What do people think of citizen watches?

What do people think of citizen watches?

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metbandit1

Original Poster:

430 posts

152 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Thinking of getting a new watch as a special occation watch (cant afford 1000s of £ so more £300 ish)
Just wondering that you think of citizen watches?

This is the one im thinking of getting:

http://www.citizenwatch.com/CUK/English/detail.asp...

or

http://www.citizenwatch.com/CUK/English/detail.asp...

both effectively the same.
Just look a bit different.

toohuge

3,430 posts

215 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Superb watches in my opinion(we have 5 between Mrs. Huge and I). Very good value for money, especially if you find deals/offers. The build quality is very good as well the watch itself. I doubt you'll be disappointed - but do try and find a special offer to save more money biggrin

Chris

Henry Fiddleton

1,581 posts

176 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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My dress watch is a Citizen eco drive. Love it almost as much as my main watch. Well built, and classy.

Good luck.

MG511

1,754 posts

240 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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I have 4 Citizen eco drives in my collection, very happy with all of them. I paid between £50 and £90 for mine though, not £279, I'd be looking else where with a budget like that. Creation have 60 eco drives, have a look there http://www.creationwatches.com/products/citizen-ec... or Argos always have a good range, currently have this one half price at £99 http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9...

Ikemi

8,438 posts

204 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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I had one of these, but with black PVD coating and on a bracelet:

http://www.creationwatches.com/products/citizen-pe...

I miss it frown

Mr Roper

12,985 posts

193 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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My daily is the Titanium Calibre 2100 eco drive.....never missed a beat in 5 years. Also took delivery last week of the latest Aqualand ProDiver eco drive. She's a big ol' unit...not sure about it yet.

All in all great watches that want for nothing.

M888SXY

312 posts

156 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Incredible value - especially those with perpetual calenders etc.

Peter Cee

90 posts

180 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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5 years ago I paid a consultant to review my business and my own performance in sales, and one of the suggestions which he made was 'loose the Rolex as some clients may object - wear a Seiko or similar '

I actually went out and bought a Citizen Eco Drive AV0031-59E which I have worn every working day since.

The watch has peformed faultlessly keeping excellent time and is completely bulletproof.

From a quality point of view the watch is engineered and built like something way more expensive and the bracelet is up there with the best and is constructed way better than that on my Rolex, and is the equal of some of the nicely engineered Omega bracelets.

The only inevitable downside of all that heavy duty engineering is that it does weigh quite a bit but again this all adds to the feeling of quality well above its price.

Paid about £300 for mine and its the best £300 I have ever spent.




Roger645

1,728 posts

246 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Great watches, bought this for £45 quid a few years ago, great quality and a great everyday beater.


LukeBird

17,170 posts

208 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Have one (albeit heavily modified) and it's a cracking watch. Great 'grab and go' watch for me.

Funk

26,254 posts

208 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Peter Cee said:
5 years ago I paid a consultant to review my business and my own performance in sales, and one of the suggestions which he made was 'loose the Rolex as some clients may object - wear a Seiko or similar '

I actually went out and bought a Citizen Eco Drive AV0031-59E which I have worn every working day since.

The watch has peformed faultlessly keeping excellent time and is completely bulletproof.

From a quality point of view the watch is engineered and built like something way more expensive and the bracelet is up there with the best and is constructed way better than that on my Rolex, and is the equal of some of the nicely engineered Omega bracelets.

The only inevitable downside of all that heavy duty engineering is that it does weigh quite a bit but again this all adds to the feeling of quality well above its price.

Paid about £300 for mine and its the best £300 I have ever spent.


I agree, I have the Calibre 2100:



I also bought this a short while ago, and have been very, very pleased with it:





Edited by Funk on Tuesday 1st November 14:22

FarmyardPants

4,099 posts

217 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Mrs Pants has an ecodrive (about £70 worth) and it's the most accurate quartz watch I've come across, about 10s per year.

Waspy1

2,976 posts

175 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Funk said:
Peter Cee said:
5 years ago I paid a consultant to review my business and my own performance in sales, and one of the suggestions which he made was 'loose the Rolex as some clients may object - wear a Seiko or similar '

I actually went out and bought a Citizen Eco Drive AV0031-59E which I have worn every working day since.

The watch has peformed faultlessly keeping excellent time and is completely bulletproof.

From a quality point of view the watch is engineered and built like something way more expensive and the bracelet is up there with the best and is constructed way better than that on my Rolex, and is the equal of some of the nicely engineered Omega bracelets.

The only inevitable downside of all that heavy duty engineering is that it does weigh quite a bit but again this all adds to the feeling of quality well above its price.

Paid about £300 for mine and its the best £300 I have ever spent.


I agree, I have the Calibre 2100:

Me too!


phil1979

3,540 posts

214 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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I have one of these:



Have had it for 10 years, and I'm wearing it as I type.

It's excellent. Very well built, bombproof, and never misses a beat. It's the one I throw on if I can't be bothered to wind up an auto, and it's also the one I use to set the time on all the others.

An absolute bargain for the technology employed, in my opinion.

Funk

26,254 posts

208 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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phil1979 said:
I have one of these:



Have had it for 10 years, and I wearing it as I type.

It's excellent. Very well built, bombproof, and never misses a beat. It's the one I throw on if I can't be bothered to wind up an auto, and it's also the one I use to set the time on all the others.

An absolute bargain for the technology employed, in my opinion.
Looks very similar to my Seiko Arctura:


Sunglasses Ron

540 posts

164 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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FarmyardPants said:
Mrs Pants.
hehe

Gizmo!

18,150 posts

208 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Ms Gizmo has one. She likes it.

Pints

18,444 posts

193 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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I have a titanium EcoDrive and it's my favourite watch. (I have a modest collection.)

Theoldfm

398 posts

186 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Peter Cee said:
5 years ago I paid a consultant to review my business and my own performance in sales, and one of the suggestions which he made was 'loose the Rolex as some clients may object - wear a Seiko or similar '

I actually went out and bought a Citizen Eco Drive AV0031-59E which I have worn every working day since.

The watch has peformed faultlessly keeping excellent time and is completely bulletproof.

From a quality point of view the watch is engineered and built like something way more expensive and the bracelet is up there with the best and is constructed way better than that on my Rolex, and is the equal of some of the nicely engineered Omega bracelets.

The only inevitable downside of all that heavy duty engineering is that it does weigh quite a bit but again this all adds to the feeling of quality well above its price.

Paid about £300 for mine and its the best £300 I have ever spent.


I have the same watch but smashed the glass - I paid £90 for Citizen to fix it but promptly broke it again 2 months later.

As I have never broken the glass in a watch before I cant help but think this is some kind of design defect and I cant bring myself to spend another £90 to get it fixed. Pity as it is a superb watch other than that.

stevoknevo

1,672 posts

189 months

Tuesday 1st November 2011
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My Wife bought me this one two years ago as a birthday gift, cracking watch for the money.