The Armitron Griffy, A Fantastic Retro LED Watch For $30

Hello my name is Mark Coffman, I am a watchmaker located in Texas and I have a passion for pocket knives, wristwatches, and every day carry items.
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[@IBadIBoyIJC]

Link to the strap pls? Cannot find it

[@Rick-ve5lx]

Mine’s only lost two seconds in three months. It’s a good timepiece as a matter of fact.

[@bishop6426]

Hi Mark: It’s a cool watch. It reminds me of my first digital…..when they were the new thing. The dark display looks like the front of a microwave oven. 😊 The dealbreaker for me, however, is having to activate the pusher to see the time. That would drive me nuts all day long. A great thing would be if the LCD would activate whenever you lifted your arm.

[@markcoffman494]

I’m so sorry about that! But I still think it’s a fantastic watch with quite a great appeal. Thank you so much for watching. I hope you enjoy the video. It’s not a lot of money. Give one shot!

[@robedmunds7163]

Got the green LED one here in the UK. The finish to the case is very good. They also do an LCD, which is again stainless steel, so better than a chromed plastic Casio.

[@markcoffman494]

If you look through my videos, I’ve actually reviewed the Rubik. Take a look at it.

[@conzmoleman]

Just bought one of these a few weeks ago. Very cool piece with surprisingly nice finishing.

[@markcoffman494]

Very nice for the price !

[@neilmccormick2064]

Me too ,just bought a silver with green LED for £25 on Amazon UK.

[@IBadIBoyIJC]

Pls give link to strap, I cannot find it anywhere

[@skatepuunksurvivalist8536]

yep, really like mine

[@neilmccormick2064]

I can't find a silver one with red LED ,i could only find gold with red LED the silver ones are green LED or Blue . I'd love to find a silver with red LED ,no luck so far . Great review btw ,these watches don't get enough love .

[@markcoffman494]

Thank You! Sorry you can’t find one

[@martinoconnor923]

I don't think you'd have seen something like that in the late 60's ..... what year did the Hamilton PSR come out .....?

[@markcoffman494]

It was being developed in the late 1960s, but was officially released in 1972. So it wasn’t ever publicized/open to the public but the technology was there in the 1960s.

[@oinc7320]

Were the old LEDs ever dot matrix? I remember them as segmented.

[@markcoffman494]

Yes they were

[@poleatsky89]

can you link the bracelet?

[@Thomas-fl2jn]

Bought one. Like the bracelet. What bracelet is it?

[@markcoffman494]

It was an expansion band that I found on eBay.

[@SilverSpade92]

If the DMC-12 was a watch…

[@Rick-ve5lx]

You didn’t happen to notice when you looked inside, what battery it takes? These are great watches.

[@markcoffman494]

It’s either at 1220 or 2016 I never really checked.

[@Rick-ve5lx]

@@markcoffman494 No problem, just thought I’d ask, cheers!

[@franciscojcerrato]

Could you tell us the bracelet details, please? I'll try to get one for my Griffy.

[@markcoffman494]

I found this bracelet on Amazon. I simply searched up 16-22 mm expansion band and I was able to find this one. But you can also find many of these on eBay under Speidel or Hadley Roma.

[@franciscojcerrato]

@@markcoffman494 Thanks a lot!

[@IBadIBoyIJC]

@@markcoffman494 link pls?

[@moxa0816]

Where did you get the band? looks cool

[@markcoffman494]

eBay! Thank You 🙏

[@xxxDKxxx]

@@markcoffman494 Can you give us a link ?

[@PaulSmith-up4fo]

Where did you get the sweet expandable bracelet friend?

[@markcoffman494]

eBay 👍

[@Jeremy-Two]

Japan.