First, I absolutely love the look of this watch, and I so wanted to love everything about it. I don't really need the 1/1000 chono or the lap timing features but what I do love about it is the alarm, world time, and countdown timers. The one thing I do not like about it is that if the time is anywhere from 4 - 6 (AM or PM) and anywhere between 20-30 past the hour, you cannot use the LCD panel. Try to set the alarm at 4:00 the hands are in your way. Try to set a countdown time at 7:25 the hands are in your way. Citizen, for the next iteration, if you change the mode to any of the modes where you need to see the full panel please, move the hands to 12:00 or to 9:15 like other watches do.
i had been watching this on line for a while and finally bought on a price drop..... lovely watch and band fits so well... it is NOT as bright blue as in the photos much darker but still very attractive... bummer was the battery was dead when it arrived so i had to wait to play with it... this is my 10th Citizen and most are eco drive i Do like the Citizen eco brand over all a nice watch
I was shown one box of packaging but received an other one. I would like to get the watch box which was shown in the images while purchasing the watch.
Love the look and the functions of the watch! The only drawback is the digital numbers are hard to read against the black background. The numbers need to be brighter.
it is 4-th citizen watch during my last 25 years. intrique design, relibility ( for 5 years, life of battery), attracts. digital display and features look old, not uptodate
I love Citizen Eco-Drives and I really wanted to love this sporty version. Pros: Excellent quality as always from Citizen. The buttons have a crisp feel when you press them in, the leather band is excellent and the finish is what you would expect. Cons: For me, it sits a bit large on my 6.5" wrist. I have a Brycen that measures (using my measuring tools) almost the exact same size lug to lug but this just feels bigger. The ani-digi aspect could use some work. Having a dark background with light text is already a bit difficult to see at low light, it's even more difficult when the minute hand is covering multiple digits at the same time. To make matters worse, the digital backlight is only available when in the date mode. What I would like to see here is an option to move the hour and minute hands out of the way when performing timing operations, the ability to light up the backlight in all digital modes, and the option to switch modes while still having the chronograph run. I'm returning this watch as I feel the digital aspect of the watch is worthless between minute 20 and 30 of every hour especially during low light. I'm picking up a new black Nighthawk instead :)