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 Pulsar Men's Digital Alarm Chronograph Watch #PBL047 By: Pulsar Average Rating: 3.5 Total Reviews: 3 More Information Good hybrid  On: 2008-01-11I have been looking for a watch that was different than most. I have had titanium and solar powered watches for awhile, but they all kind of looked the same. Not too long ago I was killing some time at an outlet mall in Virginia when I came across a Seiko watch store. I was like, what the heck, more affordable than the Bose place. I saw the PBL047 right away when I walked into the store. It looked like a cool rugged digital "Ironman" type that had been taken to finishing school. I liked the black on steel contrast. Kind of reminded me of a watch that I had many, many years ago that was completely black and when a button was pressed would display the time in cool RED digital dot matrix. OK, down to the real test. My wife LOVES it. She thinks it really looks cool. Now, this is the first time she has EVER said anything like that about anything electronic. To her a watch is a watch, but this one was "awesome" (her words) The display is a bit difficult to read in some circumstances like bright sunlight. You have to angle it just right to see it well. What I like is that it is easy to setup and has "world time". It is a tad heavy but it feels solid and well built. I have kind of small wrists and it does not look too big. I like it and for the price I could not resist. If you want something that looks different and "cool" give it a shot. I paid $50.00 at the store as a door buster sale. Good hybrid On: 2008-01-10I have been looking for a watch that was different than most. I have had titanium and solar powered watches for awhile, but they all kind of looked the same. Not too long ago I was killing some time at an outlet mall in Virginia when I came across a Seiko watch store. I was like, what the heck, more affordable than the Bose place. I saw the PBL047 right away when I walked into the store. It looked like a cool rugged digital "Ironman" type that had been taken to finishing school. I liked the black on steel contrast. Kind of reminded me of a watch that I had many, many years ago that was completely black and when a button was pressed would display the time in cool RED digital dot matrix. OK, down to the real test. My wife LOVES it. She thinks it really looks cool. Now, this is the first time she has EVER said anything like that about anything electronic. To her a watch is a watch, but this one was "awesome" (her words) The display is a bit difficult to read in some circumstances like bright sunlight. You have to angle it just right to see it well. What I like is that it is easy to setup and has "world time". It is a tad heavy but it feels solid and well built. I have kind of small wrists and it does not look too big. I like it and for the price I could not resist. If you want something that looks different and "cool" give it a shot. I paid $50.00 at the store as a door buster sale. what a concept !  by: joerevolver8 On: 2006-12-24 Wow, what a concept, a watch you cant see the time on. The display is all but invisible except in bright overhead light,and then best only at one angle! I wanted to like this one but how? The only thing that saves it from a zero rating is when you can see the time , it looks kind of cool. Also the bracelet has large links and NO fine adjustments. You have to get the fit close enough , luckily mine fits just OK, not great but OK. Buy this for gadget value only. I am keeping this for that reason only and being too lazy to ship it back. Cool and unique, but has a few faults by: funkyd On: 2006-01-27 I have always liked dot-matrix digital watches ever since the first Seiko model came out back in the late 80s. They are more versitile in function and the cool factor in having something different is definately there. This is one of the very few dot-matrix models currently available, and is the only one if this kind that has a negative display (bright numbers on dark background). This particular module is a carryover from the days of the Spoon watch. I had one of those and it is practically identical to this one, right down to its idiosyncracies. First off, this watch has every major function required: Time, Date (the only watch Ive every seen that displays the military style day-month format), day of week, 5 alarms, hourly time signal, alternate time zone (although it doesnt display both time zones concurrently), a 10-hour chronograph (100th second) and a 10-hour countdown (preset intervals of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45 & 60 minutes in addition to a user-settable start point). In any case, it will suit whatever need you have for it, to be sure. In time mode you can select between showing just the time and day in large easily-readable rounded numbers, or also adding the date and month, althought that reduces the display to the block-style shown in the picture. In chrono, timer, and alarm modes you can do the same with the time of day in the top row and the particuar function in teh bottom, or just display the function in the large numbers (although the hours and 100ths will continue to be displayed in the small format; I suppose the designer thought it was cute or something). Now for the quirks: The numbers of this watch will glow bright green in sunlight or if directly under a fluorescent bulb, but the light source must be directly behind your line of sight for ths to be the case, otherwise the numbers are a dull gray and can be hard to see in rooms without overhead ambient light. Fortunately, there is a nice electro-luminescence built in and activated by the button under the display. However, I have noticed that after using the timer, the button fails to activate the light. You have to run the timer again to restore the buttons function...very strange. The other quirk is that the chronograph and timer actually lose time relative to the time of day--about 1½ seconds over the full 10-hour range. This isnt a terribly big deal, but Ive never seen any other watch where the chronograph and time of day werent in lock-step, since they should be running off the same quartz oscillator. I supposed its a problem in the circuitry. That being said, the watch keeps good time overall, with mine running fast to the tune of 2 seconds per month. One other note, this watch is a tad heavy, due to the industrial-strength case and band. No worries for me, as it about as heavy as the Swiss Army Hunter I also have. These (admittely minor) nags keep this watch from getting 5 stars, but this is a piece that is worth the extra price. Cool and unique, but has a few faults On: 2006-01-26I have always liked dot-matrix digital watches ever since the first Seiko model came out back in the late 80s. They are more versitile in function and the cool factor in having something different is definately there. This is one of the very few dot-matrix models currently available, and is the only one if this kind that has a negative display (bright numbers on dark background). This particular module is a carryover from the days of the Spoon watch. I had one of those and it is practically identical to this one, right down to its idiosyncracies. First off, this watch has every major function required: Time, Date (the only watch Ive every seen that displays the military style day-month format), day of week, 5 alarms, hourly time signal, alternate time zone (although it doesnt display both time zones concurrently), a 10-hour chronograph (100th second) and a 10-hour countdown (preset intervals of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45 & 60 minutes in addition to a user-settable start point). In any case, it will suit whatever need you have for it, to be sure. In time mode you can select between showing just the time and day in large easily-readable rounded numbers, or also adding the date and month, althought that reduces the display to the block-style shown in the picture. In chrono, timer, and alarm modes you can do the same with the time of day in the top row and the particuar function in teh bottom, or just display the function in the large numbers (although the hours and 100ths will continue to be displayed in the small format; I suppose the designer thought it was cute or something). Now for the quirks: The numbers of this watch will glow bright green in sunlight or if directly under a fluorescent bulb, but the light source must be directly behind your line of sight for ths to be the case, otherwise the numbers are a dull gray and can be hard to see in rooms without overhead ambient light. Fortunately, there is a nice electro-luminescence built in and activated by the button under the display. However, I have noticed that after using the timer, the button fails to activate the light. You have to run the timer again to restore the buttons function...very strange. The other quirk is that the chronograph and timer actually lose time relative to the time of day--about 1½ seconds over the full 10-hour range. This isnt a terribly big deal, but Ive never seen any other watch where the chronograph and time of day werent in lock-step, since they should be running off the same quartz oscillator. I supposed its a problem in the circuitry. That being said, the watch keeps good time overall, with mine running fast to the tune of 2 seconds per month. One other note, this watch is a tad heavy, due to the industrial-strength case and band. No worries for me, as it about as heavy as the Swiss Army Hunter I also have. These (admittely minor) nags keep this watch from getting 5 stars, but this is a piece that is worth the extra price. |