Seiko Solar or Citizen Eco-Drive

Seiko Solar or Citizen Eco-Drive

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Efbe

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9,251 posts

165 months

Sunday 2nd June 2013
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Can't find much about this anywhere,

which one is better, Seiko Solar or Citizen Eco-Drive?

not in terms of looks, but movement, quality etc

marcosgt

11,011 posts

175 months

Monday 3rd June 2013
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Hard to tell.

I believe the Seiko one is relatively new, so might not have the proven reliability of the Citizen system, but all the specs suggest they're essentially the same under the skin.

Aside from the solar charging, they're all just quartz watches, so there's little to choose between them.

I've a couple of Eco-Drives and they're very good (A colleague of mine swears by them and won't wear anything else).

M

Efbe

Original Poster:

9,251 posts

165 months

Monday 3rd June 2013
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marcosgt said:
Hard to tell.

I believe the Seiko one is relatively new, so might not have the proven reliability of the Citizen system, but all the specs suggest they're essentially the same under the skin.

Aside from the solar charging, they're all just quartz watches, so there's little to choose between them.

I've a couple of Eco-Drives and they're very good (A colleague of mine swears by them and won't wear anything else).

M
cheers bud.

already have a kinetic, so wanted a different brand to start building the collection, the choice is between:



MarkS3

53 posts

135 months

Tuesday 4th June 2013
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Citizen give a 5 year guarantee whereas Seiko only give 1 year I think. I've had a Citizen Eco-Drive chronograph for 16 years and it's still ticking away with no maintenance whatsoever.

FarQue

2,336 posts

197 months

Wednesday 5th June 2013
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My wife has two eco-drives. She loves them and won't consider any other brand. Both work as they should. Nuff said!

bxacclaim

653 posts

133 months

Wednesday 5th June 2013
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My eco-drive has worked faultlessly for 10 or 11 years, being worn daily in all conditions for all but the last 12 months. It's sat on the bedside table for the last year and is still accurately keeping time.

hyper jay

668 posts

154 months

Wednesday 5th June 2013
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ive had a citizen wr200 titainium since 2008.its been faultless .

Efbe

Original Poster:

9,251 posts

165 months

Wednesday 5th June 2013
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well thats 4:0 for the citizen!

now off to find one I like

Jobbo

12,960 posts

263 months

Wednesday 5th June 2013
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I bought a Seiko Solar a month or so ago (Flightmaster SSC013) as an everyday watch, mainly for yet looks but also to avoid battery changes. No idea yet whether it'll have other costs in future but I really like it, more (if I'm honest) than my older everyday Seiko Sportura and my recent Longines and Orient automatics.

I didn't like the looks of any Citizen as much so it was an easy choice, and I have no long term experience so can't vouch for the movement yet. But I thought I'd stick up for the underdog!

rupysk

1 posts

126 months

Sunday 15th September 2013
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I made a detailed 14 hour comparison of various websites and finally opted for a Seiko Solar!

LDN

8,905 posts

202 months

Monday 16th September 2013
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I've had an Eco-Drive for 9 years and its probably the most comfy and best looking watch I own. It has needed one service but its been faultless otherwise. The service was with Citizen UK and was an easy and problem free process.

SVS

3,824 posts

270 months

Friday 16th August 2019
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Necro to ask how more recent Citizen Eco-Drives compare to Seiko.

Efbe

Original Poster:

9,251 posts

165 months

Saturday 17th August 2019
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holy thread resurrection!

well since the initial post I haven't had a seiko solar, but have had a seiko kinetic and a citizen ecodrive.

Seiko Kinetic is more noisy, the recharge mechanism can be heard when you shake your wrist (no giggling at the back!)
Citizen eco-drive completely doesn't charge in winter when you have long shirt sleeves on in the day and jumpers in the evening. Had to charge it next to a lamp each evening to keep it going.

Citizen quality seems a little better, but for some reason I just prefer the Seiko. Good job really as I lost the Citizen out in the States somewhere...

bazza.

690 posts

91 months

Saturday 17th August 2019
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My Ecozilla is a beast

vdn

8,905 posts

202 months

Saturday 17th August 2019
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bazza. said:
My Ecozilla is a beast
That’s lovely. Love Citizen divers

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Sunday 18th August 2019
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I have two Eco-drives and love them. One is a stealthy military spec and the other is a Stiletto model, so thin it's ridiculous. I normally leave them on my desk by the window and they haven't had an issue with charging as a result.

Am tempted to get one with an alarm as I find such a function quite useful.

NDA

21,488 posts

224 months

Sunday 18th August 2019
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I have a Citizen eco drive world time (radio controlled) watch which I've had for years but rarely wear.

Nice looking thing and still keeps perfect time.