Pulsar Watches

Not from the Swiss but from an American manufacturer, the Pulsar helped to revolutionize how people felt the humble wrist watch. Born out of the explosion microelectronics technology that occurred during the nineteen seventies, Pulsar quite literally changed the face of timekeeping.

Up until the nineteen seventies, the analog watch face dominated the design of wrist watches. Then in nineteen seventy two the Hamilton Watch Company introduced a watch that completely abandoned the traditional notions of the analog timepiece. Totally electronic and featuring digital time readout, the Pulsar was not immediately accepted by the public. The digital readout was made possible the invention of the light emitting diode or LED. A product of electronic miniaturization the LED can now be found in everything from automotive taillights and household appliances to spacecraft. The primary advantage of the LED is the ability to emit a relatively strong light stream while consumed far less power than any vacuum gas lighting.

The nineteen seventies were a time of great excitement and focus on the successful exploration of the moon and other space achievements. The name Pulsar was taken from an astrological term used to describe the intense bursts of radiation produced by collapsing neutron stars in deep space. Light a pulse of light, the face of the watch was visible in daylight conditions and consumers gradually warmed to the modern look of the Pulsar. Since the introduction of the first Pulsar, the look has shifted back to the more traditional analog face design combined with the reliability of an electronic quartz movement that has given the Pulsar a well-deserved reputation for accuracy. Newer models of the Pulsar feature classic watch styling at a price that is very accessible to the average watch buyer, though the Pulsar never comprises on accuracy and reliability.