The Seiko TV Watch

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THE SEIKO TV WATCH

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Back in 1985, when I was 12 years old, my father (an engineer) brought homea watch
wed both seen in the James Bond film, Octopussy, together: theSeiko TV Watch. It was
known at the time as the worlds smallest TV (I learned that the Guinness Book of World
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Records named it that in 1984). It made a real impression on me at the time. I thought
myfather was the coolest.
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The other day, I saw Octopussy again and thought Id go check the attic to seeifthe unit
Dad bought was still with his stuff in my attic. Yes it was andit was still in the original
packaging!.
After researching online for a few hours, heres what I learned about the first smart
watch I ever owned along with some photosof ourdevice.
http://hightechies.com/gadgets/theseikotvwatch.html
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The SeikoTV Watch was produced in very limited numbersfor a few years in the mid1980s.
Its technicallya digital LCD wrist watch with a built-in TV screen and a separate TV
receiver approximately the size of an old cassette tape Walkman.
It was designed to becarried it around with you so you couldhave a fully functioning
watch plus access toover-the-air broadcastTV at any time. The batteries lasted a
surprisingly long time (5 hours of play time).
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Seiko TV Watch full box set
The units 1.5 x 2 inch display is made up of two different parts: atimekeeping display at
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the top, and a largerTV display at the bottom.
To use the watch as a TV, you haveto carry a separate block receiverunit (model no.
TR02-01) in your pocket or on your hip.
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The TV receiverconnects to the watch display unit using a black connector you snap
thecord onto the watch when you wantto use the TV set. Seiko recommended that you
snakethe cable through the sleeve of your jacket and hide the receiver in the
jacketpocket. For audio, you put on the headphone which tethers to the tuner using a
second line.The headphone line also doubles as a line antenna.
The TV displayemploys a special type of trans-reflective liquid crystal video display that
only worksif the watch isexposed toexternal light (no backlighting). The brighter the
light, the clearer the picture.
Besides the time display, the watch also features a calendar, an alarm and a stopwatch.
History
The Guinness Book of Recordscallsthe Seiko TV Watchin its 1984 edition thesmallest
TV set in the world.
A fewhundred million yen were invested in thedevelopment of the device over the
course of three years, beginning in 1980.
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The Seiko TV Watch was revealedin Tokyo duringthe summer of 1982. It was
manufactured in Seikos Fujimi and Matsumoto factories from 1982 to 1983.
The TV Watch was first sold in Japan only as modelDXA001,which cost108,000 Yen.
Later, it was marketed in Japan as theDXA002and cost 98,000 Yen. The second model
differed only in the case design and the type of headphone (the DXA001 came with a
two-ear headphone and the DXA002 offered an earphone).
The TV Watch was released in the US in 1983 at a suggested retail price of $495.
The rarest, first US model is theT001-5000. It was sold in a silver cardboard container
andthe protective pouch for the receiver also came in silver. The second, more popular
unit sold in the US was theT001-5019, which camein a gold box.
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Hands-On Video
Here isa recent video on YouTube that shows what the TV Watch looks like when in use.
A Highly Sought-After Collectible

The Seiko TV Watch is highly coveted electronic collectible in the US and in Japan. Wellmaintainedmodels in the original packaging sell for upwards of$1,000 and unopened
containers ofthe rarer first modelcan sell for more than $2,000.
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Seiko TV Watch in James Bonds Octopussy
This is partly because thedevicewas featured in two popularmovies. In 1983, Roger

Moore wore a SeikoTV Watch in the movieOctopussy. Later, in 1987,Tom Hankswore
one in the movieDragnet.
Specifications
the watch measures 40 x 49 x 10 mm and weighs 80 grams
the receiver weighs 190 grams
1.2 gray shade LCD display with 32kpixel resolution
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5 hrrunning time
external receiver/tunerfor VHF & UHF television channels 2 to 83
FM stereo radio receiver.
digital timer/stop watch with a resolution of 1/100 second
built-in timer, watch and alarm-clock with normal date-time functions
6-conductor cable works with4, 9 and 13 Volts and separate signals for video and
synchronization.
optional accessory AC adapter (unit TD02).
User Manual
Heres a link to the original users manual (.pdf 2.5 MB).
Retail Packaging
user manual and literature
receiver
headphone (or ear phone)
leather pouch for the tuner
three spare strapsfor the wristband
tuner-watch connecting cable (80 cm).
Stainless steel wristband
80 gram coin watch battery (SR920W)
2 alkaline AAA batteries.
Where To Learn More

The website Television History The First 75 Years has a page devoted to the TV
Watch.
Connoisseurs of the Japanese language and fans of cute photos will also enjoy the
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colorful brochure pages, which can be found behind the following links: page1,
page2, page3 (about 250 kB each).
Heres anEnglish-languagebrochure. Itdescribesthe watch as anEPSON. SEIKO
and EPSON merged in1985.
In July 1983, the magazine Video Review published a reviewof the TV Watch.

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