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Originally Posted by Apache
You can't recharge a solar powered light at night without an external light source. 
You have to love the sales pitch on solar watches. "You never have to buy a battery again." Technically that is true, but a solar watch has a capacitor. This is nothing more than a rechargeable battery. And when you do have to replace the capacitor expect to pay 5 to 10 times the cost of a battery.
Apache |
True enough, but then again, I've had it for a good 10 years and haven't had to replace it yet. The capacitor seems to hold enough of a charge to last the night. I wore it every day up until when the Apple Watch came out several years ago. It's a good hiking watch. As you mention, most of the watch repair places have gone by the wayside. I would guess that if it ever dies, I'll simply replace it rather than look around for someone who will replace the capacitor. It would probably be cheaper.