1978 Texas Instruments LCD LED Watch Commercial

[slowgold20]

00:42 I thougth my watch was going off XD

[jtmichaelson]

That man's voice was the late Don LaFontaine - and yes, he was doing movie trailers then. But I guess everyone needs a little extra cash on the side.

[rovku]

12:25 was the 70's 13:37.

[MattTheSaiyan]

I want one! They look stylish and retro!

[jeffw1267]

I had one of the LED watches, but it didn't have flowers and shit on it. It was tan colored and all plastic. I can't even find one on Ebay, and I'll bet they're worth a ton now.

[nerdelicious5]

it sweeps like fire!

[btcguy08]

Hey.... What's wrong with wheels and springs?

[trunk0070]

Jesus. 125 dollars in 1978. What is it now? $15 at Wal-Mart?

[visor109]

Maybe, but I am thinking it's a favorite at your local flea market.

[Rothirsch]

I would say still at least 125$, maybe even more, if it is in a very good condition. Because original LCD or LED-watches from 1970 to about 1980 are already regarded as rare collectors items in 2009.

[320k]

@trunk0070 According to an online inflation calculator, $125 in 1978 is equal to $405 in 2009

[maglight117]

i have 3 starbursts

[BloodlessCoupe]

That man's voice is like warm margarine...

[algorithm18]

@BloodlessCoupe Oh man, that guy's voice just came inside my ear pussy!

[gomemdesoto]

Nice commercial ! Of course by 1978 the market for LED(press button to see time/red digit) type watches was more or less dead.

[chabba77]

I didn't know Texas Instruments made watches.

[gomemdesoto]

FYI Commodore and National Semiconductors also made LED watches in the mid/late '70s.

[leitermann]

my watch is binary

[HevyImpaler]

Which PIC did you use?

[leitermann]

Unfortunately I am not quite cool enough yet to have a home-made binary watch. I got it as a christmas gift, so I don't know what kind of microcontroller is in there. Why do you ask? Have you made, or are you planning on making something like that?

[HevyImpaler]

I asked just to know. I haven't made any binary watch yet, but I guess a 16F877A is fine to build it.

[fixman88]

I received a Timex Illusion watch for my 13th birthday. It had LCD hands like the Starburst in this commercial. I lost it years ago. I've been looking for another one like it ever since. Even on eBay they turn up very rarely.

[jpowell180]

My first LCD watch was a TI...I wish I still had it.

Back in the day, I looked down on watches with hands..I referred to them as "tick tocks" and viewed them as "obsolete", lol.

To this day, I still wear a digital watch (G-Shock).