| | |  | Watches | Home » » » Men's Eco-Drive Bracelet Black Dial | | | | | | | Description: | | * Non-Reflective Crystal * Month-Day-Date * 12/24 Hour Time * 1.5 Year Power Reserve * 100-Meter Water-Resistant * Fold Over Clasp with Hidden Double Push Button | | | Features: | |
• Two Tone
• Calibre 8700
• Perpetual Calendar Accurate to the Year 2100
• Daily Alarm
• Dual Time
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.85 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 25 reviews |
| | | Watch Information: | | | Crystal Material:
| Mineral | | Clasp:
| fold-over-clasp-with-double-push-button-safety | | Case Diameter:
| 40 millimeters | | Case Thickness:
| 10 millimeters | | Case Material:
| two-tone-stainless-steel | | Band Material:
| two-tone-stainless-steel | | Bezel Material:
| two-tone-stainless-steel | | Dial Color:
| black | | Movement:
| japanese-quartz | | Calendar:
| perpetual-calendar | | Water Resistance Depth:
| 330 feet |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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 Best watch - everJun 01, 2010
I bought this watch 5 years ago, and I have worn it every day since. I wear it to work (with a shirt and tie), I wear it to formal events (with a suit / tux), I wear it out in town (jeans and a t-shirt), I wear it while working in the garden / landscaping / doing construction work, and I wear it when I travel (it's been to every continent but Australia). I'll admit it's gotten a bit banged up over the years (the face is a bit scratched), but I still get compliments all the time, including from people who have dropped far more cash on a watch. I have never had to repair it, nor have I had any problems. This watch is fantastic, and when (if) mine ever dies, I will buy this exact same model to replace it. I have never owned any product in my life I have been happier with.
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 A beautiful watch with a few drawbacksFeb 09, 2010
This is an eco-drive watch -- meaning that it is solar-powered. I have another older one that is 8 years old so I can say that this system works. This one has an interesting power saving feature that's new -- the second hand freezes at 12:00 when the watch has had no light (the hour/minute hands move along) for 30 minutes. With just a flash of light, the second hand races to the correct position. This is barely noticeable if you aren't looking for it. This battery lasts for over a year on a full sunlight charge -- much more than my old eco-drive.
This watch is beautiful but, for all the dials, you really only use the day-of-the-week dial in normal practice.
It has 4 modes: time, calendar, alarm, and local-time. Calendar is the same as time except the second hand points to the month. I'm not sure how often I don't know the month so this isn't all that useful.
The alarm is very weak - I don't think it would wake you up but it would remind you to do something. It handles time zones well. If you set the alarm to 7 am, it will ring when the watch shows 7 am in time, calendar, alarm, and local time. So, for example, if your normal time zone is EST and you set the alarm to 7 am, it will ring when it is 7 am EST when in Time/Cal/Alarm mode in New York (EST). If you are in California (PST), and you set the watch's local time to PST and mode to local-time, it will ring at 7am PST as expected. However, if you are in California but left your watch in Calendar mode, it will still ring at 7 am EST which would be 4 am PST... so the message is, set the mode to local-time when you are out of your home time zone and to time/cal/alarm when in your own time zone and it works right.
The bracelet seems nice and relatively heavy. Unlike my old eco-drive watch, this bracelet isn't quite as adjustible so it might have to fit a little looser than you'd like.
The crown is generally pushed in. You pull it out to 2 further stops for manipulating the alarm, calendar, time, etc. If you aren't careful, you can make unintended changes. I haven't found the crown out but I have mistaken the first for 2nd stop and changed the time or whatever undesirably.
When setting the alarm, or changing time zones, the hands spin around to the proper time. It is fun to watch the hands spin around when changing time modes or using the alarm but it does take a while for this to happen if it has a long way to go. Realistically, the alarm isn't that loud so I don't know how much I'll use it. You don't change time zones multiple times per day (unless you're an airline employee) so this isn't a big issue.
4 stars: it is a pretty 2 time-zone, day-date watch but has some control issues and only a semi-useful alarm.
Great BuyAug 14, 2009
This watch is great. It is so beautiful and a great accent for a business man or a club goer. I am a banker and having a great gold watch completes my overall look as a professional. I have rather large hands and wrists and the watch was still a little loose, however, this is a good thing. For one there are people with larger wrists than I have and some people prefer to have a looser fitting watch. I took mine to a jeweler and they had a link removed in two seconds. The overall fit and finish of the watch is unbelievable. The little details are what really turn me on the this watch (I could name them but they're already listed). The little dvd it comes with is awesome it makes you a little expert on the watch and there are many things to learn about it. Would absolutely buy again.
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 Internal movement failed after 15 monthsJun 16, 2009
I bought this watch as a wedding present for my husband. We were careful to make sure it received adequate light. After 15 months, the watch stopped working, and we were unable to restart it even following Citizen's recommendations. We have obtained estimates for repair from two different reputable watch repair services, both approximating $200. The watch is beautiful and has sentimental value, but I'm reluctant to spend the money on the repairs. Who knows how long it will work after that? I'm very disappointed as I thought this was going to be a reliable, life-long watch.
heavy, great watchMay 25, 2009
Only gig would be the weight. Also own the titanium version, which is much light. Other than weight, great watch.
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