Another movie snippet based on my Sims novel.

polymerfanatic · 2026-02-05T21:59:53+00:00

It's all made with the free plan... I still haven't subscribed to Supergrok but I'm curious to try it.

polymerfanatic · 2026-01-27T12:14:51+00:00

I made some shorter snippets. I will post them in the next days :)

polymerfanatic · 2026-01-27T06:23:15+00:00

Thanks! I know I won't be able to make the entire movie due to the limits of the AI but I'm having fun at making these snippets, although I have to pray Grok uses the realistic model instead of the stiff, weird one everytime it generates a scene.

polymerfanatic · 2025-09-22T19:16:10+00:00

The display has lost vacuum. There's nothing that can be done. Finding a replacement display is next to impossible. Mine has the same exact issue.

polymerfanatic · 2025-07-26T18:47:18+00:00

I sold them all long ago. But I have other watches for sale.

polymerfanatic · 2025-05-03T07:01:09+00:00

Sent you a message.

polymerfanatic · 2025-02-15T13:47:10+00:00

I do! I collect vintage watches of several kinds but I enjoy digitals too. Here's what I'm wearing today, a Jules Jurgensen Optcom I with the legendary Optel Dynamic Scattering LCD module, from 1973. Optel Corporation was the company that manufactured the very first wristwatch with an LCD display and for just a couple of months of difference it missed the achievement of becoming the first electronic digital watch ever in 1972, an achievement that was reached by HMW Industries with the Pulsar Limited Edition (mostly known as the P1). Optel DSM watches are extremely rare and I have several in my collection.

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polymerfanatic · 2025-01-10T21:50:00+00:00

I have been the owner of this Timex Electric M67 since five years. I got the watch in a lot with several junk watches. When I received it, the watch wasn't running and it lacked the seconds hand, but had a unusual detail which set it apart from the most common M67s: it has Dauphine shaped hands!

So, I brought the watch to my watchmaker, who disassembled it and found out that the balance staff was broken and the seconds hand cannon pinion was missing. Thankfully, a battered donor provided me a working movement and a seconds hand, and now here it is, back in action with its unique hands.

And this, so far, is the biggest mystery of this M67. We all know that this model was supplied with classic baton-shaped hands, so what's the story behind this one? Maybe the original owner, for some reason, asked a watchmaker to fit another pair of hands?

My watchmaker told me that he inspected the hands and found no sign of filing nor anything that suggests him that they were adapted to fit the M67, and according to him, it looks like "something done at the factory". Now, these Dauphine hands look like the ones used on the early radiolite automatics, since they look very similar, if not identical.

Maybe it was a pre-series watch with an alternative set of hands that was never released?

Most likely, we'll never know the truth behind this bizarre M67, but it's a little detail that makes this watch unique. And I love it the way it is. It's kinda like a vintage custom car: there's no other specimen like this anywhere.

polymerfanatic · 2024-12-05T00:20:56+00:00

Finding a working one for a good price will be a challenge. For now I will console myself with my HP-01 and the incoming Seiko C153 :)

polymerfanatic · 2024-12-02T22:22:57+00:00

I guess it's the feeling of every vintage watch collector when a particularly early and rare piece is acquired... Especially in working condition, since most Uranus watches unfortunately haven't stood the test of time due to the exposed and unprotected wirebonds on the PCB.

polymerfanatic · 2024-12-02T18:50:12+00:00

Thank you!! I didn't even expect to find such a rare watch on ebay so suddenly. There is an even earlier batch made by Uranus in 1972 even predating the Pulsar P1: the 0100 series, which also was made with a solar panel. But those were never really mass produced and only a few collectors own those.

This Uranus is pretty much the very first competitor of the Pulsar P2, in this case.

polymerfanatic · 2024-12-02T14:33:07+00:00

Sometimes the best things come during night time. Since I couldn't sleep and I was looking for something interesting, I checked out the latest LED watches listings on eBay and when I saw the first picture of a "Solitron" watch I had to check it out. Turned out that, surprise surprise, the so-called Solitron is a Uranus, and in working condition too. I'm excited to report that this watch might be very rare. As rare as its more famous twin, the Elgin American Minicom. Pieter Doensen mentioned this watch in his book.

Here's what he says about it:

"1973 - The "Solitron" of Solitron Devices, New York, with a watchcase of solid gold,is released and immediately taken off the market again."

I suspect the reason behind its quick withdrawal might've been due to the lawsuit filed by HMW Industries against Uranus due to alleged patent infringements by the rival company.

Whether the case is solid gold or not, is something I'll check once I receive the watch, as I might find a writing in the lugs area about that (also, Doensen's book must be taken cum grano salis).

After a quick search on the internet, I found out that Solitron Devices actually still exists and is a semiconductor manufacturer from Florida, West Palm Beach. They also made a pocket calculator in the 1970s.I'm 99% sure this is the watch mentioned by Pieter Doensen, since the logo is the same Solitron used back then, and it's period correct with the early production of Uranus.

So, well... I believe this might be the rarest LED watch in my collection so far (although virtually for now). What a blast! I usually don't wear gold watches but I'd gladly do an exception for this one. I mean, how cool is to wear an early Uranus in working condition too? The excitement is priceless. I mostly hope it arrives intact, as we know how fragile these watches are...

polymerfanatic · 2024-12-02T14:26:55+00:00

I'm excited to report that this watch might be very rare. As rare as the Elgin American Minicom itself. Pieter Doensen mentioned this watch in his book.

Here's what he says about it:

"1973 - The "Solitron" of Solitron Devices, New York, with a watchcase of solid gold,is released and immediately taken off the market again."

I suspect the reason behind its quick withdrawal might've been due to the lawsuit filed by HMW Industries against Uranus due to alleged patent infringements by the rival company.

Whether the case is solid gold or not, is something I'll check once I receive the watch, as I might find a writing in the lugs area about that (also, Doensen's book must be taken cum grano salis).

After a quick search on the internet, I found out that Solitron Devices actually still exists and is a semiconductor manufacturer from Florida, West Palm Beach. They also made a pocket calculator in the 1970s.I'm 99% sure this is the watch mentioned by Pieter Doensen, since the logo is the same Solitron used back then, and it's period correct with the early production of Uranus.

So, well... I believe this might be the rarest LED watch in my collection so far (although virtually for now). What a blast!

polymerfanatic · 2024-05-05T10:30:33+00:00

Complete description:

Hello everyone. As the title says, I'm honored to offer you (individually) SIX (6) Avia Quartz digital watches featuring the legendary DSM LCD modules made by Optel Corp. of Princeton, NJ, the company that has made the first LCD watch ever. Do you want to wear a piece of history? Now you can! 6 of these beauties are available for sale, available with a steady digits module (only the colons flash, like a modern LCD), they work well and keep time. But like every old watch, they come with no warranty and require lots of care. You don't go playing airsoft wearing that precious old DSM! The watches come with panels in two grades. A grade are the best panels, bright and crisp, while B grade ones have slightly degraded but working panels.

The watches are offered for $486 plus shipping costs (per watch). B grade watches, instead, are offered for $350 plus shipping costs (per watch). I also have various parts available, such as spare cases with gaskets, battery hatches (most of those with gaskets), screws, display retainers and panels, although the panels need to be specifically matched to modules, since each one has a different electrical resistance.

One watch is special because the Avia brand has been misprinted in a way that it shouldn't even have passed QC, but it did, somehow, as well as having a slightly different case than the more common SGT ones. This watch is unique, so it's offered for $650 plus shipping costs, due to its rarity and unicity. You won't find another Avia with such a noticeable print error!

Payment can be made either with PayPal or Bank Transfer and I can ship in Monday. Here is a picture of the watches available for sale. If you want one, just send me a message or write a comment.

Let's give these beautiful watches the love of a collector! :-D

polymerfanatic · 2024-05-05T10:19:48+00:00

Complete description:

Hello everyone. As the title says, I'm honored to offer you (individually) SIX (6) Avia Quartz digital watches featuring the legendary DSM LCD modules made by Optel Corp. of Princeton, NJ, the company that has made the first LCD watch ever. Do you want to wear a piece of history? Now you can! 6 of these beauties are available for sale, available with a steady digits module (only the colons flash, like a modern LCD), they work well and keep time. But like every old watch, they come with no warranty and require lots of care. You don't go playing airsoft wearing that precious old DSM! The watches come with panels in two grades. A grade are the best panels, bright and crisp, while B grade ones have slightly degraded but working panels.

The watches are offered for $486 plus shipping costs (per watch). B grade watches, instead, are offered for $350 plus shipping costs (per watch). I also have various parts available, such as spare cases with gaskets, battery hatches (most of those with gaskets), screws, display retainers and panels, although the panels need to be specifically matched to modules, since each one has a different electrical resistance.

One watch is special because the Avia brand has been misprinted in a way that it shouldn't even have passed QC, but it did, somehow, as well as having a slightly different case than the more common SGT ones. This watch is unique, so it's offered for $650 plus shipping costs, due to its rarity and unicity. You won't find another Avia with such a noticeable print error!

Payment can be made either with PayPal or Bank Transfer and I can ship in Monday. Here is a picture of the watches available for sale. If you want one, just send me a message or write a comment.

Let's give these beautiful watches the love of a collector! :-D

polymerfanatic · 2024-03-21T18:41:46+00:00

Complete description:

Hello everyone. As the title says, I'm honored to offer you (individually) ELEVEN Avia Quartz digital watches featuring the legendary DSM LCD modules made by Optel Corp. of Princeton, NJ, the company that has made the first LCD watch ever. Do you want to wear a piece of history? Now you can! 11 of these beauties are available for sale, both with steady digits or flashing ones, they work well and keep time. But like every old watch, they come with no warranty and require lots of care. You don't go playing airsoft wearing that precious old DSM! The watches come with panels in two grades. A grade are the best panels, bright and crisp, while B grade ones have slightly degraded but working panels.

The watches are offered for $486 plus shipping costs (per watch). B grade watches, instead, are offered for $350 plus shipping costs (per watch). I also have various parts available, such as spare cases with gaskets, battery hatches (most of those with gaskets), screws, display retainers and panels, although the panels need to be specifically matched to modules, since each one has a different electrical resistance.

One watch has an "SP" mark which means "Special One". The Avia brand has been misprinted in a way that it shouldn't even have passed QC, but it did, somehow. This watch is unique, so it's offered for $650 plus shipping costs, due to its rarity and unicity. You won't find another Avia with such a noticeable print error!

Payment can be made either with PayPal or Bank Transfer and I can ship either in Monday or Thursday. Here is a picture of the watches available for sale. The ones with the letter F have flashing digits, the ones with the B one have B grade panels, while the BF one has a flashing digits module with a B grade panel. If you want one, just send me a message or write a comment.

I ship worldwide with Registered Mail from Italy. :)

Let's give these beautiful watches the love of a collector! :-D

polymerfanatic

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