As of 2007 the company estimated the drive system had eliminated the disposal of ten million batteries in north america.
Citizen eco drive led light.
The harnessed energy is then stored in a special power reserve to keep your timepiece charged and running properly.
Eco drive converts any kind of light into energy to power a watch storing the surplus on a power cell.
When the watch is fully charged most eco drive watches have a power reserve of 6 months or more.
The electrical energy is then stored in a special energy storage cell.
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 responded to the challenge by starting to develop watches driven by a completely new energy source.
We named the technology eco drive in acknowledgement of its eco friendly origins.
No matter how many times i talk about it or see it in action it is still pretty awesome.
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.
The technology was named eco drive.
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.
It converts any kind of light into energy to power a watch and stores the surplus on a power cell.
Product description coolfire solar watch charger is compatible with all kinds of solar watch.
Some specialized models may feature a shorter power reserve while others may have up to a 5 year power reserve.
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.
This is all made possible due their batteries being able to be charged by sunlight.
The solar charger uses cool led lamps as electric light source to charge all kinds of eco solar watches.
And in 1976 we created the world s first light powered watch.
Citizen ecodrive seiko solar even the casio tough solar needs a little sun tanning once in a while to refresh its power.
The charging is done in a more efficient manner than was ever before thought possible.
Citizen eco drive watches use an environmentally friendly highly specialized rechargeable cell to store electrical energy.
There is something cool about the citizen eco drive watch collection.
Its not wise to let the power run totally flat.
These watches have the ability to go on and on without the need of a change of battery.