Garrison
Original price $325.00. Launched on 6/05/2019
Garrison
The CITIZEN Garrison Military watch, polished and comfortable, is the perfect addition to your watch collection. Featured here in a stainless steel case, dark brown strap with evergreen dial and date. Featuring our Eco-Drive technology – powered by light, any light. Never needs a battery. Caliber number E111.
Model #: BM6838-09X
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Product Details
Model
- BM6838-09X
Movement
- E111
- Eco-Drive
- Powered by any light source, continuously and sustainably, eliminating the need to replace watch batteries.
Dial
- Green
Case
- 42
- Silver-Tone
- Stainless Steel
Lug
- 21.5
Band
- Strap
- Leather
- Buckle
Crystal
- Mineral Crystal
- Impact and shatter resistant
Water-Resistance
- WR100/10Bar/333ft [Swimming, Showering & Snorkeling]
Weight (g)
- 64
Additional Functions
- 3 Hand
- Date
Reviews
Received as a christmas present 18 yrs ago and it has barely missed a beat. Runs about 30sec fast a month and all I do is pop the stem to let time catch up. Capacitor battery may be showing its age and it got low on charge recently.I think It was just inside too much. I have spent more on bands than it cost in 2005.Crystal is pretty scratched up and I avoid submersing it if I can help it. I think as watches age the waterproof rating diminishes and I find it easier to just not shower or swim with it. And I have a leather band on it also.
Has all the features a great field watch needs except good lume. Nonetheless it's my everyday watch.
Got my first unsolicited comment on it today. Felt great! So far, I love it...
Love this watch. It's simple, elegant, and perfectly weighted. I like wearing this watch.
Gift for son. He loves it! Green color and green energy!
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.
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.
Citizen Garrison
Great watch! Fits, light, so far takes a beating.
A genuinely great watch
It's a well made watch, it looks great, and it keeps the time perfectly. 10/10
totally happy / thank-you
beautiful / rugged / practical time piece arrived soon after online order. registration online very easy ! bought my first Eco-Drive (20) years ago or so and it is still going fine business - no issues whatsoever. very happy to add this 2nd Eco-Drive as a handsome alternate.
Classic Leather Watch
I bought this for my husband. The leather is good quality and the watch face design and size is perfect.
Great product
I bought this as a gift for my son. It is very well made . The process of ordering on line was easy to navigate through. It has a great warranty as well.
Citizen Response
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
Great Small Profile Watch
Love the look and the functionality. The crystal and band are thinner/lower profile than the pictures appear, however, that is a great for me as a prefer a lower profile. Love the watch.
18years and counting !
Received as a christmas present 18 yrs ago and it has barely missed a beat. Runs about 30sec fast a month and all I do is pop the stem to let time catch up. Capacitor battery may be showing its age and it got low on charge recently.I think It was just inside too much. I have spent more on bands than it cost in 2005.Crystal is pretty scratched up and I avoid submersing it if I can help it. I think as watches age the waterproof rating diminishes and I find it easier to just not shower or swim with it. And I have a leather band on it also.
Lovely gift
This was a gift. My brother loved the Garrison Eco Drive
A beautiful bargain
EcoDrive watches are a bargain and beautiful. I have saved hundreds of dollars on batteries over the years and they are truly dependable.
