Citizen

Citizen Men's BL5250-53L Eco-Drive Titanium Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Watch

• Light powered Eco-Drive Caliber E812 Japanese-quartz movement; Charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
• Max power reserve: 120 - 270 days with Power Save; Low charge warning: 5 days; Charge time from stop state to max charge: Incandescent Light - 43 hrs, Outdoors, Cloudy (10,000 Lux) - 12 hrs, Outdoors, Sunny (100,000 Lux) - 4 hrs
• Perpetual calendar; Chronograph, unidirectional rotating bezel

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Eco-Drive Perpetual Calendar features a titanium case and bracelet. The timepiece features a 1/20 second chronograph that measures up to 60 minutes, 12/24 time, dual time, alarm, date indicator, and power saver function. Additional features include an inner calendar, which automatically adjusts to the proper date as well as leap years through the year 2100. Independent hour hand adjustment makes changing time zones simple and precise.

The Citizen Story

The company was established in 1924. The founding fathers selected the name Citizen so it would be ""Close to the Hearts of People Everywhere"" and soon after adopted the company’s formal name, Citizen Watch Company.

During the last seventy-five years Citizen has expanded its business throughout the world and has achieved recognition as the global brand. The past twenty-five year period has coincided with the company’s dramatic rise to its current position as the world’s largest watchmaker, a distinction Citizen has held every year since 1986.

Beyond sheer size, Citizen is also recognized as a worldwide leader in advanced technology. From the world’s slimmest LCD watch to the first voice recognition watch and the world’s first professional dive watch with an electronic depth sensor, Citizen’s record of ""world’s firsts"" is unmatched.

More recently, Citizen has staked out a new position as the leader in timekeeping with its Eco-Drives watches that are light powered. With models ranging from dress models to sports models to professional dive watches, Citizen Eco-Drive runs continuously in any kind of natural or artificial light for a lifetime of use. Fueled by light, it never needs a battery.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EQU02S
• Item model number: BL5250-53L
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,832 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Echo the other reviews, September 29, 2006

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M. Frew "lipomaman" (Bethesda, MD) - See all my reviews
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As a prior owner of a tag-heuer( bezel broke; paid to have it fixed; broke again, then fell off...watch worked great but looked silly without the bezel) and a luciene picard( couldn't see the silver hands against the silver background and I work in the dark), I needed something that looked stylish, worked and THAT I COULD SEE! I picked up a watch band pin remover tool considering the other review on the size of the watch band. Have been extremely happy with how the watch has lived up to expectations so far. If it fails to hold up to life's abuse(I tend to be hard on everything I own), I'll put in an addendum.

Addendum: I've now had this watch for about a year now and it has lived up to my expectations 100%. I have no criticisms and will buy another one if I end up breaking(or losing) it in the future.

Addendum #2: I've had the watch over 3 years now and with the exception of a few scratches on the crystal, it's been flawless. The perpetual calendar should get a positive comment as not having to change the date on every month or so is really convenient. I stand by my first addendum on which watch I'd buy in the future.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great watch, October 30, 2006

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Amazon reviewer "Happy owner of this watch" (NC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Citizen Men's BL5250-53L Eco-Drive Titanium Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Watch (Watch)

Great watch. I am really happy with this purchase, for $250 i think you will be hard pressed to find a watch with the same features/quality.

The watch has 3 modes, time, chrono, dual time(local time) & alarm. You switch between the features by turning the stem to the desired function in the bottom sub-dial. To keep this review short and sweet..

The good...
- Never need to replace the battery!! - This is a huge when you think about the cost of replacing the batteries in some watches that need to be sent to a service center.
- Titanium composition makes the watch & bracelet lightweight but strong compared to a stainless steel equivalent.
- Perpetual calendar - never need to adjust the date when its a 30 day month once you have set the calendar.
- 5 year Citizen warranty should anything ever go wrong.
- Instructional CD comes with watch - easier than reading the manual

The bad...
-No wetsuit expansion clasp on the bracelet.
-Rotating bezel isn't that easy to turn (compared to previously owned watches with a bezel)
-Switching between time & dual time takes a while for the hour dial to change time zones which is annoying if you just want to quickly flick to see what the dual time is (the top left sub dial is for telling the currently displayed time in 24 hour format not the dual time).

31 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Watch - minor flaws, but worth the price, January 5, 2007

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Shawn Calloway "Shawn" (Monroeville, Pa United States) - See all my reviews
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I paid $250, and for that price, I'm satisfied. The watch would be ideal if not for a couple of minor issues. First, the thickness. I love the diameter of the watch. In that regard, the size is perfect. But it's a little more clunky than I would like and I notice that Amazon doesn't divulge the thickness it the listing. My guess is they realize that this information may sway some buyers. Also, unless I'm doing something wrong, the alarm is only functional when the watch is in "Alarm" mode, which makes it unusable as a watch (pretty bizarre). Lastly, the on-line pictures make this watch appear silver but it is not. The titanium gives it a slightly different color.

But the bottom line is that the watch looks great, is EXTREMELY lightweight, keeps great time, has a perpetual calendar, and never needs a battery. So if you can look beyond what I mentioned in the first paragraph, I think you'll like this watch.