Garrison Reviews

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Round out your watch collection with casual styling on an everyday favorite. Citizen’s Garrison features a Super Titanium™ case and bracelet, 12/24 hour time and number date. Featuring our Eco-Drive technology - sustainably powered by light and never needs a battery. Caliber number E101.

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“The watch is light and right. It tells time flawlessly. However, the calendar fonts are almost unreadable at a quick glance due to the black background and fonts used. You have to focus to read.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I picked the Garrison titanium because of its light weight, large easy to read dial, eco drive, and quality glass. Now that I’ve lived with it on for a few weeks and subjected it to daily light construction abuse I’m satisfied with my purchase. My only disappointment is that the Lume isn’t bright enough throughout the night for me to read the watch on the side table in the wee hours. If this watch had tritium tubes it would be absolutely epic.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Bought this as a replacement for my 20 year old Garrison (the smaller one with the white day/date). Wanted the sapphire crystal because the mineral crystal on my old one has become heavily scratched over the years and I’m hoping the sapphire will hold up a bit better - which was basically the only reason I didn’t get an identical replacement for my old Garrison. Overall the watch is very nice, but I’m not a fan of the larger size, I wish the lume was more white and less yellow, and my biggest complaint is that the day/date indicator is awful. The use of very thin lettering on a black background makes it nearly impossible to read at a glance and/or distance. My old one used black letters on a white background and that was perfect - legible at a glance and in nearly all conditions. Not sure why Citizen didn’t use that on this model because it is far far superior to the day/date display on this watch. Another minor criticism is the limited amount of fine adjustment on the metal band clasp, more would be better, and I couldn’t get a comfortable fit so I just ended up replacing it with a silicone strap.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“It is keeping perfect time, it's light-weight and comfortable. The dial is easy to read and I like the sweep second hand and the day-date feature.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“As pointed out by others, the anti-reflective coating on the sapphire glass could be better and the face could be more readable in dim light. The lume is bright initially but dims very quickly. But I knew these things going in and they were not deal breakers because the overall value and quality of this watch are outstanding. Well worth the price for the excellent features that you get. Awesome job Citizen. I absolutely love wearing this watch.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I set this watch to my phone's clock about a month ago and it's still keeping within about a half-second. It looks great on my wrist (8.5") with the classic aviator look. The numbers are easy to read. Don't expect much from the lume, but it does exist. :-) My 12yo son picked it up and said it felt cheap to him because it was so light. That's titanium for you... But I love the fact that it's that light! Being able to customize the length of the bracelet was invaluable to me. I will definitely be coming back!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Crown keeps popping out which causes the watch to not keep time. I think my long sleeve dress shirts push the crown out. I did not purchase directly from Citizen and Independent Jeweler will not accept a return after 7 days. Watch returned to Citizen for repair.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“If there were a 3½ star option, I would have chosen that. I love the light weight of the titanium and the way the watch feels. Mine keeps excellent time. The major issue and I would say flaw is the crown. It pops out way too easily. I've never had this issue with any other watch. The crown actually broke off and I had to have it replaced which was a good percentage of the price of the watch. You have to be extremely careful with it especially when putting on or taking off a jacket or long sleeve shirt as not to disrupt the crown. I try to only wear it in summer while wearing short sleeve. If not for this issue it would get 5 stars.”

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Posted 1 year ago