CitizenWatches BM8240-03E Eco-Drive Leather Watch

My current Citizen Eco-Drive watch replaced the Eco-Drive I've worn for the last 25 years. I'm sure it will give equally wonderful service. My previous watch remained accurate throughout that quarter decade, and I only had to replace it when the original watch strap finally failed and the watch launched off my wrist whilst out walking, landing 6 feet in front of me, finally breaking the glass and stopping the mechanism (it is shockproof, but not expected to survive such an upheaval).The watch face is smart, it includes both day and date, and the watch strap comfortable to wear. It maintains perfect quartz accuracy as long as it is exposed to light, never needing to have the battery replaced or to be wound up, like mechanical style watches. The only slight negative, unlike my previous 25 year old Eco-Drive, is that this model does not have luminous hands and dials to enable the time to be seen in the dark, but that is of minor concern to me. The watch was very competitively priced for such an excellent piece of equipment and I believe represents very good value. A satisfied customer.

I have a vast collection of watches from a £10 digital watch to an Osiris and Breitling and this is by far the most comfortable to wear. It’s very light compared to all my collection, it’s simple, elegant, and accurate. It’s a lot smaller than most watches but regardless, it adds to the comfort which I desire most days. It has been a daily driver since purchasing it and that says a lot about a watch. It is accurately priced for what you get. Presentation of the box is standard, but the watch is strong, real leather band, a cool buckle with ‘eco drive’ imprinted on it. That brings me to the final point. Eco drive is becoming a standard for citizen watches. It is beneficial for the environment, and for the price I paid for this watch, I will never have to worry about putting a battery in it again. Furthermore, it comes with a 5 year (+1 for registering the watch) so 6 year guarantee for internal parts. The only other I know to have offered me that is Rolex.

Great watch for the price and very impressive.If anyone remembers the old classic solar powered watches this is nothing like that one. Classic design with day and date at the 3 hand (My only gripe being you do sometimes have to wind the day and date on and as a few reviewers have mentioned it can be a bit of a pain as for some reason Citizen have not made it easy to wind on the day and date if you have fingers beyond the size of a small child) Leather strap is probably the only down side as a previous reviewer has mentioned its not a classical leather style but almost a "Crocodile" Leather style but its really not that noticeable.I am not a regular wearer of this watch and I have not noticed it loosing time or any other problems. If I am being really fussy over this watch I would say the second hand doesnt quite hit every second after it passes the 30 second mark (You see, I have to be really fussy to find fault here!) Movements are listed as Japanese and although it says its water resistant I have not tried it in water of any depth. Face of the watch is a nice classic design, nothing fancy but looks nice on the wrist. Its of a classic size and not one of the larger watch faces that are currently popular. The big bonus of course with this watch is it does not need a battery, from my experience just exposure to normal light will do, if its on your wrist daily it shouldnt be a problem at all, if you take it off just leave it somewhere where it will get some level of light (In another words not at the back of the cupboard)For the money and for the quality I recommend this watch especially to someone looking for a simple classic design watch and doesnt fancy paying several hundred pounds for a Raymond Wiel or Tissot.

I purchased this with some birthday money I'd received (normally not one to treat myself!), and after having started a small collection of very affordable watches <£20 I wanted something with a bit more of a premium feel. I purchased this for £68 and after receiving it I feel like it's worth a whole lot more.The watch body is polished and very smooth, the face is elegant yet simple and very easy to read. The strap high quality, and while for the first few days it was very stiff it has now moulded to fit my wrist comfortably.I love the Eco-Drive features of this watch and knowing I've got at least 20 years before I need a battery is pretty decent!My only gripe is that as mentioned in other reviews the crown is polished rather than textured which makes setting the watch a bit more difficult than others.

A very thin watch with a medium size dial. The crown is positively tiny, too small in fact and very sleek. If you want a #nobattery #neverwind watch this one is ok

I own this watch for a couple of weeks and this is the reason for the headline, few time for a proper opinion, however, so far, my feeling it's this is a very fine watch. The idea of displaying 3 numbers (12, 4, 8) is clever and the result is a nice looking.Thickness is great and the case diameter 36mm is excelent for small wrists which is my case. For someone with larger wrist, 2-4 mm more would be the ideal. In general the quality is pretty good in my opinion. So far the time keeping it's very accurate (to an atomic clock) but there isn't time enough to be sure..May be the more important factor is to use light rather than battery.All in all with so many positive reviews and my little experience I'm sure this was a very god acquisition.

Unfortunately, the date displayed on the watch is in French not English as shown on the Amazon website! And also the watch arrived in a damaged box which makes it uninviting to give as a gift.As I spent over £100 on this watch, I would’ve expected something a little more.On opening the box, the watch was packaged upside down and at a funny angle with fingerprints over the surface of the glass.Possibly looked secondhand.Will not be buying this brand of watch ever againAvoid this product