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 Citizen Eco-Drive Men's Professional Diver Watch #BJ8050-59E By: Citizen Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 12 More Information very well  On: 2008-01-07I live in denmark(europe) and this watch comme to me in 7 days (before xmas time),so I,m satisfied and thank`s for it. A TANK On: 2007-11-19this watch is without a doubt a tank of a watch . its huge and heavy and definately an attention grabber everytime u wear it. the only other watch i have that rivals in size or weight is my invicta subaqua noma 2 . this citizen watch almost seems unbreakable. i have not ever really been a fan of citizen watches prefering swiss automatic watches , but when i came across this watch i knew it was a must have watch added to my collection. citizen definately got this one right. if u are looking for a good diver watch thats huge and heavy and that can take a beating look no further u found it here. believe me u wont be dissapointed with this watch its a tank of a diver watch that will get u lots of looks and comments . a must have diver watch if u are looking for a big sturdy heavy duty watch !!! Great Quality and Value On: 2007-08-14I needed a less expensive "beach beater" to replace a Seiko "orange monster" diving watch that had seen better days. I was really impressed with the quality (and price) of this watch.... make no mistake, it is large, and very beefy. I have two Omega "Seamaster" automatics, but I do not dive with them, they are too expensive. Certainly for the money, this watch is built like a tank, and looks the part. If you want a well made, large, uni-tasking watch for diving, this is the one. I was blown away by the quality of this watch for the money. I have no doubt that it will last many years, and take everything that comes its way. If you are even considering any dive watch for under $ 1,000; give this one a hard look. You really wont be disappointed!! Graet Quality On: 2007-08-14I needed a less expensive "beach beater" to replace a Seiko "orange monster" diving watch that had seen better days. I was really impressed with the quality (and price) of this watch.... make no mistake, it is large, and very beefy. I have two Omega "Seamaster" automatics, but I do not dive with them, they are too expensive. If you want a well made, large, uni-tasking watch for diving, this is the one. I was blown away by the quality of this watch for the money. I have no doubt that it will last many years, and take everything that comes its way. If you are even considering any dive watch for under $ 1,000; give this one a hard look. A Man amongst Boys.... On: 2007-07-18Now here this...Behold the watch of real MEN! I love this watch! I loved it so much , I bought 2 of them ( 1 regular stainless steel, 1 with the rubber band ) AND i plan on buying another one! Being a big guy, its hard finding clothes or shoes that fit, never mind finding a watch that doesnt look like a toy on my wrist. Then, on my Honeymoon cruise, I spotted ECO-ZILLA while walking by the ships jewlery store. Up till that point in my life, I had not really known what Pure Unadulterated Lust was..until I slipped that Bad Boy over my wrist and knew...I knew I finally had become a MAN! This watches is not for the faint of heart or those of you who can call your selves average of size...sorry ladies, this one is for the Big Dogs!!! This is a REAL watch On: 2007-01-25Wow is all I kept saying when I opened the package. This is truly a mans watch. It has exceeded all my expectations. It is definitely huge and heavy. The largest watch that I have yet to come across. I guess I"ll have no reasons for being late anymore. I have had Tags,Movado, Casio, ESQ, Omega etc. and this blows them out of the water. I am a diver and this is just what an analog dive watch should be. I also have a citizen promaster digital dive watch that is equally impressive and they are definitely the best dive watches on the market. I dont recommend this if you have small wrists or are afraid of wearing 1.5 pounds on your arm. If smaller watches dont feel right to you, then this should do the trick. I dont forsee any problems with this, as it seems that it can withstand anything you can throw at it. Durable stainless steel and huge display. Citizen has a great service dept. and 5 year warranty, so you are covered. Plus, no batteries to worry about. You can spend thousands on Panerei, Breitling, Rloex etc. and still not equal the commanding nature of this beauty. Thumbs up Citizen. Serious Sized, beautiful watch!  by: re_can On: 2006-12-07 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 Serious Sized, beautiful watch! On: 2006-12-06This 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 This watch does not have a Helium valve On: 2006-07-19For some reason most of the descriptions of this watch talk about Helium gas release. This watch, unlike the discontinued automatic one which did have an He valve, does not. It may be helium safe (I am not sure), but it DOES NOT have a valve. The watch states "for mixed gas diving", which is merely the mixed gas the diver breathes. Duh. Helium safe is needed for about .00001% of divers who are professional divers who must live in a helium dome under the ocean for long periods to avoid constantly decompressing. They live in pressurized Helium rich environment and that is how the Helium enters the watch. the He gas molecules can enter the watch through the seals. During decomp in this dry environment if the crown isnt unscrewed the Helium gas expands and can make the crystal explode. That is why these divers need to unscrew their crown or have a Helium valve on the watch. Regular recreation divers would never encounter this. The people who wrote the marketing hype review were ignorant. Mixed gas diving is just a fancy way of saying that this watch is good for SCUBA diving. You can engineer a watch to not need a valve, if the watch is constructed specifically so that Helium molecules cannot enter the watch. Is this one like that? I do not know. Again, only a professional saturation diver would ever need this feature anyway. Its more a bragging right, kind of like "my watch can go deeper than yours". (even if we only enter a 3 foot kiddy pool) I had a guy say that to me once. My watch at the time was rated for 200m and his 300m. I told him the ill fated Russian submarine Kursk sank in about 100m of water and they couldnt rescue the crew, so whats your point? Food for thought. Well, the bracelet model cant go over a wetsuit without an extension which almost every bracelet bound dive watch should have, but if you dont wear a wetsuit or just want a big thick tough watertight watch then that is fine. I dont dive but wear dive watches all the time. Its like driving an SUV to the grocery store. Many of us do it. ;-) The crystal is thick mineral and the watch is steel, and HEAVY. While mineral crystal scratches easily, the bezel protects it on this watch, unless you contact it with something long and sharp. Only one of the rubber strap models comes in Titanium. The description is WRONG. This is a heavy Steel watch. On the bracelet model there also is no wetsuit extension. The bracelet does not have this crucial feature, but the rubber strap models come with strap extensions. The bracelet model cannot take the rubber strap and the rubber strap model cannot take the bracelet. The attachments are differnet. I know I have seen how they differ when apart. Too bad they made them different in this regard as the bracelet model is not suited for wear over the sleeve of a diver wetsuit. They could have remedied this with a <.50 piece of folded sheet metal. (bracelet extender) Other than that a great watch. Solid, Heavy, ecodrive, quartz accurate yet no battery changes needed. The night time lume glow is great and a nice blue color. This is a great watch for the price asked. Basically Citizen does this by putting their Japanese technology into a Chinese manufactured good. The manufacture is very good. Citizen must oversee the manufacture in China or Hong Kong. (which also is China) The only issue for some is that the seconds hand doesnt always line up perfectly with the dial second markers. Mine did for about half the dial and not for the other half. Hey, its a sub $300 watch. If you want perfection go buy a $1000.+ Swiss diver. ;-) That is a joke as well because even the most expensive Swiss watches are not perfect, but they usually come with sapphire crystals. ;-) Citizens US customer service is top rated bar none. I have dealt with them and their 5 year warranty is the best in the business. Buy a Citizen with CONFIDENCE. The Swiss and even Seiko can take a lesson from Citizen USA. I have a cousin who owns my old one and he likes it better than his Rolex Submariner because it is more accurate, is tougher, and gives him less trouble overall, and all for little money. (and no, he doesnt dive and he drives his SUV to the grocery store as well) FOR MEN ONLY!! On: 2005-12-23I AM A "BIG WATCH" MAN, AND THIS WATCH IS THE EPITOME OF WHAT A BIG MAN IS LOOKING FOR IN A WATCH. IF YOURE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING VERY VERY NICE AND EYE CATCHING, SMOOTHE DEEP LINES OF A ROLLS ROYCE, AND CLASS PAR EXCELLENCE....LOOK NO FURTHER. IT CAUGHT MY EYE 15 FEET AWAY ON THE SHELF, AND THE CLOSER IT GOT, THE BETTER IT LOOKED. WHEN THE SALESMAN HANDED IT TO ME TO TRY IT ON....WHOA....A WHOLE POUND AND SOME. BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY NO OTHER WATCH COMES CLOSE. NOT FLASHY...BUT A STATEMENT THAT BECKONS YOUR ATTENTION. PICTURES CANNOT CAPTURE WHAT THIS BABY IS SAYING....YOU MUST SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT. AND WHEN YOU PICK IT UP....YOU WILL KNOW! A Hummer for the Wrist On: 2005-10-17Being a fan of dive watches in general -- heavy, luminous, and indestructable -- I purchased the Citizen BJ8050-59E. Wow! When you read reviews and the phrase This is a BIG watch. is used, theyre not kidding. Be forewarned, this is a very heavy and bulky watch. If you like watches that play quietly on the wrist, this is NOT for you. My first impression was that this is truly a divers instrument -- even though I dont dive. People will stare at your wrist when you wear it. Although some women may like to wear mens watches, this is truly a man-size watch. I love the simple dial. The luminous dial is equal in brightness to my Seiko monster -- which is saying alot. The markers glow a beautiful aqua blue. If what Ive written so far appeals to you, buy the watch. You wont see too many people sporting it. A Hummer for the Wrist On: 2005-10-16Being a fan of dive watches in general -- heavy, luminous, and indestructable -- I purchased the Citizen BJ8050-59E. Wow! When you read reviews and the phrase This is a BIG watch. is used, theyre not kidding. Be forewarned, this is a very heavy and bulky watch. If you like watches that play quietly on the wrist, this is NOT for you. My first impression was that this is truly a divers instrument -- even though I dont dive. People will stare at your wrist when you wear it. Although some women may like to wear mens watches, this is truly a man-size watch. I love the simple dial. The luminous dial is equal in brightness to my Seiko monster -- which is saying alot. The markers glow a beautiful aqua blue. If what Ive written so far appeals to you, buy the watch. You wont see too many people sporting it. Introducing "Eco-zilla " by: mikiehorn On: 2005-09-02 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. Dont 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! Lets 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. Cant go wrong - no way - no how - if you love this watch - BUY IT!!! Where's my watch! On: 2004-12-04This watch seems to be impossible to locate and I need to lay my hands on one. Im sure I wont be the only diver needing one of these Beauties...and the price is just right. Where's my watch! On: 2004-12-03This watch seems to be impossible to locate and I need to lay my hands on one. Im sure I wont be the only diver needing one of these Beauties...and the price is just right. Big Watch On: 2004-09-01For those of you out there who are looking for a BIG impressive-looking watch thats not too busy but grabs everyones 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...thats right twelve. I am not kidding. I measured it myself. Ive 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 theyve 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 Jareds Gallery of Jewelry, Ben Bridge, Bailey Banks and Biddle, Helzberg Jewelers, Gordons Jewelers, Zales, Friedmans Jewelers, and Marks Jewelers...and none of their Rolexes, Omegas, Tissots, or Breitlings could compare. The only watch that gives this watch a run for its money is the $10,000 IWC Big Pilots 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!!! Big Watch On: 2004-08-31For those of you out there who are looking for a BIG impressive-looking watch thats not too busy but grabs everyones 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...thats right twelve. I am not kidding. I measured it myself. Ive 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 theyve 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 Jareds Gallery of Jewelry, Ben Bridge, Bailey Banks and Biddle, Helzberg Jewelers, Gordons Jewelers, Zales, Friedmans Jewelers, and Marks Jewelers...and none of their Rolexes, Omegas, Tissots, or Breitlings could compare. The only watch that gives this watch a run for its money is the $10,000 IWC Big Pilots 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!!! |