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[emoji381] Ask YOUR doctor if ROLEX is right for YOU.

 

This design has been pretty cool for the last 100 years.

 

OCW-S100:

A Citizen Chronomaster is on my wishlist.

 

 

The Citizen Chronomaster

 

If it's solar, Citizen wins every time. Just choose the model. Here's my 12 year old moon phase. Loses 10 secs a year.

 

Casio Oceanus and Seiko Astron lines have some cool stuff.

Here’s an Oceanus (OCW-T4000). Solar-powered, Multiband-6 (radio receiver), and Bluetooth. It can display a second time zone, easily swap departure/destination times, and can also change its 6 o’clock register to a 24-hour stopwatch. Very cool. The seconds hand hits the markers perfectly and the minute hand moves every 10 seconds.

 

Citizen does solar right. This is a very robust diver, I’m incredibly impressed with it.

 

Best in class can be subjective.
Best looking (individual taste)
Most reliable
Best value (relative)
Most technologically advanced
Most consistent quality through the product line.
Best at keeping time.

But, it is hard to argue against the Citizen Chronomaster, ok maybe not the best value.

 

Perpetual calendar to February 2100
Self-indexing hands
Jumping hour hand
100M WR
Clarity Coating AR with 99% transmittance
Washi paper artisanal dial
Super Titanium 5X steel hardness… with Platinum infused
Tsaratzu polishing
Anti-shock / Anti Magnatism

 

I’m a fan of this:

 

Hello. What Seiko model is your watch?

 

 

Some excellent ideas posted in this thread. Obviously best in class depends on what class we're talking about! This is my solar collection:

G-Shocks are great for rough stuff

The Citizen eco-drive (bottom row, second left) is a great for casual when a G-Shock is a bit too chunky

The Citizen Skyhawk eco-drive (bottom row, second right) is great for world travel

The Oceanus is also a great travel watch and good for dressier occasions

Most worn is the Tissot t-touch titanium; two time zones, chronograph, countdown time, altimeter, barometer and compass.

The Citizen Skyhawk and the Tissot have travelled the equivalent of 10 and 6 times around the world respectively (and the Citizen has the wabi-sabi to prove it!) but are still going strong.

 

The Citizen of course, now you can figure out who will come in 2nd.

 

My fav is this one, best solar panda chronograph

 

This really looks nice.

 

 

Doing some digging on cool Solar watches.

Suggestions?

Do you know how long the power reserve is on these solar watches?

 

That depends on the model really.
Most of the solar watches have a "dark storage time" on energy saving mode (if fully charged when put in the dark) that is about 6 months.

 

 

When it comes to solar watches, I tend toward Citizen. For something a little different…

TAG Heuer Aquaracer TH50-00 Accessory 40 mm - WBP1112.FT6199

TAG Heuer Aquaracer WBP1112.FT6199 TH50-00 Accessoire 40 mm. Discover more on the TAG Heuer official website.

www.tagheuer.com

TAG Heuer Aquaracer TH50-00 Accessory 40 mm - WBP1180.BF0000

TAG Heuer Aquaracer WBP1180.BF0000 TH50-00 Accessoire 40 mm. Discover more on the TAG Heuer official website.

www.tagheuer.com

 

Back in the day Seiko tended to grail behind Casio and Citizen but that’s no longer the case so you can buy a solar from any of the big 3 and get a good product.

 

I think the Junghans Mega Solar is really cool. Each hand is controlled by it's own motor so they can move independent of each other.

 

Seiko, Citizen, G shock and Momentum for me

 

You will disagree but I really think this is the coolest solar watch right now:

 

Cool watch, but yes, I do disagree. The answer to the question is obviously the Seiko SBXD007. 😉

 

Citizen any day for my vote.