Citizen
By Chester Hopkins
Citizen Satellites
T
he first impression is that it is just another
world-timer watch – albeit a good looking
one with a brand name on the dial you can
trust. But then the words “Satellite Wave” come into
focus. Wha t the heck is a satellite wave?
Well, it’s an onomatopoeia if ever there were
one. This watch literally rides a wave of satellites
around the globe to make sure you never have the
incorrect time on your wrist when traveling. At least
in 27 world cities and 40 time zones that is.
Yes, there are officially only 24 time zones,
but the 40 takes into account all the vagaries of
daylight savings time, countries who add their own
independent zones, etc. China, for instance and
amazingly enough, only has one time zone for the
entire country. Time zones are a tricky business that
Citizen may have unlocked the magic of better than
any watch on Earth.
“The driving goal at Citizen is always to do
things better and to make technology more accessible to everyone” said Jeffrey Cohen, President
of Citizen Watch Company of America. “This new
timepiece will bring satellite technology to a broader
market of watch enthusiasts.”
With a three-second relay time to the nearest GPS satellite, this latest version of globally
positioned watches by Citizen incorporates all their
previous technology and takes it to a fascinating
new level. Beyond the GPS accuracy, this $1,150
timepiece includes a perpetual calendar, daylightsavings-time indicator, light-level power indicator and
is 100-meter water resistant. It would be difficult to
conjure up a better timepiece for the world traveler.
Citizen notes that the watch has the fastest
light charging time of any watch in it’s class along
with the longest power reserve. The latest version
also sports the quickest satellite-to-watch reception
speed for syncing.
The watch comes in several dial colors and
configurations and is on the market now, most likely
at your favorite watch retailer.
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