All images from CorbisUnlike most watches, there is no traditional silver oxide battery in a Citizen Eco-Drive watch. Citizen Eco-Drive watches use light (natural or artificial) as their source of power, meaning they have no actual battery.
Instead, they have a solar conversion panel and an energy cell that work together to convert light to electricity, which is what the watch runs on. Although Citizen refers to the energy cell as a 'secondary battery' in their literature and manuals, this wording can be misleading. Reset your watch.
After a full recharge from a low- or no-power state, the watch will need to be put into All Reset mode or set to the 'O' position, or the watch may not run properly. How this is done depends on the watch model, so refer to the manual or get instructions from the Citizen website (see References). For many models, an All Reset is done by pulling out the crown to the time setting position and waiting about 30 seconds, then pushing the crown back in and setting the time.
However, for perpetual calendar, multifunction and specialty models, refer to the manual or website.
How to find Manuals of your watchUsing the alphanumerics below click on the first digit of your movement number and then select your watch. What is Movement number?A case number (A string of 4 and 6-figure numbers ie. Xxxx-xxxxxx or a string of 4 and 7 alphanumerics ie.
Xxxx-xxxxxxx) is stamped on the case back of your watch.The first 4 characters of the case number is the movement number. Notes for the movement number:The location of the case number of each watch depends on the characteristics of that watch.Since the case number is stamped in small characters, it may be difficult to read. Notes for Manuals:The images for explanation may look different to your watch but the functions will be the same.Manuals for our past models, as well as new models, are also shown below.