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One of many interesting developments in the past couple years has long been the introduction of the new style of show called "electronic ink" or "e-ink." Unlike Liquid crystal display displays in several ways, it appears to be extra like paper and opens up some attention-grabbing avenues for brand spanking new enjoy styles. Present-day evaluation is with the Phosphor Ana-Digi, an analog-digital enjoy with an e-ink display. Specifications contain:
45mm by 13mm, about 190g.
3-hand analog motion, unsynchronized together with the electronic, established through the signed crown.
Lumed hour and minute palms.
Multi-mode electronic show – white/black or black/white, with selectable shows of hour markers, date and time.
Waterproof to 50m (150′).
Stainless steel case and band, domed mineral crystal. Bracelet is 24mm, non-tapering, center section polished with pushbutton release and fliplock.
Read on for the full review.
The analog motion is quite basic, just hours/minutes/seconds, with quick-fading luminous paint. Note that the analog and quartz movements are separate, which is both a pro and a con: You can set different times for traveling, but on the other hand, its annoying if they drift apart.
The showcase of this replica watch is the e-ink show.As you can see from the pictures, it has incredibly high contrast, a 180 degree viewing angle and appears almost like newsprint. The blacks are speckled with white and vice-versa. It's very easy on the eyes. The whole screen redraws for every update, which takes some getting used to as does the slow (just one second) refresh (which is common to e-ink - even the Kindle).
I like the design of this observe. It has a clean, unfussy look of satin and polished finishes, and the non-tapering bracelet nicely balances the substantial heft of the replica watch . The crown is signed, and the two buttons control the digital exhibit. The lugs curve down to meet the integrated bracelet.
The show is changed a bit from the predecessor Christian reviewed – the 'E-ink' logo is removed and a bit of lume added.
The Ana-Digi is available on bracelet ($10 additional, $195), leather or rubber strap ($185). Personally, I like leather, but you can choose and $10 is a very reasonable premium for the bracelet.
I've had a lot of fun wearing this one, changing the display modes and enjoying the novelty of your e-ink. It's still not very readable after dark, though, since the lume fades quickly and there's no illumination.
The lack of other features also makes this a bit less useful – no alarm, stopwatch, or timer. What it does have is that unique screen, really.
Phosphor has also sent us their two latest digital-only replica watches – keep an eye out for those reviews hopefully this week. Those are a bit more innovative in form than the ana-digi. As is often the case, a completely new invention like e-ink first imitates the current system before being used to full advantage.
Our thanks to Phosphor for the critique unit. We'll be having a contest to give it away to a reader, so keep an eye on watchreport.com for that.
By Paul Hubbard