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Thebrand celebrates 100 years of its existence this year. Founded by Tokyo jeweler Kamekichi Yamazaki in 1918 as he Shokosha Watch Research Institute. The first commercial model was the caliber 16 pocket watch. It was presented to his friend and mayor of Tokyo Gotō Shinpei who named it Citizen as it was his dream that every citizen could own a high quality watch. The first customer was possibly the the Imperial family of Japan. Emperor Shōwa (post humous name for Emperor Hirohito) who was then the Prince Regent of Japan in the Taishō era, owned the Citizen Caliber 16. The watch is now in the Citizen Museum, and photographed here.

For starters The Citizen is a beautiful watch. The case is in Super Titanium, a special grade of titanium made within the Citizen family and coated with their proprietary Dura-Tech coating to be 10 times more scratch resistance than regular stainless steel. The case with bracelet is very light, at only 79g.

The case features very classical lines, and measures 39mm in diameter with sensuous curves at the right places. Having said that, the design is rather sober, and proper. The alternate high polished surfaces sit next to brushed ones, and the edges are polished to achieve a sharp edge, though not quite enough to slice or dice fingers.

The dial is remarkable, in that the surface has a subtle textured appearance, and the applied text, indices and branding appears to float over the paper dial. The hands are magnificently faceted and polished and sparkles as one moves the watch.

The case is a very classical tonneau like shape, with curved sides and an integrated bracelet design. The case is finished in a mix of high polish and linear brushing. This gives visual depth to the case. The entire case is initially finished in the high polish zaratsu style, and the brushed surfaces are added by hand using fine grain sand paper. A master artisan executed both the polishing and the brushed finish.

While a quick google search of the term zaratsu will likely return a first page list of perhaps only Grand Seiko mentions, the term is actually not limited to Seiko. The Japanese writing is ザラツ研磨, and is in Katakana, which is reserved for imported words. Japanese writing is in either Kanji or Hiragana for Japanese origin terms. So what is the origins. For this we go to the Swiss.

The Swiss make a grinding machine which use a paper surface mounted on a vertical disc. The disc spins and the artisan applies the object to be polished. The machine is called Sallaz, which in German is pronounced phonetically as zarats. This machine was in common use in the Swiss watchmaking industry and the Japanese also started to use it. The Japanese transliteration is thus zaratsu.

As this is a tool, which is rather generic, the final zaratsu polish lies in the hands of the skilled practitioner. Both Citizen and Seiko use specialists in this field, and as a result, the final finishing is nearly equal. At least to our eyes.

The dial is rather interesting as well. The visible surface of the dial is a textured finish of Japanese traditional handcrafted paper, called washi. This special paper is from the Kochi Prefecture, and is known as Tosa-washi.

The use of washi on a watch dial is a World Premiere and a nod to the Edo period Japanese culture. Traditionally, washi is not only used for writing, but also where as a light diffuser. For example, washi is used in Japanese lanterns (Chochin) and Japanese wall paper (shoji). In this context its modern application in front of the solar panel is perhaps fitting.

The A060 movement is also light powered, and part of the Citizen Ec0-Drive family. As the movement features complicated functions, the solar panel occupies the entire dial, just below the washi paper. The power reserve is up to 7 months, or 1.5 years when the power saving feature is activated. Power saving is activated automatically by the watch when is stored in a dark environment. When activated, the hands will stop at 12, but time is kept internally. With exposure to light, the watch will move to the correct time. This is automatically done, with no user intervention.

The A060 is remarkable also for the fact that it is assembled by hand in the Citizen facility in Iida, by a single watchmaker known as Super-Meister. Super-Meisters are highly experienced watchmakers in the company, and some have been working for Citizen for 40 years.

The movement has a temperature compensation algorithm in the IC (incidentally also manufactured in-house by Citizen) which monitors and checks the temperature every minute and compensates the quartz system for variations.

The movement keeps a perpetual calendar. But at first glance, a three hand watch with date can hardly be a perpetual calendar. But it does. It does this by using the second hand to show the month and leap year indication. Here is a chart from the manual:

This is a set and forget technique, as the power reserve is very long (7 months), this feature is not needed for daily use. To access it to either set or check requires the pusher at 2 to be held for 2 seconds when the crown is pulled out in position 1.

Here is a short video showing the changeover from April 30 to May 1. Note that the date change is executed precisely at 12 midnight. We showed an earlier video in which the date change was effected minutes after midnight. We made the error of fast winding the hands till it was about to change,, wound it back and allowed it to change. It showed the changeover past midnight. That video is here.

However, we tried to shoot the video again, this time allowing a good 3 to 4 hours before midnight to allow the mechanism to run in real time and to align itself. And the precision of the stroke of midnight date change is impressive. This is how a regular owner would experience the date change.

Edited June 16, 2018: Added a high speed camera video, photographed at 1000 frames per second and played back at 30 frames per second showing the precise jumping of the second hand with no rebound or vibration, and the precise flipping of the date. Please go to The Citizen Chronomaster section of this article.

The list of standout features for the AQ 4020 is rather long. From the artisanal washi paper dial, to the light powered movement to the excellent haute horologie finishing of the case, bracelet and hands, to the exceptional accuracy of +/- 5s a year. Priced at 330,000 excl Japanese VAT, it is rather conservatively targeted for the segment. If we take all these features, The Citizen stands peerless. But in the field of high accuracy quartz movements, we survey the following landscape.

The Citizen Chronomaster AQ 4020 is a beautiful watch, with in-depth beauty that reveals itself the more familiar one is with the watch. It captivated our entire staff in the Deployant office who encountered it. The design aesthetic is at once very classical and traditional, but also with elements that awaits discovery with each perusal. The washi dial has so many intricacies that one can stare at it for long periods to discover the textural details. The zaratsu polished case, indices, hands juxtaposition with the brushed surfaces heightens the sensation of depth and detail.

Currently only available in the Japanese domestic market, the Citizen Chronomaster AQ 4020-54Y is priced at 330,000 excl Japanese VAT. Especially for the features it packs. The ultra high accuracy movement, the with a perpetual calendar built in, yet not in an obvious way. And is perhaps the most advanced quartz movement in the world today. These alone are worthy of the entry price. But add the outstanding workmanship in the Dura-Tech Titanium case, the zaratsu polishing, the washi dial. We think its a remarkable value.

Second hand stop function

Date early correction function

0 hour calendar update function

Time difference setting function in 1 hour intervals

Power reserve display function

Charging warning function

Overcharge prevention function

Impact detection function

Automatic needle correction function

The chronomaster warranty is 10 years and is valid all over the world as long as you bought it from authorized dealer in Japan. I purchased aq 4001-08a and citizen repair center in California had no issue honoring the warranty.

Yes the movement is equipped with a device which ensures that the ticks are spot on. A zero reset system to ensure alignment of the hour and minute hands is also provided. This ensures that as the second hand hits the marker spot in, so does the minute and hour hand at the top of each minute and hour respectively.

The movement is technically better than on my Grand Seiko but at least my GS has a rate trimmer. My Citizen spent six months being serviced in Japan because it was off-spec, only for it to finally come back STILL OFF-SPEC!

I am sorry but Sallaz would surely NOT be pronounced zarats in German. If anything, it would pronounced talkative or sallas . Furthermore, it appears that Sallaz is actually French and therefore the pronunciation would be salla. Could it be that the R r slipped in there because the Japanese have difficulties pronouncing the letter L which typically sounds a bit like the letter R when they try to pronounce it?

Probably like most Bruce Lee fans, a big part of my love for the classic action flick Enter the Dragon is the nostalgia factor, the childhood memories of watching the movie on TV and hearing the legendary martial artist's signature "Wataah!" yell. Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, Warner Bros. brings the film to 4K Ultra HD with a top-notch HDR10 presentation, a highly entertaining Dolby Atmos track but sadly, a lackluster and disappointing assortment of bonus features. Nevertheless, this UHD edition is a Recommended addition for owners of the Blu-ray releases.

Five decades following his untimely death, Bruce Lee remains the movies' supreme martial arts star. His masterful final film, Enter The Dragon, stands the test of time as the most beloved martial arts epic in film history. This box office hit takes Lee to the island fortress of criminal warlord Han, whose martial arts academy covers up opium smuggling and prostitution activities. To avenge the death of his sister, Lee infiltrates the stronghold and enters Han's brutal tournament-a breathtaking visual feast of competitions fusing skills in karate, judo, tae kwon do, tai chi chuan and hapkido, staged by Lee himself. What a kick!

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