Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #322 in Watches
• Brand: Citizen
• Model: BW0170-08E
• Dimensions: 3.70" h x 4.10" w x 5.60" l, .60 pounds
• Band material: Leather
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: Buckle
• Dial color: black
• Dial window material: Mineral
• Movement type: japanese-quartz
• Water-resistant to 99 feet

Features

• Ecologically friendly, light powered Eco-Drive Japanese-quartz movement; Charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
• Stylish alligator pattern leather strap with buckle closure
• Brushed stainless steel case
• Date feature at 3 o'clock
• Water-resistant to 99 feet (30 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
A great choice for an everyday watch, this silver-tone Citizen Eco-Drive 180 stainless steel men's watch matches well with both professional and casual wear. It features a tall rectangular silver watch case that frames a black dial face. It's complemented by thin stick markers, Arabic numerals at the half hour points, and tiny baton hands. It's matched with a supple black leather strap with tonal stitching. Other features include a date window at 3 o'clock, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and water resistance to 30 meters (99 feet), which will protect the watch from rain and accidental splashes.

This watch is powered by Citizen's unique Eco-Drive, which absorbs sunlight and any artificial light through the crystal and dial to recharge the watch continuously. With regular exposure to light, the Eco-Drive continuously recharges itself for a lifetime of use. This watch's Eco-Drive provides a 365-day power reserve.

The Citizen Watch Brand

The company was established in 1924. The founding fathers selected the name Citizen so it would be "Close to the Hearts of People Everywhere" and soon after adopted the company’s formal name, Citizen Watch Company.

During the last seventy-five years Citizen has expanded its business throughout the world and has achieved recognition as the global brand. The past twenty-five year period has coincided with the company’s dramatic rise to its current position as the world’s largest watchmaker, a distinction Citizen has held every year since 1986.

Beyond sheer size, Citizen is also recognized as a worldwide leader in advanced technology. From the world’s slimmest LCD watch to the first voice recognition watch and the world’s first professional dive watch with an electronic depth sensor, Citizen’s record of "world’s firsts" is unmatched.

More recently, Citizen has staked out a new position as the leader in Ecologically Friendly timekeeping with its Eco-Drives watches that are light powered. With models ranging from dress models to sports models to professional dive watches, Citizen Eco-Drive runs continuously in any kind of natural or artificial light for a lifetime of use. Fueled by light, it never needs a battery.

Eco-Drive Frequently Asked Questions (See the full Citizen Eco-Drive FAQ here)

How can you tell if the Eco-Drive watch is getting enough light?
In normal use, the watch displays the time and the sweep-second hand moves in one second intervals. A very important feature of Eco-Drive is the Low Charge Warning Mode which as a result of low battery voltage, causes the second hand to jump two seconds at a time (while still keeping correct time).

How long will an Eco-Drive watch run after it is fully charged?
If your watch is put away where no light is available to it while in a fully charged state, depending on the model, it will run for from 45 days to 5 years.

How can the Eco-Drive watch be recharged?
Besides sunlight, it can be safely charged by exposing it to a fluorescent desk lamp, with the dial (face) up and within about 8 inches or an incandescent lamp (regular light bulb) no closer than 20 inches. Never use a halogen lamp since the heat generated by it can cause damage to your watch. The most efficient and the quickest is in direct bright sunlight (not windowsill) and never on the dashboard of a car.

Customer Reviews

Eco drive
This is a very nice watch. A fan of Seiko for 20+ years, I recently discovered the Citizen eco-drive watches, and now have 2. These things are cool..never have to worry about battery or winding. This is watch is perfect..not to dressy, not too thin (i know thin is all the rage, but i am not a fan), not too fat. Even the band is top quality, with a nice detail..ECO DRIVE engraved in the stainless steel buckle. As for accuracy..my older eco drive, and my wifes are dead on accurate. My other is a infantry style (also sold on amazon), i have had a year and wear it almost everyday and there is not one scratch on the crystal yet. I love these things

Stunning AND Environmentally Correct
This is not a large and/or thick watch. The face is either black or metallic (like mercury) depending on how the light hits it. It needs neither batteries nor to be on your wrist for rewinding as it is solar powered (well, light powered - it does not need solar). The clean design and monochrome make it go with about anything. A really outstanding piece of art . . .

very classic for a smaller wrist i suppose
well, liked it, still like it. but passed it on, as it was too tiny for my taste. i am 6ft1, so shouldnt probably have bought it in first place. but it just looked so cool. and it also did in life.