Citizen Men's BM8242-08E Eco-Drive Gold-Tone Leather Watch

Citizen Men's BM8242-08E Eco-Drive Gold-Tone Leather Watch
Buy new: $99.00
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I bought 4 of these for groomsman's gifts for my wedding. Three out of four will barely take it off. The other will only wear it sparingly because he is afraid to scratch it. The age ranges are from 16 to 33. Maybe this helps if you are considering this as a gift. One thing to consider for bigger guys, go ahead and buy a longer strap the same time you buy the watch. I bought my 4 from a brick and mortar jewelry store so I can't speak about Amazon's service in this instance. One thing to note about eco-drives, if you leave them in the dark for extended periods of time (say in a safe deposit box whilst on a year long deployment) it may take up to a week for the capacitor to charge sufficiently.

Citizen Men's BM8242-08E Eco-Drive Gold-Tone Leather Watch

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Citizen Men's AT0200-05E Eco-Drive Chronograph Canvas Watch

Citizen Men's AT0200-05E Eco-Drive Chronograph Canvas Watch
Buy new: $129.00
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I upgraded to the eco-drive from a watch that recharged by wrist motion. So far I'm a lot happier with the eco-drive. It holds a charge a lot longer, so it's not a problem to leave it unworn for a day or two. I didn't like the green military style band on this one, but it was easy to swap for a leather 20mm band. The stock band was a tad small for my wrist. I would expect a lot of men would need to swap it. The numbers look big in the picture, and they're big on the watch. I like the big numbers, others might not.

Citizen Men's AT0200-05E Eco-Drive Chronograph Canvas Watch

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Citizen Men's BM8180-03E Eco-Drive Canvas Strap Watch

Citizen Men's BM8180-03E Eco-Drive Canvas Strap Watch
Buy new: $81.00
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You will never run late with this men's sporty, Eco-Drive timepiece. From the stainless steel case, green canvas strap and 12/24 hour time indicator, the bold details never end. Additional features include a day/date indicator and water resistance to 100 meters.

Citizen Men's BM8180-03E Eco-Drive Canvas Strap Watch

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Citizen Men's BM8180-03E Eco-Drive Canvas Strap Watch

Citizen Men's BM8180-03E Eco-Drive Canvas Strap Watch
Buy new: $81.00
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I ordered this watch from Amazon and it arrived before the estimated delivery date. I love the watch, and it looks much better in person than in pictures on the web. Quality is very good and the hands line up perfectly. The luminova is evenly applied and lasts longer, actually all the way through the night, which I didn't think would be the case. The only feature I don't like is the canvas band, which I found uncomfortable. I'm sure it's fine for others, but still a black leather band for less than (...)(any jewelry store or online store) compliments the watch very well, and it no longer looks like a 'weekend watch'. One small point about the Eco-drive that some other reviews I've read overlooked: Citizen Eco-drive models DO have a battery. The solar cell stores energy in a rechargeable mangenese-titanium battery. The battery should last a very long time according to Citizen engineers who project that even after 20 years the battery should retain 80% of recharge capacity (on their website), but only time will tell... no pun intended. Speaking of time, the watch is pretty accurate. I've had the watch for one month and during that time it has lost less than one second when compared to the US national time (www.nist.gov). In sum: this is a very well constructed watch that I feel is worth the money.

Buy new: $81.00 Citizen Men's BM8180-03E Eco-Drive Canvas Strap Watch

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Citizen Men's BL8000-54A Eco-Drive Calibre 8700 Watch

Citizen Men's BL8000-54A Eco-Drive Calibre 8700 Watch
Buy new: $356.25
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What can I say, I love this watch. My history with watches has not been good. I seem to destroy them after a year with no apparent fault of my own. My luck changed about 8 years ago when I invested in my first Citizen watch. It ran for 7 years before it started flaking out on me, and I couldn't be happier considering my luck with previous watches. Lets face it, after 7 years with the same watch, I was ready for a change anyway. I considered some with automatic movements, I considered some with exotic names and faces, but in the end, I couldn't pass up on getting another Citizen with a 5 year warranty.

Buy new: $356.25 Citizen Men's BL8000-54A Eco-Drive Calibre 8700 Watch

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