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New Releases · 2026-08-26

Citizen Eco-Drive Photon transforms light into a layered dial

Celebrating fifty years of light-powered Citizen watchmaking, the Eco-Drive Photon uses intersecting slits over a structural-colour layer to create optical changes as the dial catches the li

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By Chronolume digest · Original English summary · Based on WatchTime (August 26, 2026); manufacturer product information

Citizen Eco-Drive Photon BJ6560-53W silver titanium with blue structural-colour dial
The silver BJ6560-53W variant and its multi-layered light-harvesting dial Citizen ↗

What to know

Celebrating fifty years of light-powered Citizen watchmaking, the Eco-Drive Photon uses intersecting slits over a structural-colour layer to create optical changes as the dial catches the light. The integrated rounded-octagonal Super Titanium case measures 39.6 mm.

The E036 light-powered quartz movement can run for approximately a year after a full charge. Silver BJ6560-53W and black-and-gold BJ6569-59X editions are each limited to 5,000 worldwide.

Citizen Eco-Drive Photon BJ6569-59X black and yellow gold toned titanium
The black-and-gold BJ6569-59X version Citizen ↗

Source & attribution

WatchTime (August 26, 2026); manufacturer product information · Published 2026-08-26 ↗

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