The 1980s saw further developments in the digital watch. Already they could have stopwatches and date display, but the Japanese
were already looking for further utilisation of
technology.
It''s hard to believe, but as far back as 1982 Seiko produced a wristwatch with a tiny TV screen. In the same year Casio produced one with a thermometer and another which could translate 1,500 Japanese words into English. Technology was coming on leaps and bounds and if it could be miniaturised enough the Japanese were putting it into a digital watch. In 1987, Casio produced a watch that could dial your phone number and Citizen unveiled one that would react to your voice.
The 1990s saw a refinement to solar-powered digital watches. Although some
were produced in the 1970s, the new refinements
allowed for more efficient use of energy. The meant that they could generate more power for longer periods of time. 1995 saw Timex release a Data link watch which allowed the wearer to download information from a computer to their wrist.