A great tool watch. I bought this to replace my Seiko 6309-7049 diver that I bought in Feb ‘85. This watch has similar looks but has the advantage of the Eco-Drive needing only light to charge it. So far, this watch seems robust enough for everything I’ve put it through. I’ve worn it fishing, swimming, shooting, and in daily yard work chores. It hasn’t lost time that I can tell - I don’t do anything precise enough to sync with a world clock. It looks and performs like a solid work watch, but is also nice enough to wear for casual outings.
1st let me say I LOVED this watch. Great quality, great price. No issues with the packaging, I could care less either way. The reason for the 3 stars, I have a size complaint. This comes up in a women's search. It is supposed to be unisex. There's another that I recently looked at, but in Navy. If you look through all the reviews, especially those with pics, they're ALL men. Why? Because the watch is too big for a woman. It was so large I couldn't make the band small enough, had a ridiculous amount of left over and had to use rubber bands to hold the excess down. I watched some YouTube videos on how to shorten the length, but with a watch that expensive (I didn't get it at the above price), was affraid to try any of them. I didn't want the hassle of looking up the return policy, I'd worn it for a week..ish and didn't want the hassle of a return either. I ended up giving it to my 16yo son. He liked it, wore it a few times, and now it sits on his dresser. I have several citizen watches and I love the eco drive and their quality. However, I was really disappointed in this one. Why isn't there a smaller one available?!? More importantly, why list it as womens or unisex? It's not. It's a mens watch!
Citizen Response
My girlfriend gifted me this watch about a year ago and it's the best watch I could've asked for. I surf 2 times a week (4 times in the summer) and it's been holding up amazing spending hours in the salt water. I have accidentally showered with it, got hot engine oil on it a couple times and dropped it in boiling water by accident..its took a beating the past year! But it just won't quit. After a deep clean it almost looks like I opened it for the first time. Nice and bulky watch too. Very masculine.
Quality Diver’s Watch that possess Military Bering & Function: simplicity and functionality dominate the space. Built for daily wear & use; recommend to my shipmates based on quality & technological design.