Sport Retro Men's Digital Bracelet Watch, 40/8475

I've been a fan of the old 1970's LED watches made by brands like Pulsar, Hamilton and yes, Armitron since, well, the 1970's. I was a kid then and my family was not wealthy and these were considered luxury watches at the time - they were generally very expensive. Today you can buy fairly faithful reissues of some of the most iconic 1970's LED watches - Hamilton and Bulova make them, for example - and they are still pretty expensive (much less so than they were in the 1970's, though, with inflation taken into account). They're also not very useful relative to most modern watches, digital or otherwise. They usually just tell the time and that's it, but only after you press a button to display it since they do not have always-on displays. So the value isn't great; they just look cool. Or you can buy this. Which is *not* a particularly faithful reissue, but is still a pretty cool watch that definitely at least invokes some of that retro aesthetic, and costs a *lot* less. I think you get a really good value for the money with this watch. Just don't expect it to look like a real 1970's LED display, when the display is on. (Like other LED watches, you do still need to press a button to display the time on this watch.) I got the gold version of the watch, which is the most iconic look from the 1970's to me... gold and red just screams 1970's. The case and bracelet are listed as stainless steel, so they're just gold-toned (as you'd obviously expect for this price). But at least it's not pot metal or zinc or something. It is a pretty lightweight watch, so I wouldn't doubt that the links are hollow and even much of the watch case is empty. But the shape of the case, the color and even the type of bracelet it's using looks perfectly retro. As soon as I put the watch on I said to myself "I remember clasps like this!" I honestly have not used a watch with this kind of fold-over clasp in probably 30 years. I didn't think they made them anymore. It is typical for what I remember from digital watches from the 1980's, though, which is the earliest time I can remember owning a watch. And my early watches were all cheap digital watches. The downside of this style of clasp is that they're not very reliable. All of mine eventually started slipping and would just come undone. But that's with daily wear over a period of time, and I doubt most people will be wearing this watch every day. The upside of the clasp is that it's very easy to adjust. Just stick your fingernail under it, pull up the tab and move it, then push the tab back down. The watch is water resistant to "between 165 and 330 feet" according to the literature that comes with the watch, which is kind of a weird way of saying it's water resistant to 165 feet. (If you're *not sure* beyond that, then you're at risk of ruining the watch, which makes any further depth moot.) But that's still pretty good for a $50 digital watch like this. My Breitling that cost many times more than this watch will not go that deep. So, the one criticism I have of the watch, if you can call it that, is that the display just does not look like a 1970's LED display. It's kind of a modern interpretation of one, with much bigger digits and what looks like an artificial glow around the digits. I had originally thought, and originally wrote here, that there was probably just a full LED-backlit LCD screen back there with a completely artificial display. But I'm editing my review now because when looking at my own photos (it's less apparent in real life), it does look like there's a single large LED lighting each segment of the digits, with what has to be a really strong diffuser in front of the display. It's basically like a lot of modern desk clocks. The original LED watches instead used multiple very tiny LED's for each segment, with no diffuser at all (just a color filter/lens). The natural light bleed would make the digits look solid, but if you looked closely you could see the tiny little individual LED's. On this watch, there seems to be just one big LED in the middle of each segment. Again, it's a $50 watch, the watch is physically very cool looking, and it is as functional as you'd expect. It tells the time, it tells the date with a second button press, and the display it does have also looks very different from a regular digital watch. I'm not gonna moan too much about it not looking exactly like a vintage or higher-end modern LED watch that costs 15 times as much. I knew that going in anyway, based on the official pics here. And it's not like it's false advertising if it works how I now think it does; it is using LED's. It is an LED watch. The one other thing I should point out is that weirdly, like some others have said in other reviews, my watch did not seem to be *quite* "new". I don't think it had ever been worn before but it looked like it was displayed somewhere. It has one of those watch boxes cut into two "triangles" so you can open it, nest the two halves and display the watch at the proper angle, then the store clerk would just put the two halves of the box back together when selling it. My box was open like that, so clearly was done intentionally since the two halves of the box would not randomly nest themselves. The shipment just came in a non-padded rubber envelope and consequently the exposed and unclasped watch had come fully out of the box and was just flopping around in the envelope. Luckily it does not seem to have been scratched or anything. There were still *two*(!) protectors on the crystal, so that's another thing to be aware of. If it looks weird after taking the first one off, you still have another one to peel.

Amazing watch for a great price point. Armitron has done great work bringing retro style, good quality and perfect price. Pros: - Good gold color and plating. Appears durable - Great size and style - Wears well without too much pinching or hair pulling Cons: - Large LED/bright display - Not always on, need to push button to see time Recommended for the price. If you want anything better expect to pay multiple times more.

Gorgeous, retro screen and function, shame the band is so god-awful uncomfortable. If you have hair, it’s going to hurt.

For the price, this may be the best deal on a dressy vintage style digital watch. While it doesn’t have all the functionality of a Casio LCD watch, it features a steel case and bracelet and the very vintage LED display that makes this model a classic. Expect it to be about as good as one would expect for a $50 watch. It’s basic, but oh so cool looking and simple to use. It’s vintage sized, about the same as a Casio A158, A168, or classic calculator watch, but again, made of steel not resin like those Casios. Enjoy!

I like it.It's got the 70's vibe

You know, once upon a time, a snazzy digital watch meant you were the King of all you surveyed. Round-dialed watches were a dime a dozen, for the commoners. Not you, though, you were embracing the future...the digital age had dawned and you wore your virtue on your wrist. Or perhaps you couldn't, because a digital watch back then cost as much as a small home. Now, it time to RETURN to the glorious days of guys and girls in knee-high tube socks and uncomfortably tight-fitting athletic shorts with this classic blast from the past! Finally affordable, for you and me! Press the button to light up the time in glorious bright, blue LED. Then, gaze in awe as the display goes back to "off" 5 seconds later to not distract you from the hot lap you're pacing around your neighborhood in your Firebird. Perhaps you're out on a hot date,? Shirt lapels as wide as glider wings, buttons undone past your navel, sweating glass of Riunite (on ice) firmly in hand. What better compliment to your swagger than a watch like this? I can't think of one. It's small on the wrist compared to the soulless square smart washes that the brainwashed masses have embraced these days, but that's the point! This watch offers nothing to distract you but the time, and only when you effortlessly push the button on the side. Push it once for the time. Push it twice for the date. Push it three times for a counting of seconds! This is like Star Trek technology, but on your wrist! So, go back to simplicity, back to single-function devices...like sock garters...and embrace the past by buying the future, today! Worth every penny! (A Penny, for those of you who are reading this that might be too young to know what coins are, were these small round discs we used to toss into fountains when we'd ask for a wish to come true...like getting a watch like this on our arm!!) Buy it Now. Buy it Tomorrow. But buy it. ;)

Incorrect advertising. This is a woman’s watch. It is far smaller than it appears in the photos. Rip off.

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ممتازه وكلاسيكيه

El reloj es muy bonito y cumple con lo que se describe, a falta de ver su durabilidad. Todo en acero inoxidable. Un detalle importante ya que he comprado dos: el bicolor dorado/acero, con led rojo viene con cristal mineral y el de led verde en acrílico o plástico (en las especificaciones dice cristal) La correa que parece de juguete, es extremadamente fina y pequeña, el problema es que para cambiarla por otra y debido a las medidas que tiene hay que recortar la nueva correa para adaptarla, para que quede bien la correa tiene que ser de ancho total 20 mm. pero el interior es de 16 mm. le pude adaptar una correa milanesa ( usando dremel ) y queda estupendo. Todos estos pequeños inconvenientes se compensan porque el reloj es precioso, totalmente de acero inoxidable y con un aire retro muy autentico. Si quieres uno similar como el Hamilton PSR puedes preparar unos 900 euros

Wonderful fun retro style watch for a very reasonable price

I think it is a fun, retro watch. It looks good. No complaints. Some others complaining about the watch size and band quality. Maybe a 70s tribute watch is not what they should be looking for. These bands were used a lot and this was the look. Read out much larger than the LEDs of the day. That said...still nice...and an easier read for older eyes! Watch is a good price. Much less than I paid for my Bulova Computron tribute! Overall, pleased. Thank you Armitron!