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It's a happy day, a new watch arrived Part 6 at Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches It's a happy day, a new watch arrived Image Attachments

Ricky Lee
December 12, 2009 11:25PM
 Registered: April 2005
Posts: 6,022 (2010-02)

I was a bit taken aback by how much I like this one..

Retro Blues LCD

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..and the name fits the character of the watch perfectly, I reckon.. "Retro Blues" for sure!

The module is Chinese made, and the functions are Time, and Day/Date. No chrono, no alarm, this is about as basic as a digital gets. It does have a backlight, which is activated by the pusher at 2. The pusher at 8 puts it into setting mode, and the pusher at 4 cycles the digits. Quite a chunky beast, it is, at 42mm x 45mm x 11mm thick, with conventional (though hooded) 20mm lugs. Quite heavy, too.

Retro Blues LCD

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This would definitely be a keeper, except the (folded link SS) bracelet is at least 2 links short of fitting me. I tried it on a blue 1-piece nylon strap but, to my surprise, it just looked wrong to me. as I really expected it to work. I also tried a smooth black XL leather strap.. it was even worse! For some reason, this one seems to me to demand a bracelet. So hopefully I'll be able to come up with a bracelet of some sort. If not.. well, it's a pretty darned cool watch (IMHO!), and I should have no trouble unloading it.

-Ricky

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It's a happy day, a new watch arrived Part 6 at Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches It's a happy day, a new watch arrived Image Attachments
Ricky Lee -- December 12, 2009 11:25PM (Views: 78)
One compound word: Twist-O-Flex. 
Chris L -- December 13, 2009 03:11AM (Views: 48)
That is about as retro LCD as it gets. My first digital was a Timex Marathon that had the basic 3 1/2 digit display and cycled through time/calendar/seconds with one pusher, and a display light with the other.

Speidel Twist-O-Flex bands were very common back in 1978-1982 time frame when basic LCD watches such as this were appearing on wrists.

Great idea! Applause! Mind you, 'twould have never occurred to me, as.. It's a happy day, a new watch arrived Image Attachments
Ricky Lee -- December 13, 2009 02:08PM (Views: 63)
..I'm not a fan of expansion bracelets. In fact, to say that I hate expansion bracelets wouldn't be too far off the mark. LOL

However, to give them their due, there are certain applications in which they can't be beat. For instance, the one expansion bracelet in my active collection (a jenny-wine Speidel Twist-O-Flex) is on the..

OE Animatron watch

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..OE animatron 'Naughty Watch'. In this case, the Twist-O-Flex rules, as it allows me to doff the watch and flip it around to display the back side lightning quick. LOL
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Chris L
That is about as retro LCD as it gets. My first digital was a Timex Marathon that had the basic 3 1/2 digit display and cycled through time/calendar/seconds with one pusher, and a display light with the other.
Yes indeed. Actually, I'm a bit surprised that this one doesn't have a seconds display. 'Retro' almost to a fault.. Smiling
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Chris L
Speidel Twist-O-Flex bands were very common back in 1978-1982 time frame when basic LCD watches such as this were appearing on wrists.
Just so! As such, a Twist-O-Flex might be the perfect combo for the "retro" character of this watch. Sounds good on paper, anyway! I just may swap on the bracelet from the OE today to test this theory out. LOL

Cheers!

-Ricky

Administrators please This poster has to be breakin' some "overpost" rule of some sort -- Please merge I am angry! Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off (n/t)
Riddim Driven -- December 13, 2009 12:21AM (Views: 7)
I am angry! I've got your "overpost rule" right here, Reggae boy! I am angry! Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
Ricky Lee -- December 13, 2009 01:43PM (Views: 35)
Just wait 'til the battery department's restocked! You ain't seen nothin' yet! Laughing

-Ricky

I'm fortifying the bunker for the next salvo I am frowning, Sad Cool!  (n/t)
Riddim Driven -- December 13, 2009 02:47PM (Views: 13)
Good idea. Just make sure the bunker's got Internet access... Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off (n/t)
Ricky Lee -- December 13, 2009 03:31PM (Views:12 )
Very Cool! Ricky Thumbs up! (n/t)
PaulGeo -- December 13, 2009 12:01AM (Views: 5)


It's a happy day, a new watch arrived New combo! Photos especially for ChrisL... Image Attachments

December 13, 2009 10:09PM


I took your advice and swapped the long Speidel Twist-O-Flex from the OE Watch onto the Retro Blues:

Retro Blues LCD

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The Retro Blues is a full 8mm shorter across the lugs than the OE so, while the fit of this bracelet in spot-on perfect with the OE, it's a wee bit tighter'n I consider optimum in this application. But a Twist-O-Flex should grab the wrist quite snugly, IMHO, and it is working for me. WooHOO!

Caseback photo, since I haven't posted one yet:

Retro Blues LCD

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And the obligatory HWS shot:

Retro Blues LCD

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So whach U think, Chris?

-Ricky



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It's a happy day, a new watch arrived New combo! Photos especially for ChrisL... Image Attachments
Ricky Lee -- December 13, 2009 10:09PM (Views: 96)
Pity you can't graft a bit of Speidel as an extention to the original bracelet. Laughing out loud! Laughing out loud! (n/t)
Dave Murphy -- December 13, 2009 11:03PM (Views: 21)
Dave you evil genius, even I am starting to imagine caveman solutions to that challenge. Laughing out loud! (n/t)
Chris L -- December 13, 2009 11:13PM (Views: 12)
It's possible! Thumbs up! I mean, I've SEEN such..
Ricky Lee -- December 14, 2009 12:14AM (Views: 10)
..hybrids of conventional and expansion bracelets. Heck, I've got one is me Spare Bracelets pile! Oops!

Hmmmmm.. Rolling on the floor laughing my a.. off

-Ricky

(Crowd chants) Do It! Do It! Do It! (n/t)
Dave Murphy -- December 14, 2009 12:29AM (Views: 10)
Bwa ha ha ha ha Laughing out loud!Laughing out loud!Laughing out loud! (n/t)
Dave Murphy -- December 13, 2009 11:18PM (Views: 7)
Ooooh! I am jealous! Nice Evil Galactic Overlord laugh! Thumbs up! Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off (n/t)
Ricky Lee -- December 14, 2009 12:10AM (Views: 10)
It works. I think I might even have that particular band on a watch... Image Attachments
Chris L -- December 13, 2009 10:45PM (Views: 29)
It seems pretty close to what I put on this Waltham, but seemingly mine is narrower.

Photo by Chris Larson

I wore that Timex Marathon I mentioned yesterday on a black Twist-O-Flex, and that same strap was also used on the next watch I had. That was a no-name wrist calculator with a black resin case.


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