http://reviewsalert.com/citizen-eco-drive-watch-mens-canvas-strap-bm8180-03e/ Consumer Product Reviews Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://reviewsalert.com/citizen-eco-drive-watch-mens-canvas-strap-bm8180-03e/comment-page-1/#comment-29122 Tito Thu, 03 May 2012 03:29:09 +0000 http://reviewsalert.com/?p=1455#comment-29122 Yes this is the watch featured in the movie Stranger than Fiction , but more on that later. . . . This is a nice and slisyth watch that you can wear pretty much anywhere. The price comes at a very modest ~$60 line, which is a great value and a nice failsafe gift for those in need. Features - Backlight, Lap timer, chronograph and alarm along with the regular watch mode which displays time, date, and day of the week. Weaknesses backlight seems to favor power saving with a very unimpressive but functional light. You can read the time, but don't expect anything flashy. Alarm is utterly USELESS. Only a faint repetitive beeping noise that goes on for about 15 beats. Completely inaudible on a crowded street and useless for waking you up. Watch is HEAVY. For those that like a sturdy feel, this is good, but don't expect to forget you're wearing this watch. On the bright side, my left arm needs a little more workout than my right. Disappointments related to the movie The watch looks the same from the outside, but feature-wise is very different and I'm not talking about it's life saving capabilities (though it may be sturdy enough to stop a bullet) If you notice in the movie, the backlight is BLUE and the watch shines the backlight while beeping to awake Crick. This feature doesn't exist. Biggest dissappointment for me was that the analog and digital watch AREN'T CONNECTED like in the movie. That cool scene where Howard was fixing his time with just the analog dial not happening. You have to set each one manually, and for some reason they don't like to stay exactly in sync. Bottom line- Judging by price and style alone, you should be adding this watch to your cart now! Just don't expect any revolutionary features and you'll be a happy camper. Personally, I would pay a bit more just to get a more exact representation of the watch in the movie, but overall I'm happy with the quality of the watch I have. Yes this is the watch featured in the movie Stranger than Fiction , but more on that later. . . . This is a nice and slisyth watch that you can wear pretty much anywhere. The price comes at a very modest ~$60 line, which is a great value and a nice failsafe gift for those in need. Features – Backlight, Lap timer, chronograph and alarm along with the regular watch mode which displays time, date, and day of the week. Weaknesses backlight seems to favor power saving with a very unimpressive but functional light. You can read the time, but don’t expect anything flashy. Alarm is utterly USELESS. Only a faint repetitive beeping noise that goes on for about 15 beats. Completely inaudible on a crowded street and useless for waking you up. Watch is HEAVY. For those that like a sturdy feel, this is good, but don’t expect to forget you’re wearing this watch. On the bright side, my left arm needs a little more workout than my right. Disappointments related to the movie The watch looks the same from the outside, but feature-wise is very different and I’m not talking about it’s life saving capabilities (though it may be sturdy enough to stop a bullet) If you notice in the movie, the backlight is BLUE and the watch shines the backlight while beeping to awake Crick. This feature doesn’t exist. Biggest dissappointment for me was that the analog and digital watch AREN’T CONNECTED like in the movie. That cool scene where Howard was fixing his time with just the analog dial not happening. You have to set each one manually, and for some reason they don’t like to stay exactly in sync. Bottom line- Judging by price and style alone, you should be adding this watch to your cart now! Just don’t expect any revolutionary features and you’ll be a happy camper. Personally, I would pay a bit more just to get a more exact representation of the watch in the movie, but overall I’m happy with the quality of the watch I have.

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