In other words, with the Cal 2100 you have a watch that is as accurate as a quartz but with the feel of an automatic chronograph. Timekeeping is still quartz but operation of the stopwatch is done by mechanical means, just like an automatic chronograph. Instead of employing conventional electronically controlled chronograph mechanisms used in conventional quartz chronos, the 2100’s stopwatch is mechanically actuated. The Caliber 2100 is indeed Citizen’s breakthrough chronograph movement. Two Citizen E2100 chronographs side-by-side: the CTZ66-0471 “Bullhead" (left) and an AV0037-55 (right). On the opposite scale, Citizen produces high end quartz calibers for their Chronomaster models (also dubbed “The Citizen"), which is a high accuracy, thermocompensated quartz watch and complicated quartz movements for their exotic Campanola line. Citizen also has a sub-brand under the name “Q&Q" which are very low cost quartz watches targeted to mostly Asian and Middle Eastern markets. The company also makes low, medium and high grade quartz movements through its Citizen Miyota manufacturing facility. Most of their automatic movements are found in their NY-series diver’s watches and some of, their Oxy sub-brand watches. □Ĭitizen has been concentrating on their Eco Drive range of watches and it looks like they have not only perfected their solar powered watch technology, they are also producing more and more models based on their Eco Drive movements.Īlthough Citizen still makes automatic watches it appears that (unlike Seiko) they’re not interested in pushing their automatic movements into the high end range bracket. Let’s examine the merits and demerits of both animals. The most glaring difference between the Cal 2100 and the 7L22 is that the former is solar powered while the latter is a motion powered movement. These two hybrid calibers are also mainstream calibers and both companies have manufactured numerous models based on them. Why am I comparing these two movements? Well, for starters they are both quartz-controlled watches with unique, mechanically actuated chronograph functions. It does not store any personal data.Being an owner of both the Citizen Promaster Eco Drive E2100 and Seiko Sportura 7L22 Kinetic chronograph, I thought a comparison between these two distinct yet similarly featured movements would make an interesting subject. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. ![]() ![]() The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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