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i've sold a load of stuff over the years, mostly cheap quartz ex display

 

bought in bulk at auction and yes, some of the solar watches havent held their charge, but technology has improved a lot over the years. the first kinetics were rubbish, but now apparently they are great,  perhaps the same can be said about eco-drive. 7 years of ownership is a lot of time for improvements to be made in solar technology. i dont 'own' quartz watches, but used to buy batteries in bulk and fit them myself. i dont think i've ever paid more than $2 for 10 of the most expensive 3v batteries. the mark up by dealers is ridiculous if not criminal. i also agree that if you want a go anywhere bullet proof watch get a G-Shock. i've sold several 100 and never had a complaint from anyone.

i cant see me buying an eco-drive or quartz despite my defence of the breed.

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Citizen Eco Drives Don't last!

 
By: vendzilla : January 16th, 2008-15:05
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

 
By: mkt33 : January 16th, 2008-17:14
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.

 
By: れい : January 16th, 2008-17:42
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...

 
By: Ronald Held : January 17th, 2008-02:56
the cell usually last 10-20 years. I am not going to comment on the quartz watch collectors.

Rechargeable batteries and capacitors

 
By: Harry Bishop : January 17th, 2008-17:57
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

 
By: tony p : January 17th, 2008-18:56
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...

 
By: G99 : January 18th, 2008-02:17
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...

 
By: vendzilla : January 18th, 2008-09:29
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...