Saturn II : Planetary analogue watch

Design submitted by Peter from the UK.

Peter says: This is Saturn II, a re-design of my original Saturn concept. Saturn was one of my first concepts submitted to the blog. It never made it onto the blog presumably due to being a little adventurous from a technical perspective.

This version is a lot simpler than the original but still retains the original’s feel.

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STEAM watch ideal for the Victorian time traveller.

Design submitted by Matt from Canada.

Matt says: This is STEAM, because of the steampunk appearance. The idea for the display came while watching a movie, specifically a short animation of one of the producing company at his beginning. There was a gauge at the left followed by eight rectangles displaying changing numbers that eventually changed to the name of the company.

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Babbage SteamPunk concept watch.

Design submitted by Andrew from the UK.

Andrew says: Babbage: Is inspired by Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine basically a mechanical computer designed during the Industrial revolution during the Victorian era by Charles Babbage. However this design uses no actual Mechanical or moving parts just digital representations of Moving Gears / cogs & drive shafts.

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Kernkraft Steampunk Globe LED Watch

Design submitted by Anders from Sweden.

Anders says: I’ve tried to design it to sit somewhere between art deco, raygun gothic and steampunk.

It is a classic analog watch where the ‘pole’ of the globe indicates the hour, the thin end of the inner orbit marks the minute, and the outer orbit the seconds.  This ensures that the display is constantly moving at a noticeable speed, giving a more dynamic impression. Continue reading

Augmented Reality E-Paper Concept Watch Design

A new concept from the Tokyoflash Design Studio.

An original concept watch design that uses an e-paper display to present the time. The overall appearance of the watch is pure and simple. The white block in the centre of the screen display the time in binary (hours 1, 2, 4, 8 on the top row and minutes 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 on the bottom two rows). Combinations of these numbers indicate the time. For example, if the 8 hour light was out and the 1 and 2 minute lights were out, the time would be 8:03. Continue reading