Tearing Down a Radio Controlled Citizen Eco-Drive

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  • @stray4095
    @stray4095 5 лет назад +62

    It's definitely gave me a new respect for the new Eco drive proximity watch I just bought. It's no Patek Philippe, but it's quality and craftsmanship in its own right.

    • @brianbuchert6382
      @brianbuchert6382 5 лет назад +6

      Jeremy M I’d rather have this money aside than the patek the citizen looks much better other than the patek using real gold I think it looks like something from my great grandfathers junk drawer and a piece of costume jewelry

    • @philipdenner8504
      @philipdenner8504 2 года назад +1

      your right Jeremy, but i bet you its more accurate.

    • @jessec377
      @jessec377 8 месяцев назад +1

      The citizens align themselves via radio signal to atomic clocks every night so they are among the most accurate watches on earth.

  • @Thebigboram
    @Thebigboram 5 лет назад +12

    The stupid young side of my brain said, "that's cool I will try that". But then the half that's lived half of a century said, "don't be stupid, stupid".....

  • @tiberiu_nicolae
    @tiberiu_nicolae 6 лет назад +88

    I disassembled mine and put it back together. Now I have 1 extra screw.

    • @Ihaveseenthings577
      @Ihaveseenthings577 5 лет назад +5

      Smoke a dubby you'll figure it out...😬

    • @guinea4594
      @guinea4594 5 лет назад +50

      Keep dissembling and reassembling it and you have unlimited screws, sell the screws and make a fortune

    • @icervoid
      @icervoid 5 лет назад +14

      You screwed your watch. hehe

    • @samabala6348
      @samabala6348 4 года назад +1

      In general most of us do a kind of research and end up spoiling the mechanism.

    • @Diagenesis12
      @Diagenesis12 4 года назад +2

      @@guinea4594 I like it man :)

  • @giangvu7902
    @giangvu7902 5 лет назад +5

    Very cool video. I have always wanted to see the inside of these watches!

  • @antoniorupecio2122
    @antoniorupecio2122 7 лет назад +79

    The problem is how to assemble it back hahahaha

    • @NvThaKidd
      @NvThaKidd 6 лет назад +17

      fgsdf adfwxg Watch the video in reverse 😝

    • @Ihaveseenthings577
      @Ihaveseenthings577 5 лет назад

      And keep the warranty....😁👍

    • @stray4095
      @stray4095 5 лет назад +4

      As the teardown went on, I kept thinking I would probably just as soon throw everything away and go buy a new watch LOL than try to get it back together the way it came.

    • @rahirizwankhan2281
      @rahirizwankhan2281 4 года назад

      Nooo it’s too easy

  • @kaiok1777
    @kaiok1777 4 года назад +46

    Legend has it that he's still searching for those c-clips 1:12.

  • @stefanopolido7595
    @stefanopolido7595 3 года назад +22

    the amount of effort and thinking put into the creation of these watches is mind blowing

  • @ka9vmp
    @ka9vmp 5 лет назад +23

    When I was a kid I enjoyed watching my uncle work on the mechanical watches in his shop. He was a big guy, and seeing him work with the tiny parts fascinated me.

  • @reece2182
    @reece2182 3 года назад +4

    What i took from this video is I will not be taking my watch apart

  • @jerryg50
    @jerryg50 5 лет назад +16

    Taking apart a watch like this to change a part inside, and then properly re-assemble it is a huge skill. Takes a lot of learning and the ability to visualize how it functions. As much as I know in physics, electronics, and engineering theory, I would never be able to make that watch work again on my own. Because I do not have the required dexterity and steadiness I could not even attempt this type of task!

    • @Thebigboram
      @Thebigboram 5 лет назад +5

      You have lived long enough to achieve wisdom. I salute you sir!

  • @cherryberryplays8610
    @cherryberryplays8610 2 года назад +8

    I purchased this watch in 2012 and paid 250$, many asked why so expensive. After watching this video, I realized that this is worth 1000$. Its my prized possession till today and counting.

    • @reallauradee
      @reallauradee 2 года назад +3

      Want another one? $500 and it's yours.

    • @WerewolfMaster
      @WerewolfMaster Год назад

      it's not - it has still many plastic elements that could be metal.

    • @malaise92
      @malaise92 Год назад

      @@WerewolfMaster kinda how Rolex are not priced by the raw material cost?

  • @IamHollandator
    @IamHollandator 3 года назад +5

    I wanna see this man put that mess back together now

  • @nhutle3924
    @nhutle3924 4 года назад +2

    Thanks. That's very complex

  • @murderwasthebass1
    @murderwasthebass1 4 года назад +20

    These Citizen radio controlled atomic timepieces are a marvel of engineering! I love my Citizen AT9010-52E. The battery charges itself and the time sets itself. Looks great too!

    • @WerewolfMaster
      @WerewolfMaster Год назад +1

      It's capacitor, not a battery - it's Eco-Drive - it has no battery.

    • @navinanandramamoorthi7896
      @navinanandramamoorthi7896 Год назад +1

      @@WerewolfMaster It has either a capacitor or a rechargeable lithium-ion battery

    • @jameschristiansson3137
      @jameschristiansson3137 Год назад +1

      @@WerewolfMaster The E650 caliber this Citizen watch has uses a Panasonic CTL920F lithium battery.

    • @srikantamohanty4214
      @srikantamohanty4214 Год назад

      Does it change date correctly after Feb 28?

    • @jameschristiansson3137
      @jameschristiansson3137 Год назад +1

      @@srikantamohanty4214 Yes, it will change the date correctly until February 28, 2100.

  • @GwenAllyssor
    @GwenAllyssor 4 года назад +3

    Plastic?

  • @kendesjarlais7577
    @kendesjarlais7577 5 лет назад +7

    I have the same watch . Very accurate .a great calibre watch.A lot goes into the things that’s for sure

  • @watchfan6180
    @watchfan6180 3 года назад +1

    Is it still possible and cost effective to have the capacitor on eco drive ray mears super tough changed and hands re oiled? I ask as watch has no removable case back and movement is changed from the front of the watch.

  • @Shino2600
    @Shino2600 6 лет назад +14

    Wow! I have the same model- it’s a lot more complex than I thought for Eco Drive!

  • @anaswarelayadath
    @anaswarelayadath 3 года назад +2

    It's another world in there...

  • @bettersteps
    @bettersteps 2 года назад +1

    I'm surprised the casebook isn't a screw down considering the water resistance is 200m.

    • @iz723
      @iz723 Год назад

      Same with the crown

  • @TODOSUBASTA2011
    @TODOSUBASTA2011 4 года назад +1

    THE CROWN OF THE WATCH CAME OUT OF THE BOX. HOW DO I MAKE IT INSERTED AND NOT COME OUT AGAIN? THANKS

  • @si_vis_amari_ama
    @si_vis_amari_ama 2 года назад +3

    My EcoDrive has given me well over 10 years of flawless service. If mistakenly left in a drawer, it quickly charges and works perfectly.

  • @icervoid
    @icervoid 5 лет назад +3

    I have the CC9015-54E Eco-Drive Satellite Wave. Is the same battery for this two watches ? And what model ?

  • @13noman1
    @13noman1 4 года назад +6

    Pretty cool! Never imagined all of that was in there. Yeah, I shudder to think about the reassembly.

    • @coreygimbel4732
      @coreygimbel4732 Год назад

      The mere thought of reassembling that gives me a headache. Disassembly seemed almost casual. Reassembly not so much/

  • @tonysonglalala
    @tonysonglalala 4 года назад +4

    When I was a kid at elementary school, I disassembled a small analog alarm clock and able to put it back, OMG! It still tick when I lay it down, like magic !!!

  • @-WhizzBang-
    @-WhizzBang- 4 года назад +2

    Cool video, but I would definitely NOT attempt to do this myself with my $1000 Citizen Eco Drive.....I would open it to change the rechargeable battery and that is as far as I would go...;)

  • @alanjohnson7513
    @alanjohnson7513 7 лет назад +9

    thats a masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @pgmurrin
    @pgmurrin 3 года назад +1

    You didn’t unravel the copper wire from those watch cha ma call it things , so it not completely disassembled.

  • @Luckyflower1969
    @Luckyflower1969 2 года назад +1

    I would like to change the batterie but i dont know to remove the plate which fixed it. I need some help?

  • @Eric-mp4ft
    @Eric-mp4ft Год назад

    So begs the question, is it worth the while to take it to a Citizen dealer and replace the battery!!!! It’s (charged up!) leave it alone in my drawers for weeks! Still kept good time but when I wear it, it’s stops, I take it off and leave on table for a few days it’s ticking away!! Bloody strange

  • @soloban81
    @soloban81 2 года назад +2

    Thanks. This is what I needed to get into the back of my watch to replace the capacitor.

  •  6 лет назад +2

    Depois ainda vem me dizer que só o relógio automático tem muitas peças soltas!!!! Olha pra isso!!! Quanta tecnologia em um relógio a quartz/solar! Incrível.... Agora tenho mais respeito ao relógio quartz... Não é só um circuito fechado!!!

  • @timlemmon9474
    @timlemmon9474 2 года назад +1

    Not gonna lie, I had a lot of anxiety watching this! Yikes!

  • @jesusvasquez3293
    @jesusvasquez3293 3 года назад +1

    And this is why citizen eco drives are not replicated. It would cost too much money that it just wouldn't be worth it.

  • @WerewolfMaster
    @WerewolfMaster Год назад +1

    3:02 It's capacitor, not a battery - it's Eco-Drive - it has no battery. The video spreads untrue info.
    This golden thing means it's a capacitor - ik it's similar

    • @p.istaker8862
      @p.istaker8862 6 месяцев назад

      That is a cell, not a Capacitor. A capacitor would not work as a power reserve in this application. It would discharge too quickly.

  • @Kampf0r
    @Kampf0r Год назад +1

    I can't screw the crown of my citizen down. It's almost as if the threading on the tube itself is bad - not the crown. If that is the case, what can I do to fix it?

  • @rahoffman123
    @rahoffman123 2 года назад +1

    Im having issues same exact watch ive had for long time love it and now it dont work im sending to kay jewelers to have fixed cant wait to get my baby back payed fortune for it citizen best watch around

    • @rahoffman123
      @rahoffman123 2 года назад

      Im sure its the recharge bttry

  • @vladimirchapranov
    @vladimirchapranov 2 года назад +1

    Unbeleivable!!!

  • @marco.caporicci
    @marco.caporicci 4 года назад +2

    Very Very beautiful E660 MOVEMENT

  • @dvamateur
    @dvamateur 5 лет назад +3

    I have a watch, just with a strap instead of bracelet. I like all the functions and layout. Very clever. The solar panel is a bit too leftist greenie, but I still like Eco-Drive.

  • @alexandrossotiropoulos5621
    @alexandrossotiropoulos5621 3 года назад +1

    Whenever i reassemble something i have dismantled I end up with a coupe of extra screws

  • @HM2SGT
    @HM2SGT 4 года назад +1

    How to turn $200-$500 worth of precision equipment into zero dollars worth of bits and pieces

  • @cavemanabc
    @cavemanabc 3 года назад +1

    Hi there! I have an Eco Drive H610 and I am trying to remove the cap in order to change the capacitor. Is there a particular spot on the cap (like an indentation) where I can place the watchmaker knife to pry it open? Or I just can pick any spot? Thanks

  • @YoManSan
    @YoManSan 3 года назад +1

    That minute hand looked a bit bent... 😅

  • @stevek8829
    @stevek8829 5 лет назад +2

    I was hoping to see the gearing that controls the perpetual calendar. This watch knows when to change dates and does it internally. Rolex and Omega can not. This watch gets set for leap year and keeps track. I wanted to see what drives calendar ring.

    • @emmanuelrodriguez2346
      @emmanuelrodriguez2346 5 лет назад +1

      Maybe the calendar is driven directly by the main hands but also can be modified with an especific motor. So, since the microcontroller has acces to data data from the gps system, it can change the calendar by itself. Also, the calendar main gear has contact pins so maybe that is how the microcontroller knows if the date dial is in 29, 30 or 31. You could try setting bad the date at the beginning of the month and check if it gets auto updated on any of those days.

  • @Oh_Charlie
    @Oh_Charlie 2 года назад +1

    Probably the patten they have, otherwise other watch companies should do this solar power mechanism. I had a super titanium with saphire crystal, hope it last for a while.

  • @markiangooley
    @markiangooley 2 года назад +1

    I have a simpler model of Citizen atomic watch, just three hands and day. More similarities to a mechanical watch than I’d expect, but of course many obvious differences. More complicated inside than its nature would lead me to think.

  • @stalos1501
    @stalos1501 6 лет назад +2

    AT4004-52E
    Caliber E650
    Great teardown!!!

  • @jsollien127
    @jsollien127 6 лет назад +3

    Awesome! Now I want all those tools...and a watch

  • @ricardofranco9946
    @ricardofranco9946 11 месяцев назад

    Why a Rolex is more expensive than this incredible piece of art?

    • @p.istaker8862
      @p.istaker8862 6 месяцев назад

      Because a Rolex uses precision engineering, not mass produced plastic.

  • @LaberintoAzul
    @LaberintoAzul 5 лет назад +2

    I had one that didt have crown. I give it away. It did not have the back cover or any visible way to open it. Do you know how to open this kind of citizen?

    • @Herr_Bone
      @Herr_Bone 5 лет назад +1

      Laberinto Azul, it is only possible from the front which requires some tools. Search for „citizen monocase“ if you want to know more.

    • @LaberintoAzul
      @LaberintoAzul 5 лет назад +1

      @@Herr_Bone Thanks, always learning.

  • @lesgillard1685
    @lesgillard1685 4 года назад +2

    Bloody fantastic. Thank you.

  • @binkyboobosh1
    @binkyboobosh1 3 года назад +3

    Getting these things back together and setting up the various functions is horrendous. Best to send them back to Citizen who just replace the movement. Citizen have been replacing rather than repairing analogues for many years and it's difficult to get them to provide individual parts, anyway. They realised it was much more cost effective. The LCDs were easier to work on with fewer parts. Screws on Citizen quartz watches are always a very thin tap which are easy to snap off when undoing. It's good to know that the size is pretty standard and has been since the 8630. You can use screws out of the cheap Miyota stuff. Good to know if you shear one whilst undoing battery covers.

  • @rpgggjdmsmkw8
    @rpgggjdmsmkw8 4 года назад +2

    What do you mean by radio controlled?

    • @murderwasthebass1
      @murderwasthebass1 4 года назад +3

      The watch automatically synchronizes with an atomic clock at 2am every morning. The time is always precise and daylight savings time updates as well.

    • @kaiok1777
      @kaiok1777 4 года назад +3

      @@murderwasthebass1 GTFO, that's amazing.

  • @pavy415
    @pavy415 4 года назад +2

    No finger protectors and calling a capacitor a battery

    • @paullantuch2205
      @paullantuch2205 4 месяца назад

      Call it Accumulator , what it is indeed.

  • @lamhoangvt3112
    @lamhoangvt3112 2 года назад +1

    cool vid indeed but shouldn't you be wearing gloves?

  • @protexusa
    @protexusa 4 года назад +1

    0:48 where i can buy movement ring for my Citizen ECO-Drive C650-Q02128 ?

    • @noy2568
      @noy2568 Месяц назад

      Frm citizen official website

  • @jmoser13
    @jmoser13 3 года назад +1

    Excellent watch, but plastic parts and gears?

    • @markiangooley
      @markiangooley 2 года назад

      Seiko does that too, it seems, even with all-mechanical watches. I don’t know why.

  • @agha7627
    @agha7627 7 лет назад +2

    U took all parts, who is going to put it back, it was a big job

  • @mikedev0220
    @mikedev0220 5 лет назад +2

    Where can i purchase this oring?

  • @richmond3974
    @richmond3974 4 года назад +1

    just so cool to watch him disassemble. and then the hard work begins. :)

  • @BillKinsman
    @BillKinsman 5 лет назад +1

    I suppose that it was not running anymore. It is nice to have all the right tools for the job.

  • @jeffersonjeffo8457
    @jeffersonjeffo8457 2 года назад +1

    WOW!!!

  • @superfast30
    @superfast30 4 года назад +2

    Really good build quality!

  • @paulsalmon4771
    @paulsalmon4771 2 года назад +1

    Citizen makes watches...

  • @FA-ud8fy
    @FA-ud8fy 3 года назад +1

    3 yrs later,
    Still interesting,,

  • @JANUS-J
    @JANUS-J 4 года назад +1

    Woooowwwww that was amazing !! 👌🏻👍🏻

  • @alixxworkshop846
    @alixxworkshop846 Год назад

    I really loved the video but your hands are shaking a lot. That's why I stopped repairing the watches because i couldn't control my fingers anymore and my vision dropped a lot

  • @danyogarcia5063
    @danyogarcia5063 5 лет назад +1

    All this tells me is BETTER TAKE IT TO A Professional Watch person. Or mines will become an eco crash and burn.
    And the music wtf

  • @michaelbauers8800
    @michaelbauers8800 4 года назад +1

    Quite sophisticated for a quartz watch.

  • @ibraheemmerchant262
    @ibraheemmerchant262 7 лет назад +2

    Completely amazed that was helpful thanks

  • @kieronjonesanotheredenband8496
    @kieronjonesanotheredenband8496 4 года назад +1

    well thats buggered it!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @alejandrofernandezreyes4793
    @alejandrofernandezreyes4793 5 лет назад +1

    nothing like an automatic that are very long lived I have a vintage Citizen 1982 21 jewels and it does not compare with Eco Drive

    • @andreatomati8048
      @andreatomati8048 5 лет назад

      an automatic is inaccurate, if you don't buy a cocs one (5k€)

  • @projectmike859
    @projectmike859 6 лет назад +2

    which model Eco drive is this?

  • @abdulmv5169
    @abdulmv5169 5 лет назад +1

    How to fix hands E870 citizen after service

  • @tylersims6264
    @tylersims6264 6 лет назад +7

    Loved this video. Love this watch. It was a Christmas present from my wife last year.

    • @WerewolfMaster
      @WerewolfMaster Год назад

      your wife has a nice taste in new tech in watches.

  • @sscott65s1
    @sscott65s1 Год назад

    I am looking for a new Teflon seal for the back for this exact watch. Do you have a part number or size on it? Thank you.

  • @jamesmay2343
    @jamesmay2343 6 лет назад +1

    i tore apart my citizen altichron, now i cannot put it back....

  • @paulsteele6120
    @paulsteele6120 3 года назад

    Why bother...Just buy a new one!!!

  • @worlboss2844
    @worlboss2844 5 лет назад +2

    Wow

  • @electroumit
    @electroumit 4 года назад +1

    Thank you. Greed video.

  • @anaswarelayadath
    @anaswarelayadath 3 года назад +1

    Can you re fit it ???

  • @a.mansoorahmed1251
    @a.mansoorahmed1251 4 года назад +1

    Good I like u

  • @dvamateur
    @dvamateur 5 лет назад +1

    Screw off? Maybe unscrew...

  • @puthisapen8058
    @puthisapen8058 Год назад

    Can I send you to repair my citizen watch radio controlled watch?

  • @sukiiish
    @sukiiish 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you esslinger team, wonderful video.

  • @srikantamohanty4214
    @srikantamohanty4214 Год назад

    What radio control? Better a smart watch, blue tooth connected to phone.

  • @ivanildoeliassouza7394
    @ivanildoeliassouza7394 3 года назад +1

    Gostaria de ver as posições dos rotores

  • @BillKinsman
    @BillKinsman 7 месяцев назад

    To reassemble, just reverse the disassembly procedure

  • @navinanandramamoorthi7896
    @navinanandramamoorthi7896 Год назад

    I have a newfound respect for Citizen and the Eco Drive system. I just got a new Eco Drive watch and I'm going to appreciate it even more.

  • @SLO4SpeedBump
    @SLO4SpeedBump 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this video. Very interesting.

  • @edgarmcbee2474
    @edgarmcbee2474 Месяц назад

    I think you could have been faster

  • @mjshuja9091
    @mjshuja9091 6 лет назад +1

    You people the BEST👍👍👍😱😱😱

  • @venice741
    @venice741 Год назад

    Seems waste money for buying all those filmsy and plastic parts.

    • @Cortesevasive
      @Cortesevasive 11 месяцев назад

      🙂those will outlast any mechanical watch and will keep more accurate time and maintenance is dirt cheap battery replacement once in 15y

  • @Energy_69
    @Energy_69 Год назад

    I didn’t know how many pieces were inside,..but a lot ,..respect to Citizen watch

  • @MrJairo3259
    @MrJairo3259 6 лет назад +2

    Show!

  • @johnnicola4643
    @johnnicola4643 Год назад

    😂😂😂why u tear down this watch without any reason.hahahahha

    • @paullantuch2205
      @paullantuch2205 4 месяца назад

      To prevent overzealous people to do it!

  • @wb7926
    @wb7926 5 лет назад +1

    why?

  • @johnwood9378
    @johnwood9378 6 лет назад +1

    Why?

  • @dumptonpark
    @dumptonpark 11 месяцев назад

    How the chuff do you know how it all goes back together. 🍪☕