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2. Citizen Watch - Wikipedia

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   US$121.49 million (FY 2018) [1] Number of employees. 20,882 (2018) [2] Website. citizen.co.jp. Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (シチズン時計株式会社, Shichizun tokei Kabushiki-gaisha) is an electronics company primarily known for its watches and is the core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

3. Eco-Drive - Wikipedia

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   Eco-Drive concept. The technical platform that made the Eco-Drive concept possible was the Eco-Drive caliber 7878 movement. This movement was the first light-powered movement where the solar cells could be mounted under the dial. Previous light powered watches from Citizen and other manufacturers had the solar cell (s) mounted directly on the dial.

4. Automatic quartz - Wikipedia

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   Seiko AGS SCUBA Diver 200m 5M23-6A60, 1993. Automatic quartz is a collective term describing watch movements that combine a self-winding rotor mechanism [1] (as used in automatic mechanical watches) to generate electricity with a piezoelectric quartz crystal as its timing element. Such movements aim to provide the advantages of quartz without ...

5. Solar-powered watch - Wikipedia

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   In 1996, Citizen started to sell analog light-powered watches under the Eco-Drive name. [2] Since their introduction, photovoltaic devices have greatly improved their efficiency and thereby their capacity. Watchmakers have developed their technology such that solar-powered watches had by 2009 become a major part of their range. [3]

6. Miyota (watch movement manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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   Miyota produces various 'standard' and 'premium' grade mechanical movements for automatic wristwatches.. The Miyota 8215 is an entry level [[hack watch-latest versions|non-hacking-earlier versions ] twenty-one jewel three-hand with date automatic wristwatch movement with a uni-directional winding system (left rotation) with an accuracy of -20 to +40 seconds per day, and a power reserve of over ...

7. Watch - Wikipedia

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   A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is designed to be worn around the wrist, attached by a watch strap or other type of bracelet, including metal bands, leather straps, or any other kind of ...