What is an Eco-Drive watch? Outstanding advantages and how to recognize

Eco-Drive watches are fashionable watches that are very popular because of their outstanding features compared to other types of watches. Today, Tnhelearning.edu.vn will help you know more about what Eco-Drive watch is as well as its advantages and how to recognize this watch model!

What is an Eco-Drive watch?

Eco-Drive watches are clocks powered by energy converted from artificial or natural light sources (such as sunlight), energy will be stored in a battery (no mercury) to maintain operation. clock movement.

Eco-Drive is one of Citizen’s proprietary technologies.

History begin

• 1970 : Citizen company began to look for a new source of energy for watches, replacing the energy source taken from the battery that was popular on the market at that time.
• 1976 : Citizen launches the first product line using light energy, the Cryston Solar Cell watch.
• 1980 : Citizen continues to improve and develop to help the line of light-powered watches with a power reserve of up to 200 hours .
• 1995 : Officially launched Eco-Drive watch line , this is the main product of Citizen.
• 2016 : Celebrating Eco-Drive’s 40th birthday, Citizen introduced the Eco-Drive One at Baselworld, which is ultra-thin at just 2.98mm .

Working principle

Eco-Drive watches use an extremely sensitive Panel mounted on the dial to quickly and efficiently absorb light to stimulate photovoltaic cells and convert into electrical energy , helping the watch’s movement work.

In addition, inside the Eco-Drive watch is also installed an extra battery (which does not contain mercury) with the effect of storing energy , so that the watch can operate continuously, even in the dark. up to 5-7 years .

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Citizen Eco-Drive watch service center in Ho Chi Minh City:

• 109 Tran Hung Dao, Cau Ong Lanh Ward, District 1, HCMC.
• 285 Ly Tu Trong, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, HCMC.

The outstanding advantages of Eco-Drive watches

Here are the outstanding advantages that you cannot ignore when talking about Eco-Drive watches:

Classy design

In fact, the Eco-Drive watch’s movement is quite thin, only about 4.2mm , even recently, the thickness is only 2.98mm , thereby helping this fashion model to own a delicate, thin and light design. elegant .

Energy can be created in space

Eco-Drive watches use electrical energy converted from natural or artificial light , so astronauts can use the watch comfortably without fear of running out of battery.

Environmental protection watch

Because Eco-Drive watches use light energy to operate and the battery inside does not contain mercury , it is generally considered an eco-friendly model, as well as reducing the amount of battery waste per day. years from using the watch.

Impressive use time, works well in low light conditions

The average lifespan of Eco-Drive watches is about 5 – 10 years , they are designed to operate continuously when exposed to light.

Therefore, if the watch is fully charged from light energy and then no longer exposed to light, the Eco-Drive watch can still run from 3 months – 7 years depending on the built-in movement. inside the watch.

Reasonable price

Eco-Drive watches use exclusive technology of Citizen, this is a watch company with many price segments to be suitable for many people with different finances. In general, this watch model ranges from 3.2 to 26 million VND .

How to recognize Eco-Drive watches

How to identify Eco-Drive watches is very simple, you can find the Citizen logo at 12 o’clock and the Eco-Drive symbol at 6 o’clock . In addition, depending on the watch design, the Citizen and Eco-Drive logos have different positions on the watch face.

And yet, for some of Citizen’s Eco-drive watch collections, you can easily identify them by the characters engraved on the dial such as: Eco-Drive Chronograph, Eco-Drive Diver’s, Eco-Drive Titanium, Eco-Drive One,… or Eco-Drive Tachymeter .

Note when using Eco-Drive meter

When using the Eco-Drive meter, you need to note a few important issues as follows:

Maintenance

You should maintain and check the Eco-Drive meter periodically about every 5 years , to ensure that the internal movement as well as the watch is always in good working order, early detection of abnormal problems to save repair costs. cure.

Energy saving mode

Eco-Drive watches are designed to work continuously, but when you leave the watch in the dark, the seconds hand will stop completely to save energy.

However, if you let the watch continue to absorb light, it will quickly catch up with the current time by moving the seconds hand very quickly according to the information already stored inside the watch.

Therefore, you can still use your Eco-Drive meter continuously without any problems.

How to recharge

According to the manufacturer’s recommendation: we should not charge Eco-Drive watches in environmental conditions that exceed 140 degrees F (equivalent to about 77.8 degrees C ).

Therefore, in order to avoid causing the Eco-Drive watch to be damaged due to excessive heat, you can charge the battery by charging it under an incandescent or halogen bulb with a distance of 20cm, or charge it in the morning sunlight and late afternoon, avoid the midday sun.

So, you already know what an Eco-Drive watch is as well as its outstanding advantages and how to recognize this watch line before choosing to buy it in the near future!