I had one of the Japanese knock-offs in the mid-1970's, and I can confirm they were accurate (or inaccurate to be exact) to 3 seconds a month,...give or take a few seconds. The thing is, it is now 50 years later and I still love that "timeless" design. The video forgot to mention that seeing the display numbers while outside on a bright sunny day was pretty much impossible...lol...not even James Bond could accomplish that mission, and that was the deal breaker for a lot of people, but not for me! I only cared about how it looked on my wrist! Half of the time I wore it, the battery had died out. Oh, by the way, the batteries didn't last very long, either. Also, on the knock-off's, the glass would scratch very easily, so after a couple of months it looked like it had been through hell and back. So, as a computer, the design was useless, but as a piece of stylish jewelry, it was awesome! For a couple of months, anyway. Give or take 3 seconds...lol...😉😂⌚
The oval clock had glowing orange numerals. Not at all like the display that the watch had either. I guess for a non-technical person, they would think that it is similar, but those two displays have nothing in common other than they display numerals. A 7-segment LED display (the watch) illuminates individual elements which make up the numeral, whereas the oval clock used nixie tubes which have individual neon elements which are already formed in the shape of each numeral - all ten of them - inside the glass envelope. The LED display uses very low voltage to illuminate each element, whereas the nixie tube uses high voltage for each numeral.
So much heat 🔥 coming out of this channel 🥶 I'm usually strapped with my Pulsar ⌚ these days 🌞 so I'm glad Jake 🧑🏽 is out here talking about them 💯 Loved the vid ♥💘💖💗💓💙💚💛💜💝💜💞💟🖤❤💌❣😻🤎🤍💔💕😍🥰
I remember my uncle buying one of these in the 70s. My dad at the time thought he was nuts and he should have bought a Rolex Submariner instead think at the time you could have bought 2 Subs for the price of this. My uncle was what we would probably call a tec nerd today he had to have the latest technology..
Tom Christensen Tom Christensen 3 days ago So much heat 🔥 coming out of this channel 🥶 I'm usually strapped with my Pulsar ⌚ these days 🌞 so I'm glad Jake 🧑🏽 is out here talking about them 💯 Loved the vid ♥💘💖💗💓💙💚💛💜💝💜💞💟🖤❤💌❣😻🤎🤍💔💕😍🥰 2
I just picked up a pulsar with green numbers. It has a silver band and case. I can’t seem to find much info about it. It is in outstanding condition and when I changed the batteries (2-357 button) it fired right up. Now I just need to figure out how to set it. Any info would be much appreciated including value. Thanks!
@Antiqueexcavator Nice find! You'll need a magnet to set the time - the magnets were stored within the bracelet of these watches. The magnets were used to interact with the sensors on the back of the watch case.
@@TimesTicking It looks like this model doesn’t use a magnet. I see on the back case that some have a slot for hours and one for min. Mine doesn’t have that. It looks like pressing the buttons three times will set it. I’ll check that out tomorrow as the watch is at my office. I do appreciate your help! If you have any idea of value please let me know as I can’t find any with the green LCD display. I’m hoping that’s a good thing! lol
@warrenrhinerson6373 You're right! 😊 According to AI - Yes, President Gerald Ford did own a Pulsar LED watch. The watch became quite a talking point when he was photographed wearing it during the 1974 Congressional hearings on his pardon of Richard Nixon. The media attention focused on its futuristic design and high cost, which led to some controversy regarding whether it was a permissible gift. The Pulsar was actually a gift from Ford's friend and former law partner, Philip Buchen, who received it for his service on the board of the Star Watch Case Company, the manufacturer of the watch cases for Pulsar.
@@TimesTicking and he’s not the only famous person around the time to favor Hamilton watches. Elvis Presley was known to wear a Hamilton Ventura, another futuristic design watch for the time.
@PureShore Yes, if you need help with your Pulsar LED, we can help. We have different levels of watchmakers as we repair all/any levels of watches from luxury Swiss to fashion. We're proud to provide free estimates to our customers. We only do estimates on watches that we have had a chance to look at to provide an accurate estimate. We do not send parts out. To send your watch, visit www.timesticking.com/pulsar-led-watch-repair to get started. We will send you an email notification once we receive your watch. Thank you, Times Ticking Team
Interesting. At the beginning of this video, I see a _full stop_ between hour and minute, the other images show _colon._ My theory is, that the _h:mm_ format started from the USA and conquered the world (before the British, German orthography used h.mm format, also the Soviet ones). So I'm a bit confused. Today is almost impossible to buy a new watch with h.mm format, _month.date_ date format or non-English day (maybe German, but it's rare), everything seem globalised and unified. (Yeah, _Rolex_ has _Latin_ and Spanish full word day-date watch, but it's not common, even if there are a lot of _Spanish_ speakers on the American continent. The Russian-Belorussian watches use h:mm unfortunately for a long time, not as before. Once I saw also _h,mm_ format too. : )
I had one of the Japanese knock-offs in the mid-1970's, and I can confirm they were accurate (or inaccurate to be exact) to 3 seconds a month,...give or take a few seconds. The thing is, it is now 50 years later and I still love that "timeless" design. The video forgot to mention that seeing the display numbers while outside on a bright sunny day was pretty much impossible...lol...not even James Bond could accomplish that mission, and that was the deal breaker for a lot of people, but not for me! I only cared about how it looked on my wrist! Half of the time I wore it, the battery had died out. Oh, by the way, the batteries didn't last very long, either. Also, on the knock-off's, the glass would scratch very easily, so after a couple of months it looked like it had been through hell and back. So, as a computer, the design was useless, but as a piece of stylish jewelry, it was awesome! For a couple of months, anyway. Give or take 3 seconds...lol...😉😂⌚
Nice! Such a cool history. I see they’ve released a reissue with green LED for the matrix movie
The oval clock had glowing orange numerals. Not at all like the display that the watch had either. I guess for a non-technical person, they would think that it is similar, but those two displays have nothing in common other than they display numerals. A 7-segment LED display (the watch) illuminates individual elements which make up the numeral, whereas the oval clock used nixie tubes which have individual neon elements which are already formed in the shape of each numeral - all ten of them - inside the glass envelope. The LED display uses very low voltage to illuminate each element, whereas the nixie tube uses high voltage for each numeral.
@basketballjones6782 Great info!
So much heat 🔥 coming out of this channel 🥶 I'm usually strapped with my Pulsar ⌚ these days 🌞 so I'm glad Jake 🧑🏽 is out here talking about them 💯 Loved the vid ♥💘💖💗💓💙💚💛💜💝💜💞💟🖤❤💌❣😻🤎🤍💔💕😍🥰
You already know baby girl 🥵 heat is the only thing we produce 🔥
I will be binging this whole channel while working this coming week! Great content!
@Mark Coffman Thank you!
I own two Pulsar watches: both analog... The times have changed.
@plusfastvn The LED watches were produced by the American company Hamilton, whereas your Pulsar watches were made by the Japanese brand Seiko.
Really enjoyed your video 👍
Can’t wait for plsr to arrive!
@Submariner 678 Thanks for watching!
I remember my uncle buying one of these in the 70s. My dad at the time thought he was nuts and he should have bought a Rolex Submariner instead think at the time you could have bought 2 Subs for the price of this. My uncle was what we would probably call a tec nerd today he had to have the latest technology..
Thanks for the video and happy new year!
Thank you! Happy new year new year to you to!
Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen
3 days ago
So much heat 🔥 coming out of this channel 🥶 I'm usually strapped with my Pulsar ⌚ these days 🌞 so I'm glad Jake 🧑🏽 is out here talking about them 💯 Loved the vid ♥💘💖💗💓💙💚💛💜💝💜💞💟🖤❤💌❣😻🤎🤍💔💕😍🥰
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I just picked up a pulsar with green numbers. It has a silver band and case. I can’t seem to find much info about it. It is in outstanding condition and when I changed the batteries (2-357 button) it fired right up. Now I just need to figure out how to set it. Any info would be much appreciated including value. Thanks!
@Antiqueexcavator Nice find! You'll need a magnet to set the time - the magnets were stored within the bracelet of these watches. The magnets were used to interact with the sensors on the back of the watch case.
Where within the bracelet will I find it?
@@TimesTicking It looks like this model doesn’t use a magnet. I see on the back case that some have a slot for hours and one for min. Mine doesn’t have that. It looks like pressing the buttons three times will set it. I’ll check that out tomorrow as the watch is at my office. I do appreciate your help! If you have any idea of value please let me know as I can’t find any with the green LCD display. I’m hoping that’s a good thing! lol
One of these watches was gifted to President Gerald Ford
@warrenrhinerson6373 You're right! 😊
According to AI -
Yes, President Gerald Ford did own a Pulsar LED watch. The watch became quite a talking point when he was photographed wearing it during the 1974 Congressional hearings on his pardon of Richard Nixon. The media attention focused on its futuristic design and high cost, which led to some controversy regarding whether it was a permissible gift. The Pulsar was actually a gift from Ford's friend and former law partner, Philip Buchen, who received it for his service on the board of the Star Watch Case Company, the manufacturer of the watch cases for Pulsar.
@@TimesTicking and he’s not the only famous person around the time to favor Hamilton watches. Elvis Presley was known to wear a Hamilton Ventura, another futuristic design watch for the time.
Does anyone know what the original retail price was for the Sears Roebuck Co. LED watch R5?
do you repair some LED pulsars like p2?
@Georgi Georgiev Yes, we do. To get started visit www.timesticking.com/pulsar-led-watch-repair Take care.
I know who's fixing them
@@joannrosario9373 who?
Hi..I have a Tiffany gold and wanted to get it fixed. Do you offer service? Cheers
@PureShore
Yes, if you need help with your Pulsar LED, we can help. We have different levels of watchmakers as we repair all/any levels of watches from luxury Swiss to fashion. We're proud to provide free estimates to our customers. We only do estimates on watches that we have had a chance to look at to provide an accurate estimate. We do not send parts out.
To send your watch, visit www.timesticking.com/pulsar-led-watch-repair to get started.
We will send you an email notification once we receive your watch.
Thank you,
Times Ticking Team
The pulsar is the best...... I have 300 hundred of them 14k and 18k. Pulsar..
the inventor : "I had to bake it in my moms oven" )
Double 00 * s
Pushing that button every time you need to check the time would get old fast
Could care less about Johnny Carson, and overrated California. Johnny was not funny.
Interesting. At the beginning of this video, I see a _full stop_ between hour and minute, the other images show _colon._ My theory is, that the _h:mm_ format started from the USA and conquered the world (before the British, German orthography used h.mm format, also the Soviet ones). So I'm a bit confused.
Today is almost impossible to buy a new watch with h.mm format, _month.date_ date format or non-English day (maybe German, but it's rare), everything seem globalised and unified.
(Yeah, _Rolex_ has _Latin_ and Spanish full word day-date watch, but it's not common, even if there are a lot of _Spanish_ speakers on the American continent. The Russian-Belorussian watches use h:mm unfortunately for a long time, not as before. Once I saw also _h,mm_ format too. : )