Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Sport Luxury - Review 2023

Light and accurate. The brilliance of the Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Sport Luxury watch can be captured with these two words. This watch runs on light.  Not sunlight.  Light.  Any light–real or artificial.

The technology behind this mechanism is fantastic. We’re not talking about a cheap 1990’s solar-powered calculator that fades its numbers after a week inside your desk drawer. From a full charge, this watch would need to spend more than 6 months in solid darkness before it runs out of “juice.” In short, you don’t need to replace a battery.  Great for you.  Great for the environment:  no metals going into a landfill.

The watch also stays absurdly accurate by receiving radio signals from an atomic clock.  If you travel internationally, a few simple steps will let the watch adjust its time automatically as it receives the relevant radio signal.

Sounds fancy and fragile, right? Thankfully, Citizen put all this sweet tech into a titanium body.  Top that off with an anti-reflective sapphire crystal dial, and you have a fancy and durable waterproof watch. That’s right.  Waterproof.  The Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Sport Luxury boasts a water resistance rating of up to 200 m or 660 feet.

Naturally, these features and this durability come at a price.  The Citizen Eco-Drive watches are very expensive, though you can often find deals on Amazon to bring the price closer to earth.  Additionally, some users may find the metal bracelet of the watch less comfortable than other bands, such as leather.