VINTAGE DIGITAL WATCHES - 4 Reasons why you should collect them

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Күн бұрын

Welcome to the illuminating watches channel. This video is for people who currently collect modern digital watches such as g-shock squares and timex command, as well as those that are already down the vintage digital watch rabbit hole, to provide the former with 4 reasons as to why going the vintage route will provide them with much additional fun, and for the latter it may provide some new angles.
All the classic brands are referenced like Casio with the Casio A-100 and Casio F-100 , Timex Ironman, Seiko digital, Orient digital, Braun digital watches and the like, but we also consider the industry in different countries like Soviet digital watches and German digital watches. Most of the reasons derive from an interest in digital watch history - or digital horology - , but other things such as the joy of searching for digital watches on Ebay is also referenced. I hope you enjoy the video and please do like, comment, subscribe and take a look at my other videos if you are minded to do so.
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@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

My digital watch tech tree video I think gives some good insight into the mind of a history buff like me -> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pc-FfLx1trWsaHU.html

@tamp0li Жыл бұрын

You should do that tech tree as a poster.

@paulmcnamara2908 2 ай бұрын

I've had so many of the watches featured and screen shots of pages from the ARGOS catalogue took me back to my youth!

@alvinpillay9995 2 жыл бұрын

I know I am going to enjoy this.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you did!!

@alvinpillay9995 2 жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches oh yes. Enjoyed the video as I always do. Because of your videos you got me hunting for vintage watches now. Great job.

@TechTokOffical 6 ай бұрын

I get them cuz there are SO many cool variations, features and quarks and u don't really have to break the bank to own them

@gashmog_1383 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but wearing my old reliable g-shock GMW-5600, or my casio F100 pacman edition always makes me happy. They're not totaly vintage, but they look like it and i'm going to wear them until they become vintage :). Also, amazing video, as usual !

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha yes stuff like that makes me happy to. Glad I’m not alone in that!! Really appreciated

@davidholmes2283 2 жыл бұрын

Genesis of the digital watch is the holy grail piece Hamilton Pulsar P1. Very rare and the ultimate.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Totally! Love the pulsar

@timtimecollector9808 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, interesting and you hit the nail on the head with collecting older digitals. Lots of choice for not much money and some history too 👍

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha you basically summed up the video there! Appreciate the watch as always. Plenty more videos in the works!

@eastcoastwatchconnection7949 2 жыл бұрын

I love this! Great job!

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Hope you stay to see some other videos!

@jonlee580 Жыл бұрын

I was born in 80 and haven't had a digital since a kid. I have come back to my roots 80s digital is the future now

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

Yes! Welcome back

@jottka2162 11 күн бұрын

Just bought the Casio A1100D. It's a very cool re-release in complete stainless steel.

@Casios 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of my favorite things about collecting vintage digital watches is knowing that there's still a lot of people who don't know what they own, that way you can get some good deals.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Big part of the fun for me!!

@pl300877 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite stuff!! Thank you 🙂

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Me too. Really pleased that my content on digitals seems to be going down well. I really enjoy it!

@donny2327 Жыл бұрын

There is something of the embryonic in old digital watches in my book. Neither cold nor calculating but warm, deep, dynamic, humanlike. I have a few interesting ones collected in recent years. Thank you for this video. It will encourage!

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!! You capture the essence better than I could. A pleasure!

@LeonTichy 2 жыл бұрын

Електроника watches are my favorite watches of all the time. My soviet made watch for the past 8 years and they work just fine for daily use.

@stephenwilliams6540 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video and appetite definitely wetted 👍

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Lots more videos!

@GregDaniel78 2 жыл бұрын

I have a growing collection of early digital watches. Those which I like to describe as embracing space-age optimism. The original Optels and "big digits" are still works of art, but I have a handful of LED classics like the Wittnauer Polara and Sears Roebuck Phasar. Great video!

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! That is a great way of categorising it. I’m doing a video on history of LCD now, with Optel being a big part of that. Thanks for taking a look! Loads more where this came from on the channel.

@watchsixto 2 жыл бұрын

That is why I love this hobby and hate it too but mostly love it. There so many watches to admire and enjoy not enough space to keep them all awesome video keep up the awesome work

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou!! Ha ha yeh I get you. You can enjoy the watches without owning them always. That’s the key lesson I’ve learned!!

@watchsixto 2 жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches yep that true I'm enjoying them from a far 😄

@-----hk6jj 2 жыл бұрын

Who else is just here for the nostalgic tug ?? Good video !!

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Ah ha ha thanks man. Think I can guess who this is. Mate you love a nostalgic tug

@blerygriltt206 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! That is very kind of you!

@vintagewatches-pk 10 ай бұрын

Best Watches

@JulianM_Col 2 жыл бұрын

Looking at this video brought back lots of memories from my childhood! I have a small collection of modern digitals, and vintage digitals are very attractive... However the costs are increasing, and the shipment cost to south america makes impossible to acquire good pieces... I was forced to stop looking at ebay, there are 350+ us dollars casio cosmo-phase for sale (grail watch for me), but unfortunately waaay out of my price range. I agree that vintage digitals are amazing As always, thanks for sharing!

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

We’d all like a Cosmo phase. It’s insane! Perhaps non Casio options may yield more success! Maybe there are made in South America models … Thankyou!!!

@hotrodsgarage Жыл бұрын

My watch addiction was bad enough. This video led me down the rabbit hole. I just bought my first vintage Seiko LCD. I'm now seeking treatment. Thanks. 😄

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha my sincere apologies. Next you will be starting a KZfaq charnel!

@andrewsayers6490 2 жыл бұрын

I have been collecting vintage digitals for years. Unfortunately, many others are now as well. However I have 3 perfect Seiko G757 5020 in the collection (the ultimate unaffordable 80s watch from my childhood memories) in the collection. I also have a few 60s and 70s Seiko and Rolex divers as well. But how is it a 50 something year old still feels like a kid when searching for digitals from that period? Another great post thank you.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

I just love it. I have such fond memories of my first Ironman in the 90s. And my G-Lide green g-shock that was too big for me. I’m an ‘84 baby. So missed the amazing 70s era.

@WesWatchRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Some really cool pieces here, had no idea Omega made vintage digital watches. The more you know. Great research in this one.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Quartz crisis digitals from the big boys a whole topic in itself! There is a whole Instagram account on Omega LCDs - there are loads!

@davidholmes2283 2 жыл бұрын

So did Breitling but they are very rare. They did a single LED model.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I did another video on modern day luxury brand digitals. Sicura a brand intertwined with breitling too who did some super cool digitals

@rwj777 2 жыл бұрын

The original Timex Triathlon watch is one of my favorite digital watches of all time along with the Casio Data Bank! 👌🏾

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

100% The Ironman Triathlon was my first watch as a kid - so lots of nostalgia with that one!

@rwj777 2 жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches Same here 👍🏾

@marcelovasconcellos6067 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks! I do have to get an old Casiotron on my wrist at some point... Orient still makes digitals. At least in Brazil. Not under their name though. They use the X Games brand here. I have a few. Interestingly, the ones I opened up had Ricoh branded movements. So, Orient and Ricoh are still in the game, at least in some parts of the world :). Also regarding modern waches, Speidel, a German brands, make a Casio-esque full metal digital. Armitron also makes some full metal digitals.. GOt love these thigs!

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Knowledge!! I had no idea . I love my QW04 casiotron

@davidrivera414 2 жыл бұрын

I've collecting watches since I was a kid and I still collect vintage digital watches til this day i have a few AM and Fm radio wrist watches and I have a vintage Bradley am radio wrist watch with a starwars theme on it but its the very watch that universal studios used for the knight rider comlink I had this obsession for years and I always collect and fix them til I die 👍👍

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome man. Such a fun hobby - I get so much joy out of it!

@davidrivera414 2 жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches i definitely i have all sorts of watches plus I own the seiko TV watch my uncle gave me as a kid and I have many casio game watches and I have nelsonic game watches as well plus I can restore and repair the ones I get from ebay or etsy or like you said the ones I find at the thrift stores / charity stores

@imveryharsh 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video!

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much. Indian digitals in the pipeline still. Think it could be a great topic . Welcome any ideas on brands or even watches manufactured there

@imveryharsh 2 жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches for sure.. i will send u some pictures

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic - my IG is @illuminatingwatches

@jonjackson8811 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video man, as always. For me the main reason is the construction was better for many models in the past that were made out of steel and had screws on the modules (instead of plastic and clips) so you could easily replace parts if needed. That kind of quality is now reserved for the high end models that cost a fortune, plus they don't make interesting complications in digital watches anymore like the video games, cosmo phase, moon graph, remote controls, etc. One might argue that smart watches do some of those things and more but if you have to "charge" them it's like owning a tamagotchi and not a real watch.

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

I love it all! Thanks for the kind comments

@HungPham-ki9wu 2 жыл бұрын

i got a kessel melody chrono from my dad wonder what types of its battery

@LambentOrt Жыл бұрын

I started collecting vintage digitals after buying an A700W, which I really love because of its vintage-y vibe. Casiotrons are my weakness. But my goodness the prices of some of these vintage digitals are 😳.

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

Ha ha could be worse though if you were collecting luxury brands!

@LambentOrt Жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches That is very true. Even the most expensive vintage digitals are super cheap compared to their mechanical counterparts!

@incargeek Жыл бұрын

Ive owned my Citizen Ana-Digi-Temp since new in 1985. The date was only programmed to 2019 though :)

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

That’s so awesome. I would have been 1 yrs old so wrist not wide enough to wear one yet!

@timothyacowin9761 2 жыл бұрын

I'm wearing the 1979 digital pulsar Chrono (2 tone black dail) best 50 bucks I ever spent

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!!

@supergrass2653 2 жыл бұрын

I have one casio db 81 with stonehedge backlight hehe

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! I also like the cognit schema ones (worth a google)

@izzwizamahjah275 2 жыл бұрын

I just started my Ana-digi watch collection but I’m sticking more to reissues or modern revamps.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Vintage will suck you in sooner or later. Ana-digi temps are great both in re-issue format and vintage

@izzwizamahjah275 2 жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches trust me I already bought the timex lca, armitron ridgemont, Bulova computron and now I’m waiting on my gshock arm-500gd-9a

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

@@izzwizamahjah275 awesome - sounds like you’ve got a nice collection going! If you are on IG id love to take a look

@thetimebombardier 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vid mate, i've been wanting to find a citizen ana digi similar to one i owned way back 😎😎😅😅

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

The star wars reissue ones are pretty cool. @hitmiccs has some amazing ana-digi temps

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

He’s on Instagram . His collection is amazing!

@thetimebombardier 2 жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches roger that - thanks dude :)

@kreem909 2 ай бұрын

Please,does someone know the name of the track that starts around 1:50 and 5:10? Much appreciated :)

@andriy7836 2 жыл бұрын

The most popular electronic watch in the Soviet Union- was the montana.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that! I’ve seen loads of them available online but never looked into the story. That’s my next google!

@Realpoweronearth Жыл бұрын

I have a Hamilton qed !!

@gootarguy2320 Жыл бұрын

Amazing channel man! Sadly, I don’t think there are any bargains to be had. EBay prices are ludicrous. I hoped after seeing sky high prices for mechanical and even quartz watches, digis may be overlooked. But nothing is overlooked anymore. People just slap a “vintage” label on anything and want hundreds. The best solution I find is just buying a brand new Armitron Griffy. Better value than any over priced and maybe faulty used digi.

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

Very kind of you to say! Yes I know that it’s also quite mad out there for vintage digitals these days. But depending upon how niche your interest, there are still some less explored corners !

@WetLettuce-kc2qm 4 ай бұрын

To be more precise it's asking prices that are ludicrous. The problem today is that everyone thinks their items are collectable and therefore worth mega bucks. It's not just watches either. I see items listed on Ebay with ridiculous asking prices but they're on there week after week, month after month and they remain unsold. I'm hoping this silly trend finally breaks.

@ENHACED666 Жыл бұрын

I can't findout the make of this watch it's a staneless steel mercury chronograph dual time watch help!!

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

Hmmm I don’t know that one sorry!

@fubaralakbar6800 2 жыл бұрын

The Ironman was the coolest watch in the 80's.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

My first watch so I’m biased!

@somewhereintimewatchreviews 2 жыл бұрын

I'm one of those that gave away a bunch of old digital watches 🙄 yes I know go to the back of the class & rethink some of my life choices!! 🤣

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

It’s people like you that create the supply for vultures like me ;)

@somewhereintimewatchreviews 2 жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches 😂😂

@byronhagan82 8 ай бұрын

I thought the first digital chronograoh was the seiko 0634?

@zillsburyy1 Жыл бұрын

ever see that video where the guy has the nasa g shock with full lume strap?

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

Hmmm I don’t think I have - would be curious to know which one it is!

@shadowskywalker1545 2 ай бұрын

Every digital watch that I’ve wanted that I’ve seen in your videos has been crazy expensive $400 $200 for an old digital watch these eBay sellers are so greedy.

@increiblepelotudo 8 ай бұрын

IDK, glancing over the Pulsar P1 is wild. Makes no sense. All other came thru because of Hamilton's work.

@rtsbeyond Жыл бұрын

I don't believe this. There's a place for me and my 3 older Armitrons that brought me down this rabbit hole back in 2010? Mine are late 2000s/2010 discontinued models but I totally get the vintage vibe with them. Watch reference numbers on them are 40/8177SIL (that's where it all started), 40/8172BLK, and 40/8210RED (different version of the first watch). Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I became famous enough for experts like Nico Leonard to see and react to those on my wrist instead of more Rolexes. I don't even wear them for that, they keep things interesting for me even if no else notices them. I'll now proceed to bring one along with me as I re-enter the entirely different rabbit hole that is the nostalgic colorful world of Super Mario 64

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

Always a place for you here on this channel - especially if you like Mario 64!!

@lund905360 2 жыл бұрын

I only love Japanese watches they are best ever made.

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

I love Japanese watches of course, but I love all watches!

@nikbr0 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, another tease to spend all my money on them

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

I might as well spread the affliction :) no escape for me at this point!

@docbenway9407 2 ай бұрын

Nice but too much Casio .. would be more interested in not well known watches or classics like Seiko Pan Am etc. or really expensive LCDs

@yerkodiegoborjakvessitchva2183 2 жыл бұрын

WHY VINTAGE DIGITALS ? , BECAUSE ARE THE BEST . NO ? 👍☺⌚ GRETTINS TO EVERYBODY ! ! .

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@yerkodiegoborjakvessitchva2183 2 жыл бұрын

@@IlluminatingWatches THANK YOU MISTER . NICE TO MEET TOO . UP THE VINTAGE WATCHES ! ! . 👍😀

@user-pi6vz5hr3c 2 жыл бұрын

Depending on the watch. I wouldn't touch a used watch if it was a $10 watch. That's why they are cheap

@IlluminatingWatches 2 жыл бұрын

It’s depends what you see value in! You can probably get 3 old Casios at a car boot sale (yard sale closest equivalent perhaps in US) and there aren’t many old Casios i don’t like. I get you though :)