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1982 Seiko TV Watch - 1-1/4" LCD Screen on wristwatch -- Shirt pocket receiver -- Case -- Earphones -- Owner's Manual

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Shirt Pocket Receiver - Top

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Shirt Pocket Receiver - Side

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Shirt Pocket Receiver - Bottom

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Wristwatch display unit, with connector cord (you snap this cord onto the watch, when you wish to use the TV set -- the other end of the cord connects to the shirt pocket receiver unit). The watch is a full-function digital LCD watch, with a stainless steel band.

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Picture of the TV Watch operating! This was extremely difficult to photograph. A flash was impossible, so this is with available light. There are two different types of LCDs .. the conventional one we are used to seeing is used in the watch portion at the top of the watch, and the second one has a finer grain bluish cast. This can not be watched in darkness, it requires daylight viewing only. A cartoon is on the screen, you can see a small dog in the lower center area of the screen. (This total display unit, with clock, measures: 1-1/2" wide x 2" tall)

Brightness is adjustable, contrast is not. In real life the picture looks a little better, but not much. What you see here is what it looks like in person. We would demand more in today's 21st century market, but 20 years ago this was nothing short of amazing.

The next shots are easier to see:

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This has a picture of a swirling design, which was part of a commercial.

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Detroit Weather Forecast on 27 August 2001: "Tonight - Partly Cloudy - 80 degrees"

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Detroit Channel-4 On-Air News Team

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TV Watch Owner's Manual

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Page 18 -- TV Troubleshooting

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Page 23 -- Receiver Specifications

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