Brian Bowen
This is my third Citizen Eco Drive watch, and these days I value the Eco Drive feature more than ever. Like a lot of people I tend to wear my smart watches as daily wear for the fitness tracker, but I still prefer a quality watch for nights out and special events. But a lot of times when I go to wear my good watches, the batteries are dead. That's not a problem with Eco Drive watches as light recharges the battery and they can pick up a charge really quickly. Even if I've left the watch in a dark closet for a long time so it's totally dead. I can set it on the window sill in the sun or under a bright light for 30 minutes and it's good to go.This particular watch I like because it is both sporty and dressy. The combination of the black and the stainless steel looks really sharp, and the gray on the inner dials with the red accents helps make it easy to match with almost anything I'm wearing. The actual face looks like a crystal white color to me, the description mentions a green dial, which I'm only seeing on the hands when they glow in the dark.The movement is great and the actual watch face is heavy duty and well made. The watch face is big at roughly 2" x 2" (total outside measurement including the crowns), but I really like the size of it. The only downside of Citizen watches is that I find the bands are a little light weight compared to some other higher priced watches, but still high quality and wear really well. I think the quality of the Citizen watches easily compares to other brands that have much higher price points.I definitely recommend this watch if you can wear a larger watch and like the look of it. The Citizen quality is excellent, particularly for the price point, and the Eco Drive feature I find super useful these days.
