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 Citizen Eco-Drive Men's Aqualand Titanium Watch #BJ2060-58E By: Citizen Average Rating: 3.5 Total Reviews: 2 More Information Great concept, flawed execution  On: 2008-01-24I bought a cheap $150 Citizen eco-drive wristwatch a year ago when my first Tag Heuers strap broke and I was awaiting replacement parts. Not expecting very much, I was actually really impressed. So fast-forward a year and for my birthday I receive a really great present: the Citizen mens Acqualand titanium watch. Conceptually its perfect for me: a robust divers watch that never needs a battery and thats light and easy to wear. I especially like the inner-dial concept: instead of the manic chrono functions found on watches like the Breitling Chrono Cockpit and the Tag Aquaracer, with the Citizen you get a second hand (60 seconds around the mini-dial) and a 24-hour hand (quite helpful when you regularly cross as many time-zones as I do, and always think in terms of 24-hour time). So far so good... But sadly the execution lets the watch down. The manual is classic old-fashioned Japanese tech-translation gibberish, though sadly without the unintentional humor of yester-years efforts. Its pretty much impossible to get the watch to function as described in the manual, and Ive read on blogs that the water resistance is highly suspect. So there goes the idea of using this as a dive watch - after all, who wants to have to send the thing in for repairs after every dive? So all in all Im still really happy to have received this as a birthday gift and it will definitely be a watch I wear when out skiing and when on business trips. The luminescence is fantastic and makes telling the time in almost any lighting conditions very easy. But Ill stick to my Tags for the heavy lifting and I confess Im saving my pennies for the gold-and-blue Breitling Chrono cited above because its just so damned in-your-face appealing and, according to friends who own them, Breitlings are as rock-solid as Tag Heuers (I own a gold 6000 series and a gold-and-silver Aquaracer and I know theyll still be serving me well 20 years from now). But for less than 8% of the cost of a Breitling and less than 25% of a Tag, the Citizen is a really good watch that is sadly let down by the details. beautiful  On: 2007-01-30The watch is very beautiful, imposing. The only problem is that is too expensive comparing with these functions: cronograph and depth meter just. Even it is made by titanium, it could cost less. The best point is its power: eco-drive, that convert solar in eletric energy. |