The dial is probably the most eye-catching part of the release. Back in the 1970s, Citizen was looking for an edge as the world faced an energy crisis. Eco-Drive was born out of a search for an innovative, environmentally friendly way to power a watch, stay advanced, and avoid frequent battery changes. They also wanted to make it affordable, in line with the company’s ethos of watches for average citizens.
Just like in the double-slit experiment (which proves that light is a wave, not just a particle), two overlapping dial plates allow light to pass through while adding depth to the dial. The color (blue on one model, gold on the other) comes from a structural color film, made not with ink but by the very microscopic structure that gives the surface its color. that shifts light depending on the angle at which it hits the dial.
Mark Kauzlarich
2026-03-19 04:02:00