Citizen Men's BL5250-02L Eco-Drive Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Watch

Watch Information

Brand Name:                        Citizen

Model number:                     BL5250-02L

Model Year:                         2010

Item Shape:                         round

Dial window material type:  Mineral

Display Type:                       analog

Clasp:                                  Buckle

Case material:                     Titanium

Case diameter:                    42.9 millimeters

Case Thickness:                   13 millimeters
Band material:                     leather-pig-skin
Band length:                        mens
Band width:                         20 millimeters
Band Color:                         brown
Dial color:                           black
Bezel material:                   Titanium
Bezel Function:                  unidirectional
Calendar:                           Date
Movement:                         japanese-quartz
Water resistant depth:        660 Feet

Product Features
. Ecologically friendly, light powered Eco-Drive Caliber E812 Japanese-quartz
    movement; charges in natural sunlight or indoor light
. Max power reserve: 120 - 270 days with Power Save; low charge warning: 5 days;
    charge time from stop state to max charge: Incandescent Light - 43 hrs, Outdoors,
    Cloudy (10,000 Lux) - 12 hrs, Outdoors, Sunny (100,000 Lux) - 4 hrs
. Leather strap; perpetual calendar
. Chronograph functions with alarm, 24-hour, and 1/20th second sub dials; unidirectional
    rotating bezel; alarm and date functions; tachymeter inner chapter ring
. Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

. Eco-Drive Perpetual Calendar features titanium, and deep blue ring. At 1.20 seconds
    chronograph that measures up to 60 minutes, 12/24 dual time, alarm, date display and
    power management functions. Other features include an internal calendar automatically
    correct date and leap year in 2100. Independent hour hand adjustment to the changing
    time zones simple and precise. Leather Belt is characterized by an attractive white
    contrast stitching and buckle.

Product Description

The Eco-Drive Perpetual Calendar features a titanium case and deep blue dial. The timepiece features a 1/20 second chronograph that measures up to 60 minutes, 12/24 time, dual time, alarm, date indicator, and power saver function. Additional features include an inner calendar, which automatically adjusts to the proper date as well as leap years through the year 2100. Independent hour hand adjustment makes changing time zones simple and precise. The genuine leather strap features attractive white contrast stitching and buckle closure.

The Echo Drive models have a power cell in them that is charged by available light so there is no battery change ever! The perpetual calendar allows you to set the watch once and then it recognizes short months along with leap years so there is no further adjustment for that. Also, there is a duel time zone feature. I use this for setting the second time zone to address the yearly time change of one hour. Doing this with the simple turn of the dial my watch snaps into Daylight savings time mode and then back with another turn when the time comes to go back. It just does not get easier than that.

The rotating bezel certainly may be used for more than just looks. One of the ways I use mine is when I plug a parking meter. I just rotate the bezel so my minute hand moving toward the marker allows me to quickly see when I need to be back at my car. The alarm function works but it is not very noticeable. I have two Seiko's that have a very audible and piercing sound. In this area I have to say Citizen could improve the watch. However, I do notice it if I am awake. I just don't know if it would wake me from a deep sleep.

The finish of the watch is very nice and the strap is very comfortable to wear. The watch while feeling very solid is not as heavy as you may would expect and it wears very nicely on the wrist. The watch is advertised as a "deep blue" face and that is an understatement. For all purposes except in direct sunlight it is black. This does not bother me at all because it looks great and again, in direct sunlight it does have a blue hew that looks good also.

Besides great function and price another strong point on this watch is the luminosity of the hands and markers. With over 30 watches my Seiko's seem to have a lock on that area but this citizen comes in a very, very close second. After being outside all day I can read my watch all night long from my darkened bedroom.

Have several watches that I like. But I hate to wear to work or because they fear that if the crystal has been scratched. I decided I want to watch with sentimental value does not have to worry about In looking at the criteria I was looking for more movement including solar, calendar forever and bezel I also want something that is comfortable to wear. The fact that the case is titanium. (And therefore relatively light for its size), it is just bonus.