24 Dec 2005, 02:08
Have to chime in here, and say, without doubt, the Pulsar P1 Limited Edition. All other factors aside, this watch still represents the start of the age of digital timekeeping, and for that reason alone, should command it a position of respect and historical significance forever. Had this watch been a commercial failure, it might have been many years before the experiment was attempted again, and we would all have far less to study and collect [indeed, the LED era might never have progressed at all, and been largely bypassed in anticipation of new technology, the LCD]. But it was a success [a grand success, in fact], and so captured the public imagination as to indelibly put the concept of digital timekeeping in the general consiousness. All digital collectors [LED or not] owe the P1 a debt of gratitude for making that possible. It's a very real connection to a very specific moment in history, and I think that's about the best you can do [no matter what you collect].