How Do You Recharge A Solar Powered Watch Battery?
Recharging a solar watch battery is as easy as placing the watch next to a light source. Unlike quartz-powered watches that require a battery change about every five years, the battery in a solar watch theoretically never needs changing. Sunlight or artificial light is needed to recharge the battery. Solar watch buyers should keep in mind, however, that no battery can keep a charge forever, but Casio and Citizen watchmakers have produced solar watches capable of a 16-year life without a battery change. Examine the charge level indicator on the watch dial. Most solar watches have an indicator bar that gives the level of charge. If the charge indicator bar reads zero, then the watch needs to be recharged. An insufficient battery also is indicated when the seconds hand moves in two-second increments instead of one second, the time can’t be set and the mode buttons don’t work, according to Citizenwatch.com. Place the watch near a light source, preferably direct sunlight. Ideal placement is
