How To Charge Citizen Eco Drive Watch. When the watch stops turning the crown about 40 times will wind the mainspring fully. Citizen guarantees that their Eco-Drive watches will last a lifetime.
The electrical energy is then stored in a special energy storage cell which allows your watch to retain charge for up to 6 months on a full charge. Light is absorbed through the crystal and turned into energy in the solar conversion cell. Leave Under an Artificial Light Source.
It is enough to have the watch in the sunlight or any artificial light source.
We named the technology Eco-Drive in acknowledgement of its eco-friendly origins. When fully charged your Eco-Drive will continue running - even in total darkness - for at least six 6 months. Your Eco-Drive watch will charge in one third of the time if you pull out the crown while charging under normal charging conditions. On a full charge an Eco-Drive watch runs for months even in darkness with no need for regular battery replacement.
