List Price: $275.00Price: $137.50You Save: $137.50 (50%)• Meeting, unidirectional rotating bezel; Luminous hands and markers
• Ecologically loving, light powered Eco-Drive Japanese-quartz movement; Charges in natural sunlight or indoor simplify
• Invalid-resistant to 984 feet (300 M)
The ladies' Eco-Drive Professional Diver contains a screw-down crown on a solid one-piece case, for a fantastic water resistance of 300 meters. Enjoy the use of a one-way rotating elapsed-time bezel, luminous hands and markers, and date display, all on a comfortable black polyurethane strap.
Reviews
I'm an idiotYes, I am an idiot, but I am the type of idiot who can admit a mistake.
This was the first dive watch I ever bought (a gift for the girlfriend, an avid diver) and I had never heard of a screw-down crown before. It's a watch, right? You pull the stupid thing out to set the time, you push the stupid thing back in when you're done. Turns out the stupid thing was the one doing the pushing and pulling.
The crown didn't come out when I pulled, so I used a tool. It didn't go back in when I pushed, so I used a tool. Naturally it never felt right after that. After a while the entire shaft connected to the crown pulled out. The watch still ran, but after a couple more dives water got in and the thing stopped working. So I posted a 2-star review here and sent the watch back to Citizen with an angry letter.
Eventually the girlfriend became the wife, and I became a diver too (a stipulation of the marriage). This year for Christmas she bought me a gorgeous dive watch. The crown didn't come out when I pulled, but this time I read the instructions. "Screw-down crown"? Oh *eff* me...
Did I mention that I am an idiot?
Despite the flagrant user error and being outside of the one-year warranty, Citizen repaired the watch, good as new, at no charge. I now know that Citizen is a company that you can trust for both quality and customer service.
The watch itself is perfect. Perfect size and perfect look. It's a style in and of itself. I bought my wife another Citizen, a gorgeous dress bracelet with a mother-of-pearl face. Few are the days when one or the other isn't on her wrist. Now I'm starting to lust after a Citizen chronograph for myself...
Good watchI am not a diver so I cannot comment on how well the watch functions in deep waters. I like the watch because it works well as an exercise watch-- no problems with shocks, and the sweat can be washed out afterwards. The design is cute and the size is perfect. And I love that it is eco-drive so you don't have to worry about replacing batteries.
The band is a little chunkier than I would prefer and the date is a little bit hard to see. But overall, this is a quality watch that I would definitely recommend.
Exactly as shownGreat watch. Owned Eco-Drive's before and this one lives up to its predecessor. Never have to take it off. Sporty and durable.
No more batteries!The eco drive system idea is just great! You don't have to ever buy another battery again or pay the watch repairman to put in a new battery for you since this watch recharges itself with plain old light.
The eco drive watch keeps great time and looks great. It is on the expensive side, but for a daily "beater" watch that is dependable, you can't go wrong with the citizen eco drive watch.
The only thing I didn't really like too much was the black synthetic band, but you can just swap it out for a better looking one if you want.
Love this watch!I bought this watch after discovering that I love scuba diving! I have always liked Citizen watches for their quality and reliability. This watch is no exception. It is very stylish, durable, keeps perfect time and is totally green! Just wear it, and under normal use, it will stay charged forever, no batteries to buy every few years, no watch battery dying at just the wrong time. Actually, my husband and I each got one of these watches after his watch died on vacation, in a rather remote location where there were no replacement batteries. Do yourself a favor, if you need a reliable watch that looks great, and keeps even Al Gore happy, buy this watch. Oh, and this is a great price!