What is Eco-Drive？

The Eco-Drive watch runs solely on the power produced by light from any source. By utilizing the mechanism of a solar panel and a charging device, light is converted into energy that ensures normal performance even in deficient light conditions. Such advanced technology in using light, both natural and artificial, to power a watch has brought to reality an ultimate vision that is Eco-Drive, the Light Powered Watch.

The secret of Eco-Drive lies in its reserve battery. The device, which contains no such toxic elements as mercury, acts as a reservoir to store the energy converted from light. When fully charged, the watch can run on this energy from two to six months, depending on its model. The Citizen Eco-Drive incorporates this hassle-free handling into an entire range of functions, from the simplest in analogy movement to the most simplest in analog movement to the most sophisticated chronograph and alarm system, and much more. All this, combined with the omission of battery replacement, underscores Eco-Drive friendliness to ecology, as well as to its users.