Citizen solar watch

[gman2304]

I’ve wanted a green dial watch for several years. I’ve had my eye on the Seiko Prospex Alpinist mechanical watch for a couple of years but not willing to pay $500 plus for one. I mentioned the Citizen solar dive watch ( Japanese movement ) to Santa this year but Christmas came and went with no watch under the tree. Having said that, a package arrived 1/3/2025 which contained a Citizen green dial Solar dive watch! It came in the coolest packaging ever…in a small simulation of a scuba divers air tank! I was concerned it might be a fake copy ( Amazon ) so I registered the the watch with Citizen and the serial number was accepted so I got an extra year of warranty for a total of 6 years. After charging for 24 hours I set it by the World Atomic Clock and it’s been within one second for a couple of days. A single charge can last up to six months even if stored away from a light source. I’ve been a watch fan since I was a kid when my first $5 watch turned my left wrist green. I’ve always bought economy ( cheap ) watches and my 5 year old $50 Timex Expedition solar watch still keeps great time.

 

[Astro14]

There are some really great watches in what I am going to call the “mid range”. Excellent timekeeping, well made, but not Swiss break-the-bank expensive. This looks like one of those.

 

[Hermann]

Nice Watch. Solar is cool. Enjoy!

 

[Silverado12]

Nice. I have 3 Ecodrives in my collection. I'll try to find some pictures.

 

[Silverado12]

Here's my orange dial titanium diver.

 

[pbm]

I bought a ‘George’ solar watch 3 years ago at Walmart for $10 and it has kept time perfectly.

 

[Silverado12]

I just put a rechargeable battery in my oldest Ecodrive. It lasted 11 years before it started losing time but the key is to set those watches in a window sill or somewhere they can keep a full charge. I didn't do that with mine.

 

[edyvw]

Works like a "clock" for 14 years:

 

[Silverado12]

Here’s my old Citizen Ecodrive I put a new battery into and my favorite Omega Seamaster.

 

[JohnnyG]

Exactly. Pretty hard to beat Citizen in this price range. I gave $25.00 for mine with a black friday 70% discount and a new Amazon credit card discount!

 

[Al]

Sweet. I have a thin wrist. I got this for 25 years of service with my company. Tiffany's Portfolio. Accurate to a couple seconds/month

 

[97prizm]

I’ve wanted a green dial watch for several years. I’ve had my eye on the Seiko Prospex Alpinist mechanical watch for a couple of years but not willing to pay $500 plus for one. I mentioned the Citizen solar dive watch ( Japanese movement ) to Santa this year but Christmas came and went with no watch under the tree. Having said that, a package arrived 1/3/2025 which contained a Citizen green dial Solar dive watch! It came in the coolest packaging ever…in a small simulation of a scuba divers air tank! I was concerned it might be a fake copy ( Amazon ) so I registered the the watch with Citizen and the serial number was accepted so I got an extra year of warranty for a total of 6 years. After charging for 24 hours I set it by the World Atomic Clock and it’s been within one second for a couple of days. A single charge can last up to six months even if stored away from a light source. I’ve been a watch fan since I was a kid when my first $5 watch turned my left wrist green. I’ve always bought economy ( cheap ) watches and my 5 year old $50 Timex Expedition solar watch still keeps great time.

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Very cool. Sometimes the packaging the item comes in sets it off. I guess thats why some expensive alcohol gets bottled in fancy bottles.

 

[Kira]

edyvw: You get a 'like' because I've never seen a watch/face/bezel combo as detail rich as that.
It has LCD, so it can't be that old.

 

[Hermann]

Works like a "clock" for 14 years:
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It's a clock. Just a fancy one.

 

[vavavroom]

I have not been able to kill my Eco-Drive despite heavy use. It's from around 3009*. I surfed and went skin diving with it for years. I had the gaskets replaced three or four times over the years. It still holds a charge. I have retired this watch but use it occasionally as a beater.

You can clearly see the solar cells. Use sunscreen, folks - or your arms will look like mine!



*Thanks for the laugh. y_p_w

 

[y_p_w]

I have not been able to kill my Eco-Drive despite heavy use. It's from around 3009.

Time traveling, huh? Cool.

 

[vavavroom]

Time traveling, huh? Cool.

Yes. You caught me. That also explains the skin condition. I'm not going to edit it.

 

[edyvw]

edyvw: You get a 'like' because I've never seen a watch/face/bezel combo as detail rich as that.
It has LCD, so it can't be that old.

14 years, got it at some sale at NAS Pensacola. Blue Angles series.

 

[Toy4x4]

My Eco I bought ??? years ago. I got the matching metal band and am on my second rubber one. Recently, I found it had the wrong time and was moving erratically so I put it out in the sun to charge it up and all is good again. I knocked the 12 o'clock glow-in-the-dark "nugget" off at work. *I just saw the date and corrected it.

 

[Toy4x4]

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