Citizen Men’s BL5250-02L Eco-Drive Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Watch Review
The People’s Choice: Citizen Watch – The name of the Citizen company, and therefore the watches created by it, was picked because its founders wanted the people feel close to their watch. Since 1924, Citizen has created models that are in fashion per the requirements of society. Let us look together at some of the Citizen watch firsts. The Achievements of the Citizen Watch – Citizen is proud to be the first world manufacturer of the voice recognition watch, the world’s slimmest LCD watch, as well as the world’s first professional dive watch with specially designed electronic depth sensors. The list of firsts does not stop here, as Citizen created the first environmentally friendly watch series. The Eco Drive models have batteries that never need changing, as they charge from any available source of light natural or artificial. Other Citizen watches made for professionals are the Sky Hawk and Night Hawk series, which provide flying information for flying personnel. The Sailhawk series assists sailors when on the high seas, and the Professional Diver assists divers in their underwater expeditions.
A Citizen Watch for Every Occasion - There is a Citizen watch for practicing sports, for flying, diving, formal evenings, and for everyday use as well. It is their versatility that makes them so popular. The designs provided by Citizen watches are varied enough to match and suit every taste, style and personality, as well as every budget.
Assurance of Quality and Reliability – All Citizen watches come with a five year warranty for the U.S. and a variable one for international users (but not less than one year). Citizen has 
authorized dealers all over the globe, and it is recommended you only use one of them when you need any repairs, battery replacements where needed and/or other type of assistance.
Citizen products are made to last a lifetime. Therefore, you may find yourself buying another Citizen watch not because you need or want to replace the old one, but because you find the new models simply irresistible at prices you cannot afford to pass. No wonder professionals in the sports industry as well as celebrities often choose the Citizen watch as their reliable partner in their performances. Citizen watches have proved to be every bit like the founders meant them to be. There is one for every occasion with the design and quality of a designer watch, yet they are at a price easily affordable by everyone.
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)
Product Description
The Citizen Story
The company was established in 1924. The founding fathers selected the name Citizen so it would be “”Close to the Hearts of People Everywhere”" and soon after adopted the company’s formal name, Citizen Watch Company.During the last seventy-five years Citizen has expanded its business throughout the world and has achieved recognition as the global brand. The past twenty-five year period has coincided with the company’s dramatic rise to its current position as the world’s largest watchmaker, a distinction Citizen has held every year since 1986. Beyond sheer size, Citizen is also recognized as a worldwide leader in advanced technology. From the world’s slimmest LCD watch to the first voice recognition watch and the world’s first professional dive watch with an electronic depth sensor, Citizen’s record of “”world’s firsts”" is unmatched. More recently, Citizen has staked out a new position as the leader in Ecologically Friendly timekeeping with its Eco-Drives watches that are light powered. With models ranging from dress models to sports models to professional dive watches, Citizen Eco-Drive runs continuously in any kind of natural or artificial light for a lifetime of use. Fueled by light, it never needs a battery.
