New Garrison Watch

I like my new BM8180-03E Garrison watch but liked my original AT0200-05E Garrison watch better. I like the day & date display on the new watch, but miss the stopwatch feature, the numeral 12 instead of a down pointing arrow at the 12 o'clock position, and the larger size of the original Garrison watch. Thank you, Ford Cotton

Very nice

Very nice watch, although I switched the fabric band out for a metal bracelet. It keeps very good time and is the perfect size (for me). I would buy other Citizen watches, (they are THAT good), IF they came in the same, or a slightly smaller size.

Good watch, stiff band

The watch itself seems very well made and is running nicely. The glow in the dark feature worked from day one for me, and it has been keeping time well. The band is as bad as the other reviewer's mention. I have really small wrists, and this field watch is one of the few I found that would fit. While the small size is right for me, the band itself is lined with some stiff fake leather. (Watch face says made in Japan on the back, but the band says made in China.) On a cheaper watch I would not have a problem with his, but for the price, a nicer band would make sense.

Simple and perfect.

Very happy with the watch.

Good every day watch

I like the look of the watch. Been wearing it 5/6 days a week for about a year. Keeps time well--I think I'm only gaining ~8 seconds per month. The black face and steel body are nondescript enough that it works as a nicer office watch or a sports watch. I replaced the straps with a trio of NATO straps that I can swap out to change feel/match my work shirt (I got a black, a green, and a red/white/blue). A few quibbles: 1) second hand alignment is pretty poor. Misses its marks by a considerable amount across most of the face (like, falls halfway between the second/minute markers for a good portion of the face) 2) lume is great looking and very bright, but it fades pretty fast 3) I wish the minute and hour hands were just a little longer. This one is personal preference. Overall, it's a great watch that keeps good time, hasn't given me any trouble, and can be worn virtually every day. I recommend it, as long as the 3 caveats mentioned above don't bother you too much.

One of my favorites

I've had the watch several years, maybe 10??? I have at least 10 watches (including this one that I bought for $100, that's how long I've had it). This one sat in a drawer for several months. Forgot it was there. When I found it, it was dead. I sat it in my window and forgot about it. Found it last week. Been wearing it ever since. Set it to the Atomic clock. Hasn't missed a second.

Good Watch For The Price

Watch looked great but the band was hard and uncomfortable to wear. I replaced for silicone band.

Great watch

Great watch that is comfortable, stylish and accurate! What more could you want?

Great Watch on the Job or Around the House

My actual rating would be 4.5 -- Only because of the unsat wrist band. I regularly rotate four Citizen watches: Two with the legendary F150 (GPS) movement, one Promaster Skyhawk Titanium, and this Chandler. One you replace the "stylish" but stock clunky wrist band with a good quality NATO style band (i.e. Barton), you've got a smaller, thinner watch that keeps good time and doesn't get in the way. A NATO band gives you the security of two spring bars, so the likelihood of loosing it is pretty low. This is the watch I wear working in the yard, pounding nails, paddling my kayak, etc. There is definitely no bling to this watch, which is one of the main reasons I like it -- nothing that visually gets in the way of telling time.

Can't set day of the week. Sudden failure.

This watch has always been difficult to set. Could never find the correct crown position. Today noticed the day of the week is wrong. Date of the month works. Day of the wee won't change. Out of warranty.