An In Depth Citizen Watches Review
Hello, today I’m going to be taking a look at 10 of the best selling Citizen watches currently available for men. We link off to a full review of each Citizen watch so be sure to check them out if you’d like more details about any timepiece featured.
Citizen is an iconic watch brand that’s been voted Watch Brand of the year four years in a row now. Their Eco-Drive technology that uses solar power for their watches has been such a huge hit for the company that they now feature the technology in the majority of their new watches.
If you’re after something technologically advanced with a durable and reliable built then Citizen watches could be ideal for you. Below are 5 of the top trending Citizen watches. As always We’d love to know which was your favourite in the comments section at the end.
What is Eco-Drive technology
Citizen’s Eco-Drive technology now features is the large majority of their range. It harnesses to power of light, any light, and converts it to energy that can be used to charge and power a quartz movement. This makes Citizen one of the leaders in solar-powered watches with an absolutely huge range of styles available.
1. Citizen CA4348-01E Solar Powered Analogue Watch
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First up in our list of the most popular Citizen watches for men is this stylish Eco-Drive chronograph watch. This men’s watch is built with a 44mm stainless steel casing that has a thickness of 13mm. It’s been paired up with a soft genuine leather strap that fastens with a buckle style clasp.
Features of this Citizen timepiece include the Eco-Drive technology, chronograph timekeeping down to 1 second, luminescent hands and numerals for better visibility in dim lit conditions, and a 100m water resistance rating.
Read my full Citizen CA4348-01E watch review here.
2. Citizen BN0151-09L Eco-Drive Promaster
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Next, we have one of the most popular Promaster watches from Citizen. This men’s Citizen watch is built with a larger 42mm stainless steel casing with a thickness of 12mm. It goes really well with the deep blue coloured PU strap that fastens with a clasp.
The Citizen Promaster is a diving watch and as such features this bold easy to read display with large hands and hour markers that are coated with lume for better visibility in dim lit conditions. The watch has a large uni-directional bezel and comes with a diver’s 200m water resistance rating which is ideal for most diving watch requirements.
Just like the previous Citizen watch, this model also makes use of the Eco-Drive technology.
Read my full BN0151-09L Citizen watch review here.
3. Citizen BM8240-03E Men’s Dress Watch
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If you prefer dress watches then this next Citizen Eco-Drive timepiece could be just the thing for you. It has that classic yet elegant look to it with a simple black display with silver-toned hands and hour markers. There is a small day & date display at the 3 o’clock position which should come in useful.
This is a bit of a smaller watch with a casing diameter of just 36mm, the thickness of which is 8mm making it a slim style watch. Powering the watch is a precise quartz movement that’s powered by Citizen’s Eco-Drive technology.
You can read my full BM8240-03E Citizen watches review here.
4. Citizen AT4007-54E Men’s Eco-Drive Chronograph Watch
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This range has to be one of the best Citizen watches under £500 in my opinion. This black stainless steel watch has a diameter of 42mm with a thickness of 13mm. The strap is also finished with a black coating with a band width of 24mm that fastens with a fold-over hidden double push release clasp.
This timepiece comes with a bunch of useful features, these include a perpetual calendar, chronograph timekeeping, alarm, world time display, and radio controlled timekeeping. The radio controlled timekeeping ensures that this watch is highly accurate as it synchronises with an atomic clock via radio signal.
A high-quality sapphire crystal glass lens provides you with a very good level of scratch protection, this is great to see on a watch. The water resistance rating of this high-end Citizen watch is 200m.
Read my full Citizen AT4007-54E watch review here.
5. Citizen AT4008-51E Men’s Eco-Drive Chronograph Watch
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In at number 5 we have a variant of the Citizen watch featured in position 4. It is one of the best radio controlled watches available. As such it features all the same awesome functions and tools of the previous watch. This includes the Eco-Drive technology, atomic timekeeping making this one of the most accurate watches in the world, a power reserve indicator, and a 200m water resistance rating.
This collection from Citizen has been hugely popular for the brand and often features in best selling and most recommend lists around the internet. At way under £500, I think it offers excellent value for money.
Read our detailed Citizen watch review for this model here.
6. Citizen Navihawk AT JY8030-83E Eco-Drive Watch
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The Citizen Navihawk is one of the top-selling pilot style watches from this brand. It’s a hugely impressive piece of kit with a whole range of useful features. The casing for the Navihawk is made of stainless steel with a diameter of 46mm with a thickness of 15.5mm. Keep in mind this is a large chunky watch that will also certainly get noticed on your wrist.
Just like the previous Citizen watches, the Navihawk makes use of the Eco-Drive technology to power the timepiece using light. The watch also features atomic timekeeping making sure it’s one of the most accurate watches in the world.
Extra features of the Citizen Navihawk include a multi-alarm function, stopwatch, lap timer and a 200m water resistance rating.
Read our detailed Citizen Navihawk Watch Review here.
7. Citizen BM7170-53L Eco-Drive Titanium Watch
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This is the first Citizen titanium watch to feature in our list. The benefits of titanium over stainless steel is the fact that it’s stronger and lighter, making it an ideal material for watches. Titanium watches are often more expensive, but as you’ll see from this model, this timepiece actually offers incredible value for money.
I love the blue honeycomb pattern on the dial of this Citizen watch. The hands and hour markers also have a coating of lume for better visibility at night. Features of this watch include a quality sapphire crystal glass for excellent scratch protection. And a Japanese quartz movement that’s powered by the Eco-Drive technology.
Have a full read of our Citizen BM7170-53L watch review.
8. Citizen AW1410-08E Men’s Quartz Eco-Drive Watch
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If you’re looking for a Citizen Eco-Drive watch with a bold and easy to read display then the AW1410-08E could be perfect for you. There larger numerals and wide hands are coated with lume for better visibility in dim lit conditions. There’s also a small date display located at the 3 o’clock position.
This is a very affordable Citizen watch that’s powered by a quartz Eco-Drive movement. It has a mineral crystal glass lens for a decent level of resistance from scratches and shattering. The water resistance rating of this model is 200m.
Here’s our in-depth Citizen AW1410-08E watch review.
9. Citizen BM8240-11A Classic Gents Watch
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If you’d rather go for something a little more traditional then this Citizen watch might be the right choice. It features Roman numeral style hour markers and slim hands that are common design choice in older style watches. It has a stainless steel casing with a 36mm diameter and a thickness of just 9mm, again, a common size for more traditional watches.
Just because this is an older style watch it doesn’t stop you from benefiting from the new technology available as the Citizen watch still makes use of the Eco-Drive solar technology, the best of both worlds if you will.
You can find out more details about the Citizen BM8240-11A in our full review.
10. Citizen Satellite CC3005-85E Wave-World Time Watch
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Up last in today’s list of the best Citizen watches for men is this high-end timepiece that comes with a whole range of features, including the Eco-Drive technology. This is a typically larger watch from Citizen with a stainless steel casing that has a diameter of 43mm and a thickness of 13mm.
This is an extremely accurate Citizen watch, it makes use of Satellite Wave timekeeping technology which uses GPS timekeeping systems with worldwide reception for atomic timekeeping and the fastest updates available. It has a world time display with 27 cities and up to 40 times zone.
A sapphire crystal glass lens offers you the best scratch protection available which is exactly what I’d expect to find in this level of watch. A 100m water resistance rating should be plenty for most peoples’ requirements.
Conclusion
Thanks for taking the time to read through our list of the best Citizen watches for men. What did you think of these Citizen solar watches? As always we’d love to know which was your favourite so let us know in the comments section below.
We’ll be updating this page often so if you have any suggestions for us to consider just let us know and your watch suggestion could make it into our update.
