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What is 100k 1983 yen in todays equivalent? An Apple Watch sits at ~50k yen today.
The average wage in Japan is roughly twice as much as then, so about 200k in today's money
This feels like discovering a time capsule which holds the early signs of why Japanese women aren't interested in Japanese men anymore.
The statistics actually show the opposite - Japanese women are still interested in men, it's the men who aren't interested in women
Try this exercise: Hold your arm so a watch strapped on top of your wrist would be facing toward your eyes for easy viewing of its display. If you have a smartwatch, or any kind of watch, you do this many times a day. Now hold your arm in that position for 30 or 60 minutes to watch an entire TV show. You can take a break during the commercials. Enjoying that? Probably not. With a [smart]watch, you only glance at it a…
Try this exercise: Hold your arm so a watch strapped on top of your wrist would be facing toward your eyes for easy viewing of its display. If you have a smartwatch, or any kind of watch, you do this many times a day. Now hold your arm in that position for 30 or 60 minutes to watch an entire TV show. You can take a break during the commercials. Enjoying that? Probably not. With a [smart]watch, you only glance at it a…
This assumes that this was intended as a truly practical item. However, this is a product of a watch manufacturer. Its usefulness is also defined in social terms. It's an expensive novelty item, a status symbol, a conversation piece, an icebreaker, etc, then it's also a practical item. This one doesn't achieve these social functions by mechanical complications, a multitude of jewels or fine engravings by monk-like ar…
I'll also add that bubble-era Japan was full of novelty electronics like this. Companies were investing heavily in R&D, and even if sales weren't great, these kinds of items boosted prestige and reputations for being cutting edge.
Try this exercise: Hold your arm so a watch strapped on top of your wrist would be facing toward your eyes for easy viewing of its display. If you have a smartwatch, or any kind of watch, you do this many times a day. Now hold your arm in that position for 30 or 60 minutes to watch an entire TV show. You can take a break during the commercials. Enjoying that? Probably not. With a [smart]watch, you only glance at it a…
I have no idea where he go the watch or how. They were a lower income family and lived in very modest circumstances but he always had the latest and greatest, brought it to school, caused a huge commotion, and would have the device taken away (think personal sized PacMan consoles, sling shots, those robot toys, etc).
It did work. The way it was used was a ton of kids would crowd around this guy and watch a grainy, poorly rendered, CBC program with faint sound (I recall a headphone jack), and we marveled at how cool it was that he could watch TV at school. Unfortunately, nothing interesting would ever be on, and the teacher took it away immeadiately.
Try this exercise: Hold your arm so a watch strapped on top of your wrist would be facing toward your eyes for easy viewing of its display. If you have a smartwatch, or any kind of watch, you do this many times a day. Now hold your arm in that position for 30 or 60 minutes to watch an entire TV show. You can take a break during the commercials. Enjoying that? Probably not. With a [smart]watch, you only glance at it a…
Try this exercise: Hold your arm so a watch strapped on top of your wrist would be facing toward your eyes for easy viewing of its display. If you have a smartwatch, or any kind of watch, you do this many times a day. Now hold your arm in that position for 30 or 60 minutes to watch an entire TV show. You can take a break during the commercials. Enjoying that? Probably not. With a [smart]watch, you only glance at it a…
I went from a fitback back to a simple casio gshock and it was one of the better decisions I made this year. Now I don't need to worry about charging my watch every week nor do I have to think about finicky software. The best tools are the ones that do their job so well you rarely have to think about them.
Casio's solar models are even better -- you don't need even the once every few year battery change.