The sun isn't really out anymore, but I found that this solar watch I thought was dead had been revived. So to avoid the risk of it dying again before it was blogged, I thought I'd share it today.
The watch is by Sanyo who are a Japanese electronics company and are now part of the Panasonic group (since 2009). The Sanyo logo can be found on the face and engraved into the back.
The watch has an Amorton Solar panel to provide the power. Amorton is Sanyo/Panasonic's range of integrated amorphous silicon solar cells. Sanyo was one of the first companies to focus on this type of solar cell. They used the technology on self branded watches originally, but now the panels are normally made for others.
Internet searches for the model number (514-67) lead to no hits, suggesting that the watches may not have been produced in large numbers. I'm guessing that it is from the 80s, but haven't been able to confirm that. It was made in Japan and has
It is a standard LCD display watch the with a 6 digit display and day marker along the top. Mode-wise, it has multi alarms and a countdown timer. The model number is on the back, along with a two part number split into 3 and 4 digits which I guess is a serial number.
