a new arrival...guess what it is!!

[Kasper]

In a few days, i will have a real nice watch on my doorstep...

this is the preview...i disguised it a bit..so try to guess what it is????

Go for it!!

[vpn]

Let me guess... It's an LCD but not a Seiko. Am I right?
I suppose an European or American brand.

[Kasper]

yes it's an lcd...you can still see a little of the sign on the box..i masked it

It's the first watch that......???

[abem]

Ooooh!

Is it a Texas Instruments Starburst, the first digital watch with an analog LCD display?!
http://www.digitalwatchlibrary.com/DWL/ ... starburst/

If so, very cool. I love the clean design of this model.

-abe.

[Kasper]

Damn, i'm really impressed Abe. You know your stuff 12 points for Wisconson

Nos with everything..these are not my pics..it will be arriving next week..i make new pictures then.

[abem]

Kasper,

Oh, wow. Just, wow. I've seen photos of the gold colored square / tonneau cased one (the one featured in the Texas Instruments TV commercials), but I didn't even know that there was a round stainless variety. That's just gorgeous. I passed up an eBay auction years ago for a new-in-box gold one and wish I hadn't. Kudos. That's quite a score.

Here's a link to the 1978 TV commercial with the gold Starburst:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixj5125v4j8
Here's a little about the lead engineer / inventor, who just passed away:
http://www.dallasnews.com/obituary-head ... -at-73.ece
Here's the square cased model in stainless steel:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RARE-VINTAGE ... 1031188474

-abe.

[vpn]

Ahhh, now I see what watch is. It looks great! I must say that LCD watches with analog display are quite fascinating. They are a sort of reversed ana-digi, since they don't have a mechanical analog display. Congrats Kasper!

[SASM]

Kasper - I am sooo jealous

Thanks for the pictures. Please do a few hi-res once it appears in BE.