Light as a bus pass
By Kenji Watanabe, Osaka ยท
Citizen has been working with titanium since 1970, earlier than most, and its Super Titanium with the Duratect surface hardening is the thing I would show a skeptic first. The Zenshin is a good place to see it.
41 mm by 12.3 mm, titanium case and bracelet, sapphire crystal, 100 m, the in-house 8210 automatic visible through the back, and a blue dial with a slightly technical texture. On the wrist it is very light. I would forget it was there during a long day, which in Osaka's summer is worth a great deal, because steel bracelets get hot and heavy in July humidity.
Two things hold me back. First, the 8210 is a basic movement with 40 hours of reserve, so at 900 to 995 dollars you are paying for the case and the material, not the engine. Second, the design is pleasant but somewhat generic. It could be from several brands.
I would buy it before a steel Swiss watch at the same price if comfort mattered most. I would not buy it to impress a watch friend.