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Twist Watch uses clever rotation to turn on.

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Tokyoflash Japan Product Design Studio

Design submitted by Patrick from France.

Patrick says: When I want to eat chocolate that is sandwiched between two cookie, I unscrewed for access (style “Choco BN” in France).

The watch case is a hexagon, cut in half in its thickness.

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Trio watch design puts time-telling into gear.

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Tokyoflash Japan Product Design Studio

Design submitted by Anders from Sweden.

Anders says: I was trying to find something new, thinking about ratios of rotation for each hand. An image of three sprockets came to mind, each with a ratio of 60:61 relative to the one before. Thus the minute hand rotates one revolution more than the second hand every minute.

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Retro Flip watch adds some 70s charm to your wrist.

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Tokyoflash Japan Product Design Studio

Design Submitted by Gordon from the USA.

A very pleasing atheistic to this watch we felt. Although not the norm for TF designs, we couldn’t resist the satisfying feeling that flip action would give as the minutes topple over.

Plenty of style variations to see in this submission.

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Arcane Orbit watch uses symbols to tell the time

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Tokyoflash Japan Product Design Studio

Design Submitted by Peter from the UK.

Peter says : I wanted to come up with a time telling method that involves combining two symbols or shapes to create digital numbers. The result is a simple rotating disc that when combined with a viewing window shows a single digit.

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Mechanical Movement Watch Design

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Tokyoflash Japan Product Design Studio

Design submitted by Azahara from Spain.

With the use of rotational movement, this mechanical watch design tells the hour and minutes with a single needle mark. Continue reading →

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Zaga, The Magical Analog Watch Design

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Tokyoflash Japan Product Design Studio

Design submitted by Sam from Germany.

Sam says: “I had the idea to connect all watch hands in a row and giving “the analog watch” a new interpretation. The result is a polyline which crosses the display and bends in different ways. This gives the watch design a unique looking face. Continue reading →

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Quarter – An Interesting Analog Watch Design

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Tokyoflash Japan Product Design Studio

Design submitted by Laszlo from Hungary.

Laszlo says: “Quarter is an analog version of my “Baransu” watch design. The inner dial is indicates the hours and the outer dial indicates the minutes. Just add up the numbers in the 12 hours position and calculate the time.”

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Moiré-effect Moving Analog Watch Design

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Tokyoflash Japan Product Design Studio

Design submitted by Kecskemeti from Hungary.

Kecskemeti says: “I wanted to modify a conventional watch to be more exciting to look at and to have a bit more movement than a regular watch, while using the same amount of energy as used by normal watches. You can check out the structural setup on the construction images below. Continue reading →

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