Customer Reviews Citizen Watches BL5250-02L Eco-Drive Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Watch

Love my Citizen Eco Drive, so I got my husband one. It is a great looking watch! Don't be misled by the description (Color: Leather Band/Navy). The band is Brown, face black with silver bezel. Buy it from Zappos, you will love it!

The watch is beautiful, stylish, and all around just looks great. The problem I had with it wasn't anything aesthetic...it was the complexity of its functions and difficulty to use. Most aggravating of these difficulties was the trouble I had setting the date. The instructions given in the manual are incorrect, as they are on the Citizen website as well. I had to go to a local dealer to have him fiddle around with the crown/buttons until he was able to do it. There are some "how-to" videos I found on Youtube that had good explanations...all of them made sure to comment on how the given instructions were incorrect. Beyond this, switching between functions is time consuming and difficult; to set an alarm, use the chronographer, or any of the other functions, the crown needs to be unscrewed, pulled out two notches, and then you need to turn it until the sub-dial is on the appropriate function. Even worse, to switch back to the regular time function, you need to complete this process again. It is a shame that such a beautiful watch is so hard to use...even at a basic level. If you don't mind spending money just for the look, then it is a good by. However, if you want any use out of the functions, look for another watch.

Got this for my hubby, and it is such a great looking watch. He loves it! Good quality, love the leather strap

Love this watch! Some people have trouble setting it. Once you get the hang of it, it's very simple just different from other watches. I have several watches and this is my Fav!

I bought this watch as a birthday gift for my husband and he loves it. He already owns a Eco Drive Citizen so adjusting the settings was easy for him. Its very stylish and earns lots of compliments. I think the face is black, but he says it's Navy. Either way, its a great looking watch. I'll be purchasing more from Citizen for sure.