Citizen Eco-Drive 50th Anniversary
Citizen celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Eco-Drive technology with a diving event on Lake Michigan, demonstrating the light-powered watches in underwater conditions. The event also highlighted specific models, including the Promaster WaveTracker and various Promaster Dive watches, showcasing their capabilities in challenging environments.
- 50th anniversary of Citizen Eco-Drive technology
- Event involved diving in Lake Michigan
- Demonstrated Citizen light-powered watches underwater
The "Windup in a Lake" event aimed to showcase Citizen's Eco-Drive technology by taking light-powered watches into the dark depths of Lake Michigan.
The event featured a range of Citizen Promaster models, including the 42mm Promaster WaveTracker with tide data for 203 cities, the 39mm Promaster Land GMT rated to 200 meters, and various Promaster Dive models.
A mid-1990s Aqualand Duplex C506-Q00711TA was lost during the dive but was miraculously recovered from the shipwreck's silt, still functioning and having logged its own dive profile.
The Citizen's "The Citizen Indigo Washi" is a limited edition featuring an indigo-dyed washi paper dial made using traditional Japanese crafts, juxtaposed with high-end quartz technology.
The Citizen's Caliber A060 movement is accurate to within five seconds per year, utilizing active temperature compensation and a perpetual calendar.
The case finishing on The Citizen uses a lapping technique similar to zaratsu polishing, resulting in a mirror-like finish on the Super Titanium case with a Duratect coating for extreme hardness.