Citizen Eco-Drive #BM8180-03E
Pros:
Great function, cool look and feel, no winding or battery replacement.
Cons:
Second-hand does not index with minute markers, crown protrudes a tad more than necessary.
The Bottom Line:
Great knock-about watch: good function, great look and feel, 180-day power reserve, and maintenance free for 99 years.
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Author's Review
I really like this watch. I purchased this model based on internet research only; I had never seen one in person before. It looks a lot better on the wrist than in the pictures.
It's got a great weight and feel to it, even if the crown is a tad bit protruding, although it's not as much as the pictures indicate and other amazon reviews indicate. The band has a darker color than all the pictures I saw, and for this I'm glad. The rivet-looking holes look cool, feel sturdy, and they’re close enough together that I would think adjusting to various wrist sizes should be pretty easy.
It's a comfortable watch, rugged and tough looking -- a great knock-about watch. I would think a lot of soldiers would want to wear this watch for non-deployment use because it looks cool, has day/day function, and is essentially maintenance free.
So far no mechanical defaults whatsoever, although it does lose a few seconds each day. Adjusting the time, day & date is very straight forward. Because light charges it – sunlight, incandescent, fluorescent, whatever – you never have to worry about battery replacement or winding. It also has a cool feature indicating if the 180-day reserve (!) is getting low – the second-hand jumps two seconds at a time instead of one.
My only real complaint about this sharp, well-made watch is that the seconds hand does not align with the minute markers on the face -- this bugs me. Even so, for roughly $85 I'm very satisfied with this watch and recommend it.
