Phosphor WC01 Worldtime E-Ink

[rewolf]

After some months of waiting, it is now available at last:
http://www.watchismo.com/phosphor-wc01-world-time-watch.aspx
I couldn't resist and orderded one a few minutes ago.
I know I will be annoyed by the 12h display (aargh - when will they ever learn??), and I have no use for 24 timezones as well, but I just MUST have a watch with e-ink display - NOW!
I'll keep you posted.

[LEDluvr]

Looks promising rewolf. Hopefully it is just as impressive in real life.

[rewolf]

It arrived on Friday morning - not running. Poor battery contact, quickly fixed with a piece of paper in the battery compartment to give more pressure to the contact.

Friday night I wore the watch in a club and enjoyed the display's excellent readabilty in dim light (actually in ANY light).

When I came home I did THIS before I went to bed :



Click thumbnails for full size:


More to come.

Phosphor WC01 Worldtime E-Ink
thats the ugly ducking of watches for sure
it takes all sorts

[J Thomas]

[retroleds]

Phosphor WC01 Worldtime E-Ink
thats the ugly ducking of watches for sure
it takes all sorts

Time to bury a stake in the heart of the poultrygeist. He's back.



For those who don't know, it's Gary Gibb, Pigeon2/AULDLAD/isobel/peterjones

Oh that was good detective work while I was out and about. Maybe next he'll come back as Tom Jones, you know, "What new, pussy cat, woah-oh-oah-oh-o-o!"

[J Thomas]

[rewolf]

Damnit! I read his post and it was immediately clear who it is - but you were faster

Phosphor WC01 Worldtime E-Ink
thats the ugly ducking of watches for sure
it takes all sorts

Time to bury a stake in the heart of the poultrygeist. He's back.
For those who don't know, it's Gary Gibb, Pigeon2/AULDLAD/isobel/peterjones

But he's sort of right: the watch isn't actually a beauty. I bought it mainly out of curiosity.

[rewolf]

rewolf; I'm very interested in your detective work with this watch.
One being whether the display is affected by temperature, and if the display is affected by pressure, similar to the way an LCD is.
Regards, Jeff

Definitely not affected by pressure. You can bend it or press it and the appearance does not change at all.
I have yet to put it into the fridge (but I won't try the oven ). Maybe it will become a little slower at low temperatures, but I'm sure it won't change its apearance.
The technology is described on Phosphor's site and also on Wikipedia.
It's fascinating, totally different from any other display I've ever seen. It looks like plastic-laminated paper with the time printed on it. The "black" is rather a dark gray, but still contrast is excellent, and the viewing angle under any light is like that of - you guessed it - plastic-laminated paper.
The segments are a bit "unsharp" at the edges. Adjacent segments "melt together" so there is no visible division between them.
The display shows "ghosting" (see "55" on the 2nd photo). To overcome this, the entire display flashes every 15 minutes, that is, goes through an all-white/black/white/black cycle.
You can chose between negative mode (see above) and positive mode (black digits on white background).

I'll post some more photos later.

[rewolf]

More detailed module photos:


Contrast compared with Ventura v-tec Delta and Rosendahl Watch II:


"Ghosting"
(Small digits, inverse mode)
(Large digits, standard mode)

Ths display is textured and it has 2 "dents" (no idea what causes these):

[markyd3]

LOL

I just cant believe you stripped your brand new watch down!!!

good on you though for doing it!!