KIH
[Purist]
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Mini Review of Seiko Active Matrix EPD Digital Watch SDGA003
Perhaps most of the PuristS do not care much about this watch - this is quartz and digital. But in my mind, Seiko is one of the most advanced watch manufacturer and this EPD (Electrophoretic Display) + radio wave automatic adjusting watch is noteworthy. I couldn't resist the urge to get one and here is the brief review (not into technical, but just from users stand point). FYI, this was released on Friday, December 3 in Japan and this particular color model got immediately sold out everywhere but the second batch fortunately made it to the largest retailer outlet (Bic Camera) by Christmas 
Start from the profile:
There are 5 "Styles" of the display. Here is #1 - my personal favorite.
#2. - a bit hard to see.
#3 - inverse of #1
#4 - inverse of #2, better legibility than #2
And #5 - this is showing 1:18 am.
Pushing the lower left button lets you see the second - automatically back to the regular "style" in 30 sec or so.
Menu screen
World Time - I set it to New York. Home and World time can be swapped easily - very nice for business trip.
Now, the tricky part - trying to capture the radio wave to adjust the time automatically.
Nah... the watch MUST be placed near the window and kept still for SEVERAL MINUTES. Programed to automatically sync with the radio wave at 2 am and 4 am everyday, but if the watch is not close to the window, it won't work.
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