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(More customer reviews)05/24/2011 UPDATE (Three stars): While the information below still holds true, my band broke yesterday while I was sitting on the couch! I called Citizen, only to be told that the band isn't covered under the 5 year warranty, but they could send me a new one for $37. That seemed extremely unfair to me. I don't want to shell out more money for an already expensive watch for what was clearly a manufacturing defect (IMO a watchband should last more than 6 months!). I was very careful with the watch (as I am with all my dive equipment), rinsing it well in fresh water after salt-water immersion, to prevent the rubber from degrading. I realize that watch bands do wear out more quickly than the rest of the watch, and I didn't expect it to last 5 years, but I was expecting higher quality from Citizen! The band on my other Citizen watch, that I wear more often than the dive watch, is still going strong after about 6 years. I particularly don't want to have to buy yet another band in 6 months when the new one breaks.
Bad form, Citizen... you should at least give a 1 year warranty on the band.Original Review 12/29/2010 (Five Stars):
For the past few months I've really been struggling over my watch dilemma... I've had a metal band woman's Citizen Eco-Drive watch for about 6 years now that is still going strong, but looking a little worse for wear (I am murder on watches). I sail and dive every weekend, and while I have a dive computer, I really wanted a back-up dive watch. For sailing, I'd been using my metal-band citizen, but the second hand (the critical thing for getting across the start line in the best position) isn't very visible- particularly with how scratched the face is - and I was never very comfortable wearing my day-to-day watch in the flurry of activity of a race, I worried that I'd accidentally release the catch and it would fall off.
So what to do? I didn't really like the look of most dive watches I saw, they were just so bulky, and I balked at the price... If I'm spending that much, I want to be able to wear it more than just the mornings I dive, but with my small wrists it simply isn't practical. Same things with watches that were specifically for sailing. I also didn't want to spend a lot of money on a smaller digital, as I don't particularly like to wear sport watches to work, I'd prefer to stick with my metal band fashion watch. I was also loathe to toss my old Eco-drive as it still works so well, and apart from the face (and some wear on the bezel) it still looks good. So I had just about resigned myself to buying a real cheap digital water resistant watch for sailing, sticking with just my dive computer for diving (without backup), and to keep squinting through the scratched face of my old watch, when I found the Citizen Eco Drive Women's Pro Diver!
This is an extremely attractive watch, so much so that I think I'll actually be happy to wear it to work. While bigger than my old watch, it is much smaller and certainly more streamlined than regular dive watches, and the black and silver is classy and very easy to read. The second hand is very visible- bright yellow - as are the minute and hour hands (they glow in the dark), which will be a great help when sailing. The bezel is higher than the crystal face (highest around the rim, sloping down to the crystal), which I hope will help protect it from most scratches. the strap is relatively narrow and comfortable, and the buckle feels very secure. The band is long so i can wear it over a wetsuit, but on my bare, petite, wrist it fits well in one of the top holes and I don't feel overwhelmed by all the extra band because the keepers do their job well. I haven't had it long enough to speak to its longevity, but if it works half as well as my old Citizen I expect several years of hard use out of it.
One thing to note is that I heard I must be very careful to screw down the stem tightly or it will be like a "hatch open on a submarine" when diving.
On a side note, I discovered that I can send my old watch back to Citizen to get the face replaced for $30 to $50- about what I was going to spend on a "cheap" digital, so I feel like I'm getting "the best of both worlds."
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Perfect for professional divers and avid swimmers alike, the Citizen Women's Eco-Drive Strap Diver Watch is both attractive and highly functional. This super water resistant watch withstands water depths up to 984 feet (300 M), so you can keep track of time on your deep-sea expeditions. Clear visual elements of the watch face include oversized, crisp white dot hour markers, large hour-and-minute hands, and an easy-to-read date window perched at the three o'clock. Continuing on the easily visible theme, the large bezel has a deep black background and a crisp white foreground of Arabic second indexes at 20, 30, 40, and 50 seconds, as well as stick second markers along the first quarter. This solar-powered Eco-Drive watch never needs a battery and remains charged for months at a time, even in the dark. The background of the watch face is a handsome black-and-gray waving pattern that complements the striated shape of the strong black rubber band. Other rugged features include a stainless steel case and bezel, fine mineral dial-window protection, and reliable Japanese-quartz movement. A handy buckle securely fastens the band of this must-have diver's timepiece.
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