CitizenMen's Classic Corso Eco-Drive Watch, Chronograph, 12/24 Hour Time, Date, Sapphire Crystal

I have to admit, I bought this watch on sale at Amazon for less than half the list price, and I probably wouldn't have bought it for the current 21 percent off. But as a watch nerd, and now that I own it, I find myself taking it out of my display box and wearing it more often than any of my other non-smart watches. I love the design - both bold and readable at the same time, and with really attractive texture on the watchface and subdials. Moving my wrist causes really interesting changes in the highlights on the face, without affecting the readability. After being used to smartwatches where you have to work a little to read the time, this watch has excellent contrast between the silver hands and the dark green dial.The watch is extremely accurate - I set it in late December and it is still showing the exact time four months later. The eco-drive has kept the watch powered with no effort and only a few days' wear; otherwise the only light source to charge the battery is the lamp on my dresser. The mechanical date window is supposed to follow the months and not need resetting until the year 2100; we'll see how it does at the end of April when it has to skip the 31st. It does appear to be hard to set; I've read the instructions and they are complicated, and I've seen people on Reddit looking for help from others in getting their watch set. Given that, I hope the watch stays charged, and the only time I have to pull the crown before 2100 is for Daylight Saving Time.The watch has an overall quality feel - very heavy, but that's what I want in a watch of this style, with a sapphire crystal that shouldn't scratch at all and a nicely finished case. The band was easy to size and the watch is very comfortable on my wrist.For me, this watch was an impulse buy because of the very low sale price. But if I was in the market for a high-quality dress watch for daily wear, I would give this one serious consideration at its current, higher price.

Beautiful dial -- the subtle texture surrounding the chronograph dials shines through when there's ample ambient sunlight. The sapphire crystal gives it a super clean and polished look. I am scared of buying lower quality crystals from now on.I have always been a leather strap person, but the metal bracelet look on this one is incredible. No doubt I will be buying more metal bracelets in the future.The date and 24 hr function is quite useful on a daily basis. The stopwatch function of the chronograph is slowly growing on me as well -- I use it for productivity purposes and not having to check my phone's screen is a big benefit. (Haven't really used the tachymeter, so can't comment on the utility aspects of that.)One thing for which I have to applaud Citizen is the accuracy. It has been over a month, and the watch has not lost a single minute after the initial synchronization with the iPhone's digital watch. Also, all the hands align perfectly with the hour and minute markings.I have been complimented every time I've worn it in social settings. I'd recommend buying it if this fits within your taste profile.

I am pretty amazed with this watch. For the price, I knew there had to be something wrong with it. It just doesn't match the pricing on similar Citizen watches. But after looking for a while, I figured I would take a chance.The watch really is beautiful and has a great shine, which it maintains. I'm notoriously hard on watches and crystals, and wearing daily for several months, I could easily pass this off as unworn.There is just one thing, and I guess this is the catch. I'm guessing these are some older stock, because the watch I received had zero power out of the package. I've owned a lot of the Citizen Eco Drive watches, and I've never seen one completely out of power. Half an hour under a lamp allowed it to start running reasonably well, but there are safety features in place until it charges up. The chronograph won't run and the small second hand only moves every other second. Very, very hard to get a strong initial charge with artificial light, but an hour in actual sunlight will do it.So understand that this is a slightly older model that looks great. It may take a little time to get it charged, but once you do, you'd have to leave it in a dark box for 7 or 8 months to run it out. It's lightweight and comfortable, but doesn't look like a lightweight watch, as some Citizen watches do. All in all, it's my favorite Citizen and favorite quartz watch that I've owned, period.