Watch brand launches light-powered line

By Deneb Batucan

CLASSIC, timeless and with that distinct Eco-Drive technology, Citizen Watches recently launched its second store in the Philippines at The Watch Store at SM City Cebu.

Ever since its birth in 1930, Citizen has had a deep respect for craftsmanship and has been a familiar brand of watches to many young and old. It’s thrust is to fuse technology and style into its line of watches. Its Eco-Drive technology, developed 40 years ago, is a sophisticated type of machinery that allows Citizen watches to last for 10 years or more without changing batteries.

“Eco-Drive is our main technology and usually people mix it up with the solar watches. What is the difference? The solar watches are mainly designed for sunlight. But our Eco-Drive technology is more sophisticated. It can charge from any kind of light, even artificial light, and can work for six months once fully charged. Even a small light can charge it,” Naoto Hosogaya, managing director of Citizen Watches Limited, explained. “Our engineers say that even after 20 years, still they have 80 percent capacity of the Eco Drive.”

During the launch, a line of Citizen watches were featured — the Citizen Eco-Drive Collection:

The Citizen Altichron Cirrus is equipped with an altimeter and electronic compass which displays altitude and direction simultaneously with time. New heights of innovation could enclose your wrist as you go on further with Altichron Cirrus.

Citizen Promaster Aqualand is perfect for deep-sea divers. This timepiece is in a shell-inspired case complete with a depth sensor and maximum depth memory and is also ISO-compliant. Go deeper in style with Promaster Aqualand.

With 40 world timezones in one timepiece, the Citizen Eco-Drive Satellite Wave has a satellite time-keeping technology — the first of its kind. It has the world’s fastest satellite signal reception speed at three seconds.

Designed with speed in mind, the Satellite Wave receives time signals from navigation satellites and brings ultimate time precision in almost anywhere in the world.

Style and elegance elevates the Citizen’s Ladies’ Collection. Made for women on the go, the ladies’ collection is equipped with Eco Drive technology and a fashionable design. Practical and trendy, the ladies’ watches are the epitome of Citizen’s concept of bringing technology and beauty into one.

Aside from the power-saving abilities of the Citizen Eco-Drive collection, it also has an eco-friendly feature. Completely stripped of harmful metals and materials, the watches are perfectly adept to coexist in nature.

Cutting-edge technology with chic designs — that’s what Citizen Watches is all about. Visit its concept store at The Watch Store, Upper Ground Floor of the Northwing, SM City Cebu. For inquiries, contact them at 238-9567.