When the so-called “ quartz crisis” shocked the industry in 1970, with Seiko leading the way with the Astron, the Swiss watchmaking industry partially converted to this technology, in an attempt to survive. Again, before digging into our most-loved Eco– Drive equipped timepieces, let’s first take a look at the history behind it.

When it first came out, the Eco– Drive technology appeared on selected timepieces and has since then extended throughout the entire catalog, including the Citizen Promaster sports collection, and their diving, aviator, and exploration inspired watches. Let me here briefly introduce the story of the Citizen Eco– Drive technology, its pros and last but not least, a list of the most representative models equipped with this technology, in our opinion. It is a pillar of the Japanese watchmaker’s offering, that also includes mechanical low-end or high-end timepieces, marketed under the brand The Citizen, a direct competitor to Grand Seiko, exclusively available on the Japanese domestic market. The Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive Aqualand BN2037-11E 30th Anniversary.Ĭitizen Eco– Drive is a proprietary technology that sets Citizen watches apart from the competition.The Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive Professional Diver 1000 BN7020-09E.

The Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Aqualand Depth Meter BN2024-05E.The Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Titanium Altichron BN4021-02E.The Citizen Eco Drive Promaster Altichron Cirrus BN5048-01E.Our Citizen Eco-Drive top-rated watch list.2019: a Citizen Eco-Drive is the most precise wristwatch ever made.Citizen Eco-Drive: how it works and how it has evolved over the years.How many companies can show visitors something like that today?Bao and Yves in discussionWhat it means to be true manufacture. It is old, and its pages are yellow, and falling apart. Yves takes out an employee log book from the 1940s. When the watchmakers showed us what they are working on, I too could see their pride in being Piaget, and how proud they are with their work. My wife and I would like to thank Piaget and HODINKEE for our trip to Switzerland to visit Piaget, and to see its manufacture in La Cote aux Fees, and its headquarters in Geneva.Here are a few of my thoughts:Proud of being Piaget and taking pride in one's work: When I was listening to Yves Bornard (who's been with the company for 40+ years!) talk about the history of Piaget I could see his glowing pride. Inside The Manufacture: A HODINKEE Reader Recounts His Visit To Piaget: Say Hello To Our Contest Winner!

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