I guess some will find this retro-appealing, but I never saw the appeal in period.
A friend had one of the earlier digital LED watches, where you had to press a button to get the time to illuminate for a few seconds. It must have cost his parents a fortune (they weren't well off, either), but it just seemed a pointless gimmick to me.
I still don't really like digital watches very much, although I do have a Casio 'Royale'.
M