Digital Pocket Watch Dream Come True

[happyfilmluvguy]

For a very long I've been searching through and through for a special kind of watch. Since I was in 1st grade, I wasn't taught how to read a analog clock, or at least was able to learn. In junior high, out of pure pointlessness, when I told my teacher I couldn't read analog clocks, he and his assistants tried to teach me, since at the time I always wore a digital wrist watch.

Up until about 3 years ago, I eventually stopped wearing a wrist watch all together, and went out looking for a pocket watch. Since I'm not able to read an analog clock persay (1:00, 1:30 I can but 1:45, 3:15, I can't), I wanted to try to find a nice classic looking pocket watch with a digital clock on it. Not an easy task. They seem to be very difficult to find.

I did find the existance of early mechanically operated digital pocket watches, but those are even more rare than modern ones. I had bought a $10 stopwatch from Radio Shack until I could find what I was looking for. It served me well. But just until recently, I didn't think I'd find one existing and would have to have one "made" eventually. Until I found one, and it was just what I was looking for....

Here is my new "digital AND analog pocket watch"

It came with the pouch and I really like that tin case it came in!

I hope it lasts longer than I live, that's for sure!

It's also a quartz. No re-winding included.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Looks very nice... comgrats on finding what you've always wanted. Who is the maker?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

COOL!!
HD

 

[Jay]

Nice. I was hoping you'd find one.

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

The maker is Majestron ([huh] )

I haven't found some real information on this maker, though, but I have found plenty of other watches.

From the looks of their other watches, they seem to make very good watches.

Thank you! I'm very happy with it.

Definitely unusual to find an analog and digital watch.

 

[Michaelson]

Those movements have been available in wrist watches since the mid 80's. I used to own one. Be careful getting it to close to electrical equipment with a magnetic field, or extreme heat. I scrambled the brains of mine when reaching into a rack full of video gear (3/4 inch U-Matic recorders). Heat will affect the screen of the digital readout, so don't leave it in a car in summer (that's the kind of extreme heat I'm talking about)

The maker of the movement is more than likely NOT Magestron, as they are one of a hundred companies that subcontract for movements, install their dial and place the movement in their marked cases and boxes for sale. As you can see on the dial, the movement is indeed made in Japan, and yet the case and dial could be either French or Swiss.

They're inexpensive to make, but sell like hot cakes. I enjoyed mine while I had it, as I set the analog hands to Eastern time, and the digital readout to Central time when I lived and worked in Tallahassee, FL, as I had to deal with folks in both timezones at the time, and it was just easier to keep track that way.

With the exception of the two points above, they're pretty much bullet proof and VERY reliable if you keep the battery updated when required.

Nice watch, my friend, and solves your problem quite nicely.

Regards! Michaelson

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

That's very informative info Mr. Michaelson.

Parts are indeed a different story from the case.

It won't leave my pocket to get a suntan on the beach, nor in a car.

Thanks for the information!

 

[Michaelson]

My pleasure. Always happy to 'talk shop' when it comes to our time pieces.

Regards! Michaelson