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Citizen Eco-Drive Mens Titanium Perpetual Calendar Watch #BL5350-59L
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$412.50
At Amazon
on 12-19-2008.
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Quartz movement, Dress watch, Eco-Drive solar powered, Chronograph, Perpetual calendar, Brushed silver-tone hand with luminous accents, Polished silver-tone raised markers with luminous accents, Analog date display, White indices and numbers on outer border of dial, 12/24 dual time, Polished titanium navy blue uni-directional rotating bezel with a silver-tone border and numbers, Polished titanium crown and selector buttons, Brushed/polished titanium case, Brushed titanium caseback, Comes with interactive instructional CD-Rom, 100 meters/330 feet water resistant
Reader Reviews
This is an all Titanium watch though the specifications above say the bracelet is stainless steel. This watch weighs 100 grams (45mm wide) while another, slightly smaller Titanium Eco-Drive weighs 88 grams.
The bracelet accents are polished and the rest of the bracelet brush finished. The dual-button release clasp is brushed and the buttons are flush to the clasp, you must depress them. You can only resize the bracelet by removing links, the clasp is not adjustable in any way. There are 2 half-width links for more fine adjustment possibilities, a welcome feature.
Omega Seamaster design cues are numerous: the deep blue watch face, the blue bezel, the wavy line pattern on the solar cells(!), the bracelet design, button placement. This is an understated version of a Seamaster while only costing just about as much as tax on a Titanium Seamaster! Also with zero maintenance costs for required servicing.
A potential issue is the slight play in the one-way bezel. It has give and can wiggle around, it is not as rock solid as some Citizen models. If the bezel stays just this loose for the life of the watch, that's acceptable, as it feels "broken-in".
A prior Eco-Drive I wear is still flawless after a decade of near daily use. I can only hope that the more complex mechanism in this model is as bullet proof. It feels like it is so far, the only complaint has nothing to do with the watch: the famous Green Citizen's Box is a thin cardboard joke compared to the thick, cylindrical velvet-lined watch mausoleums they used to supply. This is a lot of watch for the money, and an obvious Seamaster Variant.
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Citizen Eco-Drive Mens Titanium Perpetual Calendar Watch #BL5350-59L
Available from Amazon
Price: $412.50
Updated on 12-19-2008.
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