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The wearer of this lovely bracelet need only glance at her wrist for words of encouragement and inspiration.The individual sections of this sterling silver bracelet are engraved with the words Live, Love, Dream, Laugh, Faith, Hope, and Truth.Each round, oval, or heart-shaped section carries its own message in elegant, swirling black script. The sections have smooth contoured interiors and are joined by simple round links.The bracelet measures 8 inches, though it can be adjusted down for smaller wrists, and fastens with a lobster-claw clasp.Lightweight, comfortable, and easy-to-wear, this bracelet will be a favorite source of both fashion and inspiration. ... Read more

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Smart and sophisticated, with rugged durability and elegant styling, this ladies’ two-tone steel watch goes from beach to boardroom to night on the town. The round blue dial offers three-hand function, with sword-shaped hands and square markers, Roman numerals at 12 and 6, and a date window at 3 o'clock.Framing the dial is an elegant polished steel bezel with gold tone accents.The watch presents on a beautiful steel link bracelet with gold tone highlights and fastens with a push-button clasp. Other features include a scratch-resistant Hardlex crystal and precise quartz movement. This watch is water-tested to 100 meters, making it suitable for both swimming and snorkeling. It has a battery life of 2 to 3 years. ... Read more

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Love this watch
The price is a steal at $74. I priced this watch on other online retailers and the lowest price I found was for $109, which was their "closeout" price.This watch looks even better in person.Versatile- can wear with any outfit, casual or formal and the two-tone band goes with anything. Love the watch and the price.

I figured the wife deserved a really nice watch...
and this one has definitely fit the bill....she's probably never had such a sharp looking watch, especially since it is just the right size for her....once she opened it, and saw the classy styling and the super sturdy clasp, she fell in love with it ... Read more

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Eminently masculine, the Invicta Automatic Pro Diver G3 watch harkens back to a nostalgic time with its classically styled features. This precisely constructed Swiss timepiece for men features a solid stainless steel case that's 43mm wide (1.7 inches). It has a black face with Tritnite luminous hands and markers and a unidirectional black bezel with white numerals and markings. Other features include anti-reflective mineral crystal, date display at 3 o'clock, and water resistance to 200 meters. The highly polished stainless steel band has a diver buckle with safety clasp.

An automatic watch is a mechanical watch that is self-winding. the movement of your wrist and body causes the rotor--a weight attached to an automatic winding mechanism--to wind up the watch. This automatic watch has 21 jewels, which are ruby stones that the gears turn on to protect the metal parts from grinding together. An automatic watch needs no battery, but it will stop if now worn for over a day or if you have been physically inactive for an extended period of time. If this happens, wind the crown ten times clockwise to start the watch and give it some reserve power. ... Read more

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Feels and looks like a $1,000 watch!
I adjusted the metal band to fit my arm as soon as I received the yellow "INVICTA" box. This operation required a awol the size of a 6d nail and was fairly easy.
Swatch does not hold a candle to this watch in terms of pricing. $100 priced Swatches feel light and fragile. Invicta instead made a rugged and stilish looking watch for $100.
The face is a huge 43mm and it looks and feels manly. It is easy to read the date display thanks to the enlarging lense placed over it: I have been praying for this feature in less expensive watches for the past four years.

All in all: this is a beautiful piece for short money. I will now see how it keeps time and write about it in the future.

Great value, excellent product
This looks & feels like a much more expensive watch than 100 bucks.Very well built and heavy, quality throughout.It's also a good way to see if you care for the automatic movement enough to move up later, sort of a "starter" watch before investing in a pricier watch like an Omega or Oris.Very nice. ... Read more

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Automatic 21-jewel movement, Diver watch, Self winding, Bilingual (Spanish/English) Date calendar, Coin-edge unidirectional elapsed time bezel, Stainless steel bezel, case, screw-down crown and screw-in caseback, Sapphire crystal, Luminous hands and markers, 200 meters/660 feet water resistant ... Read more

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My Favorite Dive Watch
I've been a fan of divers watches since college days. I first ran across a Seiko 150m model about 1988 and I've since come to regard this SKX173 200m as THE classic dive watch.Not only is it great for water activities and sports, but it's also great for dry land functions such as telling time and looking cool.

The automatic mechanical power isn't just some outmoded watch technology from the past.It's fascinating to have this intricate and accurate time-machine on your wrist.And the auto-winding mechanism is a real plus.If, like me, you find yourself the owner of muliple watches in these days of expensive batteries for quartz models, replacing power cells can become a high-priced hassle.All you have to do is wear this watch and move around normally and it runs without a thought. The only downer for me is that I want to give my other watch models some wrist time too, so then things tend to run down.But then, just pick it up, set it, strap it on, and off you go.I have always found it quite accurate enough for my ordinary time-keeping purposes.

One of the classic and attractive feature of diver watches is the rotator elapsed time bezel.If you like the countdown timer feature on your digital watch, this rotator simply does the same thing in an analog way.Just turn the 0 indicator to the presetnt postion of the minute or second hand and WATCH (yes, pun intended) how much time goes by.There is also a a version of this elapsed time ring in red (from 0 to 20 secs.) and blue (from 20 to 60 secs.). If you want a slightly different dive-watch look, I've found that these replacement rotators are readily available on the net.

The jet-black face makes for a bold, easy-to-see-at-a-glance contrast with the square-cut hour markers andattention-grabbing hour and minute indicators.Another plus here is long lasting glow in the dark visibility.Some other brand's marine model I've got has markers that fade to invisibility after an hour or so in the dark.You can tell time on this watch all night long and even, I suppose, in murky water.There's even a luminous dot at 0 secs. on the elapsed time rotator.

The 22 cm. black rubber waterproof strap, held in place by heavy duty, industrial strength spring pins, makes a great looking match with this steel and black watch.And apparently Seiko diver straps are indestructable.Other rubber straps seem to be programmed to serve their brief time and then self-destruct.But even the band I've used on my Seiko 150m for 16 or 17 years shows no sign of cracking or breaking.After wearing this watch for a while the heavy strap seemed to mold itself to the size and shape of my wrist.It just sort of makes itself at home on your arm.

The steel case has a great look of solidity and a pleasant heftiness.It's big (42 cm across) but not geeky big, just the right size and weight to project a certain masculine handsomeness. A nice design touch is the position of the crown at 4:00 instead of the usual 3:00, not only a nice and noticeable difference, but it doesn't cut into the back of your hand in case of hard work or heavy lifting (one of my favorite watches to wear to the gym).BTW, the crown is only for stetting the time and date, as it's not needed as a winder.

In case you can't tell, I really like this watch.So much so that I also got the more recent model SKXA35 with the bright yellow dial (See it on Amazon. Really cool too!)as well as an earlier model with a rounder shaped case and lugs, a style from the early 1970's.

With the quality and durability of this SKX173, you're in for some long-term watch fun and interested comments like. "Great watch! Where'd you get it, on the net?"

Good price and good deal too.Hey, man, go for it.Get this watch!

I cant believe this watch has no Ratings
When I'm wanting to dress down but want a quality time piece...I take off my Omega and put this watch on...Japanese movement rivals that of swiss...I've owned this watch for ten years and It still looks new...If you are starting a collection and want some japanese pieces in it then this is a great place to start....it is a collectors Item.....buy with confidence!...... ... Read more

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Citizen Eco-Drive World Timer Skyhawk, Solar powered battery never needs replacement, Three power saving modes and charge indicator, Analog and digital time, Day and date display, 3 alarms, Chronograph, 99 minute countdown timer, 15 pre-programmed time-zones, Screw-in caseback, White luminous hands and numeric markers, 100 meter water-resistant ... Read more

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Exceptional watch
I bought this watch in 2001 shortly after it was introduced.As a naval officer, it has proven to be invaluable as I find myself in different time zones with some frequency.I set up a custom time zone for where my wife was and with a simple look at the face knew if I'd be waking her up if I called.
It served as my alarm clock aboard ship and having three alarms is particularly useful.I use the UTC dial daily since the military often operates on "zulu" time.
Charging occurs without a thought and the watch holds time well.
I've worked-out, showered, snorkeled, and generally beat up this watch and it stills works fine.Also worn it to weddings.
I'm considering buying the new "rubberized" version to have one to use for more casual activities.
I probably need to have the watch cleaned and serviced since the dials and buttons now stick a bit and it's harder to set alarms.
Overall -best watch I've ever owned.Can't think of anything I need from the watch or anything I don't really use.Superb.

UTC a great feature
This watch was originally intended as a pilots watch and I think it fills this role wonderfully.The comments in the other review are valid, except I'd say UTC is a 'must have' feature in a pilots watch (all air traffic control is done in UTC time).

Great watch but not perfect
I got this watch as a gift and its perfect since i travel a lot around the world.

PROS -
- definitely recommend the titanium version. this is a big watch and steel could be heavy. worth the 40$ price diff.
- nice clean look (steel grey) goes with business and casual attire.
- the solar powered battery is great and charging works very well.
- Switching analog dial between time zones is real easy.
- Two alarms, timer, stop watch etc.

CONS:
- An annoying quirk is that you cannot set time zones that are in 1/2 hr intervals. eg: places in south asia, canada etc.
- the UTC dial is pretty much useless. and takes up space on the watch face.
- the time zones are coordinated together. eg: in Italy they have daylight savings a week earlier than the US. but if i set the italian time forward, the US time also sets forward.
- The analog dial CANNOT be set independently. It only follows the digital time set in one of the time zones.

In summary, the waqtch is nice, but some small changes could really make it perfect.
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Quartz movement, Solar powered, Flight chronograph (1/100), The official Blue Angels insignia appears on the watch caseback, The Blue Angels are they Navy's elite flight demonstration squadron formed at the end of WWII to promote interest in Naval Aviation, World Time, Time and calendar in 22 time zones, Three world time alarms, 99 minute countdown timer, Rotating slide rule bezel, Zone setting, White luminous hands and square markers, 100 meters/330 feet water resistant ... Read more

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Citizen Eco-Drive
These are excellent watches.They are very handsome, and will generate lots of complements and questions from intelligent people. Amazon is a great place to buy this item as the price was almost 1/2 what I could find it elsewhere.The only beef I have is the shipping! I sent it useing the "free" option - and man is it SLOOOooooowww!I've done this before and just can't seem to learn that that extra few bucks saved isn't worth an additional 3 days wait while the goods bounce their way accross the country. ... Read more

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Quartz movement, English/Spanish analog day/date display, Screw-in caseback, Hardlex crystal, Silver-tone luminous hands and stick markers, 5 year battery life, 30 meters/99 feet water-resistant ... Read more

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All-time great watch!
OK, I admit it.I'm a hopeless watch junkie.I like to wear my share of divers watches, digital watches, chronographs, pilot and military watches, oversized watches, multi-function watches, if fact, any watch that's high in the coolness factor.What can I say; watches are fun.

But sometimes the occasion or the mood calls for a watch that's just simple and solid.This down-to-earth Seiko is often just the one I want.I guess what I like is that it's both a classic and an up-to-date time machine.The steel band and case with a simple jet-black dial is a timeless watch design and yet it is right in sync with the contemporary look of the silver-tone, dark-face look that "everybody's wearing" in the men's watch fashion department these days.I really like the simple stick marker dial accented only by the black-on-black date window.This is a watch I don't get bored with or tired of.

And for reliability, you can hardly go wrong with a Seiko.I've had this watch for a couple of years now and with its quartz accuracy, I don't think I ever have to set it except at the twice a year change to and from daylight time. My experience of owning several quartz Seikos, some for quite a few years, is that there's not a lot of maintenance other than a battery change now and then and if you need service it's easy to get.But you probably know all that.

Bottom line: here's a watch that looks great and works great.Bet you'll like it as much as I do.
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Add glittering sparkle to your ensemble with the Pulsar PRYB19 women's watch featuring Swarovski crystals encrusted into the round bezel. It's the perfect complement to your most stylish evening wear. Manufactured in Austria, Swarovski crystals are machine-faceted, optically pure, and made of 32% lead, producing a highly refractive quality. It has a black dial background with silver hands and dotted dial markers. The silver stainless steel bracelet is composed of small, highly polished rounds. It's joined together by a box-with-tongue clasp. Other features include a scratch-resistant mineral watch crystal and precise Japanese quartz movement.

Warranty
Pulsar's three-year warranty (from date of purchase) covers all of the watch--inside and out. All moving parts, the case, crystal, bracelet, and battery are covered. ... Read more

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Add a sparkle to your wardrobe with these five sterling silver earrings, featuring five different colored gems. Now you can wear a different pair of earrings for each day of the work week, or more closely match the colors of your couture.The entire set has a total carat weight of 8.25 carats. The peridot studs have a total weight of 1.6 carats.The garnet studs have a total weight of 1.6 carats.The amethyst studs are 1.25 carats.The blue topaz and citrine studs each have a total weight of 1.9 carats. This set makes a great gift -- each set of studs is packaged in a separate metallic blue gift box.All five boxes come packaged together with a metallic blue slide to hold the boxes together, though they can be easily separated. This set features the following pairs of gem earrings:

• Triangle-shaped, light purple amethyst was believed to bring good luck and radiate love
• Rectangle-shaped, grapefruit yellow citrine, named after the French word for lemon (citron), which was revered as a gift from the sun in ancient times and is one of two birthstones for November
• Oval-shaped blue topaz, also a November birthstone, may have been named for the legendary Topasos Island in the Red Sea where the Romans excavated a stone fo this name (but which is now called chrysolite)
• Reddish brown garnet, in a pear shape, which are often worn to signify truth and faith and are the birthstone for January
• Lime green, round peridot, which is also known as the evening emerald and is the birthstone for August

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Better than I hoped for
These were way better than I thought they would be.I really love every pair.In another review the person commented on the color of the garnet not being red enough but they really are as pictured.I was also worried that the earrings would be too heavy, but I forgot I even had them on until someone complemented me.Highly recommended.

A Gemstone bargain!Treat yourself!
I bought this set for myself as a gift. Thank you, self!!!I was positively stunned when I opened the boxes.The only other sparklers I own are a pair of 1/4 ct. diamonds, and they are tiny.I really expected these stones to be tiny too, but they are big enough for the colors to be bright and clear.I wanted these for everyday wear with jeans, something to make me feel a little more special than the usual metal loops or studs. Indeed, I will wear them with jeans, but I can also see myself wearing these for dressy occasions. They are THAT pretty. Each pair comes in a separate box, so you could give one or two to a friend if you're feeling generous!

NOTE to New Agers:I'm into New Age culture, and I enjoying playing around with unconventional ideas, so I was also attracted to these gems for their New Age uses as well as for the fashion fun. So if you haven't tried wearing gemstones for their vibratory effects, you can't find a better bargain than 10 nicely faceted gemstones for this price.Check out this site regarding healing uses: www.annemeplon.com/meaning.htm

Why not treat yourself (to healing or just some happiness)?Hurry, before they run out.This set might brighten your day, as it did mine.

Look as beautiful as in the pictures
This is the first time I ordered jewelry online, and I was prepared to be disappointed, considering you are getting 5 pairs of earings for about $40. Although the earrings looked beautiful in the pictures, I was thinking, well, they may look horrible in real (as many things you buy from online are). But I was totally surprised by how nice and beautiful these earrings are when I received them today. They look exactly like in the picture, and the gems are not small at all ( I was also expecting them to be tiny tiny gems). I especially like the peridot and the amethyst ones. Very nice color and shape. The garnet ones are not as red as I would have liked, but again, considering the price, they are worthy enough. ... Read more

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Modern details and a classic stainless steel strap combine for sophistication. With Pilot's inner rotating slide rule bezel operated by the crown at 8 o'clock. Features 180-day power-reserve, time-reset advisory, low-charge indicator, power-saver function and luminous hands for low-light visibility. Water resistant up to 200 meters. ... Read more

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Sapphire crystal. Stainless Steel Case Silver tone hands and concave dot. Locking clasp bracelet. Stainless Steel Bangle bracelet. Swiss Quartz Movement. Water Resistance up to 30 Meters. Black Face. ... Read more

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Seiko Men's Bracelet - Quartz movement, Dress watch, Gold-tone hands and indexes, Titanium case and band double locking clasp, English/Spanish analog day/date display, Titanium case and caseback, Gold-tone crown, 50 meters/165 feet water resistant ... Read more

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This sweet and flirty belly bar is just the right thing to wear with crop tops and simple fitted tees.The Paris Hilton design features a contoured puff star crafted from sterling silver and decorated with pave-set Swarovski crystals in pale and medium blue. In the 19th century, Daniel Swarovski invented a cutting machine and perfected the practice of cutting crystal. Today the Swarovski company makes crystal gemstones in an extensive range of shapes, sizes, and colors for jewelry and fashion design.

The star measures just shy of ½ inch in diameter and holds a tiny puff heart dangle in polished sterling silver with a pink crystal center stone.The curved belly bar is made of hypoallergenic stainless steel and fastens with a ball closure that screws on securely. Each piece in the Paris Hilton Collection includes a special certificate of authenticity autographed by Paris.

About Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton, the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of the Hilton hotel chain, is a renowned jetsetter and socialite.Hilton has developed a modeling career and has posed for such publications as GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle, YM, Hollywood Life, and Harper's Bazaar. She is featured in the Fall 2004 Guess print campaign. She has also actively contributed in numerous fashion circles, often collaborating with top designers at their shows. Some of these designers and labels include Tommy Hilfiger, Joey and T, Heatherette, Richard Tyler, and Jeremy Scott. Currently, she is designing a high-end purse collection with her sister.

Hilton is also focused on developing her acting career. She recently completed filming House of Wax, which is being produced by Joel Silver, and has started production on her next film project, Pledge This. In 2003 she debuted her own TV show, The Simple Life, on Fox. The Simple Life 2: Road Trip reached its completion in August 2004.

Additionally, Hilton will publish her first book, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose, with the Fireside imprint of Simon & Schuster in September 2004 and is currently recording her first album.

Hilton is also actively involved in numerous charities and has lent her support to various animal advocacy organizations. ... Read more

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My favorite piece of belly jewelry!
I love this belly bar, it's one of my favorites - I even lost my first one playing softball so I reordered a new one right away.

GREAT BUY!
This belly bar is awesome. It looks so nice and they are inexpensive. I wish it is the summer already so I can wear them with my bikini ^.^

awesome!
yeah! im first:-D ok i got the heart beally bar first n then i got this one n i love both of them this ones actually better cuz the blue crystals contrast w tanned body! but yea i love this belly bar ;) hehe THX PARIS !!! ;) btw U ROCK GIRL !!hahah

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Product Description

Quartz movement, Dress watch, Eco-Drive Chronograph, Silver-tone luminous hands, markers and numbers, Digital displays on dial, Slide ruler on bezel for calculations, Three sub-dials have white hand, numbers and indexes, Ruler on inner dial in white, Stainless steel case and screw-in caseback, 100 meters/330 feet water resistant ... Read more

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My name is Bond.....James Bond
Yeah, yeah, yeah.....I know, I know, I know.....Bond wears a Seamaster and before that a Rolex Submariner.....

I just received this watch as a gift from my wife in honor of our anniversary and although I have not had a chance to delve into all of its features yet, I am already extremely thrilled about this watch. I don't travel a lot internationally but I do have many international business contacts which require careful considerations with respect to time differences. I used to go on the internet to check the world time before phoning them, now I just push a few buttons on my watch and I'll know what time it is anywhere in the world at my conveniece.

Another reviewer said the watch's weight might be a concern, but frankly, I rather relish it. As my parents used to say, "If it's heavy, it's probably expensive."

A great Watch with lots of good features
I own several other Citizen watches and except for one irritating detail, this is my favorite. The clasp on this watch stinks. It is difficult to put on and as opposed to the typical foldover type clasps it has very little adjustibility. The foldovers allow you to adjust in small increments, but on this watch it's a full link or nothing, probably a good 1/4" or so. This is the reason I gave it only 4 stars. Other iterations (Blue Angels etc.) of this watch with the stainless or titanium bands may be of the conventional foldover clasps. I haven't seen any of these in person.

It's a fairly heavy watch so if this is not to your liking you may want to opt for one of the titanium versions

The timer and alarm functions are great and easy to use. I bought it primarily for the time zone feature and this works great unless you are looking for one of those weird 1/2 hr time zones. You are able to add one city/timezone that you can input a 3 letter abbreviation for the city and the time offset from GMT/UTC. I wish you were able to add more of your own and delete some of the other preset cities but this is not a showstopper.

The rotating dial-sliderule does work but I doubt that I will use it much. It does look good, however. Overall it is an attractive and functional watch. I really like the solar power feature. It keeps very accurate time.

A tip when setting the time:
Synchronize the SECONDS with an accurate time source, and then proceed to change the hr. and minute times. The seconds keep ticking while you are setting the hr. and minute. Just make sure you ae getting the minute set correctly in relation to where the seconds are. (Harder to write than to do.) ... Read more

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eng/span instant setting date, lumi hands and markers ... Read more

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Perfect watch for everyday
Extremely reliable, easy to read, looks like the Rolex style, only it is very lightweight. Good for everyday use because you can wear either gold or silver jewelry with this watch. I would have given it 5 stars if it were one of those models which does not need a battery. ... Read more

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Flat, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, Swiss quartz movement, Water-resistant to 30 meters ... Read more

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Quartz movement, Analog date display, Luminous/stainless steel minute & hour hands and markers, Red seconds hand and hands on sub-dials, White numbers on main dial and numbers and markers on sub-dials, Alarm, Stainless steel bezel with black numbers and markers, Stainless steel caseback, 100 meters/330 feet water resistant ... Read more

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Automatic movement, Analog day/date display, Hardlex crystal, Screw-in caseback, Screw-down crown, Unidirectional rotating bezel, Silver-tone luminous hands and stick markers, Diver's 200 meters water-resistant ... Read more

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Quality Product
I bought this watch several months ago and have been pleased with it since.It is quality as opposed to those watches you pay less for.One would naturally expect that but in this day and age paying more does not always equal more quality, but in this case it definitely does.The watch is heavy, and the strap is long enough for most any size wrist (no skimping on strap length) and rugged.In fact, this watch is probably made to wear underwater outside the wet/dry suit but it looks great above water in everyday life!I'm thinking already of buying the same watch in the other color (I have yellow and it is impressive, but it comes in another color as well--that's how much I like it). ... Read more

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This simple and elegant charm bracelet comes with a little love attached already.A charming filigree heart with rounded contours and a hollow interior holds a place near the closure of the 7.5-inch bracelet.The bracelet itself features interlocking double links of polished sterling silver and fastens with a lobster-claw clasp.Lightweight and comfortable, this bracelet has a lovely polished shine.Attach additional charms to any of the links on the bracelet to create a personalized piece of jewelry that projects the wearer’s unique style, interests and personality. ... Read more

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Unsatisfied
I bought this product and within a week it broke.I took it to get fixed and to get this product fixed it cost more than the bracelet.This is the first product that I have been dissatisfied with and probably will not buy any more jewelry from Amazon.Com. ... Read more

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Get in the game with this sporty watch. Features rotating bezel and blue angels skyhawk chronograph. Continuously recharges in any kind of light. With four-year power reserve, calendar function with twenty-two time zone capability, three world time alarms, ninety nine minute countdown timer, time-reset advisory, power save function and push-button safety clasp. Water resistant up to 100 meters. Carries Citizen's five-year warranty. ... Read more

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Should Be A Better Watch
My review closely follows "toughcrowd" who wrote an excellent and detailed review.

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Remember that the bezel is bi-directional in keeping with the concept of the watch. There's no ratchet/spring device to keep it from moving around which for me was aggravating.

The background UTC and 24 hour subdials are ok with me but should have been designed better to allow for larger time markers. Given the choice I'd rather have larger markers than the two subdials which are not a necessity.

The digital clock/date window is too small and has black LCD figures on a gray background. It needs to be larger and the background color more contrasting with the digits for better visibility. It's hard to read the digital time or date even in daylight. The digital clock and date are useless at night due to no background light.

The time markers and hands do have illuminous coatings. But the hands and markers are so small that they are too dim at night. My experience was that the coatings only held light for a short time-certainly not overnight.

The lack of half-hour time adjustment is unfortunate but will only affect those in Newfoundland, Suriname, Iran, India, Sri Lanka, and Central Australia. Suriname, Iran and Sri Lanka are not on my travel list so this is almost inconsequential.

The alarm volume is way too low and not adjustable.

If you have a skinny wrist and have to take a few links out the watch may become uncomfortable as it did for me.


This indeed is a nice looking watch with many functions but you have to consider its limitations as well. The numerous features and functions of the Eco-Drive are still quite impressive. Except for the Arabic numeral bit, this timepiece is loaded with amenities. It's difficult to find a quality solar-powered watch with so many functions.
I cannot find anyone or any study that shows titanium is more prone to surface damage than stainless steel. In fact it is twice as strong, a third lighter, and is extremely corrosion resistant compared to stainless. Unless you like the polished look of stainless, which is less expensive, go with titanium. I've also researched analog/digital watches solar watches and Citizen is the way to go. The 5-year warranty and the Amazon price are outstanding as well-the retail price is $575.00.

Having said all of that, I ended up not purchasing the watch for the following reasons: I checked the watch out at a local jeweler where I found that taking links out made the watch uncomfortable; trying to read the digital date was extremely annoying, and the markers and coatings were neither big enough nor held light long enough. I give the 51L a marginal recommendation and look forward to continued evolution in design from Citizen and others in the solar/chronograph category. The Skyhawk should rely less on the Blue Angels motif and more on functionality.

Great time piece
This is my most favorite watch. I've owned several, and when I saw this solar powered watch, it was a "gotta have it" as soon as I saw one at the Mall. The hands are easy for me to read and they glow a soft blue at night. The digital display is a little hard to read for me as I'm visually impaired, but I can get by just fine. The heft of the watch is impressive to me. Makes me feel like I have a fine piece of "equipment" on my arm. All the features work well for what I use it for. Alarms, timers, etc. I'm sure the titaineum model would be lighter on my arm, but I like watches that I know they are on my arm. I wear it to work, church, and for just about everything. I hope more eco drive watches come out. I have another one that looks like the "you know what --lex" with the 24 hour hand. It's also Eco Drive. The Blue Angels watch keeps great time and is easy to set. Buy it you'll like it.

Nice watch, could be better
I purchased this watch because I wanted a solar-powered watch with analog-digital display (plus the usual things that go with a digital watch, i.e. alarms, stopwatch, and countdown timer). The only analog-digital solar watches I found included the Citizen Skyhawk, Citizen Sailhawk (JR4000 and JR4010), Citizen JR0006 (discontinued, but still available on some sites), the Casio atomic WVA430xxx (there are several incarnations, thus the 'x's'), Casio WVA510x, Casio AWS90x, and the Casio PAG60 line (watches that sport barometer, thermometer, and compass functions).The Casios (those I could find in stores) all seemed rather bulky and "plasticky."The discontinued JR0006 had a more primitive power management system and lacked a coordinated analog and digital display, and I didn't need the Sailhawk's yacht racing timer.I went with the Skyhawk in stainless, because I had read that titanium was more prone to surface injuries and I didn't think the weight would be a problem.The watch looks great and, indeed, the weight doesn't bother me, even though my benchpressing limit is probably about 20 pounds. The power save function really works. A moment after I took it out of the box, the hands started to spin around until they came to the right time; it had kept the time correctly for however many months or years it had been sitting in that box! It is NOT true, as many people have written, that this watch lacks luminous coatings, or that they lose their glow very quickly. The coatings seem very similar in brightness to those on my Seiko Diver's watch (which are very bright), and remain visible all night long. However, it IS true that the luminous regions are very small in area, so the overall impression is that the watch is a bit dim at night. The circular slide rule on the bezel is very cute. I'm not going to need it to calculate fuel consumption, but I will use it to calculate tips. There are a few things, however, that make this watch less than perfect.First, as others have observed, the watch face is attractive, but not particularly readable. The 24 hour and UTC subdials are adorable, but I can't see that I will ever need either (for any application that requires UTC, I would want to read the time off the more accurate digital display), and if the subdials weren't there the minute marks could have been made larger and more readable.Second, there's no backlight for the digital display, so the digital functions are useless at night. (Casio somehow manages to have a backlight in their solar-powered watches.) Third, it only works with full-hour time zones, so the watch isn't going to work properly in those parts of the world with half-hour time zones. Fourth, in most modes the two buttons are given over to the change-time zone function. If you want to do things like set the alarm or the countdown timer, you have to fiddle with the crown. But the crown is so beautifully protected that you pretty much have to remove the watch from your wrist before you can manipulate it. Frankly, I might need to change time zones once every couple of months, but I need to set alarms a couple of times a day, and it would have been better if the commonest operations had been the easiest to perform.Fifth, the countdown timer only goes to 99 minutes, which is too short for a lot of timer applications.The timer function display is actually redundant; Citizen might have been able to make better use of the LCD display to allow one to set countdown times in hours and minutes. Sixth, the alarm is very quiet. It won't wake anyone from sleep, and probably won't be heard in a noisy environment, either. In contrast, the alarm on my old Timex Expedition is many times louder, goes into a more insistent mode if ignored, and repeats after an interlude of a few minutes if not cancelled. In sum, buy this watch if you want an attractive analog-digital, solar-powered watch, but recognize that there is a lot of room for improvement, and something better is bound to come out, someday. ... Read more