Since working on a new design for a 2 tube Nixie Watch, I have also been asked to make a new design for a 4 tube nixie watch. I would like to know which one of these two would be more in demand.

Suppose you could choose between:
1) The two tubed Kopriso nixie watch as in one of the previous threads (50mm dial and 16.5mm thick)
2) A four tubed nixie watch which would be rectangular (approx 58x49x18, or approx 60x42x18, not sure yet which one of the 2 it will be).

Suppose that the performance of the two watches is identical. What would then be your preference?

Best regards,
Michel

Ask here: groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en youll probably get more feedback from that group!

If the two watches were identical and had the same battery life, I would probably prefer the smaller of the two. I wear shits with cuffs regularly and so size is a large concern for me.

kay486 wrote:


Thanks, I didn't know about this group!

Stuckey wrote:


That was exactly my concern as well, that's why I tried my best to make it as small as possible. For myself, a 4 tube watch is just too big to use as an every day watch.

After thinking this through a bit I'd say I would prefer the 4-tube model. My rationale is that a) I don't really care for digital timepieces - clock or watch - that have less than 4 digits. and b) both watches are IMO too bulky for everyday wearing. So if it's going to be a 'special occasions' watch, I might just as well choose the one with the number of digits I prefer.

Regarding 'bulky' - I'm not criticizing your design, I think you have got it about as small as is possible. It's more that I'm fairly small to begin with and big watches don't look good on my wrist. A Submariner would look silly on me, I'm more a Movado kinda guy...

Thanks Eeberfest. I think your website looks great b.t.w. Left a message there at about 3:40 am I think .

I'll take that into account, I'm afraid I can't squeeze 4 tubes in a silky smooth Movado watch case

Oh wow, i just checked your site with the interactive huge ass nixie display and i absolutely love it! How much you paid for all sixteen B-7971's ?

kay486 wrote:


I bought them in several smaller batches over a period of months, and did not stop at 16 because I wanted to have some spares. If I average it out it's probably $40 - $45 per tube.

I don't wanna totally hijack Cobra_007's thread, so here's a link to the old thread about my stuff:
www.tubeclockdb.com/forum/Builders-Forum...ace-and-cameras.html