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Post by chaibill on Oct 2, 2007 21:07:22 GMT -5
hi just joined this is my first post i tried searching but didn't find a Citizen vs Seiko thread...but i know sometimes searches don't work too well on forum sites
so i own a Seiko Kinetic Arctura auto relay i just got it about a month ago. i have wanted a Citizen ecodrive for a while but the dials are always so conservative black white or dark blue that i haven't picked one up yet waiting for a nice yellow( none diver) or orange or light blue maybe it has to do with the solar light gathering surface not sure.
anyway cast your vote and leave any feed back
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Post by foghorn on Oct 3, 2007 14:00:53 GMT -5
I like them both for different reasons. Citizen has been producing some really interesting Eco- drives as of late. A couple of mine......    |
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Post by chaibill on Oct 3, 2007 17:55:59 GMT -5
@ wautersjr thanks @ foghorn i had seen the second one but not in the dark looks cool do the dials come in different colors?
this doesn't seem like a hot topic and some one didn't leave a coment
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Post by foghorn on Oct 3, 2007 18:06:39 GMT -5
@ wautersjr thanks @ foghorn i had seen the second one but not in the dark looks cool do the dials come in different colors? this doesn't seem like a hot topic and some one didn't leave a coment Hard to tell by the photo but the dial on the second one is a dark blue. |
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Post by boscoe on Oct 3, 2007 23:02:05 GMT -5
My experience with ecc-drive is indifferent. I bought one for my wife, it eventually would not charge. I was told by several watch makers (including my trusted mentor Old Grumpy) to trash it. Not worth replacing.
I'm with Mr. Wauters on the kinetic thing. I like the idea it is wrist powered. I think Citizen has a similar movement. And certainly the new Campagnola (?) line is getting rave reviews - even from Grumpy!
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Post by muttenstrudel on Oct 5, 2007 13:38:30 GMT -5
Hi there,
I voted for the EcoDrive because I have heard more about problems with Kinetics than EcoDrives. Also Citizen delivers affordable watches with complications like the minute repeater or alarm which I love very much. I will probably never be able or willing to spend the money for a watch with a mechanical solution of these complications. Just the idea of having a watch which is charged by the light is a good compromise for me between the mechanical and the quartz world. So in the end it is mostly just a personal decision. i go for the EcoDrive! :-)
Regards, muttenstrudel
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Post by Tiggercat on Oct 5, 2007 15:33:26 GMT -5
In my experience, Eco-drive is vastly superior to Seiko's kinetic system. Simple, effective, and used on some great watches, with far fewer problems than kinetics.
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Post by chaibill on Oct 5, 2007 17:56:29 GMT -5
really i want to buy one but am really waiting for a nice dial in yellow or orange since i have a silver dial Seiko Arctura kinetic and a silver dial Skagen a black dial Skagen automatic there is a great yellow dial Festina Dashboard chrono and day date that is really affordable but i am just so tired of battery changes ....where are those ten year batteries i heard about?
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Post by bullosa on Oct 6, 2007 9:28:54 GMT -5
You should check out the affordable Citizen Promaster Air Diver. The Eco-Drive calibres are pretty good. They have some higher end Eco-Drive that post great accuracy like the Exceed and some Attesa models. You wont need battery change for 20 years but you should come out into light once every six months for the watch to recharge. ;D
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Post by eddie on Oct 6, 2007 15:31:20 GMT -5
No Eco-Drives experience here but, two different pieces failures on two different Seiko Kinetic's ...no big money lost but, no confidence either ...curiously I learned that BJ's sale or use to sale refurbished Kinetics  (I got one of those) when I complained they offered exchange of the piece or money refund immediately (I took the later) don't care much for quartz anyway so I vote neither  |
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Post by chaibill on Oct 9, 2007 18:59:04 GMT -5
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Post by boscoe on Oct 10, 2007 8:49:21 GMT -5
Not I, but a very sweet and simple design.
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Post by timebender on Dec 2, 2007 10:52:22 GMT -5
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Post by chaibill on Dec 2, 2007 11:13:02 GMT -5
nice one i think i have seen this one in blue also very nice where is you kinetic?
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(I got one of those) when I complained they offered exchange of the piece or money refund immediately (I took the later) don't care much for quartz anyway so I vote neither 
