Citizen Men's Eco-Drive 180 WR100 Chronograph Watch-good dive watch?

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bluNOboxSPAMthief - 08 Sep 2006 22:47 GMT

hi all,

Until I purchase a dive computer (hopefully 6 months or so), I am looking at
buying a dive watch (time, and chronograph functions) as my current watch would
break if it looked like even raining.

I have seen this:
http://tinyurl.com/nuxrb

Citizen Men's Eco-Drive 180 WR100 Chronograph Watch AT0270-00E

Watch Information
Model number: AT0270-00E
Crystal material: mineral
Clasp: buckle
Case material: stainless-steel
Case diameter: 42.00 millimeters
Case Thickness: 10.00 millimeters
Band material: stainless-steel
Band length: mens-standard
Dial color: black;
Bezel material: stainless-steel
Movement: analog-quartz
Calendar: date
Water resistant depth: 100.00 meters

".... Other features include a black rubber strap, scratch-resistant mineral
crystal and water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet)--suitable for water-related
activities and sports such as swimming and snorkeling."

I understand it is *not* a computer, and will not calc. bottom time, etc. But I am
happy with that for the moment.

Am I at risk of killing it if I try to bring it to 30M?

Any advice would be appreciated

thanks,
bernard

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Lee Bell - 09 Sep 2006 02:32 GMT

> Citizen Men's Eco-Drive 180 WR100 Chronograph Watch AT0270-00E
> Band material: stainless-steel
> Other features include a black rubber strap . . .

There's something wrong with the description. It shows the band as
stainless steel and as rubber. Citizens makes both. The picture shows the
rubber strap. The stainless one is noticably more expensive. Be sure you
know what you're getting before risking your money.

> Am I at risk of killing it if I try to bring it to 30M?

Probably not. On the other hand, there's a link in the display you
referenced that is pretty specific that Citizen watches rated for 100 meter
depth should not be used for scuba diving.

I like Citizen watches. I particularly like the Citizen HyperAqualand. It
is a good watch. It's designed for diving and includes a depth display,
temperature display and ascent speed display and warning. It records your
depth and the temperature during a dive and downloads to a computer through
an interface that is included in the base price. I own two of them and
would buy them again without hesitation, particularly at the $230 price
listed on the same site as the one you're looking at. My watches started
out with a rubber band. I added a stainless band to each of them.

The downside to the HyperAqualand is it's digital rather than analog, the
backlight is nearly worthless and the ascent warning is too sensitive. In
my opinion, those are minor issues compared to the features the watch has.

Lee

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