your best shots of a solid state DSM LCD watch

[Kasper]

damn...incredible shots Peter...very nice. Oh yes i would love to have a digital watch with real white digits on a black matt background

edit : btw we are aware of the problems with picture posting..we are trying to solve it asap ...this evening

[laptop]

Hi guys,
I can't post mine "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."
Any solution?!

[azimuth_pl]

there should be no issue if you post a link to an external ftp location. how are you trying to add pictures?

[laptop]

Hi Azimuth,
Im trying to upload the picture direct to the forum thru the litle upload interface.

[bucko170]

Hi guys,
I can't post mine "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."
Any solution?!

I have let Hanno know and he is going to look into the matter later today, you could use 'Imageshack' or 'photobucket' to upload the photo's to the forum in the meantime.

Cheers Mick.

[laptop]

Work in progress

Microma.jpg

But for now, a very "too quiet" piece

[azimuth_pl]

looks clean, try a new quartz first.

[laptop]

Hi Azimuth,
I tried a new crystal (quartz) yesterday night but no success
I will just clean everything, polish and have as a display piece in my collection
Thanks

It uses a 32.768 kHz right?!

[azimuth_pl]

quartz frequency is standard and correct.
it might have a dead display and as such will remain a display watch ;)

[Adam]

Here's a youtube of the Gladius last time it worked.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/5meynErP40 ... detailpage"

Adam

[BENRUS]

Here's a youtube of the Gladius last time it worked.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/5meynErP40 ... detailpage"

Adam

Very nice watch!
Glad you were able to capture the moment, thanks for sharing it with us!
Sorry to hear it passed away

[AlmightyTallest]

Thanks for that Adam, yours is probably the only known video of a non Optel Dynamic Scattering display watch in working condition. I really like the thinner digit font and the flashing round colon for seconds.

[Adam]

The rumours of my demise were vastly exaggerated... :)



fussy as a Ferarri. Half an hour adjusting the case back finally breathed some life.

Adam

[AlmightyTallest]

That... Is... AWSOME!! I really like how this watch looks, what a heafty piece of steel for your wrist.

Glad to see it's back and running, get more videos, just in case lol.

[Adam]

Not steel chrome plated base metal Hong Kong made. There are ore details from Old Tom on the library. Tom repaired it for me, kind of... :) he knows


Adam

[Diginut]

Adam - do you have any more photos of the 'Gladius' ? Maybe some of the inside too ? I've never seen one before !

[Adam]

There's an inside shot on the library picture three


http://www.digitalwatchlibrary.com/DWL/ ... adius-dsm/


regards


Adam

[BENRUS]

Here's part of neat Quartzmatic ad that shows both version displays available at the same time:

FEandDS.JPG

AorB.JPG

[retroleds]

I've got the one on the right - hope I can get that prick to behave.

[BENRUS]

I've got the one on the right - hope I can get that prick to behave.

Its a nice looking watch I've had that model before, but with busted FE LCD display:-(

I just got this Zodiac that's keeping good time, but with the 5:59 image burned into the screen... Its a bit hard to read the actual time displaying over it .
If you look at it from a left angle, you can just about read the time:

ZODIAC.jpg

Time displayed right now is 7:37
I will attempt a LCD transfer from another Optel I have thats 90% better, and take better pictures soon

[laptop]

I just got a few working ones today.
For now, here is a picture (using my iPhone, sorry). Better pictures to come.

Quartzmatic Westclox LowRes.jpg

New batteries and boom!!!! Working

[azimuth_pl]

repeated from another thread but this should also be relevant for the DSM discussion:

in any earlier documents, leaflets, manuals and articles I have never come across a direct statement that LCD displays will need to be replaced every few years.
check the below from Popular Science July 1972: