HKSTPAZ 09/22/24
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Garson

I’ve had this watch for three year now and I give it a solid 9-10. The only thing I suggest is to get a more comfy band. Otherwise this is a great addition to my collection, and hope to have it for a long time

Peter 06/21/24
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Great watch

I have worn my new watch for the last few days. Love the eco drive, and it seems quite accurate. As expected from the pictures, the watch is pretty with the subtle green face and contrast stitching on the band. Docking one star because the watch is unexpectedly big for this traditional style of field watch. While I like it, some may find the non traditional size slightly jarring. Just be aware.

Mick V. 01/31/24
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Tiny Date Window, Too-Skinny Band And Overly Dark

I own a different model Garrison and was excited to add another to the collection. Good features include the usual Citizen fit & finish, and the Arabic numerals are highly legible as is desired in a field watch. The supplied leather band is of very good quality, if barely long enough to fit my larger wrist. Accuracy seems extremely good so far, with well under +\- 15s per month. Mine is about -5s per month so far, and as I write this it’s spot-on after last setting it to my AT-synchronized watches about a week ago. Bad features that I wish I’d known about before making a purchase - the window for the date complication is EXTREMELY small, to the point where it is unreadable for me in anything but direct sunlight, or indoor lighting of considerable brightness and directly overhead, as it’s shadowed by the window edges. I’ve actually had to get a flashlight out to read it on occasions. The lume is only applied to the hour & minute hands, nowhere else on the dial. Not a big deal, but given that my other Garrison has it applied to the hour markers I was rather disappointed. The supplied band tapers quite a bit, which wasn’t clear from the images on the site. IMO it makes the watch look out of proportion, with a rather dainty band on a 42mm watch. Since the lugs are 21.5mm, it made finding a longer and wider band a challenge. I ended up putting a one-piece leather NATO-style band and it looks vastly improved with it. Lastly, the green color of the dial is quite dark, to the point where the dark red second hand basically disappears. I bought this model for the bit of color, to contrast from my other Garrison, but unless it’s very bright out you can’t really see it. A lighter shade of green and much brighter second hand would be enormous improvements to the watch. Overall a bit of mixed bag. Quality is excellent, and it looks absolutely fantastic on a vintage-style dark leather NATO strap (which is why I’ll keep and wear it) but some design features (date window, color palette, strap choice) are real head-scratchers.

Hads 01/24/24
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Nice watch BUT

I can’t seem to get the date working properly after many tries