CoolFire Solar Watch Fast Charger (compatible with all kinds of eco solar watches) 1046

Fantastic little item, charged up my casio mudmaster and citizen eco drives, easy to set up, easy to use, and actually works. Doesn't over heat, 2 different pad sizes for different watches, well worth buying

There are devices that keep automatic watches fully wound when they are not being worn and now there is one to recharge solar watches off the wrist; it is the "CoolFire Solar Watch Fast Charger (compatible with all kinds of eco solar watches) 1046". Getting sufficient light onto a watch-face during the darker months to add to its current charge state is a perennial problem and necessarily involves artificial light sources, most of which emit varying levels of heat that could seriously damage the watch's internal components if sufficiently close (halogen and filament bulbs are the worst); at best, when too distant, charging can be exceedingly slow and need many days. Even with cool- or cold-running CFL or LED bulbs, 24-48 hour charge times are typical and may not then fully charge a watch. The LEDs used in this are a true cold light source and 22 of them produce a strong white light. Power is via a USB cable which may be connected to a computer or a mains USB plug adapter. A co-axial jack socket is a possible power provision option but the enclosed leaflet neglects to mention it but presumably also requires 5v at 2A. Not all solar watches are equal and some charge more quickly than others. The instructions for different watches may include charge times under various lighting conditions. According to the manual for a certain Citizen watch, 20 hours is required for a full charge at 100,000 lumens (bright full sunshine) and 60 hours at 10,000 lumens (cloudy, overcast day). For another Citizen watch, 11 hours in full sunshine is suggested confirming variations among Citizen's watches and other brands may have similar variations. With 40,000 lumens supplied by this unit, 36-48 hours may suffice for a top-up charge sufficient for up to 60 days' use although considerably longer than the 10 hours suggested by a previous reviewer for a full charge. A watch with a charge indicator (recharged only a week or two ago) may be allowed to run down almost to empty to gain an accurate full-charge time. Citizen use overcharge protection devices to terminate the process once the power reservoir is full; other brands may not. The unit is sufficiently small to fit on a bedside table, a small area on computer desk etc provided that there is at least a nearby mains socket or computer; some audio devices have USB charge ports for just such a situation. A power bank is yet another power source option. Other than the unit and USB lead, two soft rubber watch supports/masks are included to respectively suit watches of around 43 mm and 38 mm diameter; there is no specific provision for small-faced ladies' watches and some light leak will occur unless further masked in some way. The unit is light but unstable as the length and weight of the USB lead tend to drag it but with a weighty all-metal bracelet watch mounted it is perfectly stable. Lightweight poly-carbonate watches with silicone, nylon or fabric straps may be a problem unless extra weight, e.g. several large coins, is placed on the back of the watch. This charger is faster, brighter and more efficient than the CFL desk lamp first used or the LED one later used, both with lamp-to-watch distances of around 15-18 cm and typically for up to 48 hours, sufficient for at least 50% charge levels in most instances. There is an option to insert two AAA batteries via the base and then to use it as a super-bright torch or emergency light.

Pleased with this product and at this time of the year in the UK it allows the watch to function

This is a bright light that charges battery watches that are solar charged i bought a new watch and needed to charge it it was almost out of power this charged it right up and charges the luminus hands and minutes markers every five mins when charged they stay illuminated quite some time the light has two rubber guards mine came with only one but that could be due to packing it doesnt charge faster than sunlight but sunlight when shining does make my tag heuer watch quite hot this makes it slightly warm so i feel its less harmful so never going to have issues on cloudy days its worth the money if you have a solar powered watch I would recommend this if your worried about your expensive watch getting to hot directly from the sun tags aren't cheap but great watches and I aim to have it my entire life whuvh is short due to copd but I wanted an accurate watch alteast once in my life my old gshock watch I threw away because the battery went flat and wouldn't charge by sunlight in the winter I wish I had this to recharge it by mistake but life's full of learning curves I would definitely recommend this item worth every penny

Performed very well on the first few ‘charges’. Remained cool throughout. Light quality is good. The plastic casing is a bit on the cheaper side, but it otherwise appears reasonably well put together.

Smaller than I thought, but really powerful, charged my solar watches to the max within a couple of hours

Neat effective and I like it. There are two rubber attachments for different size watches the fit isn’t quite perfect but it’s certainly good. There is a little light leaking but not enough to bother me. There is a bit of residual heat in the watch but is dissipates quite quickly. Overall a pretty neat gadget, I’d repurchase as a stocking filler for Christmas!!!

This Coolfire Solar watch charger is a life-changer. Being almost housebound due to mobility problems it has become well-nigh impossible to keep my Citizens Eco Drive watch charged properly. My flat is on the ground floor and only gets good sun exposure early in the day - I was struggling to keep watch charged on windowsill on dull days and eventually gave up. I then tried placing it within inches of a 100 watt (LED equivalent) lightbulb for hours/days/weekends/a week to top it up. If I forgot to do this for say a month or so the battery was in danger of dying on me. The movement of the hands changes to warn you the battery is very flat - the second hand jumps irregularly instead of moving smoothly. A couple of times watch stopped completely before I noticed it was doing this. Watch then began to spend more time almost affixed to the lightbulb than on my arm as I was scared I'd lose my favourite watch. Since October 2023 when I purchased this Coolfire Solar watch charger I have a much easier way to keep the battery topped up. I set the timer on my Kindle Fire for 8 hours, I place my watch on my solar charger, I plug the charger into mains power, start the timer on kindle, get on with my day until timer beeps. I switch off the power to the charger. Boom, I have my watch battery charged. I repeat the above about every week to 10 days to make sure there's always enough power in the battery to prevent it getting completely destroyed. Try it, buy it, save yourself a lot of hassle keeping your solar watches running for years. Get them out of storage and on to a charger just to keep them all alive - especially if you stay in Scotland like me and cannot always trust the sun to be bright enough to keep the battery working 100% all year round.

this item seems to work fine to charge my Citizen watches (I have 12)... if your watch doesn't have a charge meter it's hard to tell how fully charged the watch is so a review is difficult, however, I would recommend this unit if you wear your watch all the time and don't have time to leave it in the sun once in a while (especially in snowy winter)

Den är effektiv i att ladda, gör helt klart vad den är tänkt att göra, men den genererar betydligt mer värme än vad jag fått uppfattning att den skulle. Inte så klockan får skador, men mer än vad som känns helt tryggt. Jag skulle inte ladda mer än 4-5 timmar i streck

Excelente dispositivo para cargar los relojes, si que se maltraten por los fuertes rayos del sol, lo deje toda la noche cargando después de que estaba totalmente descargado y el medidor indica que se cargo casi 3/4, lo deje otra noche y se cargo al 100%

Funciona perfeitamente, tem excelente qualidade, muito prático. Vale o que custa pois a satisfação é certa.

I received my Amazon order for two of these chargers and I immediately tried them out. Each one can be powered in three ways: 1. Mini USB cable. 2. 4.5 V DC power supply. 3. 2 AAA batteries. When you use the AAA batteries, only four of the LEDs will light up. I don't know how well the four LEDs charge a solar watch because I only tested my chargers with the batteries to make sure that the battery terminals were making good contact. I never ran them for any length of time with the AAA batteries. For the long term test, I powered my two chargers with one of these Vivitar USB chargers that has two 2 A USB outputs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GCMYAG/ref=cm_cd_asin_lnk Note that if you plan on getting a dual USB output charger similar to what I bought, look carefully at the current output through the two USB ports. I found that most of the units do not have a full 2 A output from both USB ports. Most of them have 2 A from one and 1 A from the second one. Ideally, you want as much current as possible (2 A) from both USB ports. The Vivitar one that I mentioned above was one of the few with that option. Despite what the Amazon reviewers said, I have had absolutely no problems with the one that I bought. The solar watch LED chargers are made from very thin black plastic and they are very light weight. I would not even think about taking them on vacation with me because I don't think that they'd survive bouncing around in a suitcase. They are plenty durable enough for what I intend to do with them though - sit on my dresser and charge up my Casio, Seiko, and Citizen solar watches once a month. I put two of my most favorite Citizen Eco Drive dive watches on the new chargers: my Eco Zilla and my Promaster Aqualand Depth Meter diver. Both watches rested on top of the chargers' rubber bezels without extending beyond the bezels' outer edges. The chargers' rubber bezels are great because they did not scratch my watch bezels. The LED chargers worked great! I have never run my solar watch batteries down very far (that will shorten the life of them) but my depth meter dive watch has a power reserve meter on it and it was down to about 75% charge before I started my test. After about three hours on the LED charger, the meter was up to a full 100%. Even though my two watches were fully charged up, I decided to leave them on the LED chargers for a full 24 hours. After sitting on the chargers for the full 24 hours, my watches were only a little bit warm and not dangerously so. This is a major benefit to using these LED chargers versus leaving solar watches on a windowsill where they can really cook. Also, unlike sunlight, LEDs do not give out UV light so they will not fade watch dials and hands. Fading hands is a big problem with some Citizen Eco Drive dive watches with bright orange minute hands if they are left on a windowsill repeatedly for recharging. The chargers come with two different sized rubber bezels. Supposedly one is for woman's watches and one is for men's watches. I only used the larger one for men's watches and it worked just fine. It was able to accommodate both my largest watch (the 50 mm Aqualand Depth Meter BN2021-03E diver that I ran my first test on) and my smallest watch (a 40 mm Citizen BN0000-04H diver.) Both fit just fine though the larger watch rested on the highest top surface of the rubber bezel, while the smaller one fit down low inside the bezel on its sloped/inclined surface. All of my other solar powered watches in between those sizes fit just fine on the chargers. When resting my large Aqualand Depth Meter and Eco Zilla watches on the chargers, the bumps on the surfaces of the bezels caused the bezels to not sit 100% flush against the chargers' rubber bezels all the way around. Those gaps between the watch bezels and charger bezels let some of the light from the LEDs shine out and into my bedroom. My wife complained about the light on the ceiling last night when she was first went to bed but after she shut her eyes, she fell asleep in a few minutes. She slept just fine throughout the night so the light spilling out from the chargers may seem like a lot at first, but once you close your eyes you won't notice it. My smaller watches like the 40 mm Citizen diver I mentioned before that fit within the bezel did not have nearly as much light spill out. Also, in theory, a watch bezel that is perfectly smooth will rest completely flush against the charger bezel and prevent any light from shining out and into the room. None of my solar watches have smooth bezels so I did not get the chance to test out that theory. So I give these little solar watch chargers two thumbs up. For what they are, they're not the cheapest things out there, but if they keep my solar watch batteries from going dead and keep my watch hands and dials from fading, they're a great buy. Some of the negative comments/reviews for these solar chargers say to just leave solar watches on a window sill to recharge them. Here is my reply to that idea: Putting a solar watch on a window sill exposes it to lots of UV light. That harsh UV light can fade the dial and hands if they are brightly colored, as are the minute hands on several of my solar diving watches. There are pictures on the internet of badly faded dive watch dials and hands from people that made the mistake of using a window sill to recharge their watches. Unlike sunlight, LEDs like what are used in this charger do not give out a lot of UV light (some sources say that LEDs do not put out any UV light) and thus they will not fade anything that they illuminate. Also, if you have a Citizen Eco Drive watch, the instructions clearly state to avoid charging the watch in an area that becomes hot like a car dashboard. A window sill in direct sunlight can easily become just as hot as a dashboard. Too much heat is not good for the movement in solar watches. Of course, you can just wear a solar watch to recharge it (unless you're nocturnal) but when you're a watch collector, usually you have too many watches in your collection and your solar ones only come up in the rotation every few months at most. As a result they don't get the necessary wrist time to sufficiently keep their batteries fully charged between the times that they are worn. Letting solar watch batteries die repeatedly will drastically shorten their life. As others have found out the hard way, these chargers will not fix a completely dead rechargeable battery in a solar watch.