LED space watch (1 Viewer)

[EricW]

saw this on gizmodo and i'm tempted. what do you guys think? anybody bought these products before?

http://www.led-watch.com/space.htm

 

[Kevin Hewell]

I didn't like those watches in the 70s and I still don't like them.

 

[BrianW]

It looks nice, but that's a little too retro for my taste. Does it still take two hands to tell the time just like in the 70s? That gets old pretty fast.

 

[Paul McElligott]

There's a good reason LCD's quickly replaced LED's it watches.

1. Can be read without pushing a button first.
2. Can be read in bright sunlight.
3. Doesn't look like a prop Gil Gerard wore in "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century."[/list=1]

 

[Mark Fontana]

How about a Nixie Tube Wristwatch?

 

[BrianW]

Paul, you forgot to mention that LCD watches also have a vastly superior battery life.

 

[Paul McElligott]

Sorry, I never stuck with an LED watch long enough to run down the battery.

 

[Bryan X]

Geez, they sure are making it clear that it's the 'real' deal: