Horological Meandering

Report of CITIZEN Eco-Drive "EYES" launch reception. As I have been reporting the innovative products from CITIZEN design center, this model - announced at Basel 2010 - is to be soon launched ( Feb. 2013) worldwide as LE of 250 for each of black model and...  

Movement in that watch, perhaps related to their A110 movement?

... I asked CITIZEN and they say "thermocompensated movement is not common these days"..... Thanks! Ken

From Citizen. Do they mean there are only a small percentage of quartz watches that are TC? They already have a solar movement in The Citizen. Maybe it is a cost issue?

.. they used to make those movements (powered by the thermo- difference), but not today... Makes sense? Or do they misunderstand your question? Ken

So is this the first all ceramic dial solar powered watch? Apart from the ceramic, is there anything else that sets this watch apart from others in this category? Cheers fernando

...? The super domey crystal for more efficient light absorption, special coating on the strap to keep it cleaner, etc.... Ken

...the ceramic indices and also the voluptuous dimensions of the crystal. I would be excited to see this watch in person. Thanks for the great coverage, Ken. I think Citizen has some great ideas and I want to see MORE! Cheers, Daos

.. you will have a chance to see it in person, hopefully! Ken

to have a view on something different. The approach based on the ceramic material is nice and the overall shape too (Dome, dial, case ...) Thanks for the follow up Ken :) Cheers, Mark PS : Glad you mention what it was. From the picture I thought it was an...  

Yes, this is different, but interesting enough to stimulate my purist mind :-) Ken

Really beautiful and interesting watch; the depth of the dial seems like it is not gimmicky, unlike some other unnamed brands that create this dial depth to distinguish their watches. I wish that Citizen had pioneered a way to integrate the solar cell int... 

... I am sure CITIZEN is reading this and may start thinking about it, or they are already? Thank you! Ken

thanks for all the detail Ken. G.

.. thanks, G! Ken

... and other new materials seem to be used more for cases, so it is nice to see someone doing more innovative things with dials too. I will need to see one of these in the 'ceramic' as the dial comes across as rather 'plasticy', but I guess you can see t... 

... to let the Concept Model they show at Basel to the market place, no matter how long it takes. They don't guarantee, but their "Concept Models" are not meant to end up as just concept models. And I guess it takes time to really commercialize the "Conce... 

Thanks for the clarification, Ken, I understand now. Much like the car industry, concept models often don't reach production, although ideas and parts of the concept may end up in production models. Andrew

There's a watch brand with a similar style but rue execution on this is amazing. Wish the price weren't so high. Those $s for GS or even The Citizen make sense. This just feels so "fashion."

.. but I guess it takes such resources to make this dial and time, man/hour... Yes, fashion may be more on the agenda for this one, I agree. Light and shadow - the statement like the artistic expression.... Thanks! Ken

Great photos and awesome post K. Thank you. Best wishes, Joel

This is what the parent company of La Joux-Perret and Arnold & Sons makes :-) Ken

Do you know why? Due to the glass shape, I think that this watch has a feeling of LM1... I'm curious to see it in the metal. Fx

... well, this concept model was announced at 2010 Basel and there is no way CITIZEN saw LM1 (don't know about the other way around, may be coincident). The reason for the very domey glass is aesthetic and the effort to collect as much lights as possible ...