The first watches were pocket watches and they were not that appealing as the watches are today. Also if we have a look at the television history, we will see only the cowboys pulling out their analog dials out of their pockets and staring at them for time. Now if you have an analog pocket watch which has a matching chain attached to it with the other end into your belt buckle, why would you want a device which displays digital time after you press a button each time. The style statement of an analog watch is enough to clear all thoughts of a digital watch

But there are reasons why one needs to buy an atomic digital watch which updates itself everyday using a radio signal from National Institute of Standards and Technology transmitter in Fort Collins, Colorado. Just imagine how good would it feel to never have to check whether your watch is showing right time or not. It will be automatically done. These watches are accurate to one second of the official United States Government time. The range of the radio signals that update these atomic watches is 2000 miles and thus practically covers the whole of United States of America.

Digital watches have been in the market since 1970s. Their inventor gained an inspiration from a Sci-Fi movie which used an electronic clock as a prop. He liked it to much that he thought of making one himself. The first digital watches used a red led to display time. As these LEDs consumed lot of battery power thus the time was not visible all the times.

For having a look you needed to press a button and the time was displayed for a few seconds and then vanished. With the invention of Liquid Crystal Display it became feasible to make watches that displayed time all the time in digital format. LCDs consumed minimal power and thus battery powered watches could survive for a substantial time. The consumers liked this watch and it was on the market indefinitely.

A digital pocket watch came in a number of variants. They were cheap and efficient. Basically they attracted customers who needed a watch that was durable and could be kept in their pocket, or be tagged to their belt buckle for easy viewing. People who don’t prefer wristwatches as they hinder proper motion of the wrist opted for these watches.

The different variants of watches also had extra features to suit their needs. The extra features that were found were a chronograph, water resistance, a compass, a calculator, alarms etc. Anyone could get these digital pocket watches from $40 to maximum of $150. He got a robust and accurate timepiece for that money. Such was the quality of these time pieces; they could be used for years at a stretch.

Slowly and steadily the craze for a pocket watch reduced and they gave way to the wrist watches. The wrist watches were suitable for a wide variety of customers barring sportspersons who wanted a free wrist. Later digital wrist watches were made which suited sports persons also in free movement of their wrists.