Citizen

Citizen Men's BM8180-54A Eco-Drive Railroad Stainless Steel Watch

• Light powered eco-drive Japanese-quartz movement; charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
• Durable, hardened mineral crystal
• Case diameter: 38 mm

Product Description

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Featuring Eco-Drive technology that charges in natural or artificial light, watch #BM8180-54A from Citizen is a sleek and contemporary dress accessory that never needs a battery. Boasting the reliability of quartz movement, this durable stainless steel timepiece is railroad approved, and has polished silver-tone hands with luminous accents on the bone white dial. Black numbers tell 12-hour time, while smaller red numbers offer 24-hour time. Water resistant to 100 meters (330 feet), this Citizen original also has a polished stainless steel bracelet with secure fold over push button clasp with safety.

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

• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0012IP0KO
• Item model number: BM8180-54A
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,144 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This watch will never go out of style., December 2, 2009

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Joseph Nicolay (Spokane, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Citizen Men's BM8180-54A Eco-Drive Railroad Stainless Steel Watch (Watch)

I can only echo the things that have been already written. This watch is small compared to my inexpensive analog Casio, and it is very light as well. I did notice that the minute hand does not quite line up exactly with the tick marks on part of the dial, so if you have an obsessive compulsive disorder I would not recommend this watch. It is very easy to read; the bold numerals do away with the few seconds it takes to figure out the relationship of the hands to the dial, like a Movado or Nixon.

The watch has a very simple and clean look that a utilitarian would appreciate. The silver hands on the white dial can be hard to read in the blue light of the early morning. The lume is a nice blue/green that I can easily see on the hour and minute hands. The arrow on the second hand is illuminated as well, along with hour indicators. The mineral glass is thin compared to some of the more robust watch crystals out there, which left me with the first impression that it was plastic. The case and band are much shinier than the photo shows, to note.

The day-of-the-week display has an alternate reading in Spanish if the wearer so chooses. I had to remove two links from the watch band for my 7.5 inch wrists. The side of the band makes a pretty clean 90 degree angle that can cause some discomfort.

I think the SS Railroad is a fantastic watch for the purpose of telling time.

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I've owned the watch for a year now and it has been through a full home remodel with all the demolition, swimming in lakes and rivers to a maximum depth of only 15 feet, and operating equipment that vibrates excessively (professional string-trimmer and sledgehammer). I even smacked the crystal face on the side of a cement slab with no breakage or scratches; which probably has more to do with luck than durability.

The steel band has acquired numerous scratches on the sides and bottom.
As for the comfort, the band does not bother me as I once thought it would. I've had to roll the days forward in months that have less than 31 days, and the watch was within the actual minute of my computer's clock before resetting it for day light-savings time.
The bottom line is that I would buy this watch again hands down if it broke today.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely satisfied with amazon purchase, June 11, 2010

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Joseph Michael "Joe" (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

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Eco-drive railroad stainless steel BM8189-54A came in 2 days. The wrist band is all stainless steel, and clearly of superior quality and workmanship. The watch worked perfectly right out of the elegantly packaged box. It is beautiful and just the right size and weight - tho the band was too large and I had 2 links taken about for 5 bucks at a jewelers.
A beautiful beautiful watch!!!!!!!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars railroad watch, July 6, 2009

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Charusu (Albuquerque NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Citizen Men's BM8180-54A Eco-Drive Railroad Stainless Steel Watch (Watch)

This is a very accurate and good looking watch and is very easy to read in dim light. I can't say the same for reading it in full sunlight, the white hands on a white dial become a little difficult for over 50 eyes.