Top Ten Technically Important Electronic Watches
Until the 1950s, the wristwatch world was powered by springs. It wasn't even until the 50s that automatic winding watches started to become popular, meaning that most watches were not only powered by springs but also one's ability to wind that spring manually. It was human-powered timekeeping. Winding one's watch was part of daily routine, as was adjusting it regularly to keep it accurate. But 1957 heralded change and the beginnings of a revolution that would fully materialize in the 1970s and 80s, and it all started with the futuristic-sounding, electric watch.Pre-quartz watch electric timekeeping technology was crude by today's standards, but rapid improvements helped make the battery-powered watch not only the dominate way people tell time today (don't ruin it for mechanical watch lovers by telling them), but also set the stage for wearable computers and a whole universe of watches that managed to do things no spring could ever hope to accomplish.1957:?The Electric WatchA horologica

The Watch LCD Revolution Is On The Horizon: LG Releases First Circular Color LCD Screens
[ad#image-med-rect]This may look like a pretty average watch, but in actuality it represents years of effort. This is one solid circular LCD (liquid crystal display) screen, something that is very hard to do. It also displays 262,000 colors, unlike the monochromatic watch LCDs that you are used to.In the past, all LCD panels needed to be square or rectangular. For years, efforts have been made to give LCD screens more organic shapes, but the nature of their construction made this almost impossible. That left us with boring little screens on our Casio watches.Color LCD panels are nothing new, but there is little to no color LCD penetration on watch displays. This is due to the necessity for backlighting, which would require frequent battery changes or charging. New technologies are changing this, and what you see is a clear representation of what we can come to expect in the upcoming years. On that note,? new types of LCD (and of course OLED; organic light emitting diode) require less o

Calatrava v. Chevron ('Henri Stern') deployant clasp
Having managed to satisfy myself with the help of responses to another of my threads, that the 5140 that I have just acquired did not have a rogue clasp (it had no Calatrava rose and turns out to be a since-discontinued 'chevron' or 'Henri stern' clasp), I have followed up on TRF and a few other forums as to the differences. Whilst there is plainly an identified issue with the safety of the chevron clasp, there is a sizeable body of opinion that strongly prefers it to the more traditional Calatrava clasp, for a whole variety of reasons. Not only that, but there are those that actually mourn its passing and regret that it is now very hard to find the chevron clasp.As this is my 'entry level' first PP, I have nothing to compare the chevron clasp with. Before asking PP whether they will give me a free swap (this seems to be available from what I have read), I thought I would sound out people's opinions on whether this would be an unwise move; not least as I guess that it is very much a

New Everest strap for my Sub C ND
Received a new blue Everest rubber strap yesterday. Man this thing is comfortable and conforming! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Tudor Black Bay vs. 6 digit Sub fit/feel
Does anyone own the Tudor Black Bay and a Rolex 6 digit Sub? I'm interested in a screen shot of both on wrist AND would like to hear how the Tudor fits/feels on your wrist compared to the Sub. I like the Matt blue disk on straps offered but have yet to see one in person. FWIW, I own the LVc.