Design submitted by Kambiz from the USA.
This watch design features a uni-body aluminum medallion in a variety of brushed anodized finishes. Conceived as a minimal alternative to the complexity of traditional analog timepieces, it features an easy to read LED display system and behaves much in the same way as traditional analog watches.
To assist in battery conservation, the piece displays the time when the side button is pressed. The wrist band has a hidden magnetic clasp and incorporates a hardware-less connection to the medallion making it possible to change band colors at a moment’s notice.
This watch design is very deliberate in its design sensibilities. Every design move is made to draw focus to the medallion. The hardware-less band connection and the magnetic clasp system removes excess hardware and allows people to experience the medallion and its time telling exclusively. The negative space in the center of the medallion offers may technical challenges that would make the piece very special.
amazing!!!! please i want to buy it!!!
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Thank you for your kind comment, cheers!
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Nice Looking watches! =D…I like the on the left =P
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I’m a big fan of the black as well, thank you for the comment.
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Nice looking! never seen one like it, I’d like to try it on. Where can we see them at?
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I’m glad you like it, hopefully it’ll be available one day, we shall see.
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Very beautiful design, superb!
5 * / Yes
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Patrick, thanks for the kind words, and your vote! I appreciate it.
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Simple but sexy! I think the strap could do with a bit more detal but overal very pleasing to look at. 5* and Yes 🙂
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Pete, thanks fo taking the time to comment, I’m glad you like the design, cheers!
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looking good 😉 in a way similar to the phillipe stark watch with the hole in the middle but like a shinier led version. Would definately like own it. 5*
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Keiron, with Philippe Starck its watch, you do not need to press a button to activate it, it works like an analogue watch with no activation time to read (on a screen LCD), but that of Kambiz is also very beautiful!
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yeah, very beautiful indeed, original too, i mean definately much different from Starke’s, in many ways i prefer this watch.
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Glad you guys like it, by the way the Starck watch is really nice, I bought one for my brother last year.
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Instant buy. Time reading system is easy and the thin lines look really good. It’s not brand new but it goes well with the simple geometry. That geometry hits the pleasure center of my brain. The materials are great… a metal ring… want it. Very wise decision to use a detail-less closing mechansm for the straps. The hole of the case is good, small enough for hairy wrists. I finally like that the case is a bit concave (inverse cone shape I guess) That gives the shape a subtle depth instead of being just a flat ring. 5*/YES
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Thank you for taking the time to write such a comprehensive and positive comment. I’m glad you like the design, hopefully we can both own one at some point.
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great watch!!Like the concavity, wonder what a dome shape would look like
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Gordon, I’m glad you like the design. . . perhaps a dome would be interesting. Cheers!
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very nice!!
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Thank you!
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Beautiful and stylish! One of the best watch designs I have ever seen. If you are a watch collector this is def the watch style to buy. Kudos to Kambiz the designer!
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Thanks for the great compliment Sheila, I appreciate it.
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Must . . . . Have . . . . Watch. . . (zombie voice)
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Me . . . too . . . (normal voice)
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Great looking & stylish watch. Love the different LCD light. The minute & hour are very unique. Would definitely Rock this watch 🙂
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Stylish watch for stylish people :). Thanks!
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Wow..What’s a cool concept..Where can I get this stylish watch?? They dont make any watch like this out there
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Glad you like it . . . It’s just a concept at this point. Hopefully one day it will be manufactured. Time will tell.
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Great work on this unique beautiful watch.. The concept are very cool and stylish. I owe lot of cool watches, but not as inovation like this ..but love to add this to my collection..Where can I get this cool stylish unique watch???
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Not available yet. Hopefully it will be one day. Thank you for the compliments!
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I like it! Great looking, clean, easy to read and nice color. I wonder how it would look with a different color for minutes and hours? I’d buy one!
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Glad you like it woofer, I could see some different colors, it could be nice. Cheers!
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go with stainless or titanium, aluminum will get scratched hella quick!
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Would also look pretty cool in a semi-transparent material.
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or acetate like rpm
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Both are valid points, I could see it in a few different finishes. Thank you for your input. Cheers!
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Distinctive Style, Edgy & contemporary. LOVE IT
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Glad you like it Goli.
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This is a watch that wows me with it’s style, it’s interchangability of watchbands (one watch to suit any situation; dress up or dress down), it’s sleek simplicity. It’s easy and intuitive to read while still gathering stares of the people around you.
I’d be all over this watch like a tiger on a deer.
Stainless or Titanium would drive the price up significantly; given the choice I think that aluminum (which can be anodized into full spectrum of colors) would be the smart choice. Acetate is an intriguing idea, but I don’t believe that you could easily get the small perforations needed for this design. If Stainless or Titanium could be used without driving the price too much above the $200 (US) mark (15,500 Yen) I would be greatly tempted.
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Frederich, thank you for writing such a comprehensive and positive comment. I’m really glad you like the design. Cheers! Good insight on the price point by the way.
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I would love to have this watch and would be a big hit with techie`s
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Mariano, thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it.
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great looking design
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Glad you like it Rebecca!
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very impressive a one of a kind a must buy
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Great minds think alike! In all seriousness, thanks for the kind words.
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Oh my god this is amazing! When is this coming out? I will soooooo buy this. This is awesome.
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We’ll see if it comes out, fingers crossed here. Thanks for the kind words.
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Beautiful! I wish I can buy this watch right now!
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Glad you like it Kohan!
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I want this watch! Where can I buy it?
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Hopefully on this website someday in the future. Thanks for the comment!
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Strikes me that this is much cooler when it’s off the body than on. My wrist hairs poking through the center of the face would be much less attractive than your graphic artist’s carefully chosen background.
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Duly noted, perhaps the next iteration should have a built in trimmer. Thanks for taking the time to comment, cheers!
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Beautiful object. The subtle tints to the aluminium, the elegant arrangement of lights, the convex shape ; all come together very nicely.
There will be some tough engineering problems to overcome though… Watch module has not much space inside & also needs a hole though it. Room for battery? LEDs rarely come close to edge of the watch because of inside case wall & module need some space. (5mm) Still, it looks possible & would be an awesome one.
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Onison, thank you for the kind words and well though out comments. This piece definitely presents a lot of engineering challenges. Perhaps it would need an EL panel with an LCD blackout system, that way we might be able to get all the way to they edge, as I believe those components can be cut to a variety of shapes, and are paper thin. I think that it’s these challenges that make it special. I think that if it were to go into production, it has a good chance of gaining a good amount of publicity from people like yourself, who are familiar with design and manufacturing processes. Fingers crossed here, cheers!
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Such a balanced design. The crisp led openings along with the subtle concavity really make it eye-catching. I would definitely buy this.
The times displayed in the first image seem to be derived differently. Example: 4:16 shows four hour lights and 16 minute lights….the 9:49 shows 10 hour lights and 49 minute lights. Do you count the number of hour lights or does its position on the face (like a standard watch) determine its value?
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Dana! Great eyes, I missed an error here. It does read like a standard watch, the first image is incorrect. I guess it goes to show you the importance of stepping back and taking a 23rd look over your work to catch these things. Aside from that, I’m happy you like it, as you obviously really took the time to look over it. Thank you for the kind words. Cheers!
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I have yet to see a watch on this site that I found compelling enough to purchase. THIS is finally a watch I would be willing to purchase, and able to wear in a multitude of environments without feeling it was out of place.
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Chris, thank you for the compliment, I’m really glad you like the design, hopefully we both get the chance to buy it one day. Cheers!
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If this has a strap like RPM, so its all over the same material, it would look even much cooler! this watch has alot of potential and alot of things can be done with, its awesone, 5 stars and yes!
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Could be nice…. Thanks for the comment, and the vote! Cheers!
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I almost agree to most of comments above. 5* and yeas. Haha like to see watch with ring style in TF product line.
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Firdaus, thank you for the kind words. Cheers!
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Awesome, the only thing I wish would be the watch would display the LED without having us to push a button.
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Im glad you like it I.D., cheers!
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Hi Kambiz!
Look at this: http://www.tuvie.com/minimo-watch-aluminum-led-watch-design-for-tokyoflash/
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Lazlo, thanks for taking the time to share this with me, I really appreciate it! It’s good to see people like the design enough to post it on their blogs. Hopefully we can get this piece made! Cheers!
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Can’t wait to buy!!! Wish I designed it
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Spike those are very kind words, thank you very much. Cheers!
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