Comments on: Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Aqualand Stainless Steel Black Rubber Dive Watch #BJ2000-09E

By: C. Robinson

C. Robinson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:28:41 +0000

I love this watch!! It keeps great time and is very durable. The crystal has been abused without a scratch. My only negative is the watch band loop things that keeps the extra band in check, they move a lot and the band sticks out. Besides that for me its the perfect watch. I have been looking for a metal band but the rubber one is fine.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: J. Garratt

J. Garratt — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:24:06 +0000

Great watch, robust, good looking, and never needs batteries. I have even had young ladies saying…’what a great looking watch’, gosh I will have to get two!! Ha!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: bfcomedywriter

bfcomedywriter — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:34:32 +0000

If you buy this watch- get used to the idea of having it for a loooooong time. I purchased this watch in the mid-’90s while living in Hawaii. It was my second dive watch (the previous watch was also a Citizen but no longer made). That particular watch was beyond repair and I ended up buying this one. FOURTEEN YEARS later, the watch is STILL with me. I was in the Navy and have dived and surfed all over the world- this watch was with me all of the way. I’ve never had one issue with it- ever.

This story gets better: After 14 years of abuse, the paint had rubbed off, I knocked the glow-in-the-dark thing out of the bezel, and the band (the third band I’ve needed for this watch) was rubber-rotting. I sent the watch into to have the bezel and band replaced by Citizen. I received an email from Citizen stating they did not replace or repaint bezels, but they will give me an entire new housing for the price of replacing the bezel. For $116- Citizen gave me a nearly new watch- strap, crystal, metal housing, etc. The only original part of the watch is the inner workings- which I’ve never had an issue with.

Hopefully, I’ll get another 14 years out of the watch and I’ll give it to one of my kids.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: K. Kalani Patterson

K. Kalani Patterson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:17:47 +0000

Fantastic watch! I'd give it a 5 star rating, but for one really stupid choice Citizen made: The big orange hand that looks like a second hand? It's not. It's the depth gauge needle underwater (good), but on land, that big huge hand only indicates the charge level. Important, but not nearly important enough for the most visible feature of the watch to display 99% of the time. Instead, seconds are relegated to one of the small inset dials.

Better would have been for that small inset dial to indicate charge, and the big orange hand to show seconds on land, and depth underwater. Perhaps the charge meter (useless underwater) could double for seconds once you're actually submerged... but it's lousy placement for the full time seconds display.

The watch face is somewhat busy and can be a little hard to read as a result, at times, but that could be my preference for digital (when reading), even though I prefer the look of analog.

The last other minor nit is the depth dial is displayed in 5' increments, which would be fine, except the needle also moves only in 5' increments. It "ticks" from one 5' segment to the next, so you don't know if you're at 18' or 16'. This is not mentioned in any literature I noticed, but you learn it the first time you descend and see it in action.

Overall, I love the look, and it suffices as a backup gauge, which is why I bought it, so I still like the watch. I'm just annoyed by those few flaws to an otherwise fantastic watch. Rating: 4 / 5

By: Peter Augenbergs

Peter Augenbergs — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:01:45 +0000

I’ve had the watch for 7 years now, and i absolutely love it. Never needs a battery replacement, super durable, and the chronograph is really nice, even if it is just quartz movement. the only problem i’ve had with it is the screw-down crown. i am left handed, so i wear it on my right arm so the adjustment crown points up. i banged it hard one time on a table, and stripped the threads on both the crown and the case. I sent it back for service, and they replaced the crown, band and crystal but the case was still damaged. about a year later, i was still having problems with the crown, so i sent it back with a detailed explanation, and they replaced the crown, case, crystal, battery and band. its like i had a brand new watch! service is super-slow, but it appears to be worth the wait. I’m shopping around right now for a replacement band. Mine is dried out and cracking, but its been 3 years with no trouble.
Rating: 4 / 5