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What watch do you think does justice to the functional beauty, brutal styling and elegant simplicity of the Cybertruck?
My wife alerted me to a limited edition watch just released by Citizen and I thought it was worth sharing here since I think it's a good fit for future Cybertruck owners. If you have any watches you think compliment the uniqueness of the Cybertruck looks and/or functionality be sure to post them here!
I've long been a fan of mechanical, non-electric watches for their mechanical beauty and non-reliance on batteries and computers to perform their function. But, in recent years, I've gravitated towards the accuracy of quartz watches to reduce the need to constantly adjust them for accuracy and adjust the date at the end of months having less than 31 days. But then you have the battery replacements that seem to come all to quickly, even when some of them can run years on a single battery. Some people forgo watches altogether and simply rely on their phone. I don't wear jewelry (other than a simple wedding band) and I like wearing a watch so don't try to talk me out of it!
Enter the solar powered, Eco drive watches from Citizen (I have no financial interest in Citizen, I just like the way their Eco-drive watches free me from regular battery replacements). There are many other manufacturers of this class of watch and I am not particularly brand loyal. Most Citizen watches have questionable styling (IMO) and my entire life I've viewed them as a "weird" watch company that played second fiddle to the likes of Seiko, the Swiss brands and even Timex. But they do have a lot of good technology and reasonable value if you can find styling that pleases you.
But let's get to the watch in question. No single watch will please anyone so, if you don't like it, please move on. Better yet, if you have a watch you like better, that compliments the qualities of the Cybertruck, post it here. What is a Cybertruck and how can a watch compliment it? A Cybertruck is durable, strong, simple and elegant. It's made using space-age durable materials and technology. It's not fussy or overly stylistic. It's function above all.
The new Citizen Super Titanium Atomic Timekeeping is all of those things. At $1100, it's not a cheap watch but neither are the materials and processes that go into it's construction and they are only making 2200 worldwide. The watch case is forged from a single ingot of super-heated titanium alloy. It has an all-metal band of the same material. Both the band and the watch case are DLC coated which stands for "diamond like carbon" which is a vapor deposited, super hard and very thin carbon coating that not many things can scratch. It has a synthetic sapphire crystal for clarity and scratch resistance. The titanium case and band, combined with it's less than average case thickness of just over 10 mm makes this watch exceeding light and comfortable to wear for it's 43mm case diameter.
The angular profile of the watch case reminds me of the Cybertruck (of course I have Cybertruck on the brain) and the starfield on the watch face reminds me of SpaceX and their mission to distant worlds.
There are two more photos of this watch on the Citizen website but it's new so you won't find much else on the web: Super Titanium™ Atomic Timekeeping | Citizen (citizenwatch.com) I will say the watch looks better in person than any of these photos can manage to portray. The starfield has a light sparkle to it depending upon the light angle and the luminous hands and hour markings are easy to read in the dark.
The DLC on the titanium case didn't come through very well in this photo. In real life it looks a bit more glossy, like a metallicized ceramic. A typical stainless steel watch with a face this big and all-metal watch band will normally weigh around 120-180 grams (or more). This weighs in at only 83 grams once I removed two links to fit my average wrist size.
It should never need any manual time adjustments, as long I don't travel beyond the range of the various atomic clock transmitters. If I do venture beyond range, it's rated to keep time to within a respectable 5 seconds per month.
One feature I really like: the all-titanium band has tool-less micro-adjust so it's very quick and easy to make small adjustments in sizing if your wrist changes size over time or through the day. It's rated to operate in normal watch mode for 6 months with no exposure to light so there is no constant need to keep it exposed to light during the dark days of winter. It will stay charged under normal office lighting if exposed for about 4 hours per day. It's rated water resistance is 100 meters.
My wife found a coupon on-line for $110 off the regular price and it comes with free shipping. This watch will not be for everyone but I thought I would share if for those who might appreciate it. I would love to see other examples, even if just a photo, of watches other Cybertruck fans think might complement the very unique Cybertruck.
My wife alerted me to a limited edition watch just released by Citizen and I thought it was worth sharing here since I think it's a good fit for future Cybertruck owners. If you have any watches you think compliment the uniqueness of the Cybertruck looks and/or functionality be sure to post them here!
I've long been a fan of mechanical, non-electric watches for their mechanical beauty and non-reliance on batteries and computers to perform their function. But, in recent years, I've gravitated towards the accuracy of quartz watches to reduce the need to constantly adjust them for accuracy and adjust the date at the end of months having less than 31 days. But then you have the battery replacements that seem to come all to quickly, even when some of them can run years on a single battery. Some people forgo watches altogether and simply rely on their phone. I don't wear jewelry (other than a simple wedding band) and I like wearing a watch so don't try to talk me out of it!
Enter the solar powered, Eco drive watches from Citizen (I have no financial interest in Citizen, I just like the way their Eco-drive watches free me from regular battery replacements). There are many other manufacturers of this class of watch and I am not particularly brand loyal. Most Citizen watches have questionable styling (IMO) and my entire life I've viewed them as a "weird" watch company that played second fiddle to the likes of Seiko, the Swiss brands and even Timex. But they do have a lot of good technology and reasonable value if you can find styling that pleases you.
But let's get to the watch in question. No single watch will please anyone so, if you don't like it, please move on. Better yet, if you have a watch you like better, that compliments the qualities of the Cybertruck, post it here. What is a Cybertruck and how can a watch compliment it? A Cybertruck is durable, strong, simple and elegant. It's made using space-age durable materials and technology. It's not fussy or overly stylistic. It's function above all.
The new Citizen Super Titanium Atomic Timekeeping is all of those things. At $1100, it's not a cheap watch but neither are the materials and processes that go into it's construction and they are only making 2200 worldwide. The watch case is forged from a single ingot of super-heated titanium alloy. It has an all-metal band of the same material. Both the band and the watch case are DLC coated which stands for "diamond like carbon" which is a vapor deposited, super hard and very thin carbon coating that not many things can scratch. It has a synthetic sapphire crystal for clarity and scratch resistance. The titanium case and band, combined with it's less than average case thickness of just over 10 mm makes this watch exceeding light and comfortable to wear for it's 43mm case diameter.
The angular profile of the watch case reminds me of the Cybertruck (of course I have Cybertruck on the brain) and the starfield on the watch face reminds me of SpaceX and their mission to distant worlds.
There are two more photos of this watch on the Citizen website but it's new so you won't find much else on the web: Super Titanium™ Atomic Timekeeping | Citizen (citizenwatch.com) I will say the watch looks better in person than any of these photos can manage to portray. The starfield has a light sparkle to it depending upon the light angle and the luminous hands and hour markings are easy to read in the dark.
The DLC on the titanium case didn't come through very well in this photo. In real life it looks a bit more glossy, like a metallicized ceramic. A typical stainless steel watch with a face this big and all-metal watch band will normally weigh around 120-180 grams (or more). This weighs in at only 83 grams once I removed two links to fit my average wrist size.
It should never need any manual time adjustments, as long I don't travel beyond the range of the various atomic clock transmitters. If I do venture beyond range, it's rated to keep time to within a respectable 5 seconds per month.
One feature I really like: the all-titanium band has tool-less micro-adjust so it's very quick and easy to make small adjustments in sizing if your wrist changes size over time or through the day. It's rated to operate in normal watch mode for 6 months with no exposure to light so there is no constant need to keep it exposed to light during the dark days of winter. It will stay charged under normal office lighting if exposed for about 4 hours per day. It's rated water resistance is 100 meters.
My wife found a coupon on-line for $110 off the regular price and it comes with free shipping. This watch will not be for everyone but I thought I would share if for those who might appreciate it. I would love to see other examples, even if just a photo, of watches other Cybertruck fans think might complement the very unique Cybertruck.
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