Customer Reviews

Citizen Men's BM8120-56E Eco-Drive Corso Titanium Watch

5 star:		(41)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I bought this watch because it looks good. But when I got it on my wrist, WOW! It's spectacularly light and each of the tick marks actually has two sections on it, this means each of them shimmers as you move the watch! Additionally, this is the first non-lit watch that I can actually read with NO light. The effect of the luminescence lasted about an hour and a half. I have about three more watches that claim to be visible after the lights go off, but this is the FIRST to actually make good on that claim. I just wish I had waited a couple of weeks to buy it, I could have saved about thirty dollars.

I got the watch off Amazon for a birthday gift and I must say I'm impressed. It looked good in the picture here, and it looks even better in person! I read about the arm hair pulling problem and I don't have any problems but that's probably because I'm only 15 and I'm Asian so my arm hair isn't exactly long so I have no answer to that. My arm is only about 2.5 or so inches wide so I'm skinny needless to say, and the watch still fits me fine after removing some links. Time is accurate from what I can tell, but I had a little trouble setting the date, wouldn't turn past Thursday at first though I got it to by fowarding the time to the next day. I don't know if it's a problem or not since I haven't read the guide yet. Another thing I'm impressed by is the fact that this watch is solid titanium. Even in the middle of the links. Many cheaper watches are hollow inside the links, but not this one, it's solid titanium all the way through. As others have said, the markers really are very bright in the dark, I tested it in a completely dark room and I was able to tell the time with no trouble at all. I would recommend this watch for anyone looking for a stylish watch that's not too pricy. It's great for everyday wear so don't hesitate if you think it's too formal. If I, a 15 year old thinks it's not too formal, it probably isn't :). Hope this helps some of your decisions.

I previously bought a Citizen Eco-Drive Blue Angels Skyhawk stainless steel digital/analog watch. It was beautiful to look at but hard to read because of the busy dial and the very low contrast digital LCD subdials. I returned the watch and bought the Corso.

Two things about this watch attracted me: (1) the light weight of the titanium case and bracelet, and (2) the easy-to-read dial. I can quickly and easily read off the time, date, and day of the week on this watch. With the Skyhawk, this wasn't possible without reading glasses.

The bracelet deserves special mention. It does come with a locking pin, and it integrates nicely with the watch case. The titanium finish of the bracelet is unusual. Parts of it are in a brushed/matte metal finish (typically seen in titanium watches), and other parts of the links are highly polished. This makes the bracelet very attractive, but I am wondering whether the titanium bracelet might actually be a combination of stainless steel and titanium.

All in all, this is a great watch at a very attractive price.

I'm a little bit particular about my watches. I like a quality watch with few frills. It should look as if the band and watch flow together. This watch is very comfortable, and so light that I forget that I am wearing a watch. The watch is very high quality, looks great, and the dial glows brightly all night.

I was looking for solid, practical, good looking, reliable, accurate and styled watch. I preferred light, water resistant and something fresh in design.
I found these all in this watch.
Before adjusting the bracelet I waited to check the accuracy and water resistant features.
After two weeks it is off by 1-2 sec from etalon clock(on my computer) unless computer clock is off by itself.
I was swimming in the pool with the watch and I love the lightness and feel of titanium case and bracelet.
I have no problem with arm hair pulling off by the bracelet as mentioned in some other reviews even though I had this problem with other bracelets.
I think the watch is excellent choice in up to $150-$200 range, epically when it sells for even less in Amazon.

I originally bought the Seiko Kinetic watch SKA237 as a gift. I was not impressed with the quality of the piece and returned it. I found this watch a week before Christmas and am soooo happy with this purchase. My boyfriend is a little picky about his watch but LOVES this one. It is very light but still feels solid. He can actually see what time it is in the dark (which was one of his "must haves"). He also loves that it never needs a battery. He complained a little about it pulling his arm hairs but it has not stopped him from wearing it. He has never owned a metal band before and so will probably get used to it. The links are hard to get off for resizing (per the lady at the watch shop). She told us to be sure not to lose the little springs that come with each link. This watch looks great for both dress and casual. I would recommend this watch to anyone.

I have owned this watch for nearly 3 years now, and it has been wonderful. It looks great, I have never had to replace the battery (according to Citizen, I never will either), and it keeps perfect time. The clasp is very easy to operate and it fits very well. It is definitely the lightest watch that I have ever owned. I only have 2 gripes, one small, one could be a killing point for some people.

The small gripe is that the crown (used to change the time/date/day) is a bit difficult to pull out to the correct position to move the date (for months with less than 31 days). You have to pull it only halfway out (pulling it out fully will allow you to set the time), but it has a tendency to go past that to fully out or fully closed.

The larger gripe is that this watch scratches VERY easily. I use the computer everyday for extended periods in my job. Because of this, the bottom of the band has been scratched considerably on my desk which leaves dark grey marks on my desk and scratches on the band. I have also scratched the metal part of the bezel just by bumping into something. Titanium is nice and light, but probably not the best metal for a watch, especially if you plan on wearing it on a daily basis (even in an office environment).

GOOD:

1.Bought it for $139 at 50% off.

2.I was concerned about the solar battery power. The watch does not get exposed to much sunlight as most of my weekdays are spent inside the office or home. But it has not lost its power so far, looks like it will work fine with tubelight exposure.

BAD:

1. The watch band pulls my hair. It really gets into my nerve when I am driving or immersed in my work.

2. It would be nice to have some kind of battery power indicator.

3. No perpetual calendar. You have to change the date once for every non-31 day months. And you cannot change it from 9pm to 6am something like that. Weird.


Will not buy it for $275 original price.

It looks and performs just as described. Glow in the dark is good (I prefer an indiglo-type technology though) and the titanium keeps it light. The only thing that I wanted in this watch that is missing is a little more bulk to it. It's got a slim profile that was hard to see by the pics, but if that isn't a preference for you then it's no biggie.

The watch looks very elegant, but not so much so that you can't wear it casually.