Retro Digital: LCD LED VFD Mono
· vRetro Digital
About
Retro Digital is a tribute to the readouts time forgot. Switch between four
faithfully recreated retro displays, each tuned for the Garmin AMOLED:
• VFD — the glowing cyan vacuum-fluorescent panel from VCRs, car stereos, and
hi-fi decks. Emissive segments in a glass tube, with the signature “all
segments faintly lit” ghost and a fine control grille.
• LED — the warm red seven-segment glow of an ’80s alarm clock.
• LCD — the crisp grey-green segment panel of a classic digital watch.
• Mono — the positive (dark-on-light) LCD of a classic 80s digital watch:
dark ink segments on a light glass substrate, with a subtle polarizer sheen.
Every face is built for the display it imitates: authentic segment glow, ghost
segments, a clean AM/PM indicator in 12-hour mode, and a standby always-on
mode that keeps each technology’s signature look while you sleep.
Fully customizable — right on your watch:
• Pick the display: VFD / LED / LCD / Mono
• Phosphor colors: VFD (Classic cyan · Ice blue · Green), LED (Red · Amber),
LCD (Grey-green · Blue-grey), Mono (Warm cream · LCD green)
• 12- or 24-hour time (or follow system), with a compact AM/PM indicator
• Up to six data fields: heart rate, Body Battery, steps, battery, calories,
floors, distance, notifications, active minutes
• Toggle the control grille and the heritage label text
All round AMOLED Garmin watches, 360×360 → 454×454 (43 products; the face scales
per resolution). By family:
Forerunner: 965, 970, 570 (42 & 47 mm), 265, 265S, 165, 165 Music, 170,
170 Music, 70
Venu: 3, 3S, 4 (41 & 45 mm), 2, 2S, 2 Plus
fēnix: 8 (43/47/51 mm), 8 Pro (47/51 mm), E — plus tactix 8 / quatix 8
epix: (Gen 2), Pro (Gen 2) 42/47/51 mm
vívoactive: 5, 6
Instinct 3 AMOLED (45 & 50 mm), Instinct Crossover AMOLED
MARQ (Gen 2) & MARQ Aviator; D2 Mach 1 / Mach 2 / Mach 2 Pro / Air X10;
Descent G2 / Mk3 (43 & 51 mm); Approach S50 / S70 (42 & 47 mm)
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Get in touch:
• Email: [email protected]
What's new
Configure it your way — no phone required. Every setting lives in the on-device menu and in the Garmin Connect app.
Initial release. Four faces (VFD, LED, LCD, Mono), per-face color options,
12/24h with AM/PM indicator, on-device settings, six customizable data fields,
and burn-in-safe always-on display.