The truth is that the Seiko Active Matrix EPD Replica Ulysse Nardin watches will be available by the end of 2010. OK, so let's go over the main things you'll are going to love about this watch. The movement is the Seiko caliber S770 quartz movement, has an active matrix EPD screen, and a solar cell. That is right, the watch receives power via a solar cell (not just sun light) - a first in an e-ink watch as far as I know. Like Casio Pathfinder watches, you can see the thin solar cell outlining the e-ink screen. This also gives the watch a cool retro look. The movement is also radio controlled. Meaning it receives signals from a local atomic clock. I am not sure how many bands the watch receives (four I think), but you are covered if you live in the US, Japan, and most of Europe. There you go - always accurate, never needs a battery, and has a very clear and easy to read screen.Functionally, the Replica Vacheron Constantin watches has all the little features you'd expect (that are feasible in an e-ink display).
It doesn't have a proper name yet, being known as the "Seiko Active Matrix EPD" watch. EPD is their preferred method of using e-ink technology and it stands for "Electrophoretic display." Unlike other e-ink watches, the Seiko EPD watch uses an active matrix display. This allows the screen to refresh itself "actively," as is necessary in e-ink watches (as they are basically composed of light and dark particle that are either "on" or "off." This is how they display information all the time without draining battery power. The battery is only used when changing the display.High resolution active matrix EPD screens are used in other devices such as ebook readers like the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader. Seiko has successfully integrated this type of screen into a wrist watch. Not only that, but the watch performs many numerous functions. Those combined with the e-ink screen make this the digital watch to proudly wear this decade. When Seiko first showed me the Vacheron Constantin knock offs, they were coy on when it might be released. Hinting that it was an early work in progress.
