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Geplaatst op 21-07-2023 door Marc Hut
Does the watch brand Citizen appeal to you? Then you undoubtedly know that most Citizen watches are equipped with an Eco-Drive movement. Eco-Drive basically means as much as: this watch has a light-sensitive cell that powers it. So no more battery changes. Read here what you need to know about Eco-Drive watches.
The advantages of an Eco-Drive timepiece are, of course, obvious. You no longer have to go to the jeweller or Citizen dealer to have your battery replaced. Saves money & time. No need to open the watch unnecessarily either.
4 million Eco-Drive watches are sold worldwide every year. So 4 million fewer watch batteries are now thrown away each year than if Eco-Drive had not been introduced. Assuming for the sake of simplicity that the average battery is 2.3 mm thick, that would result in a lump of batteries as high as Mount Everest every year!
You might think you always have to charge an Eco-Drive in sunlight, but you don't have to. You can also charge the watch in everyday light sources such as LED lamps, fluorescent tubes, etc. However, charging is more efficient and faster in strong light such as sunlight.
A Citizen Eco-Drive watch is pretty special. So special that a watch with an Eco-Drive movement that is fully charged will keep working in complete darkness for more than 6 months. Expose the watch to light regularly and it basically stays charged all the time.
Maybe you think an Eco-Drive watch has such an ugly solar cell as a dial? Kind of like the panel you might have on your roof? This is definitely not the case! 40 years of ongoing development has resulted in these innovative watches being equipped with a light-sensitive cell that is absolutely invisible.
So does an Eco-Drive watch have no disadvantages at all? Well actually no. Not compared to a watch with a battery in any case. One disadvantage might be that you need to charge an Eco-Drive model properly before using it for the first time. Charging for the first time may well take longer, depending on the light source you use. People often think that the watch is sufficiently charged after 10 minutes under a lamp, but you will really have to put the watch in the light for a bit longer.
Once charged, a Citizen Eco-Drive watch is an innovative and reliable timepiece. You save costs, batteries and benefit from an accurate and precise time display!
We can definitely recommend a Citizen Eco-Drive. Reliable watches that always run right on time. WatchXL is an official Citizen watch dealer, check out our range of Citizen Eco-Drive watches.
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