The Coolest, Quirkiest Watch Ever Is A Surprising Bargain

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This is the NIWA Nixie, and it's got some cool, quirky Nixie tubes in it that glow as the numbers. It's not only cool, it's actually pretty cheap, too!
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@The_whit3_rav3n 3 месяца назад

“Why glass? Well because light would be difficult to see through metal!” Me: laughing in Braille….

@localheroEd 3 месяца назад

Me: Can I have a watch I can’t read, can’t explain and looks like I should be wearing tnt like a cartoon? NIWA: Hockey puck or pill holder sir?

@TomJeffreyJr 3 месяца назад

Andrew, I actually appreciated your deep dive, and science basics behind the Nixie tube. This coupled your love of watches and your SciFi writing skills together. Keep up the good work!

@juliusapriadi 3 месяца назад

Me: Let's watch a watch video to take a break from my engineering job! The watch video: Lovely-witty explanations as always

@bullnose01 3 месяца назад

I got the NIWA Lunokhod, which uses VFD tubes rather than Nixie tubes. It is significantly smaller and more wearable and is a visually stunning novelty watch. If you want a Nixie tube timepiece, I'd recommend their tabletop clock. But be forewarned. NIWA is a small operation. It took almost a year for my watch to be delivered, and customer communication is not their strong suit. But the price is ridiculously reasonable, and if you want to have a conversation starter on your wrist, this is it.

@GentlemensWatchServices 3 месяца назад

As a watchmaker who also builds nixie clocks, I approve of this video.

@WMIYC 3 месяца назад

Have I missed a nixie video?!

@VaughanBrant 3 месяца назад

May be I missed it but how do you actually tell time on this thing. The video only shows it counting up one second at a time. When/how does it show hours and minutes?

@stupidocanerosa 3 месяца назад

Just by setting it to show hours and minutes. It was set to show the seconds for the cinema it makes.

@stuffhappens5681 3 месяца назад

@@stupidocanerosaYeah but there are only two tubes. So unless the second tube stacks two digits one atop the other I cannot imagine how it works. It was a mistake not to show that in the video.

@stupidocanerosa 3 месяца назад

@@stuffhappens5681 Oh no, it was shown. It displays alternatively hours and minutes. Like you saw the seconds passing but one second is the hour and the next second are the minutes.

@chuckitaway466 3 месяца назад

@@stupidocanerosa I had the same question burning in my mind for the length of the video

@JPLewcun 3 месяца назад

Love the deep dive into electricity and displays! Still remember old Nixie tube calculators.

@TypnColdone 3 месяца назад

I put it in order, and 10 months later, still no feedback, no order reply, and I told them I needed my down money back.

@denden2946 3 месяца назад

Write to them. I found 3 emails from niwa in a spam folder. Received mine 2 weeks ago.

@niwatches 3 месяца назад

We do a refund for all who claim it. Please contact us if you didn't receive it.

@TypnColdone 3 месяца назад

@@niwatches the problem is I never get a confirmation email and no contact. I have to email myself 10 months later.

@toshaks 3 месяца назад

@@niwatches isn't it concerning to you that they didn't receive it for 10 months? Wouldn't it have been a better response for customer retention to actually deliver the watch?

@pgg1888 3 месяца назад

You should have explained how to read the time maybe?

@anthonystevens8683 3 месяца назад

On the wrist it may be as practical as a bow without an arrow but I kind of love it, no, admire it, Back in the 80's I used test kit with these little Nixie tubes and I found them fascinating back then, I don't think I've seen one in 3 decades. Very well explained in your usual entertaining way that somehow makes some sort of sense so someone and maybe even me. Keep up the great work Andrew.

@been01010 Месяц назад

Niwa was going to be my second and prime nixie watch to buy until the Cathode Corner version came back in stock right as I was about to hit order. A year on it’s become my daily wearable due to its reliability and durability. Niwa’s Lunokhod Neptune edition I’m hoping to get soon for an even more unconventional display format. Something about ionising gas to tell the time is just so satisfying

@petergrams6390 3 месяца назад

“It’s really really, candle” gave me such a good laugh. Thank you

@brunoteixeira6078 3 месяца назад

That was a pretty good explanation of how neon works 👍

@VignaKurk 3 месяца назад

bkuwan You are so well-informed about luxury watches. You've obviously done your due diligence and the comparison to the US is very informative...because of course, I live in New York. thank you very much

@TheWitchfinderGenral 3 месяца назад

I've got a Niwa Lunokhod which is a bit more... challenging to read. But it's a lot of fun, and is at least a wearable size.

@sebricjeltho 3 месяца назад

Came here to watch a video of a cool watch. Ended up learning more than i did when taking my electrician's education. Well done as always, Andrew. You're the GOAT!

@michaelturner4457 3 месяца назад

I got a NIWA, bought in 2001, wear it most days, very happy. Also the NIWA unlike other Nixie watches doesn't try to look like a prop from Fallout

@diesquickly00 3 месяца назад

I have the smaller NIWA watch with the meteorite back and it is a wonderful watch. Battery does not last long as I am always looking at it! Not the best for telling time, it is accurate however need to figure out what tube lights up in the row of tubes. Great for conversation starters and keeping me distracted during meetings!! Great video!!

@tiemenstaal 3 месяца назад

"Pip-boy levels of wrist presence" is going into annals of legendary watch commentary.

@B506Basstards 3 месяца назад

how do you read the minutes and hours?

@Jazzbeau 3 месяца назад

Looks like when you rotate it toward you, it flashes hour, minutes, and seconds in sequence.

@JustMeTalking 3 месяца назад

Battery probably doesn't last long enough to show either 😂😂😂

@davida8407 3 месяца назад

@@JustMeTalking 3 months on a 3 hour charge?

@uttam-tambar 3 месяца назад

As a chemistry professor and watch enthusiast, I thought this video was really cool!

@emerobo 3 месяца назад

Tubes/valves are so sick to look at in operation. A delightful vestige, and reminder of of the past and the routes we had to take technologically to get to where we are now. I’m a guitarist so I have a certain reverence and affinity for them. I always wanted a tube clock, but I’ve always been worried about maintenance. I’ve had tubes crack from the difference in humidity from one room to the other, so to have a nixie tube wrist watch would stress me

@DaVincisAlchemyst 3 месяца назад

A little unnerved by the hipster caressing the Edison bulb……😺

@markstocks9475 3 месяца назад

But, but I was listening!! Thanks for the egg! Had to work to retrieve it. Well done!

@bradleyburton4762 3 месяца назад

That is a lot of research for a 15min video. I came here for mind numbing quips, and ended learning something. I am inclined to give this video a thumbs down, if so much of the information didn’t go over my head, which enabled me to fulfill my mind numbing requirements for today. Great video

@Swashbucklebuckle 3 месяца назад

I enjoyed the science digression, but I've spent far too much time on thinking about whether the oxygen wouldn't be _reduced_ rather than oxidized. Because its oxidation state would usually change from 0 to -2. But then again, I can't remember all details from my studies about photochemistry which is a whole different beast. Just not sure if that would play a role or if I am overthinking. I guess I still haven't thought about it enough. Cheers.

@devilapproved 3 месяца назад

So glad someone finally covered this. So cool.

@RonaiHenrik 3 месяца назад

another top-notch video. I'm glad I subscribed recently, good content!

@emmadawson2360 3 месяца назад

How on earth does someone tell the time with this watch?

@RichReviews_ 3 месяца назад

Yep it worked…Even I’m not listening to me! 🤦‍♂️🤣

@bwgbavarianwatch9568 2 месяца назад

One of the best physics lesson I ever had.

@seanpie5481 3 месяца назад

So good I might have to buy the t-shirt. And there is one.

@Aniureta 3 месяца назад

Not that black looks bad on you but you should try different colors, try lighter ones for instance

@dnumaplagius 3 месяца назад

How do you tell the time on that stimbunk watch ? 😂😅

@TailSpinRCSpain 3 месяца назад

I saw a Nixie watch donkey's years ago, about the same time the Devontread Steampunk, some famous film director had one.

@syktgrei 3 месяца назад

They should make this into a clock!

@JoeGiz64 3 месяца назад

I bought one the last time you reviewed this…its pretty damn cool and a conversation starter 😉

@nikhileshhc7418 3 месяца назад

i can listen to his voice for hours

@MGDriver99 3 месяца назад

I'm surprised they felt compelled to stay with the cylindrical case, and to put the incongruous carbon fibre back on. An interesting oddity.

@pieterpan 3 месяца назад

Cool tech. Interesting video

@jjpark10 3 месяца назад

"Even I'm not listening to me" at 6:40 🤣

@tewaarathon215 3 месяца назад

It took me 5 attempts to pause it so I could read that

@Twentiesss 3 месяца назад

Lol had to run that back as well

@choond 3 месяца назад

Great video!

@anthonyhopkin 3 месяца назад

Passing over the example of a valve (tube;¬) amplifier and choosing a McIntosh (!) would be a crime. Pure class, Andrew. I can only wonder what you would put with that Amp... Maybe Spatial Audio OB speakers? Thanks for making us smile, as usual. Greetings

@expatriatedtexan 3 месяца назад

I would love a pocket watch version of this. Preferably in a brass clamshell.

@BassStevie 3 месяца назад

Cool. How do you wind it though?

@trueno7 3 месяца назад

I placed an order last month for Carina Nebula. Can't wait until it ships!

@robertp4067 3 месяца назад

Bravo! Very James Burke like. More like this please??

@thomashenryirvin 3 месяца назад

I definitely prefer it to the one you reviewed a year ago which was extremely hard to read.

@DanielNoblett1111 3 месяца назад

I've built a couple Nixie clocks a few years ago, recently out of curiosity I priced the tubes I used in my largest clock, at $200 a tube, good grief!

@GordonMoat 3 месяца назад

Rechecked half way through to see whether I had selected a Brian Cox video.

@antonluyt 3 месяца назад

Have you looked at the Sequent watches. It is probably the closest I will get to considering a smart watch.

@szeth14 3 месяца назад

ngl my eyes were starting to glass over a little bit at 6:40

@mindfulawareness1 3 месяца назад

Blakes7 vibes. There's a gem of a series ripe for a remake. Amazon? Netflix? Come on!

@cristobalhansu 3 месяца назад

I have a nixie tube clock on my desk and it's so pretty. Got mine from Nixieshop.

@lupodisol 3 месяца назад

Excellent!

@Sir_Zoro 3 месяца назад

Benedict Cumberbatch talking watches is my new favourite thing.

@sparlinsahim 3 месяца назад

When people are saying #mamacoo is a better option,I very much agree!

@JWnFlorida 3 месяца назад

Great watch

@slewisau 3 месяца назад

that was a lot of fun thank you!

@Tinners1983 3 месяца назад

I built a Nixie tube clock from a kit, was brilliant. Looked great on my bar. Spilling liquid on one is not recommended…

@truebluemiata 3 месяца назад

I think The Ghoul has one.

@samehabouez8267 3 месяца назад

I really didn’t understand any of that but cool watch👍

@sophdog1678 3 месяца назад

It is right and fitting that green neon signs contain Krypton.

@TheSlowoldman 3 месяца назад

I clicked for the science lesson and received a watch review as a bonus! Thanks Andrew!

@dinoegli 3 месяца назад

Years ago i bought the original Nixie watch from cathode corner, same watch Steve Wozniak owns… if you want the original.

@HarrisLoops 3 месяца назад

But I was listening to you... That is until I had to go and find out what that random frame message said.

@garyjones5947 3 месяца назад

How do you tell the time?

@antonioferreira2996 3 месяца назад

I hate you. The watch is too bigger, too thick, but now that I know it exists at that price I want one. I'll never use it but I want one 😂

@Markydoodert 3 месяца назад

This is way more science than I anticipated

@michaelh.1627 3 месяца назад

Super interesting stuff but I admit I fell asleep a few minutes in. I’ll try watching again.

@antonellowailes 3 месяца назад

mamacoo is best watch factory!!!

@jsytac 3 месяца назад

Was this a colab with Steve Mould???

@julianmartinez3048 3 месяца назад

I wouldn't buy this one, but tthey also have one beautiful table watch that looks killer and you don't have to worry about battery

@thejacal2704 3 месяца назад

"Even I'm not listening to me"!!

@akagainesy 3 месяца назад

After watching this video i have only one question.... What the hell is a Japanese pillow???

@mikerayner5938 3 месяца назад

I’ve got a headache Mr Morgan. 😁😁

@JustMeTalking 3 месяца назад

Does it leave grade two burn marks on your wrist... if not, why not...

@cd1934 3 месяца назад

But when you Order the watch ! , You Can’t SEE The Watch 🤔!.

@thomasmclaughlin3863 3 месяца назад

A genuinely accessible primer. Some of your very best work.

@wideeyedraven15 3 месяца назад

This was fantastic.

@RollerSkatinActor 3 месяца назад

Which nixie are you reviewing

@herbmerced7780 3 месяца назад

Interesting

@artieshell9205 3 месяца назад

Did I miss something? You only see seconds ? Where is the hour? Minutes? 🤷🏼‍♂️

@FalcoSusgott 3 месяца назад

just bought it

@kehlew0160 3 месяца назад

Yep, didn't get any of that.

@spektre999 3 месяца назад

A tad more readable than the Lunokhod

@Bila6366 3 месяца назад

Awesome !!😎

@markdickerson3486 3 месяца назад

AHH, ok.. ahhh...well ummm, ok....I will stick with hands and dials....interesting though....I think.....

@dulcetvo 3 месяца назад

Yep. I was listening to Andrew. Too bad he wasnt

@Fellmandave1 3 месяца назад

Love it, but get the feeling that every time I look at it, it will remind me of failing A-level physics. Just like this video did.

@martinlloyd7563 3 месяца назад

Your a qualified civil engineer, very polite, but it would appear your skill set extends to a beautiful explanation of electronics and quantum entanglement. Great watch, great video 👍👊⌚️