Citizen Watch developed the world’s smallest movement for radio-controlled wristwatches [JP]. The so-called H010 measures just 18.5mm in diameter and 3.4mm in thickness.

Watchmakers are turning to radio-controlled watches to beat out their Chinese and European counterparts, who tend to dominate the lower and higher ends of the market.

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Have time, will travel with the newest Citizen EcoDrive Global Radio Controlled Watch.

Having introduced the world’s first multipolar receiver type radio-controlled watch in 1993, Citizen radio-controlled watches have always been at the forefront of technological development.

Inside, Citizen’s new timepieces come with the watchmaker’s light-powered Eco-Drive Radio-Controlled tech, which constantly recharges their batteries.

Eco-Drive is a proprietary Citizen technology that uses energy from light to drive the watch’s movement. The history of its development began 35 years ago with a search for new sources of energy.