Most of us now check the time using mobile phones, but there’s still a stalwart few that insist on wearing watches. With the Freestyle solar watch, they can cling to old technology while being eco-friendly.
The Boiler solar-powered watch by Freestyle uses a battery charged up from sunshine. It comes with both a power indicator and a power saving function, though the chances you’ll need to use them are slim – according to Freestyle, it receives 12 months of power on a single charge. So basically, the only way your watch will ever run out of juice is if you live in a cave all year long.
The Boiler has a chronograph, alarm, timer, dual time and a backlight display for darker areas. Price for solar coolness: $US115. [Treehugger]
Graham
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 10:20 AMIve had a Pulsar Solar Watch since 1999 and love it. 3 hours of direct sunlight exposure gives 6 months charge (according to manual) 1 minute in direct sun will run it for a day. It also has a grey luminous face so it doesnt actually look like a solar powered watch which is great. Ive never had to actually go out of my way to charge it, just sitting on a desk in a room is enough even if its not direct sunlight. I think that it may contain a capacitor for storing energy rather than a rechargeable battery but Im not 100% sure on that.
Bruce
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 1:04 PMCitizen have been making the eco-drive line of solar powered watches for at least ten years! The Boiler looks a lot funkier though.