Another "need a watch recommendation" - Citizen Eco Drive

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Denix

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Hi guys.

I'm planning on buying a Citizen Eco Drive over the next few months. I was set on buying the Titanium professional diver model, but for some reason, I keep getting visually sidetracked by the Ti Skyhawk.

The Skyhawk looks much better and has some useful functions that could be handy. Now, I've always been attracted to "tough" watches. In my mind, a diver oriented watch is as tough as they come. I realize that this may not be true in real life. What I'd like to know is how the Skyhawk performs over time.

I know from doing some searches that a few of you have had Skyhawks for a number of years now. How have they been holding up? I'm especially worried about the crown being used to change modes. It looks like a flimsy mechanism compared to buttons.

I don't usually go out of my way to bang watches, and I don't do any diving. However, I regularly swim with my watches, and spend plenty of time in the bush, so I do ding my watches on occasion.

As usual, any feedback would be welcome :)

Thanks!

Guy
 
I recently bought a Citizen Eco-Drive (I forget the model, but it has 3 internal dials, and a white face. It's a brand new model). I have to say this is one of the greatest watches I have ever owned, and I am a watch fanatic. It keeps unbelievably accurate time - I have been monitoring it against my Casio Atomic digital, and I have not had to reset it in 3 months.

Also, I dropped it in the first week, from about 6 feet in the air, onto a hard tile floor. I was horrified that it would be messed up. This thing is a tank. Nothing happened to it, and even the very precise timing hand stayed perfectly aligned. All the dials are perfectly synchronized, too. I'm real happy with it, especially the fact that I dont have to buy batteries.
 
I've been wearing a Skyhawk Titanium for several years now. I would recommend it unconditionally.

There is nothing fragile about the Skyhawk (including the stem selector mechanism). Everything is built to take abuse and to last. The watch looks darn good while doing it, too. Mine still looks, and works, like it did when new.

My Skyhawk is also the most accurate watch I've ever owned. It has never been off by more than fifteen seconds per year. Most of the time it stays well within a second per month. The Skyhawk actually contains a thermocouple temperature sensor that is used to correct for temperature-based variations in the oscillation of the quartz regulator. The result is fanatical accuracy even by high-end quartz standards.

--Bob Q
 
I've had one that I've worn daily for the past year and a half, it replaced my seiko mechanical diver as a daily watch. Aside from a few minor scratches on the band it looks and works brand new. Also to second what already been said on here it's the most accurate watch I've ever owned (and I own a few:)) even for a quartz it is highly accurate. Also, as far as toughness I can't tell any difference in it vs. my seiko diver (but I don't dive or swim with a watch on, you may want to know that).
 
Thanks guys, that's what I was looking for :)

I noticed that you guys liked the watch back then (I had read several of your posts from a few years ago Bob), but wanted to confirm that that was still the case today and that it was holding up good.

I think I'll get one!

Thanks again!

Guy
 
Denix:

Hope you enjoy it! I think you will.

I went through a period where I was mostly wearing my Suunto X-Lander because I started to have trouble reading the small digital displays on my Skyhawk. Then I got progressive lenses for my glasses and the problem went away. Ah, the joys of aging... :grumpy:

Now that my vision problem has been corrected I'm back to wearing the Skyhawk most of the time.

--Bob Q
 
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