When Titanium Is This Cheap, Why Buy Steel? Citizen NY0100 

I’ll take a Citizen over a Seiko any day, I have several and have never had an issue. Their dive watches are dependable and well built. I have a couple titanium but I prefer the feel and heft of stainless steel.

Citizen is unparalleled in price/performance I think. All my citizens are perfectly aligned, and no QC issues whatsoever. Which I can't say about my Seikos. Sure, some citizens are "acquired taste*, but when they nail a design, it's usually a really good deal

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I got it off Amazon for £268 and it’s bounced back up to £368 recently. At first I found it so light that I equated it with being cheap but it’s grown on me and I wear it daily.

Gotta love these NY00XX variants. This one seems like a winner. Solid end links, solid links, milled inner clasp, titanium and duratect coating! This looks great and the size is not too big!

Citizen currently seems to be the king of affordable titanium watches. I recently managed to get a Citizen NH9120 automatic titanium watch on sale at a department store for just 160€. I am not the biggest fan of open heart watches but this one really grew on me, especially the comfort!

I have a close alternative, the Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive BN020056E. It's quartz, but full titanium with a similar-looking bracelet, but a perhaps nicer clasp with two very secure pushers. Because it's a Citizen, it's somewhat drab looking to most but I love its mostly unpolished dark titanium look and feel, and the Eco-Drive is just an 11/10, and as a bonus the lume is right up there with the best of my collection and one of the main reasons I like to wear it when I need night visibility. Another thing I notice is when I come inside from a sunny day, even in a lit room it looks like a bunch of fireflies sitting on the dial ;-). I only have a few other watches that do that (and they are not Seikos!). My only minor complaint is the ridiculously small (but screw-down) crown, but thankfully because it's quartz, I don't have to use it too frequently. It's also a bit thinner than the ones you're reviewing I think which makes it good for not catching on doorways, furniture, etc. which makes it my "nice" beater watch!

Citizen is the toyota corolla of watches I own half a dozen seikos, some cost ~ 150 USD - 600 USD, but they all have a few things in common: misaligned internal/external bezels OR chapter rings, and the end links have gaps between lugs AND/OR the case itself. Citizen diver for 200 USD? perfect chapter ring alignment, perfect finish, perfect chapter ring. Citizen chronograph for 150 USD? Hollow end links, but they don't move a nanometer, and have 100 % fit to the lugs and case. 200 USD solar GMT, 200 Meters of water resistance? 100 % fit on the bracelet, milled clasp, immaculate bezel for which all markings line up on ALL chapter ring marks. I LOVE my seikos, all of them are something you can look at every 15 minutes and admire the design, details, but man, citizen is something else for the price.

Excellent review as usual. Regarding the issue of mineral crystal v sapphire: sapphire is obviously preferable but mineral crystal is surprisingly scratch resistant, at least Citizen's version. I've had my Promaster diver since 2017 and wear it almost every day during the summer months when I'm at the beach, pool, and lake and it is yet to pick up a single scratch. Which has surprised the hell out of me.

I shifted to Citizen from Seiko first simply because build quality was dollar for dollar, significantly better. Then I came across their Titanium versions and that sealed the deal to never go back to Seiko. Looking at it objectively, the only reason I liked the Seikos was because their designs were on point, the rest, honestly, was just passion blinding me from all their flaws and limited value for money.

I cannot stop seeing the 12 o’clock index looking like classic tighty-whitey underwear.

Hi Jody, super review as always. I own the Blue titanium version of this watch and it is a really super watch and the mineral crystal, though disappointing holds up well to wear I have three Citizen automatic divers including a 25 year old NY0040 which is still going great, looks amazing, has never been serviced and I still use it as my diving watch for holidays - incredible quality. I love my SKX' too, but once someone buys and lives with one of these Citizen watches, they will really appreciate what a great little qwerky watch this is. Cheers Noel

What a lovely watch! I wonder why they use mineral crystal when synthetic sapphire is so readily available and so many cheaper watches offer this luxury. You would think a rare-er material like titanium would be paired with sapphire. Also, very unique with the left hand crown!

Between Citizen titanium divers, the fabulous Tudor Pelagos, and the legendary Fifty Fathom titanium, I must say that titanium is awesome choice of material for divers.

I have 3 Titanium watches and I love them ... I wish ALL my watches were made with titanium !

I've got a citizen eco drive diver style watch, bought for my 40th birthday, lost it years ago, found it other day sorting out the garage still running perfectly almost 12 years later!!!

I've got the same, and the titanium is very scratch resistant, even more so than stainless steel from daily activities. Normally a stainless steel clasp would get desk diving scratches within an hour of use, yet I've worn this for a few days at my desk already and the clasp still looks brand new.

Perfect timing for the review Jody! Got the exact same watch in Green for $399 in Feb and love it. Procrastinated over the mineral crystal but eventually pulled the trigger. Thanks for another great review 👍🏽

Great review. FYI, the differences I see compared to the NY0040: 1. This one hacks, unlike the 8203 movement in the NY0040. 2. This one is titanium rather than steel, but dimensions and physical specs are about the same. 3. This one doesn’t have the dated looking greenish/yellow indices. 4. It has a colored minute hand and a longer second hand with a spot of color. 5. The bracelet that came with the NY0040 has cheap folded links, hollow/folded endlinks, and a diver extension. However, I wear my NY0040 on a bracelet that I stole from a Fugu I flipped (don’t like the Fugu, mainly due to the indices). The bracelet on this NY0100 seems a bit nicer than the stock Fugu bracelet, which doesn’t have a foldover clasp but does have solid endlinks. That said, I just learned from this video that the bracelet on this NY0100 doesn’t taper, so it’s 20mm on both the clasp and lug ends. The bracelets for the NY0040 and the Fugu taper from 20mm to 18mm and don’t have the polished accent stripes on the links. 6. Lume on this watch appears to be more blueish than the NY0040, which has green lume. 7. This one has a signed crown, the NY0040 does not. I like that the NY0100 has hacking and is lighter and less shiny due to the titanium. I would be much more likely to buy the NY0100 if it had a sapphire crystal and a tapered bracelet.

Titanium has it's pro as being light and for some people allergy free, but we have to keep in mind that titanium is far from stainless steel in hardness, so with dive watch or tool watch if used as intended you might end up with a lot more scars on the tiatnium watch.

I bought a Ray Mears promaster tough.Within a week I dinged the smooth bezel and the nick was quite deep and annoying.Also the clasp (supposedly titanium)scratched for fun.So I sold it and bought a full lume NY0040.Steel and tough.Several months in no marks on case or bezel.So I'm now very suspicious about Citizens titanium.Also the NY0040 cost £180 sterling,so was about half the price.I stuck it on a jubilee available on the bay for £19 from a UK seller which is excellent quality and on a par with Seiko's skx jubilee.(I've also owned a Rolex jubilee and quite frankly I prefer the looseness of the copies,and their quality is not far off, believe it or not.im not saying the watches are as nice as a datejust though.but if anyone watching this vid is thinking about these two ,I would go NY0040 all day.

Citizen was my very first analog watch I ever owned it is still a brand I fall back on. For the price the quality is awesome. As always thank you Jody for keeping it real. If it ever crossed your mind could you think about doing a video on vintage versus new and the trends vs big and small. Thank sit

Promaster watches certainly do look better in person. I just received the NY0040 that I ordered and was blown away by the amazing finish and great look (it’s my first Citizen). It’ll be even better with a jubilee!

I plan to get at least 2 citizen titanium eco exceed watches. They are polished and have duratec treated. I like light ready to go watches that look good.

Thanks for the review. I prefer Ti for the light weight, though I do own some steel watches. Past $300 USD, I find it difficult to justify buying something that is not Ti. I love the higher end JDM watches, and own several Casio Oceanus, as well as a Seiko Astron Nexter, and a Citizen Attesa, all of which are Ti.

Why even upgrade the glass? Mineral is fine. If it really scratches up, then you can replace it with a sapphire one, I guess. Lovely watches and lovely review as always! 😎

I've got the blue dial one. Pretty watch, very lightweight. That titanium doesn't scratch at all. The complaint I have is the day-date background. I would prefer white instead of black, I can't see that date. And also the position of the key, but I don't find it that anoying. Nice video!

Thank you JODY! Sitting here on a job site all night, youtube letting me down, and here comes my favorite watch loving Scottie!

My Citizen Promaster Titanium seems to scratch as easy as any other titanium watch, I still love it though, it's so light and looks great

Hi Jody. I watch your vids whenever my wife isn’t around. I have bought two SD1970’s, Seiko SNZH53, ordered a Helm Komodo because of you. I stumbled onto your videos in 2021, you’re my number 1 reference. These days, my 8 yr old runs to my iPad or TV when she hears your drum beat and tick tocking intro. Helloooo she says! 😂 in light of the titanium cases, I hope you can review a Heimdallr Tuna in titanium.

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I WOULD be a fan of titanium If it wasnt always Matt/blasted. Titanium can have a super beautiful high polish shine to it as well! 🙏

You've got something wrong here about Citizen titanium. It's run of the mill titanium until Citizen treat it, then they call it super titanium. You'll usually see "Base Titanium" on the caseback which is normal titanium. Then different names and logos mean different hardness of coatings. Also raw grade 2 titanium can be and is polished fine.

Thanks for sharing Jody! I’d say overall Seiko has better designs but Citizen do surprise me at times, this one’s great! Although I do own a Citizen diver already and that is misaligned! My Seiko are perfectly aligned. So it’s all a luck of the draw

About a year and a half ago, I bought the 45mm titanium Invicta Pro Diver. Bezel action is fine, and wearability is great, especially for a 45mm watch. It's got a mineral crystal, along with the standard NH35A movement, of course. If you don't mind the size, and you don't need the ISO rating, the titanium Pro Diver is a good alternative choice for a very low cost. Plus, you don't have to deal with that funky 8 o'clock crown.

I prefer Ti by a hiuge margin, love the look and the weight.

I like the green. The 8pm crown is great, I wear my watch on the right. Mineral crystal on a diver is best - it'll scratch not shatter. I have steel & titanium Citizen watches, I like both.

I love the lightness of titanium watches. Citizen, Casio, and Massdrop (made by Armour Lite).

I think you wildly underestimated the other Citizen diver's watch you reviewed. It had a GMT function and a saphire crystal. So it ticked all the boxes for me. I imported it from Japan via Italy and I'm rather happy with it.

The older I get, the more I love titanium! It is an incredibly wearable metal, low in weight, high in durability, as well as being very nice to my touch. I am slowly moving toward an almost all titanium collection of watches. I currently have a Citizen Promaster Land Mont Bell, a Promaster Ray Mears, and a Promaster Diver (BN0200-56E,) all titanium, all quartz EcoDrives. For automatics, I have a Christopher Ward Sealander Elite and recently added an Islander Sand Point Diver. I find that I wear my steel watches less and less... Maybe I should clear them all out and save up for a Pelagos!

For a while I had a Helm Vanuatu in stainless steel and titanium. I liked the heft and scratch resistance of the SS one, but ended up trading it for a SS Khuraburi, simply because the Titanium one is so easy to wear by comparison. I also have a Dailos Waveform which is titanium and I sometimes forget I'm even wearing it! So Titanium is good, but it's not a hard wearing (generally) as Steel and I have no doubt there's a place for both in a collection.

Last year bought the NY0108-82X Titanium for the Italian market. 1000 pieces only. Great watch. One of my goto watches in my collection.

I definitely prefer steel. I don't like the brownish grey of titanium, I don't like the light weight (I don't wear watches on bracelets), I don't like the surface feel of titanium, and I find that even with "super" coatings or treatments titanium still scratches easier. Ironically, titanium watches just feel cheap to me.

I've never really given titanium a thought before. Just never occurred to me, although I knew they were available. But after seeing this video, I'm definitely sticking with steel. The looks just don't compare. That thing looks drab and muted. A high quality polish and finish on a steel watch looks a thousand times better. And learning titanium scratches easier doesn't help. I'm sticking with steel.

A titanium citizen was my first watch, it was also the one that got me into collecting watches. I haven't worn it for a couple of years due to I assume my wrists changing size and it no longer fits 100%. I've been yearning for a new watch for a while but instead I did the 'change the strap first' idea so I picked up a black silicone strap for the titanium citizen and it is amazing! Its like a new watch and now I love wearing it!!

My titanium Citizen Challenge Diver is just excellent. Lightweight, smooth back, accurate and good lume. Looks good too. All boxes checked.

A good fit is more important than weight for me - up to a sensible max of about 180 grams. Too light can also feel a bit flimsy - even though titanium is strong. Fit / size is everything.

For affordable decent Ti watches, Citizen is a solid choice. Purchased my first full Ti Citizen a month ago. A brilliant Promaster Sky CB0140: Full Titanium case and bracelet , Eco Drive, Radio controlled, sapphire crystal, great lume. Although it is a 2015 model and I got it secondhand, it barely has any marks. I accidentally hit a wall with it while locking my bike, I expected some damage, but I was very surprised to see no damage at all. Feeling on wrist is marvellous, it is a big watch but it only weighs in at 100g on my 7 inch wrist, and the titanium feels very comfortable due to its ability to match your body temperature very fast. Pretty solid tool watch, extremely happy with it, especially since I only paid half price..😊

I think Citizen are massively underrated. I love these Promasters. Well done Paul from WA!! Y fronts! 🤣🤣

I think personally I will still purchase the steel given the option. I collected some vintage watches and sometimes the rare one can come with the "usage damage" from the previous owner. I have yet finding anyone that can polish Titanium, DLC, and gold plated watches but steel is never a problem and I have found several watchmaker that can polished the watch to its formal glory. Cheers

Citizen were pioneers of titanium watches in the 70s or 80s. Great to see Citizen come full circle

Got my blue one for 200 € quit from an AD. I‘ve put it on a matching colours split nato and now it’s even lighter. Perfect summer watch for me

I've had Ti watches and I decided that I liked the heavier steel feel. Some of the biggest miners of Ti aren't my favorite countries, either.

Shoutout to Paul for the loans as plenty to like about these Titanium watches if you manage to get them for a bargain price. Great video Jody!

Love the vids!!!!

I just prefer the colour, finishing and weight of steel. But I do see where it could be beneficial on some watches.

Got the blue one, got it when they used to be spec'd with the non hacking movement but it doesn't bother me at all. This watch is perfect everyday beater, the glass is mineral but the bezel sits slightly above so it protects it, mine had no scratches :). The super titanium is great, very hard and very resistant to scratches. The bracelet never used it, just use it on rubber or nato. Probably the watch I wear the most and the only one I always take on vacations. The best is I got it for less than 150€ new at a jewelery closeout. I recommend it, cheap, solid, comfortable and reliable. Thx Jody, been waiting for this review since ages 😂

I have a Helm Khuraburi in both steel and titanium. The thought was I would keep the one I liked best after comparing them. Turns out, sometimes I like the weight of the steel and sometimes I want lightness of titanium...so I kept both 😂.

We need more Ti watches as many people such as myself are allergic to Nickle and at least during the summer (hot weather) I can have an allergic reaction to 316L watches due to nickel leaching. I own the NY0100-50XE and basically wore it all last summer (as it is currently my only Ti watch) and my Stainless watches caused a skin reaction during the hotter temps of summer. So more and more Titanium watches on the market is great for me. Edit.. this watch is extra nice for me as I am a left handeder.. so the lefty crown is awesome.

Hi paulfrom Perth, starbuy has a special today only. For tis watch $389 Aussie. Keep up the great work Dr Jody

I have always been of fan of Citizen, I have several everyday watches and an absolutely beautiful Campanola. The just make a great product.

Please take a look at the Circula Divesport! This micro brand from Germany uses top grade materials and movements (Full Titanium, SW-200 elabore and top Lume). Circula is highly innovative and energetic so this company will not be micro much longer!

If you can enjoy different styles of watches, then why not the same with materials. It's the luxury of owning a collection of a wide range of watches, which includes a blend of materials. Great video, and thanks for sharing.

I love the colour and finish of titanium. I have three in my collection and they definitely are the most comfortable to wear. No sapphire, that is a shame. Great review as always.

I have an NY0084-89E with the 8203 movement in steel. It can be had for under $200USD. I love the watch (bracelet sucks) and just prefer steel at a discounted price over titanium. The weight savings of titanium isn't a big deal to me.....but it's cool and I wouldn't mind one in my collection.

To be honest , I love it it ,looks more robust than a standard diver but without looking like a tank

To be fair Citizen makes titanium watches for more than 20 yrs now if there's a manufacturer I'd be confident buying a titanium watch from it's Citizen for sure.

€400 is my 'mineral' limit here in Ireland, given that's how much I spent on a Seiko 5KX GMT this month, and that was really just because I had to have it. I love Citizen, and my Eco-Drive Promaster Diver gets so much wear, but titanium isn't enough to command the retail they expect on the watch in your video. Orient completely changed the game with the Kamasu. Yes it's not ISO-rated, yes the crown is finicky, but the sapphire crystal makes it.

Great video Jody. I've been a titanium fan for a long time - love the feel of the metal. I've owned a Citizen Promaster perpetual calendar for 12+ years and the Duratect has really been scratch-resistant (unlike my titanium Seiko Samurai ☹). Oh, and thanks a bunch for drawing attention to the 'underpants'. It's like the FedEx arrow - once you see it, you can't unsee it....

Citizen is my favorite dive watch brand. I have an eco-drive Bn0151, original Fugu from 2018 (NY size, non-hacking, mineral), and an NY0040 (8204 hacking movement). I love their lume and 60 click bezels. I also don't mind mineral. I'd love to see this model in black with an orange seconds hand.

The hands and indices are a bit toy store on both watches. I bought the Ray Mears equivalent with a Kevlar strap and sapphire for 250gbp. Beware the citizen monocoque cases though, you deserve a medal if you can get through the bezel, gaskets, crystal and remove the stem which you need to do in order to change the capacitor. It does sit very comfortably on the wrist though.

I love titanium, I love the name, I love the colour, I love the feel! You can never have too much of it!

Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Diver Quartz Men's Watch, Super Titanium, Two-Tone (Model: BN0200-56E) I prefer this one as it's an Eco-Drive, and I like the look of it as well. Just a Mineral crystal, and I'm not sure about the lume... Haven't got my hands on it yet.

Hi again Jody! Possibly unpopular opinion here, and I know we've gotten used to it the other way, but I think that for a watch worn on the left wrist the crown should be on the left and for a watch worn on the right wrist the crown should be on the right. This is counter to the convention so why do I think this? I think that the left is the right place for a left wrist watch because the crown should be away from the flex point of the wrist. This means the crown is never jabbing or poking the where and it also means that flexing the wrist is never putting any mechanical stress on the crown should that be a consideration. If you are going to manipulate the crown of any watch, it's always best practice to remove the watch first. Therefore placing the crown on the left of a conventional left-wrist watch doesn't make it any less convenient to operate. It does rather complicate winding or setting while the watch is being worn but of course you're not supposed to do that. And considering especially on modern watches how little you actually have to fiddle with the crown, I think it's an excellent solution. Especially if you have a modern quartz or solar timepiece, where you're never winding it and you're very rarely setting it because you never have to set it because it's always running. 12:00 and 6:00 crowns hold a special place for me and those I think it would be safer to manipulate while you're wearing the watch, plus they tend to move the crown completely out of the way. Please let me know what you think!

I picked up the NY0100-50X for my stepson in Starbuy’s Boxing Day sale for a better price again than that - they had it for $399 in one of their weekend flash sales 6 or so weeks ago - I got it for $369. Cheaper again!!! : )

When I dive I use a Promaster as a backup. I've always opted for Ti when the watch is as bulky such as my "real divers". Where the watch is slimmer, I have no complaints or issues with steel or bronze. Also consider that Citizen watches are the Toyota Corolla of the watch world. Plain, often dull. But it does it's job without fuss for decades.

I have a couple of titanium, an eco drive and a Mysterious Code titanium sterile dial. I like a lighter watch.

I wore a Citizen titanium Eco-Drive diver from the mid 90 to until the Apple Watch release. The battery won’t hold a charge so I switched to Apple Watches for 5 generations. Then I realize I only use the Apple Watch as a watch, pretty much ignore most of the smart functions. So, now I am back wearing mechanical watches like my first watch when I was younger. After wearing a titanium watch for close to 2 decades I actually prefer stainless steel now. I like the weight with a full bracelet, having a close to 8 inch wrist (extra girth came from the stainless steel plate and screws holding my jigsaw puzzle broken wrist back in one piece) I do like larger watches. Now I have collected about half dozen homage watches, trying them out to figure out which real ones I would buy later.

Wether you like citizen or seiko...nice to know we have two great options from two great Japanese companies with impressive histories

All eight of my citizen watches are eco-drive and in polished SS. Their cases and bracelets are all beautiful and totally comfortable. My reason for preferring SS is because of maintenance considerations. One comment I’ve seen with Ti owners has been….their watches tendency to scratch. I’ve seen that comment over and over again. I know they are lighter…but I like the feel of a heavier watch. It just seems more substantial. I want my watches to stay nice looking and SS does that for me. In addition….IMHO the color of a polished SS watch is just so much superior than the gray cast that a titanium watch gives off. Sort of old school….but that’s why we have horse races. Pick your favorite.

All my watches are stainless, king turtle, Seiko 5, srp715, Helm. I would love one of these Ti watches. I

Yes, I totally agree with you. So much that I have the Blue Titanium version. 🙂

Good morning from South Africa. I have one Titanium watch. The others are Stainless steel. Mostly Titanium is an incredible material. But in some watches it makes it too light.

I've only owned 2 titanium watches , a Boldr Venture that was too small yet chunky and currently have a RZE GMT which I'm not truly sold on ....... I'll stick to SS

My first dive watch for diving in the late 90's was a Citizen titanium eco drive.

Killed it with the underpants comment, just like Oceanus.

Invicta Pro Diver 0420 Men's Automatic Watch - 45 mm Currently this watch is £81.10 in the Amazon spring sale.... Seiko NH35 movement, titanium...fit n finish on a par with the citizen and for me this watch is a great entry into whether you like or can get on with the material and how light it is...regular pieces on the site are around £115.00 so still an absolute steal! Hi from the good old UK btw...love the channel and your reviews 😊

I own the NY0086 Pepsi on bracelet. Mine has the 8204 movement which hacks . I love this watch. I also own the Seiko SKX009 and it’s a coin toss on which I like better.

This model has been on my radar for years. Great review Joddo

I have bought a few timepieces myself over the last couple of years - that has to be the understatement if the centuary

Nice video as ever Jody. Why choose steel if you can get titanium for the same price? Well if you're a serious diver titanium cases even those with "hardened" coatings look like shite after a few dives when you're scrabbling around on the bottom. However, it's lightweight and very suitable for dress watches and I wonder why they don't use it for those. I did get two titaniums including a Seiko with.... drum roll......DIASHIELD, a coating as tough as diamonds!! apparently, and the Citizen Pro Master and both cases have cosmetically deteriorated very badly. If you're not going to be treating it with kid gloves it's going to suffer. Titanium is not the right material for a dive watch you're going to dive with, go stainless steel. If diving into the desk and kitchen sink is your sport you will be ok with titanium but be careful of the cutlery, hardened coatings are only a few microns thick and it might not protect it. It definitely won't protect it from an undersea quartz outcrop or banging it off a rivet on the old shipwreck you're exploring. Titanium rant over! 😂

The lack of weight is an advantage - as well a disadvantage... some people may say the steel version feels more substantial... therefore higher qualtity.... just from a human psychological point of view....

While I have both steel and titanium in my collection, I have always been intrigued by scandium. My SW 340pd revolver is a mix of the above metals and the scandium makes it like a feather, a watch done in it would be like a resin Casio case feel and weight.

Great review Jody, nice to see Citizen getting some love. Shame about that 8 o'clock crown though, my lookalike BN0150 manages fine with one at 4 o'clock. I have a Titanium BJ7111-51M, I love the feel of the watch it's warm and silky smooth, I just need a Super Tough now!

You talked me into the tactical frog FXD, and I LOVE it. My first Ti watch.😊

Good evening from Michigan! Love the t shirt Jody!

I got the Helm Kuraburi and Vanuatu in titanium and judging from the size of these chunkers , the steel versions would north of 200 grams. In this case , im glad I waited for the lighter titanium versions.

I have quite a big collection, including a few Seiko , and other 'big swiss brands' By far the best watches are Citizen particularly Eco drive titanium chronograph. Value, robust, comfort....no brand can touch them.

Since I experienced titanium in my knee.... and on my wrist, I can't go back to SS , silicone, etc! I think citizen is the best watch for the 💰 !

I have Seiko's in both metals, but I'm a bit of a fan of titanium. I prefer the lightness on chunkier watches, my SBBN040 and SBEJ003, and even then they still have some heft to them. I think they'd be top heavy in steel and on their diver straps. I love the gold coating on the tuna, and the mirror polish of the Landmaster looks just like stainless. I like that grey, matte style, too...on my 7C43-6A00 or SBCN005. It looks and feels rugged and industrial...like the raw surface of a Soviet era battle tank...which is kind of appropriate, as they are 80's and 90's Seiko's. I think it's a very versatile metal, that is presented in at least as many ways as stainless steel.