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 Citizen Eco-Drive Men's Titanium Calibre 2100 Watch #AV0021-52H By: Citizen Average Rating: 5.0 Total Reviews: 45 More Information Nice and Light watch  On: 2008-06-24I just purchased this watch today. Picked it up for $420 (441 w/tax) from Kays. Cheaper than Amazon. Its much lighter than the stainless steel version like a quarter of the weight. It has a brushed steel look and isnt shiny like the AV0031 models. It has a nice bulky look, although the glass should have been sapphire instead of mineral. Citizen should have made the date in line with 3 pm insead of 4:30. Thats my only problem with the watch. I would recommend the lighter version over the cheaper flashier stainless steel one. Its a $75 difference. Best chronograph I ever owned  On: 2008-05-08I have had this watch for about a year now and I cant tell you how much I love this watch. I bought the sapphire version from Singapore for around $600 which is model AV0020-55H as I am very rough on watches and sapphire is a must. I own many brands of watches including Citizen, Seiko, Baume & Mercier, TAG Heuer, Omega, Citizen Campanola and let me tell you, this watch gets more wrist time than any other watch I own. Sometimes I try to wear my expensive pieces as I paid a lot of money for them and feel like I need to justfy the price but always find myself going back to this one as it looks cool and is very comfortable to wear. The reason is that this watch has everything from a super accurate movement which contains 294 parts and 3 stepping rotors when most watches have one(just to give you an idea how complicated this watch is). I also like and use the chronograph a lot. The chrono also has a mechanical feel which is real nice. I also like that its Eco Drive as well as titanium which light and strong. This is the 1st watch I ever bought in my life that I wear 24/7...i just love it. So far, WOW On: 2008-03-16Just returned from a trip to Germany. I was looking for a cronograph and ran across this ECO drive. Overthere it lists for 695.00 Euros, on Amazon.de I found it for 585.00 Euros wich is equivilent to $ 850.00. Yes it may have a saphire cristal, but 400 dollars more, insane. I ordered it while I still was in Germany so it would be at my house when I returned, from the good old American "Amazon.com" and Amazon gets five stars from me too. As mentioned by others, the watch is very light, but the glass and the guts have the normal weight, but it is OK and not bothersome. Oh yes, it keeps time too and the 12 hour cronograph is what I was looking for. Happy and smiling, John. Almost the perfect watch! On: 2007-12-28I recently received this watch as a gift (after dropping heavy hints and admiring it for >12 months). The other reviews have covered all the specific features so Ill no reiterate. I give this watch 5 starts - it really is that good. Ive received a number of compliments (in the short time Ive owned it). Its a large watch but when wearing it you dont really notice because its so light given the Titanium construction (which looks great and should be hardy enough to look good for many years to come). The only reason I titled this review "Almost the perfect watch" is because of the absence of a perpetual calendar and the sapphire crystal (both minor - hence still 5 stars), with those 2 features I would classify this as the perfect watch - Great job Citizen! Great watch On: 2007-12-07This product is everything I expected it to be. And it is surprisingly light, thanks to the Titanium body. The metal band doesnt pull on your hair. The date needs to be set every other month, but that just takes 10 seconds, so it doesnt really bother me. It leaves quite an impression - great looks. I does not have a saphire glas, but so far I have been bumping into several things without any scratch. In my opinion a great watch for the money - and you really ever have to worry changing the battery, thanks to ECO-drive. Grea watch On: 2007-10-20The watch arrived in 4 days and is terrific. I have had it for about a month and it has gained 5 seconds. that is great! Great Watch, bar the Crystal On: 2007-10-18This is the Great watch. I have it from seller in the US. I am just wondering why all Citizen watches in the US market will not come with Sapphine crystal. What is the big deal? Still this watch is still fine on my wrist for almost a month. But like other have said, it will be bullet prove if it comes with Sapphine. The price is a big bonus too. In my country the cheapest one (of course, Sapphine one) will cost US$850. But I bought it on web at only US$300. What a hugh different!! Very happy with this great watch. Nice watch, light weight and sturdy. On: 2007-08-29I like this watch. I shopped around quite a bit and preferred the light weight of the titanium model as opposed to the stainless version. Overall, the quality of the watch is very nice, and it has proven to be very durable. When I first got the watch, one of the pins fell out of the band, but when pushed back in it did not come out again. Nice watch for the price, I recommend it. Excellent Watch On: 2007-08-13I always look for a very good watch, and I found that Citizen makes one of the least expensive watches. Love it, love it, love it. On: 2007-07-26This is a nice watch. I have small bones and a very skinny wrist, so I was concerned that it would look too bulky on me, because it is very big compared to most watches. But it looks just fine, and is much lighter that it looks, thanks to titanium. You cant go wrong with this watch. Great, sporting looking watch On: 2007-07-23Youve seen the other positive reviews on this watch (and they are merited), just a couple other fyis. The head is probably larger than your neighbors watch (45mm will look larger than 40-41mm) and a couple guys tried on the watch and thought the head was a little heavy. For me, Im comfortable with the size now and having the titanium band made the watch significantly lighter than my last one. A couple other things: the alarm sounds great and is easy to use...but is hard to get more than about 5-7 minutes accurate (the red alarm hand is pretty short). The Chronometer buttons were pretty stiff at first, but their starting to break in. Finally, the date does need updating every other month...but thats only 6 times a year and a chance to play with the watch. Enjoy a great looking, functional watch. Citizens Eco-Drive 2100 Titanium Chronograph On: 2007-07-13The 2100 has an ease of use unmatched in previous Eco-drive watches. The watch comes with a small instructional CD which will have you using all of the functions within 15 minutes. I ruined earlier versions of the Eco-Drive watches trying to adjust dates and set digital time features. They required a degree in mechanical engineering to operate. This is not the case with the 2100. Although not a perpetual calendar, the 2100s date feature is easy to set and really cannot be seen as a down side. The Titanium band is cool in the summer and much lighter than stainless steel. The double locking clasp is a big plus. I previously had problems with past Eco-Drives coming unlatched at the clasp. A real pain if youre into sports or other physical activities. I believe the people at Citizens really took past complaints seriously and tried to remedy those problems in the 2100. Another big plus is the multi-purpose nature of the watch. The 2100 can act as a dive watch, a sports chronograph and a quality business time piece for travelers. I have owned Rolex, Omega and other so-called "top of the line" watches. This one has them beat. The only problem with the watch is Citizens use of a mineral crystal instead of a quality sapphire crystal. However, dont let this dissuade you. I use quality eye glass scratch filler which can be purchased at Wal-Mart. The scratch cover does not obscure the view and creates a crystal clear finish while filling in the scratches. In conclusion, this is a top quality watch. No, a world quality watch and hopefully the last I will ever own. I highly recommend this time piece. Citizen Men's Calibre 2100 Titanium Watch On: 2007-05-14The watch is very nice and I recieve alot of compliments. I think the watch is very cool and will survive with all of my swiss automatics and swiss quartzs watches. 10 stars if I could On: 2007-02-28The 30 reviews before mine gave pretty complete description about the watch. Ill just say it fits very well on my relatively small wrist. If you like the watch but think it wont fit well because you have small wrist. Dont worry, it fits just fine. Enjoy. After wearing this watch for few weeks, I realized I am just like many others, wearing the Calibre 2100 exclusively now. Great watch at the best price I could find anywhere. On: 2007-02-22Great looking watch, and I shopped around for the best price for about three weeks before I ordered from Amazon. Shipped lightning quick also. Very Cool Watch On: 2007-01-18I choose this watch out of all watches under $600 on the web. I have not been disappointed. It is large, solid, and light weight thanks to the titanium. It is one of the nicest watches Citizen makes. The alarm is usable and stopwatch feature is great. The Tachymeter will not do any good unless you are timing something over a hundred miles per hour, but no big deal. Great Watch!! Dramatically under-priced watch! On: 2007-01-18Quick, whats the difference between a higher end Citizen watch and a Tag or Omega or a Rolex? The answer is price! Not only is the Citizen watch made to incredibly high standards but it looks outstanding and never needs a battery and all this for a fraction of the price the other watches. Even with the Citizen price increase on December 1 of last year the Calibre 2100 Titanium and other Citizen models in this price range are ridiculously under-priced. I currently own four Citizen Eco Drive solar watches and three of them are Titanium models. I own the gold toned stainless steel Moon Phase watch, the Titanium Nighthawk, Titanium Skyhawk, and the Calibre 2100. They are all superb but I must say that the 2100 is the most impressive of the bunch. The 2100 is also easy to read and operate. So while my James Bond Omega Seamaster watch sits in a drawer waiting for me to find the time to send it for expensive repairs and my wifes Rolex loses time, my Citizen watches just keep on trucking along!!! Citizen Calibre 2100 On: 2007-01-16Overall, the product is great. I have had the watch for nearly three months now and have had no problems with it. The quartz movement is very accurate, the chronograph works very well and i use the alarm every day. The only drawback is that you have to reset the date on months that are less than 31 days. Otherwise this watch is fantastic and with the eco-drive, you never have to worry about repacing the battery. And the titanium version is so lightweight that you hardly notice that you are wearing a watch. Great watch but it could have been better On: 2007-01-10I got this watch some couple of months ago and absolutely loved it. It looks,feels and functions really good and got lots of positive comments from my peeps. Now for the reason i cant get give it a 5-Star (i really wish i could); IT DOES NOT HAVE PERPETUAL CALENDER. i was looking for a watch with all of the 2100 qualities and also with perpetual calender. I hate the fact that i have to manually adjust my watch and painfull enuf, i have to leave with this flaw. If you dont mind a watch without a perpetual calender then you would love this watch and literally bite the finger off of anyone that puts their finger on it but i want a watch with perpetual calender and this doesnt not fully cut it for me. Citizen is ALWAYS a good choice On: 2007-01-09Very high quality watch, I recommend these to all luxury-fans, works without any problems, my old Citizen Chronograph are working for over than 12 years by now daily used. Awesome watch On: 2007-01-05I was looking for a replacement for a casio digital watch which I had for a long time, and felt like getting something I could keep for a while. This watch is seriously better looking in person than the picture given online, and you will not be dissatisfied. It came about 1/4 charged, and took a little more than a week for it to go to full and stay there. Its very easy to read, and I was surprised that it had an alarm on it. It is not the loudest, but still is enough to wake me up in the morning. The titanium band is pretty slick looking, and feeling. I pretty much agree with all the other reviews. Purchasing this watch is one of the best presents I ever got for myself :) Durable and sporty On: 2007-01-04I have banged my watch against all kinds of hard surfaces and am pleased to say that this thing is built tough. Everytime Ive accidentally hit it against a counter top or wall, I worry that I mightve scratched it, but everytime (knock on wood) its come out clean. Another good thing about this watch is that its light. For a big watch, it doesnt weigh me down like a stainless steel model. Ive gotten many compliments on it. I love it. Flawless On: 2007-01-03This watch is beautiful. I cannot say enough good things about this watchs design. Its 45mm face is bigger than most watches but doesnt look gawdy, it keeps perfect time and is very light weight. I bought the Calibre 8700 before this one and I love both of them but I would give this one a slight edge. My two small complaints are that this watch doesnt have the perpetual calender which is a very nice feature that the Calibre 8700 does have, and also that this watch uses mineral crystal for the face and not Saphire. I am sure the crystal used is scratch resistant but it is no where near as resistant as Saphire crystal would be. perfect On: 2007-01-02I just go this watch for Christmas and love it, I am a big guy and wanted a big watch and thats exactly what it is. I love this watch!!! On: 2007-01-02My girlfriend recently purchased this watch for me and i must say that im very happy with it. It catch everyones eyes. The best thing about the watch is its mechanisms. I love the fact that the watchs band does not pull on your arms hair. Titanium baby!!! The watch is pretty light for a big watch and it can be a sports watch or dress. I think that it is a great buy. Definately do some shopping and comparing of the prices. I found it as high as 600.00 and low as 350.00. What a Watch! On: 2006-12-24I bought this for my husband; its an absolutely beautiful watch that keeps accurate time. The watchs face is very large, so its not a good choice for those with small wrists. It has an easy to use stopwatch/timer that my husband uses every time he barbecues & hed need to write a review to tell you what all the other dials on the face can do (I tell him that Im not adequately degreed to tell time with his "clock"). He is very pleased with the watch and he (unlike me) does know how to make good use of all the various chronographic dials. The watch does track the date & Citizens Eco-Drive technology is awesome (uses solar power to keep the battery charged). A fabulous, good looking, functional watch--highly recommended. Very Nice On: 2006-12-12I really like this watch. It gets some attention, and is fun to look at. I have another Citizen Eco-drive, and so this was a pretty easy sell. It is very lightweight for the size. For me, getting used to the bigger watch wasnt too big of a deal. Im 6, 230 lbs, and have a large frame. I think the single biggest gripe I have about it is the fact that it isnt a perpetual calendar. I should have paid more attention to that missing feature. Since my other Eco-drive does have that feature, I really have come to rely upon it. You basically set the date one time and it knows the month, day, leap year, etc. With this Calibre, although its more than twice the price of my other Citizen, its lacking that feature. I didnt realize this until I bought it. I can honestly say I may have purchased a different watch, if I had known I would have to fix the date every month. That is so annoying! Looks Great but battery indicator starts showing less very soon  On: 2006-11-10It looks really great however the battery starts showing less than half or half very soon. I was told keeping it for few hours in bright sun will charge it as much as upto 6 months. faster battery discharge worries me. Pretty good On: 2006-11-09Everything is marvelous about this watch, accepts the alarm. They say that it is accurate within five minutes, but I find it more close to 15 minutes off my intended time. Also, shop around. If you can wait a couple of days you can get it for around $300. Less than the $450 I paid for it on sale. Anyhow, the titanium is really nice because it makes the otherwise bulky, heavy watch much lighter than stainless steel. But, whatever... its a watch. Looks Great but battery indicator starts showing less very soon On: 2006-11-09It looks really great however the battery starts showing less than half or half very soon. I was told keeping it for few hours in bright sun will charge it as much as upto 6 months. faster battery discharge worries me. Nice, big and sexy On: 2006-10-24I have always wanted a watch with was big enough to cover my wrist, not a very shinning metal, never needed battery and looked good to any attire. This is the one. It has a nice dial, good visible area, good dull yet cool titanium metal and an eco-drive. I just received it and am thrilled to have it. And the best part is that it is weightless. The joints are smooth and dont entangle hair and break it. Awsome Birthday Present On: 2006-10-22Absolutely love the watch. Face is big and easy to read. Goes great with casual work clothes or the occasional suit and tie. I like the how the titanium looks, dulled and not so shiny. The watch recharges in minutes while running outside in the sunshine! Always in the full bar area. Tachometer is a great feature too. Use it to keep track of jog times. Alarm is not a wake up in the morning alarm, more like a reminder. Not very loud, but will get your attention. The watch is clean, crisp, and stylish. Great price. Half what a jeweler wanted! More than satisfied and would recommend this to anyone wanted a sophisticated watch. Very awsome gift from my wife! Great watch, highly recommend! On: 2006-10-18Purchased this watch little while ago and I LOVE it! The materials used in the construction of this watch are top notch. At first I didnt really want to spend the money on this watch since I already had a watch of similar price (Seiko Kinetic). Now after purchasing this watch, the Kinetic has been sitting on the sidelines. I prefer the principle of the solar power to having to replace batteries or manually wind it using the Kinetic feature. The watch is huge though. Im a big guy and it swallows up my wrist. Not too gaudy so when people notice it and get a closer look the watch really shines. I was a little concerned about having such a large crystal. Thought it could get scratched easy, but after wearing it for a while and bumping it on things, it has not picked up one scratch. Overall, because of the price and the quality of this watch made it a deal I could not pass up. From what I hear titanium is significantly stronger than steel, and much lighter. The watch is pretty light but substantial enough to know youre wearing quality. Only thing about this watch I might complain about is its thickness. The back makes the watch protrude up pretty high so this is no thin watch. Another thing is the crystal looks like its bulletproof with glass that thick. It should help with scratches but the highest point on the watch is the crystal, and not the bezel as I would have thought. Have fun. Citizen Calibre 2100 AV0021-52H On: 2006-09-11This is an EXCELLANT time piece! I am overseas and received it quickly without any problem. The manual that comes with the watch makes operation quick & simple! I have bought many watches over the years but this one beats them all. Charging the watch is simple under direct sunlight! Lets stop complaining about the mineral crystal and simply take care of it!! Trust me, this is a lot of watch for for the low price and well worth the investment. I wear the watch with everything and it looks great!! Citizen got it right! You wont regret buying this watch! CITIZENS ECO WATCH On: 2006-08-22Afantastic machine whic is eco friendly. Will never bother with batteries and winding a watch again. Looks like a custom design and works to perfection almost half the price of the mall price On: 2006-08-19watch is beautiful, got if for 298 with overnight shipping, cheapest if found it in the mall was 450 plus tax.......................awesome deal, watch is beautiful A good looking watch with lots of features On: 2006-08-10Good looking piece of time keeping. I was looking for an upgrade from my all purpose watch, and decided that I didnt want to just pay for a name, or something made in Switzerland that I could climb Everest wearing without the lubricant freezing, or wear while scuba diving to the Titanic. Looked at several brands and compared options and reviews. I wanted something that had an alarm, chronograph, decent water resistant depth, and didnt need batteries. When I came across the 2100 I really liked the look. I tried on the stainless version and found out it weighs 5lbs. I liked the features and look so much I decided to get the 2100, but get the titanium version. I do like the look of the ss version better, but overall the titanium is a good looking watch. The titanium weighs about the same as my 3/4 size all purpose watch so it doesnt feel how big it looks. The alarm is straight forward and easy to use. The chronograph shows 1/4sec increments which is good (if you could push the button that fast). The watch even showed up 3/4 charged and set to the correct time and date (12hrs off though). Overall, Im very happy with my purchase, and would recommend this watch to anyone. WOW ,WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WATCH On: 2006-07-21I just recieved this Citizen beauty, And I must say that I"m blown away by its Awesome Design and the fact its so well made this is my Second ECO I have the Diver Version which is Awesome This will make a Beautiful Every day watch, As well as a great dress watch...........Amazons Price on this Item is the Best on the Internet......If your Thinking of buying this watch and getting away from watch batteries forever, You will be making a very wise choice, Enjoy.......... Great watch but they skimped on the crystal On: 2006-07-19This watch would be perfect if they used a sratchproof sapphire crystal rather than an easily scratched mineral crystal. They put sapphires on their Asian Ti models.... Sapphire can only be scratched by sapphire, Ruby, or Diamond. Mineral can be scratched by almost anything. Mineral is a bit better shatterproof, but the tradeoff is not worth it considering most people scratch their crystals rahter than shatter them. The dial is HUGE and I have to wear it carefully. Having a sapphire would be much less stressful. Put it this way, you vould drag a sapphire crystall watch against concrete and it wouldnt scratch the crystal. Try that with mineral. BTW the sapphire crystal is NOT that expensive and I have seen them on $300 watches. That aside, the watch is awesome. The Ecodrive is an awesome technology. This and Seikos kinetic is the ONLY quartz I would buy. I couldnt be bothered with battery changes. I usually stick to mechanical watches, with focus on Swiss and German, but Citizens Eco Drive has earned a place in my collection. The detail is unbelievable, from the dial to the case and bracelet. The Titanium is so light and unlike steel it doesnt make my wrist smell bad when I sweat. My skin must react stinkily with steel where Titanium is more neutral of a metal. So far the braclet hasnt scratched either. The Titaniukm carbide coating is so tough that its all the more shame that they didnt go all out with a scratch proof sapphire crystal. With that this watch would be bulletproof. Maybe when the majority of the American watch buying public learns the difference between mineral and sapphire and wants to pay a few dollars more for it things will change. Other than that a great watch. Solid, Heavy, ecodrive, quartz accurate yet no battery changes needed. The chrono seconds hand has a smooth sweep for a quartz. The true seconds hand ticks but its small in a subdial. The large seconds hand is the stopwatch hand and that one moves nicely. That is what convinced me to get this watch. BTW one minor issue for some is that apparently the chronograph part of the movement is not shock proof, so if you were timing something and it got jarred badly it could cause the hands to not realign. The watch has a cleaver "reboot" function but the manual states that sometimes this doesnt work for the chrono misalignment due to shock. That shocked me. Citizen should fix that. The entire movt should be shockproof. So, we have a great looking sport chrono where the chrono isnt shockproof and the crystal is easily scratchable.... Fix that, Citizen. Ill pay more for it, just fix it in these 2100s. The night time lume glow is great and a nice blue color. This is a great watch for the price asked. Basically Citizen does this by putting their Japanese technology into a Chinese manufactured good. The manufacture is very good. Citizen must oversee the manufacture in China or Hong Kong. (which also is China) Citizens US customer service is top rated bar none. I have dealt with them and their 5 year warranty is the best in the business. Buy a Citizen with CONFIDENCE. The Swiss and even Seiko can take a lesson from Citizen USA. Nice!!! On: 2006-07-11Awesome watch. Much bigger than I thought it would be. A little heavy even though its titanium, not for someone with a very small wrist. Looks very impressive and is extremely easy to use. I am extremely happy with this purchase. Striking Watch On: 2006-07-08Just received it, immediately struck by the size (large) and the weight (light). I brought it to my jeweler to have the band sized and he liked it so much that he took the model down to order some to sell at his shop. The eco-drive is very cool and the watch is very visible in the dark. Highly recommended. Striking Watch On: 2006-07-07Just received it, immediately struck by the size (large) and the weight (light). I brought it to my jeweler to have the band sized and he liked it so much that he took the model down to order some to sell at his shop. The eco-drive is very cool and the watch is very visible in the dark. Highly recommended. Great watch/great service On: 2006-07-05The best watch I have ever owned, large but lite weight due to titanium, looks and functions great. Excellent 2 day shipping (and tracking) Amazon had the best price on the web. Many Thanks Great Watch! I love it! On: 2006-05-18Was little worry about purchasing this watch. This my first Citizen. Got the watch today, the size of the watch is about 10-15% bigger than regular watch sold in the market. Due to its size, I would only recommand you get it in Titanium...unless you build like Aronold. S.S. Version is about 6.5oz more than 1/3 lbs Big Watch has its advantage of being easy to read. The Picture on Amazon does not do Calibre 2100 Titanium Watch any justice. It look much better in person. The Craftmanship was superb, one of the few watch thats still being hand assembled in Japan. Links was well designed. 5 Star Watch **Note** This watch come with 5 years warranty...other company only give you 1-3 years warranty. For those who worry titanium gonna scratch easy..compare to S.S. version...Citizen taking care of the problem by using TICC (Titanium Carbide Coating) The E2100 Chronograph has Citizens own TICC (Titanium Carbide Coating). Titanium is virtually rust proof and is allergy free. The coating achieves a hardness of 1,000-1,200 Hv, making it almost scratch proof. As a result, it will stay unblemished and maintain its appearance for many years. Marvellous timepiece On: 2006-04-21From the base up this is a really well followed true timepiece. The craftsmanship is excellent and since the material used is titanium, this watch compared to the size is very light weight indeed. The mechanism and all the moveable parts turn and twist smoothly and with great precision. It feels very solid and acts very solid, without dough the most attractive timepiece I have ever owned. With the Eco-Drive technology and the lovely chronograph feature, this watch is best described as advanced but simple. So if you are considering buying a watch which is practical with some lovely features added and of course ending the hassle of ever needing to change the battery. Look no further I assure you wont be disappointed. Thank you. Awesome watch On: 2006-04-10Titanium for super light weight, eco drive for no battery, Breitling styling for short money and incredibly acccurate to boot. An extraordinary watch at an extraordinary price. You cant miss with this one (and I have several Italian and European watches that reatil for three to four times the retail price of the Calibre.) Another outstanding Eco-Drive On: 2006-03-27This is a beautifully detailed watch, assembled by hand at a separate location at the Citizen factory. I bought it because it was featured in an April 06 article in WatchTime mag, and I have an older model. Most accurate watches Ive ever owned--far superior to what the factory info states, though the alarm could be louder. |