![]() ![]() ![]() But that Rolex isn’t just a highly accurate watch - it’s remarkably accurate. After all, no one really buys a watch because it’s accurate - for all intents and purposes, your microwave tells better time than a Rolex. This week: the Citizen Chronomaster.Īccuracy is something enthusiasts laud in mechanical watches but is ultimately irrelevant. A very special quartz watch with features a zaratsu polished case and a washi paper dial.Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a biweekly column highlighting little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. Simply labelled as The Citizen, aka The Chronomaster. And from this rich engineering heritage, comes interesting technology. After all, this is a corporation who makes in excess of 200 million watches a year, and led not by professional managers or sale/marketing people, but by engineers. But we also discern a true engineering spirit from within the company. While this is true as the name Citizen was actually given to the first watch they produced in 1924 for this very reason – as a watch for the citizens of the world. What comes to mind when one thinks of Citizen watches? Probably inexpensive watches, robustly built. YES, ITS QUARTZ, BUT IT IS ALSO ARTISANAL, HIGH TECH, AND A CLASSICAL BEAUTY. ![]() What I find remarkable about this watch is the handmade paper dial, sandwiched between a sapphire top layer and the eco-drive solar panel. ![]()
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