This 1994 Smartwatch Syncs with a CRT Monitor! LGR Oddware

I worked for Timex as an engineer at their headquarters in Middlebury, CT from 2012 - 2019. I still live only a few miles away and have some contacts on the inside that I talk to occasionally. There is a huge stock of new and old watches at the building. Several times I went spelunking into them and it was fascinating to hear stories about their construction. One time this watch popped up and I had a few hour conversation with one of the guys who knew the engineering secrets of it. If there are any oddball watches that you want to get your hands on for a video, I might be able to pull a few strings. Of course, they probably won't be new in package. Anyhow, great video. I always jump on videos in my feed when Timex comes up.

I had the Ironman version. As an EMT, I had all the hospital ERs, department contacts, etc on my wrist. It was so cool and useful back then.

I had one of these. It was an Ironman and I loved it. It had all of my phone numbers and birthday reminders. Near the end of it's life I didn't have a computer with a CRT. Kind of heart broken I got in contact with Timex to see if there was anything that could be done. To my delight, the send me updated software that fixes the refresh rate difference so it would update from my laptop screen. I was beyond happy and got another year or two before the watch finally died.

That 4/20 appointment is the all day kind of appointment

I too owned this piece of oddware back in the mid-ninties in the UK. Memories resurfacing syncing this and having to close the curtains to reduce the glare off the monitor 🤪

the indiglo lighting was a genuine delight though, I very clearly remember how terrible watch lights were previous to this innovation. you could really only see the corner of the screen where the light was.

This was a delight to see again. I had one of these watches in middle/high school and loved it. I was the resident nerd, and even though it didn't necessarily gain me any popularity points, people still thought it was awesome. I later also got one of the Royal FL95 organizers, something I really didn't need, but thought the tech was so cool that I had to get one. Good times.

The thing that’s most nostalgic for me is the advertising insert with tagline- “the watch with the biggest ‘you’ve gotta be kidding me’ factor ever recorded”. That is absolutely pure vintage 90s marketing. Reminds me of boating magazines with images of some Hunter series 23 footer with the tagline reading- “comfort that follows you around the world” or something similar. You could stare at those for hours, imagining what some far off corner of the world was like. God, what a time, the 90s. Everything seemed like it was just about to become possible. A world full of possibilities.

Clint thanks for continuing to make Oddware happen. I know I have some nostalgia for this era, but I think Oddware is interesting for more than that: I have so much respect for engineers and designers of that era. They could see the future, it was right within their grasp, and they had the resourcefulness to use what little tech was available to create something that works. As an engineer and tinkerer these days, we have it easy.

My dad still daily wears a datalink watch, still syncs like a charm!

I love how such basic functions such as auto clock sync was considered a huge selling point back in the day. Now smartphone manufacturers are running out of reasons to buy the latest iPhone or galaxy

the "[chuckes in paperwork]" closed caption made me lose it

11:22 That Indiglo demonstration was hilariously underwhelming, haha. I don't know what I expected.

I remember wanting one of these so bad when I was a kid! Never got one tho. Thanks for featuring it. I had totally forgotten about it.

Thanks so much for this blast from the past, Clint! I just replaced the battery in the luxury version of this — stainless steel/gold band with an actual glass crystal face. Would love to get it working like it did 20 years ago with calendar and alarm data loaded on it. Awesome video as usual.

I still wear one of these! By now its a hybrid of guts, case and band from various models. It has the loudest alarm of any watch I know. Thanks for the vid!

I had a datalink when new, was a nerdy kid but man I remember buying it at K-Mart and being mind blown by how it moved data with no wires!

Smart tech being done before the smartphone revolution is always the coolest

Love your channel and your content. I was born 1965. Had all type of video game consoles , pc’s , audio, video…..etc. I’m a geek just like you and your subscribers. That being said….the passion and excitement you show when opening OEM! You are the king of geeks and nerds! Keep up the good work!

I still have my Model 70 at home... I do miss that watch at times... :-) Looking forward to this vid!