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Harry, your quite right. nothing...
Harry, your quite right. nothing will ever beat a
mechanical watch. i've only ever had 1 'kinetic' long term and that was the
Omegamatic which i think was a cut above seiko's system as it was 1988( or
1992 )and is still going strong as far as i'm aware.
mechanical watch. i've only ever had 1 'kinetic' long term and that was the
Omegamatic which i think was a cut above seiko's system as it was 1988( or
1992 )and is still going strong as far as i'm aware.
i've had 200+ year old pocket watches still working
perfectly with not much recent maintainance and ingersoll radiolite trench
watches with no maintainance.
perfectly with not much recent maintainance and ingersoll radiolite trench
watches with no maintainance.
i think the term used by eco-drive et al 'for life'
is taken too literally by us purists where life means life. life to a budget
quartz owner is only about 5 years and if it breaks they feel its acceptable to
dispose of it.
is taken too literally by us purists where life means life. life to a budget
quartz owner is only about 5 years and if it breaks they feel its acceptable to
dispose of it.
in the long term it would seem that if that is the
route someone wants to go down they would be better off with a standard quartz
as batteries are cheap and can be changed easily. from past experiences,
recharge units are not as cheap and need a bit of expertise to
change.
route someone wants to go down they would be better off with a standard quartz
as batteries are cheap and can be changed easily. from past experiences,
recharge units are not as cheap and need a bit of expertise to
change.
lets face facts though, if you are a 1 or 2 budget
watch owner, $300 on a perp minute repeater eco-drive which may last from 5-10
years is good annual value. when its worn out a much better model will be
available for the same price.
watch owner, $300 on a perp minute repeater eco-drive which may last from 5-10
years is good annual value. when its worn out a much better model will be
available for the same price.
personally, as i've already said, i cant see me
buying one albeit quartz, eco or kinetic as mechanicals are my thing, but they
are very good value for people who like them compared to routine servicing
costs on our mechanics.
buying one albeit quartz, eco or kinetic as mechanicals are my thing, but they
are very good value for people who like them compared to routine servicing
costs on our mechanics.
life however, does not mean forever.
Graham
Citizen Eco Drives Don't last!
I bought one of the first eco-drives, a Titanium one, I loved this watch for about 7 years, 2 years past the warranty. Here's the problem, the "Power Cell" Stopped holding a charge, I've taken it back to the jeweler a couple times while under warranty and...
Sorry to say this vendzilla but to throw away and swear
off a brand that you've loved for 7 years (2 years past the warranty) over $140 is pretty extreme don't you think? Did Citizen exaggerate on their marketing? Perhaps, but you got pretty good use out of your eco-drive. While I empathize with your complaint...
My AD told me the same thing.
Apparently the battery won't last forever though solar charged. Oh well, that's why quartz watches are never popular among collectors! Except for maybe 1 guy, the Gr8 Kurt Behm (I mean it, not intended as an insult...He's a truly passionate collector of C...
Everyone does not have that problem with Eco-Drives...
the cell usually last 10-20 years. I am not going to comment on the quartz watch collectors.
Rechargeable batteries and capacitors
I too loved the concept of Citizen's Eco-Drive. Before that however, I had similar feelings about Seiko's Kinetic watch lines. It was the only non-mechanical type of watch that I really liked the technology in. They marketed it as being better than rechar...
Batteries and capacitors can fail; so can the electronics
I tried to get a friend's Omega Time Computer repaired. The original battery size is no longer available - no problem, a pair of smaller NiMH batteries can be fitted into the battery recesses and held in place with a spacer. This done, the watch came to l...
Tony, you are 100% correct(as...
Tony, you are 100% correct(as you know). when i collected purely Omegas i had all the 'important' quartz watches like Timecomputer, chronoquartz, marine chronometer, beta 21 electroquartz , all the olympic models, thinking that i should have them in a com...
WOW, it's amazing all the...
WOW, it's amazing all the response I got over this. I do plan to start shopping for a new watch. I work in the adult industry and having a cool watch is kinda important, but I do love quality. I was looking at the mavado watch made out of Tungston Carbide...
