Customer Reviews

Citizen Men's AV0021-52H Eco-Drive Titanium Calibre 2100 Watch

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4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
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This watch would be perfect if they used a sratchproof sapphire crystal rather than an easily scratched mineral crystal. They put sapphires on their Asian Ti models.... Sapphire can only be scratched by sapphire, Ruby, or Diamond. Mineral can be scratched by almost anything. Mineral is a bit better shatterproof, but the tradeoff is not worth it considering most people scratch their crystals rahter than shatter them. The dial is HUGE and I have to wear it carefully. Having a sapphire would be much less stressful. Put it this way, you vould drag a sapphire crystall watch against concrete and it wouldn't scratch the crystal. Try that with mineral. BTW the sapphire crystal is NOT that expensive and I have seen them on $300 watches.

That aside, the watch is awesome. The Ecodrive is an awesome technology. This and Seiko's kinetic is the ONLY quartz I would buy. I couldn't be bothered with battery changes. I usually stick to mechanical watches, with focus on Swiss and German, but Citizen's Eco Drive has earned a place in my collection.

The detail is unbelievable, from the dial to the case and bracelet. The Titanium is so light and unlike steel it doesn't make my wrist smell bad when I sweat. My skin must react stinkily with steel where Titanium is more neutral of a metal. So far the braclet hasn't scratched either. The Titaniukm carbide coating is so tough that its all the more shame that they didn't go all out with a scratch proof sapphire crystal. With that this watch would be bulletproof.

Maybe when the majority of the American watch buying public learns the difference between mineral and sapphire and wants to pay a few dollars more for it things will change.

Other than that a great watch. Solid, Heavy, ecodrive, quartz accurate yet no battery changes needed. The chrono seconds hand has a smooth sweep for a quartz. The true seconds hand ticks but its small in a subdial. The large seconds hand is the stopwatch hand and that one moves nicely. That is what convinced me to get this watch. BTW one minor issue for some is that apparently the chronograph part of the movement is not shock proof, so if you were timing something and it got jarred badly it could cause the hands to not realign. The watch has a cleaver "reboot" function but the manual states that sometimes this doesn't work for the chrono misalignment due to shock. That shocked me. Citizen should fix that. The entire movt should be shockproof. So, we have a great looking sport chrono where the chrono isn't shockproof and the crystal is easily scratchable.... Fix that, Citizen. I'll pay more for it, just fix it in these 2100's.

The night time lume glow is great and a nice blue color. This is a great watch for the price asked. Basically Citizen does this by putting their Japanese technology into a Chinese manufactured good. The manufacture is very good. Citizen must oversee the manufacture in China or Hong Kong. (which also is China)

Citizen's US customer service is top rated bar none. I have dealt with them and their 5 year warranty is the best in the business. Buy a Citizen with CONFIDENCE. The Swiss and even Seiko can take a lesson from Citizen USA.

Was little worry about purchasing this watch. This my first Citizen.

Got the watch today, the size of the watch is about 10-15% bigger than regular watch sold in the market. Due to it's size, I would only recommand you get it in Titanium...unless you build like Aronold. S.S. Version is about 6.5oz more than 1/3 lbs

Big Watch has it's advantage of being easy to read. The Picture on Amazon does not do Calibre 2100 Titanium Watch any justice. It look much better in person.

The Craftmanship was superb, one of the few watch that's still being hand assembled in Japan. Links was well designed.
5 Star Watch

**Note**
This watch come with 5 years warranty...other company only give you 1-3 years warranty.

For those who worry titanium gonna scratch easy..compare to S.S. version...Citizen taking care of the problem by using TICC (Titanium Carbide Coating)

The E2100 Chronograph has Citizen's own TICC (Titanium Carbide Coating). Titanium is virtually rust proof and is allergy free. The coating achieves a hardness of 1,000-1,200 Hv, making it almost scratch proof. As a result, it will stay unblemished and maintain its appearance for many years.

Just received it, immediately struck by the size (large) and the weight (light). I brought it to my jeweler to have the band sized and he liked it so much that he took the model down to order some to sell at his shop. The eco-drive is very cool and the watch is very visible in the dark. Highly recommended.

Good looking piece of time keeping. I was looking for an upgrade from my all purpose watch, and decided that I didn't want to just pay for a name, or something made in Switzerland that I could climb Everest wearing without the lubricant freezing, or wear while scuba diving to the Titanic. Looked at several brands and compared options and reviews. I wanted something that had an alarm, chronograph, decent water resistant depth, and didn't need batteries. When I came across the 2100 I really liked the look. I tried on the stainless version and found out it weighs 5lbs. I liked the features and look so much I decided to get the 2100, but get the titanium version. I do like the look of the ss version better, but overall the titanium is a good looking watch. The titanium weighs about the same as my 3/4 size all purpose watch so it doesn't feel how big it looks. The alarm is straight forward and easy to use. The chronograph shows 1/4sec increments which is good (if you could push the button that fast). The watch even showed up 3/4 charged and set to the correct time and date (12hrs off though). Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase, and would recommend this watch to anyone.

Titanium for super light weight, eco drive for no battery, Breitling styling for short money and incredibly acccurate to boot. An extraordinary watch at an extraordinary price. You can't miss with this one (and I have Italian and European watches that retail for three to four times the retail price of the Calibre.)

Purchased this watch little while ago and I LOVE it! The materials used in the construction of this watch are top notch. At first I didn't really want to spend the money on this watch since I already had a watch of similar price (Seiko Kinetic). Now after purchasing this watch, the Kinetic has been sitting on the sidelines. I prefer the principle of the solar power to having to replace batteries or manually wind it using the Kinetic feature.

The watch is huge though. I'm a big guy and it swallows up my wrist. Not too gaudy so when people notice it and get a closer look the watch really shines.

I was a little concerned about having such a large crystal. Thought it could get scratched easy, but after wearing it for a while and bumping it on things, it has not picked up one scratch.

Overall, because of the price and the quality of this watch made it a deal I could not pass up. From what I hear titanium is significantly stronger than steel, and much lighter. The watch is pretty light but substantial enough to know you're wearing quality.

Only thing about this watch I might complain about is it's thickness. The back makes the watch protrude up pretty high so this is no thin watch. Another thing is the crystal looks like it's bulletproof with glass that thick. It should help with scratches but the highest point on the watch is the crystal, and not the bezel as I would have thought.

Have fun.

This is a really well made timepiece. The craftsmanship is excellent and since the frame is made of titanium, the watch compared to it's size is very light weight indeed. The mechanism and all the moveable parts turn and twist smoothly and with great precision. It feels very solid and acts very solid. It's by far the most attractive timepiece I have ever owned.
With the Eco-Drive technology and the lovely chronograph feature, this watch can best be described as complex but simple. So if you are considering buying a watch which is practical with some lovely features added and of course ending the hassle of ever needing to change the battery. Look no further I assure you won't be disappointed. Thank you.

Quick, what's the difference between a higher end Citizen watch and a Tag or Omega or a Rolex? The answer is price! Not only is the Citizen watch made to incredibly high standards, but it looks outstanding and never needs a battery! You get all this for a fraction of the price of the other watches. Even with the Citizen price increase on December 1 of last year, the Calibre 2100 Titanium and other Citizen models in this price range are ridiculously under-priced. I currently own four Citizen Eco Drive solar watches and three of them are Titanium models. I own the gold toned stainless steel Moon Phase watch, the Titanium Nighthawk, Titanium Skyhawk, and the Calibre 2100. They are all superb, but I must say that the 2100 is the most impressive of the bunch. The 2100 is also easy to read and operate. So while my James Bond Omega Seamaster watch sits in a drawer waiting for me to find the time to send it for expensive repairs, and my wife's Rolex loses time, my Citizen watches just keep on trucking along!!!

The 2100 has an ease of use unmatched in previous Eco-drive watches. The watch comes with a small instructional CD which will have you using all of the functions within 15 minutes.

I ruined earlier versions of the Eco-Drive watches trying to adjust dates and set digital time features. They required a degree in mechanical engineering to operate. This is not the case with the 2100. Although not a perpetual calendar, the 2100's date feature is easy to set and really cannot be seen as a down side.

The Titanium band is cool in the summer and much lighter than stainless steel. The double locking clasp is a big plus. I previously had problems with past Eco-Drives coming unlatched at the clasp. A real pain if you're into sports or other physical activities. I believe the people at Citizens really took past complaints seriously and tried to remedy those problems in the 2100.

Another big plus is the multi-purpose nature of the watch. The 2100 can act as a dive watch, a sports chronograph and a quality business time piece for travelers. I have owned Rolex, Omega and other so-called "top of the line" watches. This one has them beat.

The only problem with the watch is Citizens use of a mineral crystal instead of a quality sapphire crystal. However, don't let this dissuade you. I use quality eye glass scratch filler which can be purchased at Wal-Mart. The scratch cover does not obscure the view and creates a crystal clear finish while filling in the scratches.

In conclusion, this is a top quality watch. No, a world quality watch and hopefully the last I will ever own. I highly recommend this time piece.

I have had this watch for about a year now and I can't tell you how much I like this watch. Just a little tip for those thinking about buying this watch but want a sapphire crystal, Citizen USA will now replace the mineral crystal on this watch with a sapphire crystal for a small fee and also have it pressure and water tested. Call them to get a quote.

This watch looks amazing and is very comfortable to wear. As a matter of fact, out of the 60 plus watches I own/have owned, it's the most comfortable watch I have owned. Part of it is due to the fact it's titanium but also the fact that the pushers and crown sit high up in the case so it comes no where close to your wrist so no buttons dig in to your wrist. I get many compliments on it. I love wearing this watch. It has really good lume, made of Titanium, has 200m WR, works on the sun and is light but looks like it weighs a ton. This is one of my favorite watches ever!!. I bought a bunch for relatives and friends and they always tell me that people comment on this watch. I could only imagine what the swiss would charge for a titanium watch with 294 parts in it?!. I have owned and own many swiss brands from Omega(over 10 of them of which 6 were planet Oceans), Rolex, IWC, Breitling, Baume Mercier and more and in the whole time I have collected watches, no watch comes anywhere close to what you get for the money with this one. This watch has to be one of the best values in watches ever!. Not only that, it also gets me more compliments than any other watch I have ever owned. Even if this watch was 3 times the price, it would still offer more for the money than any other watch out there.

The reason is that this watch has everything from a super accurate movement which contains 294 parts and 3 stepping motors when most watches have one(just to give you an idea how complicated this watch is). I also like and use the chronograph a lot. The chrono also has a mechanical feel which is real nice. I also like that its Eco Drive as well as titanium which light and strong. Many of the watches movement is assembled by hand. For example, out of the 70 chronograph parts, 39 are assembled by hand. Out of the alarms 28 parts, 23 are hand assembled. All 13 parts of the calendar are hand assembled. Out of the 18 setting function parts, 14 are hand assembled. Out of the 9 parts for the solar cell, 8 are hand assembled. This watch is very complicated and a lot of hand assembly went into it. I think this watch is a super value!!!