So what do we have here? A so
called Ray Mears Citizen? No, unfortunately not. But this one still is kind of
cool. They do resemble each other but the BM6400 is made out of steel instead of
titanium and doesn’t have the monocoque case. It’s basically a simpler version.
But it is still water resistant to 200m and has the Eco-Drive feature. It also
is way more common and cheaper (about $100 used) which are two good advantages if you’re looking for
a good beater. It measure 40mm excl. crown and the lug width is 21mm. Put it on
a rubber, nato or a canvas and it will look great. Overall a great legible and
solid watch suitable for any outdoor activities. No wonder this series of watches from
Citizen are nicknamed “tough”. That’s just what they are. I wouldn’t doubt a second that they can't live up to that nickname.
I’ve had two BM6400’s. The
first one I used quite much, especially when fishing. For instance it got to go on a fishing adventure to
England were it both got wet in the lake and in the pub. I mostly wore it on a 22m
silicon tropic rubber (that I squeezed in place) which looked quite good but it did
attract some dust. I don’t think I ever wore it on the canvas it was being
delivered on.
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| #209 - The Citizen BM6400-00E. |
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| The great lume should not be forgotten! |
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| At work. |
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| At a local pub in Dorking, England, February 2014, after a day of fishing. |
The second one I bought
because I was planning to give it away to a friend for his birthday. My friends
and I came up with something else and I still had the watch. Then later my
sister asked me if I had any good recommendations for a watch that she could give to her husband. Knowing what he does for a living I figured this watch
was pretty much perfect for him and I haven’t seen him without it since he got
it.
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| #231 - Number two which initially was bought to serve as a gift. |
I know there is another reference
for this watch, BM6400-18E,
which I think is the same watch but just upgraded with the Promaster logo
on the dial, but I’m not entirely sure of this. Maybe they were manufactured during the same period but sold in different markets? I haven't investigated that any further.
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