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oh, like a watch
by andy_andy_ 5y ago
oh, like a watch
- pgalvin 5y ago2-10 years is very different from 1-2 days though! (Not to mention solar watches)
- dalkvist 5y agoI have a solarwatch that I can't use in the winter time, after moving up north, not enough sun light to keep it charged =p
- rwmj 5y agoI'm surprised, my solar G-Shock [GAW-100B-1AER] never dips below "H" charge even on the darkest winter days.
- JohnBooty 5y agoYou can charge them under a lamp, too! Regular indoor lighting charges them too, but slowly My Citizen and Seiko solar watches are good for months after getting a full charge... they say ~6 months and that seems about right
- ginko 5y agoI have a citizen eco drive solar watch i got 16 years ago. Never needed to change or recharge the battery. And I live in Norway just below the arctic circle so artificial light must be enough to charge it.
- cialowicz 5y agoExcept the battery on a quartz watch lasts years, and the battery on an Apple Watch lasts 12-18 hours. Never mind that most mechanical watches are self-winding.
- lmz 5y agoSelf winding just means "needs to have the time reset after 2 days unworn". I wonder if an unworn Apple Watch would last longer?
- jayceedenton 5y agoNo, my kinetically charged watch can go weeks unworn without exhausting its charge or losing accuracy. Not that it matters really. I wear it every day.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 5y agoSo wear it every day, get an device that keeps it wound, or just shake it for 30 seconds a day. Full disclosure, I'm a mechanical watch nerd, to the point that I enjoy repairing them. So I'm a bit biased towards them.
- andrewzah 5y agoAutomechanical watches self charge from wrist movement. Quartz batteries last years. They are not comparable to smart watches, which need to be charged often. My garmin fenix is a bit more bearable as it lasts about 2.5-3 weeks on a charge.