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Collecting Digital Watches: An Introduction
Collecting LED Watches
In every decade there are certain objects, styles or ideas which become forever more associated with that time.
One such object is an invention of the 1970s - The Digital Watch! The collectors market for digital watches has grown to be very popular in recent years, with some examples reaching prices in the tens of thousands! This guide will attempt to outline the main technologies used in digital watches and will give some examples of each.
There are two main kinds of digital watch, differing in the technology used by the watch to display the time. The Light Emitting Diode (L.E.D) was used in the first digital watches to show the time. (See http://tinyurl.com/g7fyk for a comprehensive guide to how Light Emitting Diodes work) These were eventually phased out in preference of a cheaper and more practical technology, that of the Liquid Crystal Display (L.C.D). (Please see guide at http://tinyurl.com/ywt7d3) L.E.D watches have a much lower battery life compared to L.C.D, requiring a new battery every few months. This is due to the high power demands (on a battery) of the L.E.D display used in these watches to light up the time. For this reason, L.E.D watches need to have a button pressed in order to show the time, whereas L.C.D watches show it permanently. L.E.D watches have seen a sudden revival in the last couple of years, with many companies releasing funky retro themed watches utilizing this technology
(see http://tinyurl.com/3freod for some of the more popular examples).
L.E.D watches were the only digital watches in the 70's, L.C.D followed in the 80's. The Hamilton Pulsar L.E.D watch is arguably the most popular brand around, having been the first digital watch ever sold. L.C.D watches tend to be considerably cheaper as they were produced and sold much cheaper than L.E.D. There are many good watches available at all prices if you know how to look in the right places. A good place to build up your collection from is http://tinyurl.com/6yu3f9 I hope this is of use to someone, thank you for reading.
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An example of A LED Watch
An example of A LCD Watch
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