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Have solar atomic version. Don't wear it much these days. Mostly when I travel. Been on my dresser 2 years collecting dust but gets some sun. Picked it up the o
by strangattractor 3y ago
Have solar atomic version. Don't wear it much these days. Mostly when I travel. Been on my dresser 2 years collecting dust but gets some sun. Picked it up the other day for a camping trip. It was both charged and had the correct date and time.
- vlachen 3y agoMy battery has given up the ghost, and it's probably in a box of stuff around here. At the time, putting a new rechargable in it was impossible. I wonder if that's changed now... Edit: Neglected to mention mine was also solar
- strangattractor 3y agoMaybe keeping it charged is key. I have had mine for almost 10 years.
- vlachen 3y agoMine stopped holding a charge somewhere around the time you got yours. I recall picking it up at the PX in the summer of 2003... However, I will dig it out and see if it can be resurrected.
- int_19h 3y agoThere are anecdotal reports of solar Casios going 20+ years on that battery. Which makes sense given that its capacity should just gradually reduce over time - and when you start with full capacity that can drive the watch for over a year (assuming no backlight etc), even if it drops to half that, it's still very much usable.
- jansan 3y agoThe newer ones go into sleep mode until they sense some movement. Each morning when I pick up my GW-M5610U-1 (of course with the titanium mod), the display is blank and then fills with data within a second or so. I really like the feeling that although I hopefully have a few more decades to live, this watch may be my trusted companion for the rest of my life.
- bestham 3y agoIt’s not movement but light hitting the solar cell that activates it.