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Posted: 5/31/2020 5:51:08 AM EDT
[#1]
The 2 second skip is showing low power. It needs to be charged for a longer period of time. The best option for charging one is under the sun. I put my solar watches on the dash board of my car for a few days.
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Posted: 5/31/2020 8:40:32 AM EDT
[#2]
Yep, it’s a feature to let you know to charge the watch.
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Posted: 5/31/2020 5:16:57 PM EDT
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That is a sign of low power.
Citizen watches come with a 5 year warranty. It is a battery. Is really more of a rechargeable solor cell. These last on average 6 - 12years Any general watch store can fix it. Replacement cost is about $50 - $80 |
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Posted: 5/31/2020 5:18:04 PM EDT
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edit: I'm a couple minutes slow today.
 Citizen Eco-Drive has a five year warranty I believe, add a year if registered online. "Fairly new" may be in the five year window. Give Citizen a call maybe?
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Posted: 6/1/2020 3:51:51 AM EDT
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Before you return it or other drastic action, reset it.
Eco-drives do that 2 second tic to show you it died and potentially isn’t accurate to current time. I think you pull the crown to the ‘set time’ position and leave it out for 30 seconds to reset the 2 second warning ticking. (Might have to be longer, but I think it’s a 30 second period) I found that out the hard way when I let my eco-Zilla die in a drawer. Took a few days to find the “reset” info online. |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 4:02:47 PM EDT
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@powpow17
Did resetting the mechanism work? |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 4:13:16 PM EDT
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It's not a battery, it's a capacitor. You didn't post which watch you have (Citizen has hundreds of Eco-Drives) but the capacitor is most likely the Panasonic MT621. They are around $25, and any watch shop can swap it.
First try OiRogers advice and charge it with the crown pulled out. If it doesn't hold a charge, I'd contact Citizen and see if they'll fix it. |
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Posted: 6/2/2020 1:43:26 PM EDT
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Thank you gentlemen for your advice!
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