Freestyle Boiler eco-friendly digital watch launches

Posted by David Walker on Thu 19 Feb 2009

Batteries get the boot

Never again worry about the battery going on your watch, the Freestyle Boiler harnesses the power of the sun, no matter if you live in Malaga or Manchester.

This is no ordinary solar-powered gadget - and by that, we mean it doesn't need a good 8 hours of rays to keep going. No, this one just needs one good session in the sun to keep going for a whopping 12 months. A whole year of power and not a watch battery in sight. Give it a few years and the Freestyle should pay for itself.

A tasty bit of kit too, offering up a chunky square face, chronograph, alarm, timer, dual time, a NightVision backlit display and if you're worried about those power levels, there's an indicator too. But if you go out in it only once a month, it should keep topped up for the life of the watch.

You can pick up a Freestyle Boiler online for $115.

Link: Freestyle (via Treehugger)

Buy one here: Freestyle

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