10.29.07
Solar-powered wristwatch
I picked my Casio watch because it had everything I wanted: automatic daily synchronization with the NIST atomic clock, completely day-date-time digital display (I find digital displays much easier to read and grasp than analog), multi-functions (mainly alarm clock and stopwatch), shockproof (it’s a G-Shock), AND solar-powered: no battery replacement ever.
And the solar-powered watches are spreading: see this post. The number and variety of Citizen Eco-Drive watches, for example, is astonishing. (Eco-Drive is the name Citizen gives its solar-powered watches.)
Raja said,
18 December 2007 at 1:17 am
The Eco-Drive models are powered by a solar panel that is hidden under the face of the watch. Sunlight pass through the cover glass and dial to reach the solar cell. The solar cell beneath the dial converts any form of light into electrical energy to power the watch. Came across something interesting on Eco Drive 180 BL6005-01E at
http://www.g2bux.com/myaction.do?product=207