Ralph Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Saw an advert today for a "green" watch from Seiko. Only £225 Apparently it uses "kinetic" energy from your wrist movement to charge it and thus doesn't need battery replacement. Isn't science wonderful? I've also heard that a team in Switzerland are working on one that uses some form of clockwork so that you can wind it up, a bit like those torches I expect. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJH Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Ralph - 2007-10-17 8:23 AM Saw an advert today for a "green" watch from Seiko. Only £225 Apparently it uses "kinetic" energy from your wrist movement to charge it and thus doesn't need battery replacement. Around 30 years ago my Father in Law had a watch which was self winding either from normal wrist movement or by being shaken. Ralph - 2007-10-17 8:23 AM Isn't science wonderful? I've also heard that a team in Switzerland are working on one that uses some form of clockwork so that you can wind it up, a bit like those torches I expect. 8-) Maybe FiL's watch was the prototype - wish these scientists would work a bit quicker 8-) Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I've had a 'self winding' watch for years -I thought they were quite common. The trouble is that, because they are wound up by movement, if you leave them off for any length of time, they stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinklystarfish Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Self-winders have indeed been around for years. So what’s new? Well, I guess it’s the fact that large companies like Seiko can now market them with ‘green’ credentials and appeal to the increasing environmental conscience. Probably no bad thing for all parties, but I wonder how much the ‘green’ tag is costing the consumer? My own solution is cheaper and more environmentally friendly. I haven’t owned a watch for about 15 years, and hope never to have to again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 In the 16th - 17th century, they had a pocket version of a sundial. Green as they come, I suppose, but never worked reliably in England - you actually need to see the sun on occasion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 I had self winding watches for years, in fact I still have one somewhere. I just never realized how "green" I was :-S In the same magazine article that I read about the watch (CSMA) they also were raving about a device to stop you wasting money with things like computers etc. using electricity on standby. This is a remote control power switch. Only £15 and it saves you having to walk all the way over to the switch on the wall and press it. The saving in worn carpet alone will pay for the device I expect :-S :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I bought one of those remote control thingies from Dixons. We have cd, tv, amp, vcr and skybox all into a plug in a hard-to-reach corner. It was a pain to turn everything off, so I put the remote device thingy there and now one button switches them all off. It's excellent. I'm off to buy more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Let's face it you'd have to be pretty Green to pay £225 for a wind up watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinklystarfish Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Peter, no 8-) (!) Just when we thought you couldn't possibly out do yourself with ASS. (Avatar Shock Syndrome). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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