The only slight negative that others have pointed out is that the watch face isn't as blue as it appears in the images - it's a really dark blue, almost black which is a shame. This is also an eco-drive watch which is powered by light. It was all set up to the correct date and time out of the box. It has a perceptual calendar up to the year 2100 so it'll never lose track of the date. The watch face looks amazing - roman numerals is something you don't really see anymore so it adds to its uniqueness. The Hour, Minute and 24 Hour hands will move to the current alarm time set position. Turn the crown so that either tip of the Mode hand is pointing to the Alarm mode (ALM). That soon disappeared when I had it on my wrist - it looks great! Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Calibre 8700 Perpetual Calendar WatchModel: BL8000-54LMSRP: 495.00Stay up to date with this sophisticated Citizen Eco-Drive watch for him. The alarm is based on a 24-hour time period and can be set to sound at the same time each day. I had generally only ever worn watches with normal horizontal links so the verticals ones looked a little odd to me.

My other gripe was the strap and its vertical links. This watch has a diameter of only 39mm but I have very small wrists so it was about the right size for me. I liked watches from Armani and Hugo Boss but their diameters at 42/43mm were way too big. I had some early misgivings about it - the size for one. Water resistant up to 10 BAR, you can take it in the shower, to the beach, and even in the pool, so you always know what time it is. I can safely say it was worth every penny. I had my eye on this watch for about 6 months - I visited various watch shops to look at it - to see if I could justify its high price.

Citizen eco drive calibre 8700 set time