need to change battery. Only for Europe and USA for the radio signals. Be warned the watch jumps in 2 seconds to save energy initially but goes back to normal once charged. The leather strap is nice but it is probably not good for contact with water. Will recommend.
Awesome looking time piece
Works great and love the dial so much. Wished the leather strap was a little wider till the end as the tapered look doesn’t look manly.
I bought this watch after owning many other watches, non of them even compared to this. It was very easy to set up only took me 5 minutes. The strap is made of a comfortable but durable leather. The watch itself is easy to read day or night thanks to the glow in the dark hands. The button feel quality and all the dials move and work. It also has a loud enough alarm to wake you up. It’s quite thick so if you looking for a thin discrete watch then this isnt the one. I have worn this watch for work and the face hasn’t stratched yet which is a bonus.
Amazing in every way
Looks very smart and suits any outfit combination. Always punctual and hassle free can’t recommend enough
I genuinely love this watch and it is better looking and obviously far more accurate than my old Rolex. Quite honestly, I never wear my old Rolex now because you get used to the watch ALWAYS being the correct time, ALWAYS the correct date, NEVER running our of batteries (even in our miserable winter indoor climate in UK), Waterproof, and with practically indestructible glass (2 years constant wearing and not a scratch). As as package it is very hard to beat, particularly as it looks so good, is inexpensive for what it is, and unlike my Rolex I feel I can wear it everywhere; whihc is exactly what I do.
However, and despite my 5 star rating, nothing is ever perfect and there are a couple of small flaws I should draw people’s attention to. Now that I am the wrong side of 45 years, I am starting to find the dials quite small to read – not the end of the world I know, but I end up faffing with my glasses just to read the three small dials. The functionality is similar to my previous everyday watch, which was a Tissot Touch, but this one is more cumbersome to use and less intuitive than the Tissot (although far more reliable, which I why I gave up with the Tissot). For example, although it has a perfectly good alarm and chronograph, I never use it as I use it so infrequently I can never remember (that never happened with the Tissot). Finally, the third dial is a twenty four hour clock with 24 tiny segments. Not only is this entirely superfluous as you have the main clock hands to tell you the time, but as previously mentioned, due to the size of the dial I haven’t got a hope of ever reading that dial! The only other minor flaw is that it is clearly done for the USA market due to the preset time zones, although rather usefully it does have “Lon” for the UK. It means that when in mainland Europe or in the Middle East it has a further setting where you can advance of decrease the radio controlled time by any number of hours. In fairness that works well, and it’s handy to be able to adjust the time by these increments rather than having to physically change time as you do on most other watches (that particular part is intuitive).
Despite those minor flaws, I love the watch, it wholeheartedly deserves its 5 star rating and primarily due to its good looks, reliability, accuracy and robustness, I would go so far as to say that it is probably the best watch I have ever owned. It is also far cheaper than the Rolex, or indeed the Tissot Touch which tells you something about the weird pricing of watches. I’m sure that Citizen know their customers, but I would have expected a watch this good to sell for at least double the price it generally sells for. It is a genuine bargain, and I can’t imagine anyone buying one and being disappointed.
Fantastic buy for the price
Fantastic buy for the price. Have become a fan of citizen watches. This is my third and to date this is the best one yet. Never have to change the time or battery. What more could you ask for?
A very slight negative is the strap. Not the quality because that’s very good but the sizing. In one of the notches the watch is too tight and the next one down it’s a little loose. That’s not citizens fault because I’m sure it’s standard but having the notches closer together would certainly be a plus point but there’s no way I’m taking a star off for that because I’d most definitely recommend this watch to anyone.
I have had eco phone for over ten years it's ...
I have had eco phone for over ten years it’s still going perfectly but my latest phone with radio control is the icing on the cake
I bought this watch after much deliberation and consideration of other comments posted here. I only have it a few days but I must say that I really love it. It looks and feels great, looks much better than it does on the pictures. When I removed it from the box it was not working (as mentioned by other users) but I placed it under a desk lamp (LED) and within an hour or so it had started up, the second hand moving every two seconds indicating low charge. I left it under the light for the night and by morning it was functioning as it should, it had set itself to the correct time and was charged to about 50-60%. While it has yet to reach full charge it is working without issue.
On the negative side while there is 5 predefined time zones plus the alternate time zone, I think would have been better if there was more that 1 time zone in Europe (and not 4 in US) for example CET as I travel to this region. I live in the GMT time zone so not a huge issue, I can use the alternate time zone, in any case I knew this before I purchased.
I went for standard delivery which was satisfactory and in line with the expected delivery timeline, I received it just over a week after I ordered it.
Overall after a few days of ownership I am very pleased.
Superb watch, pity about the strap.
A good-looking, technically advanced watch at an excellent price. As it is solar powered, I will never have to wind it/buy batteries/shake it. As it is radio-controlled, I will never have to alter it. As it is really waterproof, I will never have to take it off whilst swimming.
The only downside is the appalling, cheap and nasty strap. I have replaced it with a quality fabric strap which is far more practical and good looking. Pity Citizen did not put a good strap on to match a good watch, I would have happily given it five stars.
Grea
Battery was flat when I got it. Left it on a window sill and two hours later it had set the time, date and day. Very impressed so far. Very accurate.
Not my first citize
I have 7 citizen watches and I love them all. This is my second atomic watch and it is smart enough to be used as a dress watch. My wrist aren’t big so if you have large wrist it might be worthwhile trying one before you buy.
Five Stars
Very nice looking watch with out the price tag. so far so good
It’s a brilliant watch comes in a nice box and the watch is all ready set to the correct time and date so there’s no faffing about it’s very stylish not too bulky a must have watch
Wow! What a fantastic watch. Superb build quality and the looks are very versatile – dressy and sporty. The relief on the face gives it depth and the diameter looks fine on my smaller wrist. The face does have a coloured finish where the dials and solar panels are but this adds to the appeal of the overall look. I think one reviewer called the colour brown. It is in a sense but has a purplish hue to it – very nice indeed. The leather strap is good quality and again enhances the dressy look. AMAZING timepiece for the price! I wholeheartedly recommend.i
Love the watch
I’ve been eyeing this watch for a while and decided to finally get it. This watch looks better than it does in the picture shown and the functionality is amazing.
Quick piece of advice, you do need to charge it for a while. I thought mine was broken when I first opened it.
Just purchased this product and as my first watch, it is beyond exceptional. Although it’s not a watch orinetated around fashion, it still looks good. The watch has many features from it’s eco-drive technology to a tachymeter. The luminous hands (shown in pictures) stay illuminated for hours depending on how much light they get during the day or how much artificial light they get.
5 Stars for a superb watch
What a superb watch. Only had it a couple of months and it works like a dream. Easy to set up and ultra accurate. would recommend this watch to anyone.
Great watch...strap takes curved spring bars
Bought this online at WatchShop.
I really like the wide range of features of this watch. The build of the watch seems to be of high quality. I wrote this review mention that the new watch will appear to not be working straight of the box because the rechargeable battery is drained and needs to charge. I left mine under an LED lamp for a few hours and, when I came back, it had independently set the time and date for me. I find the shiny “crocodile skin” effect leather strap a bit old fashioned for my liking. I will probably buy an official replacement stainless steel strap off eBay for it.
NB: Before you purchase a replacement strap for this watch, please note that it uses curved spring bars. Some replacement leather straps are only compatible with straight spring bars. I made that mistake and couldn’t fit the strap to the watch even though it was the correct width (i.e. 24mm).
Beautiful watch
Couldn’t be happier with this watch. Best one I’ve ever owned and have had a lot of compliments.
Holds charge very well considering it’s in a drawer a lot of the time and under a sleeve the rest of the time.
Best sub £500 watch. Happy to use it as my go to workhouse.
I know a good watch – own plenty of sub 3k pieces.
Quality is excellent. Functions are great and easy to use. 6 year warranty as standard when registered on line.
It sits well on my wrist (7″) and covers with shirt sleeve. Sapphire crystal as standard – always a necessity, particularly if you wear for everyday use. This is my workhorse and the one I will now go to for use everyday.
The strap is ok but is its weak link. Used to better quality. I will change it for my Hirsch Alligator strap out of personal choice and not necessity.
Amazon price is competitive and with free next day delivery too.
I bought this watch because I wanted a really good quality water proof watch to replace a cheaper watch which had stopped working. I needed a replacement watch in time for a holiday in early June. I noticed the estimated delivery time for the citizen watch was between 1 and 2 months so I ordered it earlier than intended to endure that I received it in time. The watch actually arrived 4 days after the order was placed.
When researching potential purchases I was impressed with the specifications of this watch. I also find leather straps to be more comfortable than a stainless still band.
The appearance of the watch is stylish without being flashy. I think that the atomic time keeping and the perpetual calendar are great and the eco drive is impressive. I have had this watch for one week only and already I love it and am really pleased with my purchase.
Four Stars
Great watch, only issue is the strap, very small and a bit naff
Got this after lots of thought. Absolutely love it – comfortable to wear, easy to read, and I love the fact it is always the right time and date, without any maintenance.
Super clever watch and I love it 5/5
Love it, love it, love it!
Does evertything described to perfection including setting itself once it reached minimum charge level, got it at 11am, left it in direct sunlight and went to work, came home to find it automatically set the date and time with literally no input from me, and showing 75% charge. And did the same again went the clocks back to GMT..
Brilliant stuff, and register online for an added one year warranty so six years
beautiful watch. at first I couldn t make it ...
beautiful watch. at first I couldn t make it work, I think the batteries were absolutely empty, but after a few days it started working properly
he watch arrived appeared to be not working due to low charge put on window sill for 24hrs and hey presto time date perfect fully charged all automatic adjustments made have faith and give it time
Alot of watch for the money
Love this watch, a lot of quality for the money. Bought the version with titanium strap too.
New Watch
Really read the manual, again and again.Try two people doing.Once the many functions are worked out and checked to see how they work the watch keeps time,date,year and forever, but you have to really think about how it works because it can go haywire. The crown needs to be moved gently or the whole thing whizzes. Patience and brains for power supply and look at all the dials as the watch will go into auto movement when it know what you want to do. Great fun and games to get it going.Robotic.
Looks good and is not to heavy on the wrist.Be prepared for it not to obey straight away and have patience.Good black strap.
I have looked at probably thousands of watches
(I like watches!) For the Spec and quality this watch should be about fifteen hundred pounds.
I have another eCo drive watch which is well north of ten years old . It has only stopped about twice in that time due to lack of light. The back has never been opened. It still works like new.
Needed a good everyday watch which was to be accurate, stylish and good quality. This watch fits all of these requirements. Very accurate has no problem syncing to the radio signal from Germany from here in Ireland, but just in case of low signal in some countries I visit have ordered the Citizen RCW/SU-3 passive antenna to boost the signal if necessary. This is not available from Amazon but from other sources in Europe. The watch was a great buy and at a good price with Prime delivery. Highly recommended.
Quietely understaited classy watch. It set itself as I took it out of the box. The face is black and the small dials are very dark brown. The strap is good quality and secures simply. Pail blue green luminous hands & markers make it posdi
Got the watch today and it looks so darn good. As I opened the box, the watch activated and all the dials spun around to show the current time. Its nice and heavy, big, and very classy. The leather strap really sets it apart from the others. Went through the booklet and it is very easy to use. I left it on the windowsill for the day and it was fully charged. the booklet says that at full charge the battery should last 220 to 310 days which was a nice surprise as I was expecting to have to charge it every few of days.
Great watch, except the colour of the dial in the picture is a bit misleading.
The Watch looks gorgeous and does everything that the other reviewers have said.
The picture however, is not an accurate one. The inside part of the dial, which looks a bit greyish in the picture, is infact a dark shade of brown.
Keep this in mind before buying the item. Other than that, a smashing watch!
Superb watch. Arrived ahead of schedule. Pretty easy setup so had nothing to do. Keeps perfect time to the second so will no longer be using either my Rolex or Jaegre le Coultre watches.
Have now had it over 3 years and still works perfectly.
Best buy ever.
Now had it for 6 years and is still the best watch I’ve ever despite buying another rolex recently !
A smart, practical watch at an affordable price that’s always accurate – what’s not to like?
This watch is a no brainer forget the Rolex tag or any other over priced inadequate time pieces, if it’s style and accuracy and the best watch that you can possibly purchase in this price range, look no further you’ve found it!!!!
but nonetheless a nice watch for everyday use
A rather geeky timepiece, but nonetheless a nice watch for everyday use.
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Bought this watch after much research, got it for 205 at simpstons Jewellers. Why do I think this is the best watch I have owned? Simply this, I love watches, I have a Rolex, 2 Omegas, and various other manual watches. But in a watch I value accuracy as my highest priority ( Citizen states this radio controlled watch is accurate to 1 sec in 20 million years) I don’t think I will be around when it loses a second! I have bosses who are extremely anal when it comes to time -keeping I now have a time piece that is far more accurate than their Tags and Breitling’s. On top of that, it is waterproof to 20 atm ( real world 200m or realistically 50m. It has sapphire glass so no scratches or blemishes. But wonderfully it uses citizens Eco-Drive technology which means it charges itself using light (i.e ) no batteries . All in all, an excellent watch for everyday/sport usage .
Highly Recommended
Beagle
quick review
This is an excellent watch once it’s charged and the most frustrating part was receiving flat.
If your looking for a watch that looks good is reasonably priced and keeps perfect time then this watch would tick all the boxes
Good quality watch with all the features you need.
I’m checking it right now against internet atomic time and it’s accurate to the second.
A word of warning though. I found if I manually triggered a radio update during the day the time was off by about 15 seconds. If I leave it to sync on its own (at 2:00 AM I think), it’s accurate to the second. I have since found out that quality of the signal varies depending on the time of day. This maybe what caused the discrepancy for me (and maybe some of the others that have reported inaccuracies). Just something to be aware of.
Citizen AT 4000
Very impressive watch. Would have been great if it had been charged when it arrived as it took 2 days to fully charge before i could use it. However overall i am very impressed.
Want a watch that does not need new batteries and keeps perfect time?
Excellent watch, amazingly accurate and versatile. Highly recommended, for those purchasing without having the opportunity to see it “in the metal” rest assured you will not be disappointed, this is a good quality watch.
Just got mine today and totally love it already
Just got mine today and totally love it already! Came time set already so I just simply put it on my wrist. Splendid! Worth the wait…
If you are in two minds (as I was) about buying this watch buy it; you won’t regret it. I’d buy another one if I could wear two watches at the same time. Picks up the time signal from Germany without a problem (in Birmingham, UK). It came set to the correct time and date so there was no setup involved – put it on my wrist and that was it.
The Best Solar Powered Chrono There Is!!
This is the only watch you’ll ever need, supremely accurate, no battery change ever. There are plenty of useful functions, 60 minute chrono, alarm, custom time zones and perpetual calendar so no monthly re-setting. I like my automatic Breitlings but as a ‘grab and go’ quartz watch this is unbeatable. The 5 year warranty makes it an even better buy so get one of these today!
This is a lovely watch, I bought it for my husbands birthday and he is very pleased with it, We would highly recommend it and as always Amazon are fantastic to order from
Superb build quality, excellent strap, but best of all charges itself from sunlight, and is 100% accurate. The radio controlled time adjustment means this is always correct TO THE SECOND, and it switched to Daylight Savings time perfectly this weekend. Cannot recommend highly enough. love it.
Beautiful watch, absolutely stunning
Im a big fan of nice watches and have a few accurist ones in my collection, and i can honestly say that this is my best looking one yet. I prefer the leather strap to the bracelet ones because they irritate my arm, the watch itself is very elegant and looks great when being worn. The face isnt too big and the dials are nice in their design. This is my first citizen watch i have purchased and i cannot be more pleased, apart from the expensive price this is a must buy for anyone who likes a sophisticated watch.
Keeping Time.
A great looking watch, keeps time perfectly. On the downside my partner finds it complex for example to even adjust simple things like date. The manual is lengthy with sometimes sketchy detail.
Great watch but 1 flaw
Superb watch in all aspects from its atomic timekeeping to its face and looks. The only down side is the fact that the atomic time setting has only London and USA settings-fine if you’re going to America, but no use in Europe., as it still shows GB time, but other than that it’s a great watch at a good price.
A previous reviewer stated that his 3 main requirements were: sapphire glass, atomic time keeping and solar powered. He summed it up perfectly.
I admit that a degree of waterproofing is very convenient, leaving it on when you bathe or swim is a useful feature, but 200m water resistance is a bit more than I’ll ever need. On that note however, being able to do several things incredibly well while still looking understated on your wrist is what I found most appealing about this watch.
It is definitely not a “shouty” watch, even the metal bezel is finished in brushed, non-reflective steel. The multifunctional chronograph dials just go about their business without troubling you for attention.
You don’t really need to do anything apart from strap it onto your wrist and go. I expect that at some stage in the future I will sit down with the instructions but, one month into ownership, I’m not sure when that day will come.
It took me quite a while of looking at other models before deciding on this one; I am happy to say I do not regret my choice in any way.
I had a few requirements when looking for this watch, Perpetual Calendar and Radio Controlled, and this looks watch looked the best balance between cost and functions. It took a few minutes to work out all the functions but now up and running it works perfectly.
I bought this watch as a second watch, I already have another Citizen watch but with metal bracelet and wanted a leather strap as an alternate.
So far very happy with the purchase, now to start saving for another, get the feeling I might be making a collection of Citizen watches.
All good
Excellent watch. Don’t hesitate to purchase. The only thing I noticed is that after a radio synch the watch appears to be 5 seconds faster than the atomic clock on the internet. Maybe time delay from web to what I am viewing on watch. I can’t be petty over a few seconds for this price.
Geat Watch Value for Money
I bought this watch after reading the good reviews. I also wanted a quality timepiece at an affordable price and one that didn’t need a constant battery change, having it radio controlled is a huge bonus. The only small criticism I have of this product are the watch hands they look cheap and frail, other than that great.
Glenn Robertson
Baildo
Excelle
Excellent daily watch seems very durable and able to handle the outdoor elements. Only problem I found was that the inlay was a bit flat and boring. Nothing really pops out, just your standard watch. I really enjoy the canvas strap very functional and durable.
Well what can I say about this GREAT looking watch it’s beautiful in a manly kind of way lol,I’ve always been the tough Casio G-Shock kind of guy rough and ready for anything (you never know when Ray Mears my come a calling for a trip to back of beyond,that sounds so wrong lol).But after finding this one evening it was love at first sight (yes I know I need to get out more) and my very first Citizen Watch is now sitting on my wrist I’m as happy as a pig in poo,and the watch was set to the right time/date etc straight out of the box only needed a little time to work out the puzzle of setting the alarm but once done HAPPY DAYS plus it’s sounded pretty loud the alarm not much in it between this and my last G-Shock.
Now the reason YOU should buy this for yourself or better yet get your other half to buy it for you for Christmas,on the 22nd of November 2013 I paid 269 to Amazon NOW less than 10 days later it’s 45 cheaper,so I a little pissed with Amazon and I’ve just told them so,but don’t let me being in a pissy mood 🙁 put you off getting this great watch.
If anybody wants a really good watch that tells the time accurately, shows the date, the day of the week, works by radio signal,has a perpetual calendar and has a good leather strap…. What more can you ask of a watch? Have seen this at 300 elsewhere, got it here at 76 less…..Go for it but just watch the price. Since 13th November this watch has changed price twice was 224 up to 250 odd now 292 ,and that’s on Amazon… So be patient…..no longer working. worked for 23 months..Sent back to Citizen now working again. A tip for eco-drive watches let it see the light..
I give this watch 5 stars because it really is the bees knees of cool looking watches. All the functions are things I can actually use and not just there to look impressive. The radio control is brilliant with a strong signal almost anywhere and the solar charging system is always fully charged. Well pleased.
Great looking watch, very comfortable, easy to use and keeps great time. I might even look for it in a different colour.
Wore this watch throughout an extensive tour of USA and it always delivered accurate time never ever needing to be wound up.
I love this watch and it is such a good looking timepiece on my wrist!
The quality is excellent and I enjoy all the features that this watch offers especially the fact that I don’t need to bother with watch batteries any more.
Great looking watch real quality
Bought this watch yesterday from my local authorised Citizen retailer in falmouth really please with it, looks great gots lots of nice features and very well made. Better still got 10% of the RRP, if you are looking for something a bit more discrete and less flashy than the skyhawks with lots of great features then this is probably the eco drive AT for you.
Diese sehr schne Uhr von Citizen wird nur in den USA und im vereinigten Knigreich verkauft. Bin bei der suche nach einem Citizen Chronographen auf diese Uhr gestoen und bin sehr begeistert von dieser Uhr.
Ich habe seit einigen Jahren die Citizen As4030-59E und wollten unbedingt eine zweite Uhr mit Lederarmband haben. Die At4000-02E ist eine Funkuhr welches das amerikanische und das deutsche Funksignal empfngt. Im vereinigten Knigreich setzt diese Uhr das deutsche Funksignal mit einer Stunde Vorlauf um.
Ich habe einfach bei der Null-Stellung der Zeitanzeige diese auf eine stunde + eingestellt. Die Uhr luft somit mit dem Funksignal auch in Deutschland ohne die zweite Zeitzone verwenden zu mssen. Die zweite Zeitzone welches man einstellen kann wrde als normale Quarz Uhr laufen ohne die Zeit mit der Atomuhr zu synchronisieren.
Alle Bequemlichkeiten welches ich von meiner AS4030 gewohnt bin wie Perpetual Kalendar sowie Alarm und die Zweite Zeitzone bietet diese Uhr auch. Als Bonus kommt noch der Empfang des amerikanische Funksignal, bei einem Amerika Trip htte man dann auch immer die richtige Uhrzeit. Einen ganz kleinen Kritikpunkt habe ich, der Zeitmesser ist relativ gequetscht und misst nur Sekunden genau. Der Chronographen meiner As4030 ist besser abzulesen und misst mit 1/20 Senkungen genau, aber dieses ist auch nicht so relevant bei dieser Uhr fr mich.
Good looking watch
Was very happy to see that it looks better in real life. Set up was simple. All the cool functions like perpetual calendar, radio controlled timekeeping and solar powered battery make this a hassle free, very good looking and classy watch.
A beautifully crafted watch which is not too big on the wrist like some other sports watches. If you wear a shirt with cuffs on you will know what I mean. No batteries required and keeps accurate time with radio transmissions. All in all a bargain.
Brillia
Had a bit of money for Christmas, and had had an eye on an Eco Drive watch for a while – put those two things together and the outcome was inevitable! I did a bit of research and decided on this one – glad I did, it does everything I expected and looks good too. The battery technology is obviously impressive, but my favourite feature is the radio time update – geeky, I know, but I love knowing the watch is absolutely accurate at any time.
This is my first chronograph, and if I had one grumble it’s that the dials are quite small and tricky to read, but that’s a minor issue – they do the job. Overall, very pleased!
Absolutely Classy
This watch just oozez of Class. Simple, neat, and very noticeable. Every time i wear this watch pple notice it immediately and conversations are cut short just to discuss the watch. People love it and I love it as well.
The technology behind it is also amazing, few hours in any form of light and my battery is charged whether Sun or indoor Light.
I love the citizen Eco Drive and They can rest assured I will have two or three more of these by the end of the year.
A premium watch
I bought this watch in January 2013. I have been using it for 3 months.
It is a great looking watch, with the following key features:
– 5 timezones with perpetual calendar; note that if your local timezone is not in the predefined list, you can select a custom one (marked as ‘A-TM’) and configure it to your country’s timezone,
– perpetual calendar, which means that the watch knows about the daylight savings and readjust itself accordingly,
– a radio receptor which keeps the time up to date; it corrects itself everyday at 2am (UTC time),
– it is solar powered and has a power level indicator,
– it indicates the date and the day of the week,
– water resistant up to 200 meters,
– chronograph.
I am very satisfied about this watch. It is very classy and elegant item.
I had some criteria when I started looking. Radio controlled, sapphire glass, perpetual calendar, chronograph, reasonable water resistance, no regular battery replacement and cost under 400. That narrowed the field very considerably, and this watch was one of the few that ticked all the boxes. I’ve had it for a week now, and am very pleased with it. It feels like a quality timepiece. It’s quite large but doesn’t look odd on a smaller wrist like mine. The buttons have a good feel to them. The watch is heavy, but in a good way that suggests decent build quality. I’ve had a fiddle with all the radio control, stopwatch and alarm modes, and although I had to read the fine manual, it was all pretty easy to use. The alarm is on the quiet side, but I gather that most if not all watches like this have a similar problem. I think it would wake me up if it was beside me on a bedside table. For anyone outside the marked time zones there’s “alternate time”, which is not radio controlled. It comes in this version with the black leather strap, and also a metal bracelet. I went for the leather strap, which was 80 cheaper. The leather is quite thick and looks well made. It very soon bent in the right places to fit round my wrist and is very comfortable. I did a lot of research and failed to find anything that came close to this watch, even when looking at ones much more expensive.
Loving it so fa
I purchased this watch from Cirelli Jewelers via Amazon after attempting to purchase from another site that only mentioned they were out of stock after placing my order. For some reason this watch is currently hard to find.
When it arrived, I was expecting it to have a dead battery from sitting in a warehouse somewhere, but was pleasantly surprised when it was set to the correct time and had about half battery. I really like its attractive, yet simple appearance. Although it is on the larger side for watches, it fit my average sized wrist well. The dials are relatively easy to read. It takes a bit of getting used to changing between the different functions, but after a couple days of carrying around the manual I was able to learn. Changing functions isn’t a quick on-the spot thing, it can take a couple of seconds for the hands to sweep around to indicate settings. Unless you are going to be frequently using the chronograph and need to be able to quickly switch back and forth this isn’t an issue.
The perpetual calendar is a really nice feature, with my old watch I could never trust the date around the end/beginning of a month because I would forget to roll over the day. It would have been nice to have a month of year indicator, just for completeness. I think this would have been more useful than the 24 hour clock dial. The chronograph dial is the smallest dial on the watch, and it is a little cramped because it is also used to indicate the day of week and batter level. This makes the increments difficult to read, so it can be hard when timing to precisely read the dial.
The solar charging feature works quite well, it took a couple of days before my battery level went from the 1/2 that it arrived with to full. The battery level has been full ever since with normal daily use.
The main feature that drew me to this specific watch was the radio control feature. Every night the watch attempts to synchronize with a radio signal broadcasted from the atomic clock in Fort Collins Colorado. This ensures that the watch doesn’t drift from the national time standard like even the most accurate watches will over time. An added bonus is that the watch will automatically adjust for daylight savings time – another annoyance I hate dealing with twice a year. Although I haven’t yet experienced a daylight savings transition with this watch, the rest of the radio functionality works great. I am much more aware of time drift in clocks around me. Whenever I check the clock on my GPS unit or computer, it is precisely synced with this watch since these synchronize with satellites and network time servers respectively. However, I also notice many wall clocks, microwaves, alarm clocks etc that do not synchronize can be off by minutes.
I did have to change my habits slightly for this watch. I used to wear my old watch to bed, but I found with this new watch it would often fail to synchronize when worn at night. I now place the watch on an end table in my living room before bed and put it back on in the morning. This may not be necessary if you live closer to Colorado (I am in Wisconsin).
I only wish it could detect my location and forego the timezone setting too.
For accurate, maintenance free, portable time keeping this is a great watch. The only improvement I would want would be to use GPS signals instead of WWVB for time synching and automatic timezone detection but the technology isn’t quite there yet.
First off, I researched watches for about 2 weeks before deciding on this Citizen Perpetual Chrono AT. In the beginning, I was set on getting an automatic because of the craftsmanship and the "status" they have in the community but the Hamiltons I was looking at seemed so boring, it just didn't feel like it was worth the money. My dad is pretty big on watches, has a Cartier, a Rolex, and a Seiko Diver...after showing him the Hamilton, he looked disgusted and said to look at some Seiko timepieces. Seiko is probably the most respected Japanese watch maker and make some really high end pieces so I was considering the Premier Perpetual Calender which also looks sick but I didn't know if Seiko was the brand for me then I started lookin at Citizens and found this watch! It immediately caught my attention from just the pictures on Amazon and it looked like just what I wanted. When I got it in the mail, it exceeded my expectations. First thing I did was take it to an Authentic Citizen Dealer and make sure it wasn't it a fake. Responses from several dealers said it was undoubtedly a real Citizen. The thing you notice the most at first is the "bling" the watch gives with its dials. It gives off a shimmer that's straight up BOSS. The second-hand looks like a frickin sword from Game of Thrones or something. It's nasty. 42mm looks perfect on my skinny wrist too. If you're looking for your first watch, you will not be dissapointed when you get this in the mail.
First off, I researched watches for about 2 weeks before deciding on this Citizen Perpetual Chrono AT. In the beginning, I was set on getting an automatic because of the craftsmanship and the “status” they have in the community but the Hamiltons I was looking at seemed so boring, it just didn’t feel like it was worth the money. My dad is pretty big on watches, has a Cartier, a Rolex, and a Seiko Diver…after showing him the Hamilton, he looked disgusted and said to look at some Seiko timepieces. Seiko is probably the most respected Japanese watch maker and make some really high end pieces so I was considering the Premier Perpetual Calender which also looks sick but I didn’t know if Seiko was the brand for me then I started lookin at Citizens and found this watch! It immediately caught my attention from just the pictures on Amazon and it looked like just what I wanted. When I got it in the mail, it exceeded my expectations. First thing I did was take it to an Authentic Citizen Dealer and make sure it wasn’t it a fake. Responses from several dealers said it was undoubtedly a real Citizen. The thing you notice the most at first is the “bling” the watch gives with its dials. It gives off a shimmer that’s straight up BOSS. The second-hand looks like a frickin sword from Game of Thrones or something. It’s nasty. 42mm looks perfect on my skinny wrist too. If you’re looking for your first watch, you will not be dissapointed when you get this in the mail.
This watch arrived almost fully charged and only took a few seconds to set time zone and DST. Radio receiver works great, reporting high signal when I check the next day.
Warning however, if you have a big wrist, be prepared to buy a third party watch band, because CITIZEN ONLY MAKES ON SIZE – THE ONE IT COMES WITH, AND IT’S STANDARD LENGTH. They don’t have Long or X-Long for this watch. Not a big deal, but be prepared…
I bought the Citizen AT-4000 fron the British Watch Company via Amazon.com.uk
Very happy with the prompt and efficient cervice. Received the watch in Australia with-in 4 business days.
I collect watches, and this watch has a premium feel and functionality.
Only thing I would add is that as it has Atomic time keeping for LON, NYC, CHI, DEN and LAX, but not SYD (Sydney, Australia), the A-TM (Alternate Time) can be set as my local time, however the A-TM feature does not allow Atomic time keeping.
Alternatively, as I have done, one can pick a destination which one does not visit and manualy set it as local time, in my case I used (DEN).
All in all a complete watch with a premium feel and look!
With all the functions built in to this piece, I have very few complaints about it. It is not too difficult learn the operations of the watch. There is a slight learning curve but it’s really not that bad, I think it makes operating the watch that much more fun.
Nothing is perfect so I really had to dig deep to find these complaints, the only things I can think of are as follows:
Switching functions does take a while. This flaw is inherent to multiple time zone functions, since the hands have to sweep over to the new zone. If you’re switching to somewhere with a 7 hour time difference, well, it’s to be expected so I wouldn’t fault the watch for that.
This issue also comes in with setting the alarm, if the current alarm setting is 6 hours back you’ll have to wait for the hands to sweep all the way over to that time so setting an alarm is not always quick. I think if they would have built the alarm setting function onto the 24 hour sub-dial instead it would have eliminated that issue. Also, the alarm volume is what you’d expect from any analog watch, I personally don’t rely on watch alarms to wake me up in the morning.
And lastly, one thing I could ask for is a unidirectional bezel, though I understand that is usually reserved for divers. I find it more practical than a tachymeter since tachymeters have such a narrow scope of application (i.e. if my speedometer was broken in my car and I need to know my speed on the highway, or if I want to know how many sandwiches I can make in an hour). In my opinion using a unidirectional bezel as a timer is much more practical. Citizen could’ve just added a unidirectional bezel to the outside of the tachymeter. Then it would be the ultimate watch. You can always use the chronograph as a timer but I just think turning a bezel is faster and more functional because I can mark exactly what time I started a task instead of having to remember when I started it.
Overall, this watch has so many functions that it makes up for it’s very few flaws. This watch looks much nicer in person. I also had a little piece of shiny material on one of the subdials on my particular watch, it’s so tiny and doesn’t float around so I’m not worried about it affecting function. I decided not to return it because that little cosmetic flaw kind of makes my particular watch unique if I ever run accross the same watch on somebody else.
Too many positives to list. If you like a watch packed with features, this is the watch for you. Lume is great, still glows when I wake up in the morning. Also, there are plenty of leather or rubber straps available for the 24mm lug size so if you don’t like the straps on this model don’t let that stop you. The current one is skinny for my taste so I ordered wider straps.
This watch is very classy and a great 30th present. Citizen are a great manufacturer, would recommend any of their watches, this is the 2nd purchase of theirs. Great service too.