Monday, January 5, 2015

Divers Watch---Citizen Promaster Autozilla 1000m Titanium

The Citizen Promaster Autozilla 1000m Titanium Divers Watch NH6930-09F (NH6931-06E) may be the epitome of design and manufacturing prowess of Citizen. The opportunity to design a watch which takes with an extreme atmosphere, within this case, water pressure of 1,000 meters using titanium ought to be acknowledge. Within this case, Citizen utilizes a proprietary alloy of titanium which has been through a procedure known as "Duratec".


The Autozilla because it is known as, is because of its size cheap it uses an automatic mechanical movement. Having a diameter of 55 mm along with a thickness of 19 mm, this watch is really a major presence on anyone's wrist. Constructed of titanium, it is just 135 gm in weight. The option of titanium isn't just for weight savings but additionally that it supports easier to ocean water in comparison to stainless steel. This watch ISO 6425 licensed for mixed-gas diving.



The Autozilla includes a uni-directional bezel in addition to the day and date window in the 3 o'clock position. The crown is positioned in the 9 o'clock position. Hands and marketplaces are lumed. The broad sword minute hand has orange boarders. Even though the hour hand looks a little stumpy, it will it job. The crystal that covers the dial is sapphire.



The bezel around the Autozilla is exclusive. As you can tell in the photo above, the bezel has large groves at the very top of the bezel rather of the sides like other typical dive watches. To make use of, one needs to press lower the bezel before turning it. The bezel has 120 click changes. There's a lume pip in the /60 minute position.



Also observe that additional ring around the outside of the case that has the "Open" and "Close" words etched in black. This is actually the removable bezel mechanism for simple cleaning. Engaging this mechanism allows someone to open the bezel. However, a security measure continues to be incorporated by Citizen by means of another securing level just over the crown.



This side profile (crown side) shows the big clean crown along with the overall shape of the watch casing and also the strap link. The crown is inside a screw-lower. Just over the crown may be the bezel ring clamp securing lever. Once this really is open, the bezel is easy to remove the watch. Note the initial lug attachment towards the rubber strap. What this means is, it's not easy to get third-party straps as alternative.



The movement about this watch may be the Miyota 8203. This movement debut in 1977. It's an automatic, unidirectional winding 21 jewels movement operating at 21,600 vph. Power reserve is roughly 45 hours. Even though it has hand-winding capacity, it's non-hacking. It arrives with hour, minute, central seconds, quickset date and quickset dual-language day. Precision is ranked at -10 to +20 seconds each day. The rotor is undecorated.

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