This was an anniversary gift for my beautiful wife. She has an Apple Watch, so I was hesitant in getting this for her. But when she opened the box and saw this beautiful piece of craftsmanship, tears of joy rolled down her cheeks. Thank you Citizen Watches!

I love the watch. What prevented me from giving the 5 stars semms like such an avoidable complication. There are NO DIRECTIONS with the watch. After spending a rediculous amount of time trying to get the right angle to photograph the back of the watch I finally gave up. Was able to find a lengthy Manuel with print so tiny you would need a microscope. In the end I still don't know how to set the day and month. For such a beautiful timepiece there must be a more consumer friendly way.

I bought it for my wife for Mother's Day. I am a big watch guy but she is new to wearing a watch on a consistent basis. I wanted something that wasn't a quartz movement, didn't have to be Swiss but something mechanical. She not the type to wind a watch and will be frustrated if she has to keep readjusting the time. This was the perfect in between. She is about 5'4" maybe 110lbs. It fit perfectly on her smaller wrist. She couldn't be more pleased with it. A quick google search and you can figure out how to set the date, day and time.

Another quality Citizen product. Feels great on and the mother of pearl face is lovely.

After magnetizing my automatic watch with my iPad's smart cover and it started loosing 3 minutes an hour, started looking for a solar watch. Yes, I can demagnitize the mechanical watch but I will just keep magnetizing it and I would rather have the time be accurate vs resetting it every hour. It was a case of the watch or the iPad. Since, let's face it, I spend way to much time with my iPad, the automatic watch lost. (Update, after reading the manual all the way, this one has to kept away from magnets, too. I am now removing my smart cover when I holding the iPad, sigh)

I looked for a solar watch that was...all one color on the band since the super pretty rose golds and golds wear away and scratch off. Stainless steel In it's natural color wlll look better longer. I needed luminescent hands and numbers so I can tell the time in the middle of the night when I wake up. I like to see how much more time I have before I'll have to get up. I wanted the numbers to glow so I can tell between 4:30 and 5:30 as it can be hard to tell without being able to see 12 or 6 on the face. I needed solar because I am done with getting charged way too much money to get a battery changed, hence the automatic watch. I love mother of pearl.

So I seached ALL the watches on Amazon and picked this one. I've never had one that shows the day of the week before. I also thought the day of the month was a different kind of view. I put this puppy in my cart and bought it. Upon arrival I was delighted by the round box that it came in. When I opened it all I could say was "WOW, THIS THING IS GORGEOUS!" It was running in the box and the day of the week was set.

I removed five links from the band and then read the manual on how to adjust the days of the week and the day of the month. It's a little time consuming and it will take a try of two but you'll be able to figure it out. Pull out the stem when the 2nd hand hits the 12. Pull the pin out as far as it will go. Follow the instructions and don't give up :)

I've posted pictures from several different angles to try and capture the face. It has a grey caste in shade that looks nice. The hands are very bright in the dark and show up well in slightly dim light. The indices and second hand do not light up...sigh...I shall live without that feature also. Be warned it is not water proof. No submerging or holding it under running water. But, again it's sheer beauty carries the day.

Now I'm waiting for Monday to arrive so I can show everyone at work my new "on-time" watch. That I have to keep away from water and magnets, LOL. It's soooo pretty and shiny, I love it anyway!