The old Jeff Thomas "driver's watch" - case?

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David Forbes

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Feb 3, 2018, 3:09:19 PM2/3/18
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Folks,

I keep wondering about this Nixie watch that Jeff Thomas was partway
through designing in 2010. He died without ever releasing it as a
product. The module is shown here:

http://www.nixie.dk/~jthomas/watch2.html

Does anyone know if he ever made a case for it, or even posted a
design for one? I don't remember seeing any drawings. I suspect that
he was stumped (as I am) at how to get it on one's wrist fashionably,
but you never know. He was a clever fellow.

--David Forbes

J Forbes

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Feb 3, 2018, 6:26:35 PM2/3/18
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" It will be a Drivers style watch of course."

that pesky R in Divers.


David Forbes

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Feb 3, 2018, 6:43:00 PM2/3/18
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He meant drivers watch. This is a style that was available in the
seventies in LED watches. The display is visible without tilting your
wrist. But I assume you have to press a button, or shake your wrist,
or something, to activate the display.
Whether they are practical is another question.

https://www.google.com/search?q=drivers+watch+led&source=lnms&tbm=isch


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Nick

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Feb 4, 2018, 1:51:48 AM2/4/18
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I gave him pretty much my entire stock of B4998s for these...

Nick
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