Posts Tagged ‘Mechanical’

t³ : Tactile Triangle Time

March 5th, 2013
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Design submitted by Sam from Gemany.

Sam says: t³ stands for tactile triangle time. The t³ is also a hint for the third dimension that this watch concept takes advantage of. I like watches and concepts with a tactile interface and really liked to make my own.

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Drone LCD turret watch.

January 11th, 2013
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Design submitted by Valantin from the USA.

Valentin says: I came up with this idea from the volume button on my stereo. It pops out when you press on it for fm am options. I also always liked see threw watches so this one that i designed has tinted glass on the sides that reveal the inside of the watch if you look closely. It also has a circular glass on the bottom.

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Decaminute watch turns your day decimal.

November 8th, 2012
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Design submitted by Logan from the USA.

Logan says: I interpreted Tokyoflash’s slogan, “change the way you think about time,” as a design challenge: create a watch that will convince a traditionalist that there are advantages to thinking differently about time.

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Time with a Twist – Combination Watch

October 22nd, 2012
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Design submitted by Sarah from the UK.

Sarah says, “I came up with this watch design when randomly when opening a security lock at work. I was thinking… wow, wouldn’t it be awesome if a watch did that too? Read the rest of this entry »

Tri-Hub watch concept, 2 distinct versions.

October 4th, 2012
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Design submitted by Peter from the UK.

Peter says: This is “Tri-Hub” and “Tri-Hub Hybrid”.

I had the idea for the original analogue Tri-Hub a while back, the  basic premise being the time would be displayed via three cylinders mounted on a centre “Hub”.

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Y2Z Mechanical belt-drive watch.

September 18th, 2012
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Design submitted by Peter from the UK.

Peter says: This is “Y2Z” (Y two Z) I wanted to come up with a simple belt orientated design that looks really technical and Sci-fi but was ultimately makeable.

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Centric – One-Hand Watch Concept

August 17th, 2012
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Design submitted by Anders from Sweden.

Anders says: This is Centric, an attempt at a one-hand watch concept. I’ve been wrestling with the idea for a while, trying to get it to work, and this is the result. I’ve tried to keep the styling subtle to correspond to the mechanical simplicity of the design. Read the rest of this entry »

Morph watch literally transforms itself into numbers!

July 30th, 2012
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Design submitted by Romain from France.

Romain says: I had the idea of this watch by seeing people walking around with a Morphsuit, a very thin and very stretchy suit. I thought it would be nice with a watch.

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Time Counter watch with shifting dials.

July 17th, 2012
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Design submitted by Baktiyar from Kyrgyzstan.

Baktiyar says: I decided to come up with a design hours, wanted to show how quickly time flies and how it is priceless,i would like what would people remember about it. After a few sketches here are now turned the clock.

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Turbofan Mechanical watch with armour plated blades!

July 6th, 2012
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Design submitted by Peter from the UK.

Peter says: This is “Turbofan” a remake of an earlier design called “Fan”.

The face of the watch is inspired by the blades of a fan. This inspiration makes for a technical looking dial that kind of looks like armour plating that constantly animates with the movement of the hands.

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Revelation watch features pop-up cylinder.

July 4th, 2012
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Design submitted by Sam from Germany.

Sam Says: The inspiration for this watch comes from a cylinder watch I made years ago from a normal battery clockwork. I wanted to make an analog wrist watch which shows the time on the outer edge of the case, not on the top.

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Scroll Watch Design Takes You Back and Forward in Time

April 6th, 2012
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Design submitted by Peter from the UK.

Peter says: “This is “Scroll” and as the name suggests this design was inspired by the form of ye olde worlde rolled up parchment. The basic form consists of two round dials with scroll like discs for hands.

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Hybrid watch merges Analogue and LCD

March 19th, 2012
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Design submitted by Peter from the UK.

Peter says:This is “Hybrid” a watch that combines both LCD (or LED) with a mechanical analogue movement.

I wanted to come up with a visually simple design that is intuitive and quick to read. Read the rest of this entry »

CLB analogue watch reveals colourful ring.

March 9th, 2012
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Design submitted by Sam from Germany.

Sam says: Analog watches might be traditional, but they can look so cool. I liked what I did with an earlier design called Cypher. I continued playing around with circle based shapes for an analog watch. The result is Cypher’s Little Brother. Read the rest of this entry »

Nonius watch uses rotating scale to delineate the time

February 10th, 2012
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Design submitted by Anders from Sweden.

Anders says: This concept is something of a reworking of Vernier, an old submission of mine. The peculiarities of the vernier or nonius scale caught my attention once again. I wanted to (for once) design a watch as simple as possible around the display, and this is the result. Read the rest of this entry »