Comments on: Inafu – Six LED Display Watch Design

By: AcanthaceousShrike

AcanthaceousShrike — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:54:56 +0000

I like minimalism but this is just some rectangles. If you would have used the shape of the case also for the display, it would be a more consistent design. But here we have a cool case and a boring display without any relationship. The LCD alternative is preferable, it’s less boring because there is always something going on.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:06:56 +0000

The LCD is a nice alternative, I prefer it to the LED. The small dots that indicate the phases do help keep track of the time! Even my brain can keep up now.
Would give you that extra star to make it 5 if I could.

By: akicam

akicam — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:42:10 +0000

Yes, it’s a good minimalistic watch. Nice design!

By: Jun Fan Lee

Jun Fan Lee — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:12:08 +0000

Where can i buy this watch?

By: Laszlo

Laszlo — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:56:14 +0000

Thank you Firdaus.

By: Firdaus

Firdaus — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:37:17 +0000

A very good design, and quite ok concept.

By: Jun Fan Lee

Jun Fan Lee — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:55:31 +0000

Now this is cool…the case and bracelet look superb, rendering is out of this world. The display is simple and cool easy to read, 5 star yes!

By: Samukun

Samukun — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:26:41 +0000

Like The small indicators are really good. And the interval too. If that’s on continuously, it’s a cool minimalistic watch. And people around you look at it and wonder.

By: Laszlo

Laszlo — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:37:23 +0000

Thank you Sam. The LCD version is here: http://www.insideshirt.hu/inafu.swf

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:52:13 +0000

I would have to agree with the comments above. I really like the chunky geometric case and the simplicity of the form. I’m not a big fan of phases either as my memory is rubbish. If you could display the whole time at once using a similar method id be in. 5 stars for case, 3 stars for display, on average: 4 stars from me.

By: Samukun

Samukun — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:24:30 +0000

Or, let the display be the same material as the case (same color, same reflection behaviour). That would also be more applealing than an off screen. For me

By: Samukun

Samukun — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:07:53 +0000

Ok I love the case. Not only because it is hexagonal in the cross section, but because it’s stylish. The way, the straps are attached to it, using that inclined face, is very appealing to me.

I can see, why one wouldn’t like phases. A quick glance on a watch is basic luxury. But this is just shifted simplicity. The display looks super minimalstic, so the time reading has been phased. On other watches you have the single glance, but you can’t really say, it’s a quick glance. I like this time reading method, it’s clever. I own a Denshoku… it’s just 12 horizontal lines! Which brings me to the display appearance when it’s off…

It could be less empty. When the time is off, you wear “just” a big black screen on ur wrist… That’s a bit depressing. Not only for this watch, for every watch actually. The “on”-condition is often impressive, but that’s only some moments of the day. For me, the “off”-condition of a watch is important too. My suggestion: make it LCD, not LED, and let it be on all the time, switching between the three phases each 5 seconds. If it’s too slow, touch the display and the next phase comes. Then, a small indicator for the first phase would be wise, so you know where the time telling begins. Do you think, it’s a good alternative, Laszlo?

If I imagine this with always on LCD with busy display it’s a 5*/YES.

By: diclonius

diclonius — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:35:24 +0000

i think it looks nice, very nice in fact.
however, i’m just not a fan of anything with “phases”.

i want to be able to look at my watch and tell the time quickly.
that’s just me though. *shrug*

By: logan

logan — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:59:55 +0000

Laszlo, the display is nice — bold and abstract — but I’d prefer to have a smaller case with less bezel. Usually I like your cases and straps a lot, but this isn’t my favorite. (As for the minimalism concept, I’m all for it, but six isn’t the absolute minimum…with three stages and only on/off states, you can use just four LEDs, as in my Warsaw submission from long ago or, equivalently, a binary 12-5-9. However, this technicality doesn’t detract from the appearance of the watch, of course.)