Review - Space LED Watch
Once upon a time, Bond, James Bond didn’t wear Omega. He wore a Pulsar LED watch, something so strange, so futuristic, that it could have come from Q’s workshop. LED watches were everything that was right about the 70s — their bright red numerals glowing out of a dark case offered a promise of a bright, yet slightly menacing future, one full of folks who didn’t need to know the time ALL the time. Only when they pressed a little button.
This magic has been recaptured by the folks at LED-Watches.com, a UK company that has recreated the majesty of the LED watch using new movements and stylish new cases. The Space watch is an excellently styled LED piece made of stainless steel that brings to mind a moon pillow in the lair of Duran Duran.
The watch comes in a handsome aluminum box padded with foam. The kit includes a small instruction booklet and warranty and is ready to go out of the box. It runs on a standard, replaceable battery.
Setting this watch is simple. You begin by pressing a small recessed button on the left side. Then you select either the upper hour or lower date button. Once the numerals begin flashing, you can set them with the same hour and date buttons. Usage is even simpler: press one of the hour or date buttons and the readout flashes red for 3 seconds, offering a glimpse at a fleeting decade.
This is obviously built for style, not for substance. I would rank the quality on par with a good Fossil. However, the unique styling and old school movement are a great conversation starter. Wear it with a suit and a martini… shaken, obviously, not stirred.
Pick it up for about $150 here
September 25th, 2005 at 11:43 pm
It seems that a few brands have their own LED models now, including Fossil, Adidas and the newest one I’ve seen is DKNY.
For all their retro appeal, they have the same basic problem: When the LED display is not on, the watch face is just this blank screen which is rather ugly.
Only Ecko seemed to have addressed this problem. The steel face is made up of the Ecko rhino logo, which looks pretty cool by itself. When you press the button, the LED time is displayed through the rhino. Very nice.
September 26th, 2005 at 4:52 pm
I own this original Pulsar in the first model year it was introduced. It looks identical to the LED watch pictured above except it is gold toned as opposed to silver. It works perfectly and still has the magnets needed to set the time and date. I’m glad to see this style returning.
August 31st, 2006 at 11:43 am
I purchased one of these replicas and was very disappointed. I once owned one from the 70s and this one is no way close to the original. I am surprised the company who made them hasn’t done something about this. Those old ones were so well built, not something I can say about this one . . . . Sorry.
November 19th, 2006 at 3:13 am
Honestly….the space watch is a cheap knockoff of the original pulsar. It is a blatant ripoff in an attempt to capitalize on an iconic style. I am suprised that pulsar has not sued these guys yet.
August 5th, 2007 at 7:46 am
I agree, I purchased one of the above and then sent it straight back. This watch is very cheap and nasty!
August 24th, 2007 at 11:25 am
I bought one too. It gave out after a few days. Maker of the watch in the UK refused to answer my e-mails. I sent it back and am still waiting for a new one.
September 1st, 2007 at 9:01 am
Update:
The returned the watch fixed with a new LED. Not same LED as original but brighter and a little less sharp. Looks to be an Adidas LED module as it is same look as Adidas LED.
Satisfactory result in my view.
December 6th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
We have never sold SPACE watches to anyone with the above names, they are quite simply competitors bad mouthing a product that took a long time to develop and that many hundreds of customers are very happy with. If any of our customers has a problem we always deal with it and we absolutely always answer emails. This is simply somebody anonymously using this blog for slandering us.
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