Trying to identify LCD watch from 72-73

[mparkes]

I am trying to identify or remember a LCD watch I bought back in early 70s
I seem to recall it was a very basic LCD model with a blue or real colored bezel
I want to say timex but not sure
us there any way to find a pic of early timex LCD watches?
thanks

[rewolf]

hi mparkes,
here are a few: http://www.ledwatches.net/photos-early-lcd.htm - but no timex
'72-'73 is very early for LCD

[mparkes]

hi mparkes,
here are a few: http://www.ledwatches.net/photos-early-lcd.htm - but no timex
'72-'73 is very early for LCD

It may have been later, perhaps 74? I distinctly remember having to send it back to the manufacturer for replcaement as exposure to the sun seemed to darken the LCD display in a rather irregular pattern, although the replacement did the same thing! I am not finding much on TImex so maybe it was another brand. Its price as I recall was around $80 and it was the ONLY digital watch in the dept store at the time, so as a high school kid with a love for sci fi, I had to buy one to step into the future! LOL

[rewolf]

... exposure to the sun seemed to darken the LCD display in a rather irregular pattern...

A common fault of early LCDs. The UV radiation killed the LC. So they added a yellowish UV filter.
If it cost only $80, it was rather later than '74. Or a real bargain .

[digibloke]

If it was Pre 1975 then Peter Wenzigs lcd gallery is a good place to look...

http://www.digitalwatches.de/ENGLISH_INDEX.HTM

If it was a timex than it was probably an SSQ (Peter has one in his for sale section) but it's perhaps unlikely as they have very reliable displays. If it had a cranky display then it was possibly an Optel. They made displays for lots of watches around this time (most of which are completely black nowadays).

Here's a link for some of their watches...

http://www.davidsarnoff.org/gallery-lc/gallery-lc-op.html

Microma could be another good bet as their early displays were also a bit pants...

http://www.davidsarnoff.org/gallery-lc/gallery-lc-mi.html

It's a bit "needle in a haystack" but good luck.

[Adam]

Hi

My first post but is this the watch you had?



regards

Adam