Citizen Eco Drive Led Light
Powered by light what is the ideal source of power for a watch citizen created the world s first light powered analogue quartz watch in 1976 we named the technology eco drive in acknowledgement of its eco friendly origins it converts any kind of light into energy to power a watch and stores the surplus on a power cell.
Citizen eco drive led light. Citizen eco drive watches use an environmentally friendly highly specialized rechargeable cell to store electrical energy. If you wear your new citizen eco drive timepiece on a regular basis recharging will be virtually automatic as regular exposure to light will keep your power reserve unending. It is the most safe and easy usb electric light source for the charging of your sophisticated expensive eco solar watch. And in 1976 we created the world s first light powered watch.
It converts any kind of light into energy to power a watch and stores the surplus on a power cell. The harnessed energy is then stored in a special power reserve to keep your timepiece charged and running properly. Citizen created the world s first light powered analogue quartz watch in 1976. Your eco drive timepiece is specially powered by citizen s proprietary eco drive technology which converts any source of light natural and artificial into usable energy.
Citizen ecodrive seiko solar even the casio tough solar needs a little sun tanning once in a while to refresh its power. These watches have the ability to go on and on without the need of a change of battery. Some specialized models may feature a shorter power reserve while others may have up to a 5 year power reserve. The charging is done in a more efficient manner than was ever before thought possible.
When the watch is fully charged most eco drive watches have a power reserve of 6 months or more. This is all made possible due their batteries being able to be charged by sunlight. The electrical energy is then stored in a special energy storage cell. The technology was named eco drive.
As of 2007 the company estimated the drive system had eliminated the disposal of ten million batteries in north america. Citizen responded to the challenge by starting to develop watches driven by a completely new energy source. No matter how many times i talk about it or see it in action it is still pretty awesome. Its not wise to let the power run totally flat.
We named the technology eco drive in acknowledgement of its eco friendly origins. Product description coolfire solar watch charger is compatible with all kinds of solar watch. The eco drive watch uses a microns thin disc of amorphous silicon under the dial to convert light energy into electrical energy through the photovoltaic process. There is something cool about the citizen eco drive watch collection.
Eco drive converts any kind of light into energy to power a watch storing the surplus on a power cell.