Bob Mockford Online         The Commodore Years       << Calculators Commodore Watches Games >>     Home > The Commodore Years > Hardware > Watches   Hardware Contents Calculators Watches Games PET/CBM VIC-20 Commodore 64 Commodore 64C Commodore SX64 Commodore 16 Plus/4 Commodore 128 Commodore 128D Datassettes Quick Data 1541 Drive 1541 MkII Other Drives Printers Monitors Vic Expansion 64 Expansion Controllers PSUs Other Items Commodore Years Introduction Hardware Software Paperwork PC News Magazines Links       LED model. LCD model. An early example of a digital watch with a red LED (light emitting diode) display activated by pressing a button. This model was made in France, has its original display case and stand, and still works. The second example has an LCD (liquid crystal display) screen. This allows a constant display although mine no longer works. Has its original display case and stand. The earliest digital watches had an LED display. The power requirement meant that a continuous display was not possible, the wearer had to press a button to see the time. The next generation had an LCD display allowing constant display and more functions. Commodore had its own LCD manufacturing capability. This would later give them a lead over their rivals in the production of laptop computers, a lead they would surrender without a fight.   << Calculators Top of the Page Games >>     Home > The Commodore Years > Hardware