April 2, 2012
The 1974 Kojak Omega Time Computer 1 watch
by Laura Domela
Once when I was in Hawaii I went on a catamaran sail off of the beach in Oahu. There were about 8 people on the boat and Telly Savalas was one of them. I was only 7 when Kojak was on, but I totally knew who he was.
Say what you will of Telly Savalas’ work on the crime drama Kojak: at least he got to wear this sweet timepiece. The 1974 Kojak Omega Time Computer 1 Watch (£1,900; roughly $3,000) isn’t just important due to its prominent placement upon the wrist of a TV policeman — it was also one of the first LED watches made, sporting more transistors than the smallest TV of the time, and made even more noticeable by its gold plate body.
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