[CasioTofu]

Hey guys. I'm looking for a colorful watch to replace my Citizen which is a bit heavy.

SPECS:

• Weight under 55g with strap / 75g with bracelet. (Basically I want the case alone to be under 40g)
• Max 44mm lug to lug.
• Quartz is fine.
• Ideally under 200 bucks but i'd consider saving up.

STYLE:
Any suggestions welcome but this might give you a rough idea of what I might like:

• I like vintagy designs like the Seiko Presage with the big crown, arrowhead markers and swirly dial. (But the lugs are too long)
• Or more futuristic/angular designs like Phoibos/RZE (both too big/heavy).
• Dial in blue/red/green/purple?

Thanks!

(My watches. I love the Seiko but the Casio feels cheap and the Citizen is too big. I've got two titanium watches in my cart but neither one has any color.)

 

[Verdict]

Citizen Eco Drive titanium. Take your pick.

 

[mougino]

Skagen Fisk (44 mm lug-to-lug). Comes in a variety of flashy colors. Quite thin, the reason why I picked one originally:

Ultrathin affordable dive watch?

About to make a choice, but are there any last minute contender?

www.watchuseek.com

 

[Rocket1991]

Momentum 38mm titanium. On strap.

 

[mougino]

Or as @Verdict pointed, there are some great smaller size vintage titanium Citizen ecodrive. Here's one of mine:

 

[CasioTofu]

Skagen Fisk (44 mm lug-to-lug). Comes in a variety of flashy colors. Quite thin, the reason why I picked one originally:

Ultrathin affordable dive watch?

About to make a choice, but are there any last minute contender?

www.watchuseek.com

Thanks but still too heavy. Looks great though.

 

[Stefan87]

SWC Ark
38mm case
45mm lug to lug
20mm lug width

Titanium case with hardening coating to 1000 vickers, screw down crown, 20 layers of X1 grade Super-LumiNova, 8.5mm thickness, drilled lugs, Ronda 6004.D movement, and a full 16 layers of AR coating on the sapphire crystal. The ARK leaves little to be desired in a field watch weighing in at just 34 grams.

 

[Unikagen]

If you need the weight of the watch including the bracelet to be less than 75g, you're looking at a titanium bracelet as well. $200 for a fully titanium combination isn't that common, taking into account that you want a colourful dial and the whole should be less than 75g. Those are some pretty strict parameters.

There's some fully titanium Lorus watches out there for around €100, though. Nothing spectacular, but at least they're light.

Check out Boccia as well. Some of their models have a bit of a military vibe. Nothing too colourful, alas, but if you look hard enough and skip the bracelet, you bump into something that might fit the bill:

 

[sticky]

Citizen Eco Drive titanium. Take your pick.

+1

 

[mougino]

I could part with one of my titanium Eco-Drive on titanium bracelet. Black dial but orange hand puts some color. 37mm, 44.0 lug-to-lug, 60g watch+bracelet. PM me if you're interested:

 

[CndRkMt]

Titanium ALBA. 38mm, less than 40g with the strap

 

[CasioTofu]

Titanium ALBA. 38mm, less than 40g with the strap

That's nice thank you. I saw another version on Youtube.

 

[CasioTofu]

I could part with one of my titanium Eco-Drive on titanium bracelet. Black dial but orange hand puts some color. 37mm, 44.0 lug-to-lug, 60g watch+bracelet. PM me if you're interested:

Thanks very much. It's not exactly to my taste though.

 

[CasioTofu]

SWC Ark
38mm case
45mm lug to lug
20mm lug width

Titanium case with hardening coating to 1000 vickers, screw down crown, 20 layers of X1 grade Super-LumiNova, 8.5mm thickness, drilled lugs, Ronda 6004.D movement, and a full 16 layers of AR coating on the sapphire crystal. The ARK leaves little to be desired in a field watch weighing in at just 34 grams.

Yeah that's a nice one thank you.

 

[CasioTofu]

Citizen Eco Drive titanium. Take your pick.

Thanks. I tried but it's very hard to figure anything out from Google. The results are messy and mostly of spammy websites. not much on ebay either.

If anyone knows specific ones to look for I'd appreciate it.

 

[Verdict]

Thanks. I tried but it's very hard to figure anything out from Google. The results are messy and mostly of spammy websites. not much on ebay either.

If anyone knows specific ones to look for I'd appreciate it.

Sorry for the confusion. Citizen watches are widely available and there's no need for a specific recommendation because Citizen makes so many titanium quartz watches, which is why I made such a general recommendation.

I would suggest looking on Amazon or your local department store. Creationwatches, Skywatches, or Jomashop are commonly used grey market dealers here, but you will need to be careful and know what do expect when dealing with Frey market dealers. I have recently purchased from relojesdemoda.com from Spain and the purchase went smoothly. Try Sakurawatches.com for Japanese only models.

For specific recommendations, BM8560 comes under your budget, is titanium, and has many color options. AW1650 as well.

 

[CasioTofu]

Sorry for the confusion. Citizen watches are widely available and there's no need for a specific recommendation because Citizen makes so many titanium quartz watches, which is why I made such a general recommendation.

I would suggest looking on Amazon or your local department store. Creationwatches, Skywatches, or Jomashop are commonly used grey market dealers here, but you will need to be careful and know what do expect when dealing with Frey market dealers. I have recently purchased from relojesdemoda.com from Spain and the purchase went smoothly. Try Sakurawatches.com for Japanese only models.

For specific recommendations, BM8560 comes under your budget, is titanium, and has many color options. AW1650 as well.

Thanks! I'll try Sakura.

 

[Bsw_sc]

Maybe check out meranom.com and check out the Vostoks, Komandirskies is particular are hand wind and very light. There are other sellers of course, Amazon even has some listed.

 

[Seabee1]

Mooooooooonnnnnnswatch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Aero2001]

I don't know if a field watch might work, but Bertucci makes several in titanium, and a few in aluminum as well. (I know you don't want plastic, but they also do resin.) They seem reasonably priced. Here's the inventory at Long Island Watch:

Bertucci Field Watches | Island Watch

Bertucci is the industry leader in titanium field watches, offering a wide array of case designs, finishes and styles. Bertucci watches offer outstanding quality with high durability and value

longislandwatch.com

By the way, I love titanium Citizens. I have two, and have owed another. They are fantastic, but if you want small lug-to-lug the recent US models will probably be too big for your tastes. However, I think you should look into them anyway because they're usually fairly thin, which, combined with their light weight, makes them very wearable IMO. I have a 6.75" wrist and, to my surprise, actually have no trouble wearing my Citizen 44mm diver with a 49mm lug-to-lug. It's light, and only 12mm thick. These are my current ti Citizens: