Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #350 in Watches
• Brand: Citizen
• Model: BJ7005-59E
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: fold-over-push-button-clasp-with-safety
• Dial color: black
• Dial window material: Mineral
• Movement type: japanese-quartz
• Water-resistant to 330 feet

Features

• Ecologically friendly, light powered Eco-Drive Caliber B877 Japanese-quartz movement; Charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
• Max power reserve: 180 days; Low charge warning: 3 days; Quick start ability; Charge time from stop state to max charge: Incandescent Light - 53 hrs, Outdoors, Cloudy (10,000 Lux) - 17 hrs, Outdoors, Sunny (100,000 Lux) - 6 hrs
• Black ion plated case & bracelet; Durable, hardened non-reflective mineral crystal; Performs flight calculations with Pilot's slide rule inner bezel ring operated by crown at 8 o'clock
• Large luminous hands and hour/minute markers for easy readability; Dual-time function; Date feature at 3 o'clock
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Large and in charge, the Citizen Nighthawk men's stainless steel pilot watch will add a soaring accent to business and casual wear. It includes a standard slide rule as well as a pilot's slide rule, which can be used for flying distance and other navigation calculations. The round black watch case has a brushed finished with a thin-edged bezel framing the black dial background, and it measures 42mm (1.65 inches) wide and 12mm (0.47 inches) deep. It's accented by large luminous white hands, thin white baton markers, and Arabic numerals at 6 and 12 o'clock. This watch is completed by a stainless steel link bracelet band with a black finish, which is joined by a push-button fold-over clasp with safety. Other features includes a dual-time function for tracking a second time zone, large date display at 3 o'clock, scratch resistant mineral crystal with anti-reflective coating, and water resistance to 660 feet (200 meters).

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 180-day power reserve, and it can be recharged with just 1.5 hours of exposure to light.

Summary of Features:

• Pilot's slide rule inner chapter ring operated by crown at 8 o'clock position
• Non-reflective mineral crystal
• Large luminous markers for easy readability
• Dual time

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

This is an awesome (looking) watch.
Okay, I admit that I was looking for a watch that was more about looks than function. I wanted something that looked different from the normal "run of the mill" watches that you find everywhere.

When searching Amazon for different choices, I was immediately drawn to the black Citizen Nighthawk. The black metal band and watch is a rarity among watches. The watch face was really appealing especially with the large numbers and red 24 hour numbers.

I did read the Amazon product description and knew that it came with Eco-Drive. That was a real plus since I may never have to replace the rechargeable battery. Most watches are never water resistant after the battery has been replaced.

I purchased the watch and I've had it for about 6 months. First I have to say that the watch is beautiful. I've had multiple comments about the watch from people who apparently agree. I also love the large numbers and hands. The watch is easy to read in both light and dark. The mineral crystal is so clear that it's like it isn't even there. The Eco-Drive works flawlessly and changing the date is a breeze.

If you don't like large heavy watches, then this watch is not for you. But if awesome looks and black stainless steel appeals to you, then you can't do better than this watch.

Excellent watch, band is a disaster
I saw this watch at a store in Singapore and fell in love with it. Awesome watch. WR 20 bar (200m), although the manual actually says its ok for swimming but not for scuba diving. Strange, with 20 bar it should be fine for regular scuba diving up to 30m etc. Store price in Singapore was S$699 minus some special sales discount, I still got a better deal at Amazon. The watch is awesome (looking) , runs like a charme (on time), easy to understand and set (with dual time). The only issue I had is adjusting the band, that is a litle tricky. The band could have been a bit more flexible, for US$450 I would expect a better band. To adjust the length (if the regular adjustment is not enough), you need to pinch out the little steel poles with a proper tool or a thumbtack, but they are very tight. Pinch them in the direction of the arrow on the inner side of the watch. Otherwise, great watch, runs on solar power and newer needs a battery! Ordered through Amazon from CDI Watches, came in new box and within 2 days. Excellent deal.

Update! The black band is a disaster, lost its color within 3 weeks, and the watch started to get some silver spots as well, returned it immediately. I ordered the silver one then, and the band still sucks. It's a shame for Citizen to sell such a nice watch at a high retail prize with this poor band. Seems like they do not care about their brand and reputation. Keeping the wath though as I love it, but be prepared even for the silver color band to get color stains and scratches in no time. The band is a very poor product.

Update 10/2008: I love the watch. The silver band is still mostly OK. Much better choice than the black one.

Very nice Watch...for a pilot.
Diameter of the actual bezel is 41mm, and with the addition of the crown it adds up to just about 45mm, and the width checking in at 12mm.

First characteristic to strike me was the weight of the watch, it's definately on the heavy side but does not cross over the line to become bulky and weighs in at about 12oz. With a 41mm diameter it is a bit large but does not look akward on small wrists like mine. The color is a satin black and unfortunately it will scratch off over time which was a little dissapointing. The clasp feels a bit weak, and this being the 2nd Citizen watch I've owned with this same clasp type, I am a bit nervous that the folding mechanism will eventually break off as happened before somewhere on I-95 with my last watch.

The slide rule, operated by a crown on the 8 o'clock position, slides very smoothly. The slide rule is able to calculate fuel consumption, groud speed, air speed and distance, division, multiplication, and square roots. This is no easy task and the users manual offers little in the way of clarification, I suppose if you're a pilot this would not be difficult to grasp but for regular people it's more of a novelty feature than a useful one.

To sum up, this is a very nice watch worth the pricetag. Looks good, feels quite solid and of course, never needs a battery. Citizen should look into more effective ways of making sure a black Stainless steel watch stays black, and manufacture a more reliable clasp.