Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8806 in Watches
• Brand: Citizen
• Model: BJ8050-59E
• 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 984 feet

Features

• Ecologically friendly, light powered Eco-Drive Caliber B873 Japanese-quartz movement; Charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
• Max power reserve: 180 days; Low charge warning: 3 day; Quick start ability; Charge time from stop state to max charge: Incandescent Light - 105 hrs, Outdoors, Cloudy (10,000 Lux) - 33 hrs, Outdoors, Sunny (100,000 Lux) - 9 hrs
• Durable, curved extra-thick (6mm) non-reflective mineral crystal; Case diameter: 48 mm; For mixed-gas diving; Unidirectional rotating time-elasped bezel
• Stainless steel case and matching bracelet; Black dial; Date function at 3 o'clock; Large luminous hands and hour markers for easy readability both in and out of water; Screw-back case and screw-down crown
• Water-resistant to 984 feet (300 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Explore new, exciting depths with this men's Eco-Drive 300 Meter Dive timepiece. Equipped with large stainless case and bracelet and boldly luminous hands and markers, you'll be able to easily read the time whether you're diving deep into the sea or relaxing next to the pool. Additional features include a date indicator, reinforced urethane band and extender, 6 mm non-reflective curved crystal, ratcheted elapsed-time bezel and screw-back case and screw-down crown.

Summary of Features:

• Fox mixed gas diving
• Reinforced urethane rubber band and diving extender
• 6 mm non-reflective curved mineral crystal
• Unidirectional, racheted elapsed-time bezel
• Screw-back case and screw-down crown

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

Introducing "Eco-zilla "
Current rage of the internet watch forums - coined a nickname - the Citizen "Eco-zilla" - now taking the watch collector world by storm. A solar powered dive watch with its own zip code!

Ok - ok - when it comes to dive watches - size does matter. Don't wanna' be caught with a puny 40mm Rolex diver? Shamed by a 44mm Breitling or TAG? Want to look like a DIVER? Make no mistake - this watch is a MONSTER - 5/8" thick - 46mm case - 51mm if one includes the crown - puts other collectable diver watches to shame. BIG and bold with a massive stainess steel bracelet- enough blue lume in the hands and off the attractive black dial to light a city block. What more could a diver ask for? Well, how about 1000 ft water resistance? Oh brother!

Let's take a tour of this big chunk of real estate: this brute is THICK - sits on some wrists like a wall clock - the weight is bearable - one can get used to it. Petite ladies and men with thin wrist diameters may have problems keeping the watch from shifting around the wrist with the stainless bracelet that is too loosely sized. Recommend an adjustable neoprene strap model with a deployment clasp for these folks. Screw down crown - massive stainless steel bezel - solid bracelet links around the brushed stainless steel case. A mixed gas (valve) diver (for serious depth)- double clasp on the bracelet- wetsuit deployment clasp - solar powered - 5 to 6 month power reserve on a full charge. OHMY GOSH will be your response when you open the box.

Things to consider:

NOT a dress watch - Wearing a long sleeve dress shirt. Not with this watch. Need to be a pirate to fit it under your cuff! Better with short sleeves - no sleeves - wetsuit, bathing suit, birthday suit (j/k) or golf shirt for land lubbers!

The solar powered quartz movement may dampen the enthusiam of watch collectors who treasure automatic mechanical movements. As a solar powered timepiece - you can do your bit to save the environment. Read about the power system and impress your eco-friends! Should never need a replacement battery - as the "capacitor/battery" holds the solar generated charge.

Eco-zillas' crystal of 6mm (thick!!!) mineral glass will be more prone to scratching than a more expensive (and desirable) sapphire cyrstal - unidirectional bezel will offer the mineral glass watch face some protection however.

For left handers - the watch has a crown on the left side - right handers may wish to ponder a watch crown digging into the flesh of your left wrist. Lefties who wear it on right wrist will be in heaven.

Do you want one? Do you like to have people staring at your watch? "Are you a diver"? Really? Right! Say anything you want - no shame in just liking a massive piece of stainless steel on the wrist. Mostly damage proof - an indestructable timepiece for the diver, adventurer, sportsman or hunter. You cannot hurt this watch! Needs no "break in" period as does a auto mechanical diver - give it a full charge - clomp it on the wetsuit - and off we go!

Short of buying a "Russian Diver" you cannot buy a larger, and more attractive dive watch.

Citizen dealers offer a 5 year warranty. Great value for a HUGE Stainless Steel Diving Watch. Can't go wrong - no way - no how - if you love this watch - BUY IT!!!

Serious Sized, beautiful watch!
This is a large watch- the actual viewing area is around 42mm but with the bezel and outer edge it is around 48mm- but this is paired with the thickness which is seriously sized mates! this watch is beautiful but large and heavy as well- the nice thing is the left placed turner so it doesnt dig into your wrist- but still it is not a watch that is comfortable in the way of a thinner sleeker watch- you will never forget you are wearing it! it performs amazingly with the eco drive you can charge it with the sun or other light and go- the quality is that of a 450-500usd watch for certain and the band is nice- it does not interchange however witht he rubber one- a shame in my mind-
it does appear to be antimagnetic which is nice and a feature usually foiund in pricier BALL watch etc- all told check out the aqualand as well as the calibre 2100 as other options but this one is a keeper for me!
enjoy

Big Watch
For those of you out there who are looking for a BIG impressive-looking watch that's not too busy but grabs everyone's attention...then look no further! This watch is awesome. The watch housing is nice and clean with a backwards crown orientation...meaning instead of the crown (the knob you set the watch with) being on the right side of the watch, its on the left. I personally measured the diameter of the watch from one side of the metal casing to the other and measured it to be exactly 2 inches in diameter. If you include the crown, the watch has a diameter of 2 1/8 inches. Most other big watches barely have a 1.5 inch diameter. This watch is also VERY heavy and VERY thick. The thickness is probably the most impressive dimension. It is about the thickness of 12 quarters stacked on top of each other...that's right twelve. I am not kidding. I measured it myself. I've owned numerous watches and none have even come close to being as heavy or as thick as this watch. The watch also has a HUGE bezel with deep number indentations. Between each indented number there is an even deeper decorative indention. These six decorative indentions have a high plolished look almost like they've been chromed. I feel that the presence of these indentions are what really make this watch pop. In my opinion this is the most manly looking watch that can be worn for both sport and business that you can buy for under $10,000. I looked at Jared's Gallery of Jewelry, Ben Bridge, Bailey Banks and Biddle, Helzberg Jewelers, Gordon's Jewelers, Zales, Friedman's Jewelers, and Mark's Jewelers...and none of their Rolexes, Omegas, Tissots, or Breitlings could compare. The only watch that gives this watch a run for it's money is the $10,000 IWC Big Pilot's Watch. Everwhere I go (especially when I wear short sleeves) I catch people staring at my watch. I also get numerous people asking me where they can get one. Trust me when I tell you, You Will Absolutely Love This Watch!!!