If you’re wondering why we don’t offer battery replacementsfor Citizen Eco-Drive watches, it may shock you to realise that your Eco-Drivedoesn’t have a battery in it at all.
The way a Citizen Eco-Drive works is that it runs off lightas its power source, not a standard silver oxide battery. The technology insidea Citizen Eco-Drive can generate power from any light source whether it isnatural or artificial and also from dim light sources.
Citizen men's and women's Eco-Drive watches are powered by natural and artificial light. Light is absorbed through the crystal and turned into energy in the solar conversion cell. The Eco-Drive never needs a battery and can operate for up to 6 months in the dark. Citizen guarantees that their Eco-Drive watches will last a lifetime. Citizen Capacitors - Original Citizen Capacitors for Eco-drive watches.
This all sounds great and has even won some awards forCitizen in Japan as their Eco-Drive technology has won acclaim for itsenvironmental protection. Citizen even claim that their Eco-Drive watches donot require battery replacements which sounds like the perfect answer to theproblems of regular quartz watches that only last up to 5 years beforerequiring a repair. This is all true butyou may be wondering why your watch has stopped even though it’s been exposedto light and has been charged to maximum.
What may have not been mentioned is that the light, whethernatural or artificial still needs to be converted into power to run the watch.This is where the capacitor comes into it and where your repair starts.
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At Fix My Watch, we can replace the capacitor in yourCitizen Eco-Drive, no problem! It may not need a battery and reseal repair,however it’s still not working for you and so we will collect your watch,change the capacitor, reseal it correctly and despatch your watch back to youwithin 24 hours of receiving it.
We do love our Citizens and especially the Eco-Drive. Theirdials are so beautifully complex and provide you with almost as muchinformation as a smart watch (well, one that’s not connected to the internetanyway).
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Check out these Citizen Eco-Drive watches we repaired in ourworkshop recently and you’ll get an understanding as to why we love them somuch.
If you need your capacitor changing in your Citizen Eco-Drive, get a free https://repairs.fixmywatch.co.uk/citizen-ecodrive/quote to collect and repair HERE.
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If you’d like to chat to us further about how your watch ticks, check out some other blog articles or get in touch.