I got this watch on sale when it was at a pretty low price. I had been looking for something low maintenance that I could wear everyday and not have to worry about the battery. I use everything I purchase so this watch will be worn everyday.
I researched for a month or so before pulling the trigger on it. The size is perfect for a male with a smaller wrist. (Just a bit smaller than a Timex Scout.) It holds time perfectly as far as I can tell and is light on the wrist. The numbers and hands are illuminated well in the dark and are pretty easy to see and the face that it’s water resistant is an added bonus.
I am partial to silicone watch bands so I ordered a Barton 18mm in Army green to go with it.
The only thing I wish was different is that the entire case was a brushed finish like the area where the straps attach.
Call me crazy but the bezel was to shiny for my taste(I will be wearing this watch for hunting as well) after watching few videos on how to do it correctly I taped off the face and brushed the bezel with 2000 grit sand paper to give it that brushed look and it turned out excellent(still nice with very little shine). Very pleased with this watch and look forward to many years from it.
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An excellent watch for someone looking for longevity on a budget!
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023
I got this watch on sale when it was at a pretty low price. I had been looking for something low maintenance that I could wear everyday and not have to worry about the battery. I use everything I purchase so this watch will be worn everyday.I researched for a month or so before pulling the trigger on it. The size is perfect for a male with a smaller wrist. (Just a bit smaller than a Timex Scout.) It holds time perfectly as far as I can tell and is light on the wrist. The numbers and hands are illuminated well in the dark and are pretty easy to see and the face that it’s water resistant is an added bonus.I am partial to silicone watch bands so I ordered a Barton 18mm in Army green to go with it.The only thing I wish was different is that the entire case was a brushed finish like the area where the straps attach. Call me crazy but the bezel was to shiny for my taste(I will be wearing this watch for hunting as well) after watching few videos on how to do it correctly I taped off the face and brushed the bezel with 2000 grit sand paper to give it that brushed look and it turned out excellent(still nice with very little shine). Very pleased with this watch and look forward to many years from it.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 23, 2023
I researched for a month or so before pulling the trigger on it. The size is perfect for a male with a smaller wrist. (Just a bit smaller than a Timex Scout.) It holds time perfectly as far as I can tell and is light on the wrist. The numbers and hands are illuminated well in the dark and are pretty easy to see and the face that it’s water resistant is an added bonus.
I am partial to silicone watch bands so I ordered a Barton 18mm in Army green to go with it.
The only thing I wish was different is that the entire case was a brushed finish like the area where the straps attach.
Call me crazy but the bezel was to shiny for my taste(I will be wearing this watch for hunting as well) after watching few videos on how to do it correctly I taped off the face and brushed the bezel with 2000 grit sand paper to give it that brushed look and it turned out excellent(still nice with very little shine). Very pleased with this watch and look forward to many years from it.
Color: Green Strap, Black DialVerified Purchase
An excellent watch for someone looking for longevity on a budget!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 23, 2023
I got this watch on sale when it was at a pretty low price. I had been looking for something low maintenance that I could wear everyday and not have to worry about the battery. I use everything I purchase so this watch will be worn everyday.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 23, 2023
I researched for a month or so before pulling the trigger on it. The size is perfect for a male with a smaller wrist. (Just a bit smaller than a Timex Scout.) It holds time perfectly as far as I can tell and is light on the wrist. The numbers and hands are illuminated well in the dark and are pretty easy to see and the face that it’s water resistant is an added bonus.
I am partial to silicone watch bands so I ordered a Barton 18mm in Army green to go with it.
The only thing I wish was different is that the entire case was a brushed finish like the area where the straps attach.
Call me crazy but the bezel was to shiny for my taste(I will be wearing this watch for hunting as well) after watching few videos on how to do it correctly I taped off the face and brushed the bezel with 2000 grit sand paper to give it that brushed look and it turned out excellent(still nice with very little shine). Very pleased with this watch and look forward to many years from it.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 6, 2023
The Garrison watch face appears small, but as you can see the actual face diameter is the same as the ProMaster. It lacks the diving dial, making it smaller in overall external diameter. The Garrison is also about 1/2 the thickness. Overall the Garrison is a lot smaller watch and smaller strap. The Garrison claims to have a glow-in-the-dark luminescence, but it is almost non-existent. Contrast that with the ProMaster which is easily visible in the dark at least for a hour or more. I like the ultra simple minimalist look to this watch, with no distracting information. Just tells the time (and date if you want to fuss with it).
The green wrist strap on the Garrison is very well made, looks fantastic, and functions well, but apparently designed for a womans' wrist?! I wear XL gloves and have large wrists, and this watch band fits snugly on the 2nd to last grommet. It works but barely. Overall I'm pleased with both at the price points. I like the ProMaster more overall. Some of my influence is how much I spent. If you need a simple basic watch the Garrison is a good choice, but I find minor faults in the luminescence and strap length. If you are on a budget and can get it sub-$150 it's a good option. I'd buy it again at the $115 price point in which I got it.
Color: Green Strap, Black DialVerified Purchase
Great watch IF it's an affordable price
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 6, 2023
I hawk sales, and bought this Citizen EcoDrive Garrison in Dec 2022 for about $115, (normal retail around $200). I'd rate it 4.5 stars, and I compare it favorably in the photo to another Citizen EcoDrive ProMaster that I also bought in Dec 2022 for $120 (normal retail about $300) (also a 5 star watch). The main lure of these EcoDrives of course are the solar power no fuss with battery replacements.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 6, 2023
The Garrison watch face appears small, but as you can see the actual face diameter is the same as the ProMaster. It lacks the diving dial, making it smaller in overall external diameter. The Garrison is also about 1/2 the thickness. Overall the Garrison is a lot smaller watch and smaller strap. The Garrison claims to have a glow-in-the-dark luminescence, but it is almost non-existent. Contrast that with the ProMaster which is easily visible in the dark at least for a hour or more. I like the ultra simple minimalist look to this watch, with no distracting information. Just tells the time (and date if you want to fuss with it).
The green wrist strap on the Garrison is very well made, looks fantastic, and functions well, but apparently designed for a womans' wrist?! I wear XL gloves and have large wrists, and this watch band fits snugly on the 2nd to last grommet. It works but barely. Overall I'm pleased with both at the price points. I like the ProMaster more overall. Some of my influence is how much I spent. If you need a simple basic watch the Garrison is a good choice, but I find minor faults in the luminescence and strap length. If you are on a budget and can get it sub-$150 it's a good option. I'd buy it again at the $115 price point in which I got it.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 12, 2011
"The band is too tight (or too short.)"
"The sweep second hand doesn't hit the marks within an atom's width."
"The flat crystal is too easily scratched."
"The luminosity isn't a neon sign like Indiglo!"
"It's too ugly to wear in the Boardroom."
"Why can't I set the day/date anytime I want?"
"The dial face is so small it makes me look gay."
I own a Hamilton Moon Watch, a Tudor Chronograph, and a Rolex Explorer II GMT. I bought the Rolex as a reward for myself in 1992 when I made Chief in the seagoing service and was still taking position star sights with a sextant. It has been my "daily driver" every day since ... except every three-to-four years when accuracy becomes erratic and I have to send it away to Rolex Dallas for a month for $750 service oiling, upkeep, and rehab maintenance. Now in the drawer waiting until I have funny funds for yet another service.
Once I received this Eco-Drive with two-day Amazon+ free delivery I put it on my wrist in direct sunlight for a few hours, set the time, and away we went. Set the day and date within seconds once I was outside the 9PM - 4AM window specified by the manual. Never take it off now. For a watch in this price range you can't engineer a set of switching gears for day/date change that can also handle an owner messing around with the settings by pulling out the crown at the same time. So wait until morning to do it. What's the big deal?
The luminous hands glow brightest just after you turn out the lights, which is perfect because at that time your eyes are still burnt out from staring at the LCD screen all night surfing Amazon reviews. When I wake up at 3:23:19 AM and my eyes have dark adapted again I can still see the hands including the sweep second hand. The Citizen canvas band is stiff until you wear it enough to break it in to the shape of your very own wrist, and then it sits very well when you wear it in Real Life® rolling your ulna and radius reaching for another beer. Just try to find the right-size jeweler's screwdriver to remove links from the Rolex diver's band to fit your wrist! (Even the damn band is multi-hundred$)
I am not NFL lineman big, but 6'1" @ 200 lbs. and nobody has made whimpering noises at me for wearing this watch. This is the kind of tough, no-nonsense, utilitarian looking time utensil that Abercrombie & Fitch made back in the day when Hemingway was finding leopards on Kilimanjaro or pulling in bluefin off the Finca before they sold out and began outfitting punkers and 1%ers on Wall Street. The Explorer II crystal hangs out enough MMs from the stainless case that it had a noticeable chip out of it before a year was out and I learned how it catches every steel rail or rock outcrop in sight. The 24-hour bezel paint flakes off EVERY YEAR wearing it in salt water or just your shower. The Citizen fits close, feels light, and catches nothing.
I am not sure of the press-fit crown and WR 100 meter rating, this is not an Oyster case and screw-down crown, but this is also not a $5,000 timepiece. I have not been swimming or diving with the Citizen. The quality of the rest of the watch is enough to give me confidence it will perform as advertised, and if it should not, I can buy another <$100.
This budget watch is thousands of miles and light years and many dollars ahead of any of its' true competition. I don't want a rubberbound button-filled busy ultramarathon Ironman digital display gizmo. I want a tough good-looking analogue watch that keeps excellent time, and I believe the promise that the Eco-Drive will keep it going, and going, and going ... while the rest of the stable appreciate in value on their way to or back from service.
I want a watch to tell me precise time, and maybe the day and date while it is at it. Not jewelry. Seriously, buy this watch.
Color: Green Strap, Black DialVerified Purchase
Delighted with this watch, EXACTLY what it should be!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 12, 2011
I completely do NOT understand the nay-sayers and their nagging critiques of this Citizen Eco-Drive.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 12, 2011
"The band is too tight (or too short.)"
"The sweep second hand doesn't hit the marks within an atom's width."
"The flat crystal is too easily scratched."
"The luminosity isn't a neon sign like Indiglo!"
"It's too ugly to wear in the Boardroom."
"Why can't I set the day/date anytime I want?"
"The dial face is so small it makes me look gay."
I own a Hamilton Moon Watch, a Tudor Chronograph, and a Rolex Explorer II GMT. I bought the Rolex as a reward for myself in 1992 when I made Chief in the seagoing service and was still taking position star sights with a sextant. It has been my "daily driver" every day since ... except every three-to-four years when accuracy becomes erratic and I have to send it away to Rolex Dallas for a month for $750 service oiling, upkeep, and rehab maintenance. Now in the drawer waiting until I have funny funds for yet another service.
Once I received this Eco-Drive with two-day Amazon+ free delivery I put it on my wrist in direct sunlight for a few hours, set the time, and away we went. Set the day and date within seconds once I was outside the 9PM - 4AM window specified by the manual. Never take it off now. For a watch in this price range you can't engineer a set of switching gears for day/date change that can also handle an owner messing around with the settings by pulling out the crown at the same time. So wait until morning to do it. What's the big deal?
The luminous hands glow brightest just after you turn out the lights, which is perfect because at that time your eyes are still burnt out from staring at the LCD screen all night surfing Amazon reviews. When I wake up at 3:23:19 AM and my eyes have dark adapted again I can still see the hands including the sweep second hand. The Citizen canvas band is stiff until you wear it enough to break it in to the shape of your very own wrist, and then it sits very well when you wear it in Real Life® rolling your ulna and radius reaching for another beer. Just try to find the right-size jeweler's screwdriver to remove links from the Rolex diver's band to fit your wrist! (Even the damn band is multi-hundred$)
I am not NFL lineman big, but 6'1" @ 200 lbs. and nobody has made whimpering noises at me for wearing this watch. This is the kind of tough, no-nonsense, utilitarian looking time utensil that Abercrombie & Fitch made back in the day when Hemingway was finding leopards on Kilimanjaro or pulling in bluefin off the Finca before they sold out and began outfitting punkers and 1%ers on Wall Street. The Explorer II crystal hangs out enough MMs from the stainless case that it had a noticeable chip out of it before a year was out and I learned how it catches every steel rail or rock outcrop in sight. The 24-hour bezel paint flakes off EVERY YEAR wearing it in salt water or just your shower. The Citizen fits close, feels light, and catches nothing.
I am not sure of the press-fit crown and WR 100 meter rating, this is not an Oyster case and screw-down crown, but this is also not a $5,000 timepiece. I have not been swimming or diving with the Citizen. The quality of the rest of the watch is enough to give me confidence it will perform as advertised, and if it should not, I can buy another <$100.
This budget watch is thousands of miles and light years and many dollars ahead of any of its' true competition. I don't want a rubberbound button-filled busy ultramarathon Ironman digital display gizmo. I want a tough good-looking analogue watch that keeps excellent time, and I believe the promise that the Eco-Drive will keep it going, and going, and going ... while the rest of the stable appreciate in value on their way to or back from service.
I want a watch to tell me precise time, and maybe the day and date while it is at it. Not jewelry. Seriously, buy this watch.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 20, 2023
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Amazing watch, terrible seller
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on July 8, 2022Color: Green Strap, Black DialVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on July 8, 2022
What was disappointing was the terrible condition of not just the outer sleeve but also of the box itself, a missing warranty (although the product page does have some sort of cryptic explanation that I assume absolves the seller of liability for it's absence, so I can't complain too much), and no user manual of any kind. And while I know that many companies don't print extensive user manuals any more, there is usually at least a little piece of paper with a the URL of the online user manual. This box, however, had nothing.
As expected with something coming from a presumably dark warehouse, the solar battery wasn't charged, as indicated by the seconds hand jumping in 2.5 second increments (see the video), so I kept it out by a window to recharge for 40 hours, as explained on the Citizen website. Given the long summer days we have at the moment, this wasn't a problem at all, but when all the recharging didn't make a difference to the second hand, and I knew I didn't have a warranty under which to get the battery replaced, I had no choice but to return it while I still could. And that's what I sadly had to do.
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Highly Recommended
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 3, 2022Color: Green Strap, Black DialVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 3, 2022
Looking for a replacement took me deep down the online horology rabbit-hole and I ended up buying a bargain vintage mechanical winding watch for special occasions, and this as my zero-maintenance everyday one.
This watch somehow feels a lot better on the wrist than in it looks in pictures. I was very worried about how awkwardly the crown-guards seem to stick out of the case, but it looks perfectly natural when it's worn.
The strap it comes with is, as many other reviewers have said, absolute garbage. I ordered a replacement at the same time as the watch because I knew I didn't want it. But even if you like the military aesthetic of the green canvas, it's terribly uncomfortable with the widely spaced holes making it virtually impossible to adjust to the right size. I tried my best to like it because I felt bad about how much I despised it, but I just couldn't.
What I love about the watch is how easy it is to read. Even the day and date window needs no more than a glance from my 40 year old screen-damaged eyes.
The watch is very light, and with a comfortable strap, I can barely feel it on me. It's arguably a little thick for a quartz watch of it's diameter, but the light weight sort of makes up for it. Speaking of the case diameter, I wouldn't recommend it for wrists larger than my 165 millimeters (6.5 inches) unless you're actively seeking the vintage pilot watch look. But if you are doing that, then you probably want a watch that's more authentic to the genre. I hope this helps your decision.
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