It's retro LCD day today! This watch is a Pulsar Alarm Chronograph watch with a Y789 module. It was released in the early 80s under Seiko sub-brand Pulsar. Watches with the same module were also released under another Seiko sub-brand Alba.
The watch has a 2 line display with date (day) and stopwatch features on the top line, and time, alarm, and chronograph on the bottom line. There is also a small day marker at the top of the LCD.
The watch has a 2 line display with date (day) and stopwatch features on the top line, and time, alarm, and chronograph on the bottom line. There is also a small day marker at the top of the LCD.
Very nice!
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ReplyDeleteSorry for my late reaction but I still wanna tell you something about this/your blog posting about the Pulsar Alarm Chronograph watch.
Why? First of all: it brings (me) back to (my) memory lane because this Pulsar Alarm Chronograph was my first digital watch ever!
But there is something strange or different about your pics of the Pulsar watch and the model I had.
You describe your Pulsar Alarm Chronograph watch as a watch with "a 2 line display with date (day) and stopwatch features on the top line, and time, alarm, and chronograph on the bottom line." And also with "a small day marker at the top of the LCD."
My Pulsar Alarm Chronograph had exactly the same shape, form and looks and had also that 2 line display with date (day) and stopwatch features on the top line, and time, alarm, and chronograph on the bottom line. So that's not different between your and my Pulsar.
But my Pulsar had a dot matrix line on the top line instead of your "small day marker at the top of the LCD" and showed DAY-OF-THE-WEEK and DATE (day) in dot matrix characters on that top line!
And the coolest part I liked about my Pulsar Alarm Chronograph: in Stopwatch mode it showed a little man standing still and if you pressed the Start button he started to run like hell — really!
And if you did Split Time in Stopwatch mode, a second little guy started to run while the first one stood still (waiting for running again )
And that was amazing to see on a watch for that time (around 1982/1983 I guess).
My Pulsar watch had also a built-in data/memory bank to store a very short text line (max. 24 characters and/or numbers) — another big feature in a watch for that time!
My parents gave me my Pulsar Alarm Chronograph as a present in 1982/1983 (maybe 1984 but not later) and they told me that I was the first boy (at that time) who got this new type of watch.
You can imagine: I was deeply happy to hear that!
But back to your post: are we talking here about the same watch you and I had or were there two different Pulsar Alarm Chronograph watches with the same shape, form and looks?
Like I said, the way you describe the features of your Pulsar Alarm Chronograph is different from the features my Pulsar Alarm Chronograph had.
Best regards,
Patrick (1972)
from The Netherlands
Hey! I also got the running man!
DeleteHey I got one too jst like Patrick, but didnt get the litle man running in stopwatch mode. The shape was more square than the pictures shown on this post. The amazingthing is that batteries seem to last between 8-10 years in this watch, way more than I have ever experienced.. so I assume they used some super effiecient electronics in these amazing time-pieces.
ReplyDeleteDec 29 - 2014 Ed - Canada
Hi all!
ReplyDeleteThis compact watch had great built-in functions and was nearly indestructable. The battery was a lithium cell as i remember and its lifetime was nearly 10 years, like Ed's experience. The only weak point was the wristlet. The fastener released unintended and as a result my watch often kissed the basement :) Once this daily occurence passed while I crossed the street by bike. A car knocked over my poor Pulsar watch and garnished the housing with some deep grooves. But the glass was unhurt and the device, believe it or not, did its job as before. A really amazing device this Pulsar.
Franz - Germany
Hello all! I have just picked up this watch in Adelaide, South Australia. I'd love for anyone to please help me set the time, this is a rare model I can't find it anywhere on the Internet. It is a y789-5529, and has the little running man on stopwatch mode. Any help greatly appreciated, thanks Meg :)
ReplyDeleteY789 four button digital watch. this site shows how to set everything but turning the alarm on and off.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fixya.com/support/t5388297-set_watch_4_buttons
Thanks for putting this watch up. My Dad bought me that model in 1984 or 1983. I was 9 or 10 and it was a bih deal for. Years later I found the watch in a shoe box I stashed it in. Put a new battery in it and its been running for a couple of years, now I'm 46 :) I have the running man version when using the stop watch function. I live and was born in Australia but my Dad came here when he was about 13 from Norway :) :)
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