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Overview
The Titanium Eco Drive Watch provides a convergence of style and technology. Powered by light, this watch is easy on the environment and comes in a variety of styles to match your tastes. Read on to get some more information on the company that manufactures the watch and the watch itself.
Short Answer
A quick answer to the question of who makes the Titanium Eco Drive is Citizen. Citizen is an American watchmaker whose watches are widely available at department stores such as Macy's and jewelry chains like Zales. They have been distributing watches around the world since 1924.
Significance
The Eco Drive watch is actually not a single watch but a technology used in Citizen's entire line of watches, with the objective of more ecologically-friendly watch design. Citizen watches are light-powered and run continuously on solar and artificial light. Because the watches are powered by light, there is no need to change and dispose of batteries. Therefore, you eliminate the environmental impact of battery disposal.
Benefits
In addition to being more eco-friendly, the Eco Drive line eliminates the annoying and sometimes cumbersome task of battery replacement. You no longer have to worry about your watch suddenly stopping, finding the correct battery or taking it in to a jeweler for replacement. As long as you have a source of light, your watch has power.
Titanium
Just as Eco Drive is not a specific watch, Titanium Eco Drive also refers to a collection of Citizen watches. Currently, there are over two dozen titanium watches that incorporate Eco Drive. A couple of specific models are the Calibre 2100, Corso and Promaster Carbon Professional Diver. Citizen offers a user-friendly search function. On the Citizen website (see Resources), hit "Find a Watch", narrow down by Men's, Women's or View All, and select "Titanium" under material to browse all of Citizen's Titanium Eco Drive watches.
Types
Citizen watches are divided into several different categories based on design features: Dress Strap, Dress Bracelet, Sport Strap, Sport Bracelet and Dive. Titanium is not available in the Dress Strap or Sport Bracelet categories. You can use the categories to further narrow down your search on Citizen's website.
Purchase
The great thing about Citizen watches is that they're widely available at a number of large department stores and jewelry stores. Some stores include JC Penney, Kohls and Kay Jewelers. There's likely several retail dealers at your nearest shopping mall. To search for a dealer, use the "Retail Locator" function on the bottom of Citizen's website. Citizen watches are also available online at a variety of websites, including Princeton Watches. Titanium Eco Drive watches retail anywhere from just under $300 to nearly $900. A number of features are available on the watches including chronograph, water resistance up to 999 feet, perpetual calendar, time for multiple world time zones and atomic timekeeping.
