Tron-inspired LED Watch

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Design submitted by Scott from UK.

This concept was voted as one of the most popular designs by fans on the blog and thanks to your votes has become reality and is now available to buy here exclusively at Tokyoflash Japan.

This watch design takes its inspiration from one of Scott’s favorite films as a kid, TRON, and from his Pimp Pimpin Ain’t Easy watch.  He wants something that will get noticed when it lights up and that’s why he came up with an electroluminescence strip around the whole watch strap.

The two rings (styled on a Tron Disc) represent minutes (outer) and hours (inner).  The break in the ring represents the time in a normal clock face layout.

The electroluminescence strip and LED watch face makes the whole watch light up and will definitely stand out from other watches.

382 thoughts on “Tron-inspired LED Watch”

  3. Oh, yes. this is the most innovative timepiece I have yet to see. I’m not into Glitzy crap.. but this is eminently functional (for evening I assume.. sunlight might make it tough) and aesthetically … HOT!

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  4. 嗨! 我是台灣人
    看到新聞在報導你的手錶 非常有興趣

    希望你能趕快將手錶 趕快販售到市場上

    🙂

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  9. Oyesyesyes. My SO just looked over my shoulder at it and she wants a blue one immediately, so put this household down for two ASAP !

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  12. Dear God please make this watch… or Satan, I don’t care who as long as it gets made and I can buy it. Like, NOW.

    😀

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  13. I need this watch RIGHT NOW! It’s sleek, bright, and gives you the “i’ve just jumped out of a sci-fi movie” feel. Must be made!

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  16. This is really one of the best concepts EVEERRR !

    A third ring for seconds would’nt be that useful I think. But if it’s well designed, who cares ?

    Micro-usb charging and a white color version would be a plus, for sure. That would be just even more awesome.

    I’ll certainly buy two… maybe even three.

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  23. tokyoflash watches are dope. the tron model would make an awesome addition. would definitely look forward to buying it.

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  27. Wow!! im speechless, its Awesome!! i want one now!!

    Plzz produce it!! I have a couple of ideas.

    1.- You could make it change color (not necessary)

    2.- You could make the color change depending on the hour (Day, Noon Night)… or maybe if it is AM or PM (not necessary)

    3.- Make it turn off automatically so it doesnt waste battery, but make it posible to choose if you want it on all the time

    4.- Dont make it rechargable!!! because i would get really mad after my 500 recharges kill the battery, and leaving my watch useless, better make it use common watch battery so we can change them.

    5.- I dont feel it is necessary to have seconds displayed.

    6.- Keep it under $200 (if not, include alarm with capacitive touchscreen so we can adjust the alarm by dragging the rings around)

    7.- When we turn it on, make it a gradual, so it looks more eye candy and high tech.

    8.- Make it lit up every hour for a couple of seconds, just as regular watches beep to let you know another hour passed (maybe blinking in a dimming fashion)

    9.- Please consider this colors as separate models or multicolor as posible: Aqua, Electric Blue, Red, Yellow, Orange, Lime Green, Silver, White, Violet, Pink.

    10.- Waterproof as posible

    11.- Please dont make it of an easy scratching material 😛

    Hope it helps… im looking forward to buying it =D

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    • Omgod, 11 great ideas. I especially like the color change & the capacitive touchscreen concept. Pure awesomeness. This is totally incredibilistic (I know I’m repeating myself, but this is just too cool…).
      Hope it will be produced !

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  32. This beautiful watch and I have just a little reproach, time is approximate, as interpreted, that is why I like the LED, they are incomprehensible to the uninitiated, but extremely accurate for other…

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  34. Please please please make this watch, its pure genius, however i loved the suggestion about a “seconds hand” ring. produce this and ill buy it!

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  37. LOVE THIS!

    in reading comments, I have a few of my own:
    -Don’t add a seconds ring (who needs to know seconds)
    -Don’t add AM/PM (seriously, if you can’t tell yourself from looking outside…)
    -On/off switch is a necessity, for battery life and when you need it dark (movies, etc)
    -Switch should be an “invisible” one in the middle of the face (perhaps capacitive touch?)
    -Upon being pressed, it lights up starting from the center and goes out the bands, like a wave (cool animation)
    -Other colors would be cool. White would be ideal, as it more resembles the look of Tron.

    Please produce this! I’d buy so many of them!

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  39. One of my German mates sent me this link, and I echo everyone else’s statements above; This watch looks awesome, and I certainly wouldn’t mind getting hold of one! >:-)
    Breezing through the above comments, I see a lot of disagreement on one or two suggested features…So I’ll throw in my two-bits worth to see if I can find a “happy medium”. 🙂

    1. Rechargeable vs. Not: Couldn’t the watch be fitted with a 1.5v rechargeable lithium ion cell that’s the same physical size as a standard watch cell? This’d support all buyers regardless of their energy preference, and make replacing a worn li-ion cell a possibility too. Personally, I’d support a rechargeable one all the way! 🙂

    2. Seconds ring, or no: Could be included for those who’d want it…But I’d suggest including the option to turn it off for those who don’t. Also, having the third ring underneath the type of plastic that looks jet black when not backlit (I.E: The type found on the front of many older remote controls) would ensure it doesn’t detract from the look of the original design if not in use. 🙂

    3. Multiple colours: I’ve had several Chinese made MP3 players in my time that had colour-selectable backlighting on them (Using clustered surface mount LEDs) so this is definitely within the bounds of possibility. Having the one design of watch with multiple colour choices would keep production costs lower *and* give customers a lot more choice (And a little more product) for their money. The additional benefit of course would be the ability to change to a “unique” colour if someone else in the vicinity happens to have theirs set on the same as yours! 😀

    4. Recharging via USB: If it’s made to be rechargeable, then a mini/micro USB-B socket for recharging is the most sensible option – The wearer could recharge their watch whilst using their laptop, for example. The iPhone/iPod Touch also have a +5V rail on the dock connector (For powering the Apple SD card reader for iPad etc) which could allow wearers to charge off of that instead if someone cooked-up an adaptor. 🙂
    A USB data connection would also be handy for setting complex and ancillary watch features (See suggestions below) whilst keeping the number of buttons/controls to a minimum, which would also be a design plus. 🙂

    Whilst I’m at it, I have a couple suggestions of my own…

    A. USB data connection: If the watch charged via USB, then it’d also make sense to exploit the potential offered by the data connection that comes with it. If the watch could present an API of some kind to the host computer – E.G: A USB network adaptor, serving config pages from a light Apache install via http://Tron.TokyoFlash – The wearer could use almost any computer to set various watch features (Time/date, alarms, calendar, light colour, seconds/AM-PM on/off etc) which could possibly allow for a more attractive buttonless design. 🙂

    B. Binary date display: Located in the centre hidden behind “blacklight” plastic (See point 2 above) illuminated only when the wearer needs to read it. Would come in quite useful (It’s easy to forget the date…Or at least it is for me! :-D) and “on demand only” illumination would stop it from detracting from the design. 🙂

    Farewell for now, thanks Scott for such an excellent design, and looking forward to seeing this on sale in Cyberdog! >:-)
    +++ DieselDragon +++

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  40. I’d suggest that you forget most of the suggestions to this watch and keep it as simple and as close to the concept design as possible. It’s that clean, beautiful concept that has got everyone’s attention and gone viral.

    When this goes into production (which it must do, or someone else will) then please don’t add seconds or any other unnecessary fluff.

    My wife and I are both going to buy blue ones 🙂

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  41. I HEARD THE DESIGNER OF THIS WATCH ASKED ALL OF HIS FRIENDS TO RATE THIS EVERYDAY AND GIVE IT A 5 ITS NOT THAT GOOD THE SOLAR POWERED WATCH IS MUCH BETTER

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    • Yea I hear he posts alot of comments that are fake so he wins the competition, whatever I think this watch isn’t that good

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    • FULL CAPS IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL HELL YES.
      I for one think this is an epic watch.
      And the question as to wether the other watch is better is purely subjective, and therefore irrelevant to this design.

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  42. This watch is amazing, If for some reason it is not sent for production is there any way you can have it custom made for you?

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  44. I vote for The construction,elle sont trop topissime,et je porte jamais de montre mais celle ci je veut bien,

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