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Why We Love This Deal
A good field watch should be reliable, rugged, and accurate, but many popular models within this category are generally considered entry-level and fall short due to cutting corners on quality. That’s where Citizen’s Garrison watch comes into play. This field watch strikes a balance between quality and affordability, and thanks to Walmart’s recent rollback, it’s now under $150.
Now just $147 at Walmart, the Citizen Eco-Drive 37mm Garrison Field Watch is built for military specs and real-world durability, quietly becoming one of the brand’s best buys. With nearly 50 five-star ratings at Walmart—which is a lot for a watch on the site—it’s also become a bestseller.
Citizen Eco-Drive 37mm Garrison Field Watch, $147 (was $180) at Walmart
What Shoppers Should Know
- Style: Field watch
- Size: 37mm
- Movement: Eco-Drive (light powered)
- Band: Nylon
- Sub Dial: Day-date
- Water Resistance: 10 bar (333 ft.)
This watch comes with your standard-issue military-style green nylon strap, making it extremely durable and easily breathable, while giving it that rugged edge that pairs well with a waxed jacket or flannel. It’s also water-resistant up to 100 meters, making it great for swimming and snorkeling, something you won’t find often in a field watch within this price range.
While its 37mm case and slim profile make it look smaller, it’s still large enough for easy readability, thanks to its white numerals and luminous hands that pop against its black dial for crisp legibility.
The Garrison taps into a simplistic and reliable design found in Citizen’s oldest field watches, but it has one key difference—Eco-Drive tech. This solar-powered movement (sun or artificial light) gives this model a level up on lesser quartz movements, and it’s very reliable.
As for price, this is the best we could find—both Amazon and Citizen’s own website list it at $236.
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What Shoppers Are Saying
Shoppers love this watch—the only negatives come from those who wish it was slightly larger. But for the most part, people like the way it looks, including one who said it has a “classic field watch look, reliable Eco-Drive movement, and solid build.” While slightly small for them, it “wears perfectly and looks even better.”
As another put it, it’s the ideal “set it and forget it” watch, adding that with “fantastic second striking, it keeps excellent time.”
At a price that’s listed nearly $100 more affordable than other retailers, the Citizen Garrison Field Watch is an affordable way to add military appeal and reliability to your wrist—grab one before the price goes back up.
