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by reaperducer 17 days ago
My favorite digital clock was an LCD watch made by Fossil that had the digits spelled out in white Chinese characters on a cobalt background.

Not only did it show the characters, it slowly painted them on the screen. This wasn't a dot-matrix display. It was more like a 40-seg display. I've never been able to find a replacement, or even a photo of it online.

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Sounds like a kanji version of their Big Tic line.

You can find old copies of the JR-1999/JR-8034/JR7978 on eBay but if you’re curious about fashion history (as I am) the backstory is more interesting[1].

You may be pleased to know that fossil is rebooting the big tic series of watches.

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVMOp_HDixh/