The $40 Solar Watch Never Needs A Battery

Want to harness the power of the sun, but don't want to spend a lot of money? The QQ SmileSolar has you covered. 

The Japanese company, which is owned by Citizen watches, has made it's fun, stylish solar watch for years. But now, the SmileSolar is finally available in the U.S., for only $40. The SolarSmile is an affordable way to get a watch that needs no battery and no winding.

The watches are made from recycled materials, and a portion of sales are donated to Table For Two, a charity combating hunger in Asia and Africa. This way you can justify buying multiple watches in a variety of different colorways.


Evan Scott Schwartz is the Tech editor for Supercompressor. He just realized that solar watches are just sundials.