>Is the Timex Indiglo an EL display?  If so, how do they power the
    >inverter off those small lithium cells?  It's the only digital watch
    >lighting system I have any time for <g>

        I've always wondered, I don't think so, try putting a strong magnet
    close to it while it is on, it seems to dim, and if you leave it there too
    long the Indiglo stops working!!

I'm pretty sure it's EL.  Go to the SIPEX web page (www.sipex.com) and
you'll find a bunch of info on their EL inverter chips, designed to work
on as little as 1.1V or 3mA...  I assume a magnet would interfere with
the coil used to produce the high voltage (ie by saturating the core.)

BillW