Citizen Eco-Drive Technology

Eco-Drive : Unstoppable

“It’s unstoppable. Just like the people who wear it”

 

We’ve had a lot of enquiries regarding the technology on Citizen’s Eco-Drive watches, because it seems just too good to be true! So here are the facts: Citizen’s innovative Eco-Drive watches contain a more advanced version of the solar batteries we are all familiar with from calculators. Citizen describes the battery as “a microns thin disc of amorphous Silicon under the dial to convert light energy into electrical energy through the photovoltaic process.” What this means is special energy storage cells in Eco-Drive watches save the energy converted from any kind of light to power the watch.

Eco-Drive watches keep running for an average of 6 months when fully charged even if left in the dark. Some models can run for up to three years after only a few hours charging time. There is little need to worry about your watch getting enough exposure to light because even limited exposure to indoor light will keep it charged. Citizen have even built in a low-power alert; on most models the second hand jumps two seconds at a time whilst still showing an accurate time to warn you that it needs some light.

Powered solely by light the watch batteries should last a lifetime and the lengthy five-year guarantee Citizen offer as standard is proof of their faith in this amazing technology.

Eco-Drive watches are not only hassle free but come with the added benefit of being ecologically friendly; the batteries contain none of the harmful chemicals found in regular batteries.

And best of all, this ingenious power source is compact and reliable enough to be contained in all kinds of watches, from the ultra-slim stiletto range to high-performance Citizen divers watches. So you don’t have to compromise on style to take advantage of Citizen’s Eco-Drive technology.