Lubricate the wheels of time not for the first prize © Vysotsky. Top 10 most unusual watches

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    Today I propose to look at unusual watch models of both serial production and “Do it yourself” models. Below we recall Tix, collect watches from Lego parts, “stick” to the device of a former NASA engineer and look at the design dials at the same time.



    1. Tix

    A popular watch model, the instructions for creating which appear on the network, probably with the same interval as the new serial samples. And, although at first glance the watch looks frankly unusual, numerous reviews confirm that time is read very simply and it is easy to get used to this format.



    Four windows with diodes, where each color denotes the corresponding number, change their "indicators" according to hours, minutes and seconds.



    The popularity of Tix brought them even to Android Wear dials.



    2. Nixie Clock



    For the first time they were talked about three years ago, and watches on Soviet transistor lamps became so popular that now they are sold both on Vkontakte, on Ebay , and anywhere.



    In different cases, they are controlled either by the remote control, or by using the integrated control panel, growing around with new design “chips”.



    Well, of course, the network has a lot of manuals on how to make such a watch yourself. One of them is on the well-known instructables .

    It’s also easy to “nubitub” video instructions.



    3. Binary Clock

    By the way, since instructables have been remembered, it’s fair to say that there are dozens of guides for creating home-made watches that will take you for long autumn (soon the sun will end) evenings.



    For example, watches, in the creation of which several dollars were invested, where yellow diodes show hours, green ones show minutes, and red ones, respectively, seconds. The list of Binary Clock components is attached.



    4. The Word Clock

    On the same site you can find instructions from the owner of the Dougs Word Clocks store , which presents an assortment of watches from which to read the time, from 340 to 1,100 dollars.



    The store’s author has been involved in electronics for over 25 years, and one of his hobbies - making watches - has begun to bring him money. The store currently exports watch models around the world. And on instructables, the creator talks about how Arduino made a version of the Word Clocks model .

    However, the idea is not new. Previously, the watch that “communicated” with the owner was presented by QlockTwo . The version of this watch was distinguished by the support of 19 languages, a variety of colors and three versions: not a wall, on a bedside table, on the wrist.







    How QlockTwo Works:


    Designer Sam Buxton made a similar idea at the London exhibition .



    Separately, on the Dougs World Clocks website, you can purchase a controller .

    5. Linear Clock

    Clock-rulers - a kind of "art object". The dial of such watches, which is logical, is not round, and the time is displayed in the form of “centimeters” and “millimeters”. The concept, after which the watch version became popular, was presented at Audun Ask Blaker, and, as the official website assures , it has not yet been buried.





    There is a similar project on Arduino .





    One of the versions of such a clock might look like this:





    The idea itself turned out to be attractive and non-trivial, so it was embodied even in a special application for Android-smartphones.



    6. Alvin Aronson Watches

    The digital watches created on the 3D printer won over many people with their minimalistic design.



    Some, inspired, began to recreate the project, and one of the step-by-step guides was laid out on the instructables that had already become “habitual” today. The author of the project makes a similar model on Arduino Uno and spends about $ 130 on it.



    In general, it was curious to note that the modern "watchmaking", both private and serial, is more in search of new forms than mechanisms. Here, for example, is a $ 12 pan-clock with Amazon; Artime - a clock that can be laid out as a desktop or folded in order to hang on the wall. Sneakers; watch-books; watch-redesigned magazines and more.



    To roughly estimate the demand for non-standard forms and materials of the dials, you can go to this store or here, where, please, there is a vinyl cow, and a clock from a ladle, and on and on ...

    DIY projects are actively included in the struggle for the title “Most Unusual Dial”. How do you like a popsicle stick watch ? What about embroidery watches ? From ice cream sticks to hours from plastic spoons - one step. And here is an instruction on how to make a watch out of pencils.



    So it goes.

    7. Eye Clock



    Against this background, the proposal of the Mikemak studio - a watch-tinsel seems very funny . Two dials, where instead of arrows - circles. The only thing that will be strange is asynchronous eye movement.



    Or Continue Time by Sander Mulder . A watch that constantly changes shape, indicating the time with a single, broken arrow.



    And here is the story of how the model was created:



    And in the same row I would put Domino Clock from Carbon Design. I think it’s already clear how time is indicated.



    8. Zelf Koelman Clock A

    watch presented by a former NASA employee seemed to be a waste of time, because if you look at it once, you can just stick it, watching how the characters literally crawl in the magnetized liquid, forming hours, minutes and seconds.



    The author himself claims that a watch is just a demonstration of technology, which in itself is applicable in many areas of human life, and it is based on the ability created by NASA to deliver fuel to an engine in zero gravity.

    Caution video:


    9. Geek-watch from the “wreckage” of hard disks from ReComputing

    My “favorite” site Etsy again pleased the store where you can buy watches made from recycled computer elements.



    You can buy a watch from an average of 28 to 55 dollars . The vast majority of models are “on the bedside table”, but there is a small selection of wall clocks made of circuit boards and disks.



    The store also specializes in creating a wide range of accessories from designated materials.

    10. Lego-watches.

    Watches from designer parts can be quite funny. The network is very often found models that the studio offers Tiltedtwister .









    But they are not the only ones that become apparent when you go to Youtube. Here are a couple more examples:





    There is also a “simpler” Lego watch that any fan of comics or Star Wars can afford for 19 Euros .



    On this, the first part of the selection of unusual watches comes to an end.
    Thanks for attention.
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