Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2647 in Watches
• Brand: Citizen
• Model: BM8430-59E
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: fold-over-clasp-with-double-push-button-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 E100 Japanese-quartz movement; Charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
• Max power reserve: 180 days; Low charge warning: 7 days; Quick start ability; Charge time from stop state to max charge: Incandescent Light - 46 hrs, Outdoors, Cloudy (10,000 Lux) - 14 hrs, Outdoors, Sunny (100,000 Lux) - 7 hrs
• Durable, hardened mineral crystal; Case diameter: 37 mm
• Stainless-steel case; Black dial; Day-and-date functions
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Featuring light-powered Eco-Drive technology, the sleek and sophisticated #BM8430-59E from Citizen never needs a battery. Boasting the precision of quartz movement, this elegant timepiece features a polished stainless steel silver-tone bezel, case, crown and screw-in caseback, as well as silver-tone markers, white indices, and small luminous markers on a bold black dial. An analog day and date display keeps you organized, while water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet) helps guard against wear and tear.

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

Great watch for the price
I found this watch in a jewelry store and came home and purchased it on Amazon for about half the price. It is a great watch for what I need it for and for the price. I wear it with business casual wear and even with jeans. It looks great and so far has held up great. Overall a great watch for the price.

Citizen watch review
Very nice looking watch. The first one I received didn't work properly and Amazon prompty exchanged it for a new one. The second one works well and looks great!

The Dial is not Black
The dial of this watch is NOT Black.
It is grey. I already have a grey dial watch...I wanted a black face. So, I returned this watch for a refund.