RETRO DIGITAL WATCHES - History of #digitalwatches - Casio , Seiko, Texas Instruments - LCD displays

After my electric watches video, I’ve gone further down the rabbit hole to look into how the LCD digital watch came about. This goes back to the origins of the tuning fork, integrated circuits, LED and Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) and the golden era when Swiss, US and Japanese watchmakers and electronics companies were still in the field. The emergence of casio from its adventures with calculators is where we leave the story for other videos.

I’ve been heavily reliant on the below sources, and have referenced the source for the various photos used within the video:

[timbodedidleo]

Great little video! Thank you for this history lesson of digital watch technology.

[thewatchfemme]

Better then any class I took in High School! Well done.

[zillsburyy]

I.W. is a master in the history of digital watches

[stevenbollinger]

Actually, that's the way Johnny Carson sounded when he was impressed. He was very cool and reserved, very laid-back. Another outstanding video.

[rickyabache]

Enjoyed this. Quite a few things I didn’t know.

[fj]

Hi, I grew up with a Casio.. It was like having something very cool then..Still is now actually.

[dimatha]

Your video is the greatest tribute for digital watches, I started liking watches because of mechanicals but after I understood how great and far more reliable and accurate digitals are I totally switched to only G-Shocks, the only watches for true use in our days.

[marcelovasconcellos]

Looking forward to more from this very interesting series. Great job!

[WatchUPMrRangeman]

Nicely presented my friend.... really enjoyed this one, especially the more depth in how it works ;)
Would love to see a video on the beginning of the Casio empire to the point they hit watches, but their first calculators were something really different..
Could see your videos being used in schools also, maybe contact someone behind education, and who knows, you might have a new career ;)
Cheers and big thumbs ;)

[alphalimaindia]

I have two of the Timex Ironman watches in the middle of the thumbnail for this video. They are roughly 26 years old.

[timtimecollector]

Excellent video, interesting subject and very clear delivery too. I was never really sure who did what in the early development of digital watches. It's interesting to know that the Swiss and other western countries were pioneers in developing new designs. I thought it was more the 'Far East' countries. Ps. I had trouble finding your channel on YouTube because of all the other 'watch reactions' videos showing people reacting to things they are looking at. Maybe you could put your name in front of the title? 🤔🙂

[hankhillsnrrwurethra]

I thought Mr. James L. Fergason was Billy Carter for a second there.

[KillingTimeWithNorman]

This video is soo great! I love the historical tour, soo much I didn't know!