Pocket-watch, wrist-watch,
finger-watch?
Is this the evolutionary path for time-telling devices? The team behind The
Ring Clock hopes so, and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring the idea
to market.
Despite this being an era where
most of us are carrying a mobile phone, dedicated timepieces haven't died out.
In fact, there appears to be a healthy demand out there for innovative, unusual
and expensive watches and the
Ring Clock is the latest to enter the fray.
As its name suggests, The Ring
Clock is a watch that you wear as a ring rather than a bracelet. It was
originally designed in 2011 by Gusztav Szikszai as part of a competition to
create a product that was impossible to make now, but may be feasible in 10
years. Given that the The Ring Clock is becoming reality just two years later,
it might already be ahead of its time.
The final product is a chunky
stainless steel finger ring made up of an inner ring and an outer ring. The
outer ring has three distinct bands on it; the top one has the 24-hour clock
markings, the second has minute markings, and the third has dots showing the
seconds ticking away.
The Ring Clock sits on your finger in an
inert state until you spin the outside ring, at which point the time is
revealed by the correct numbers lighting up with LEDs. This keeps battery use
to a minimum, which, as the battery only lasts two hours before needing to be
recharged via its Qi wireless power charger pad, is a good thing. The battery
also only has a lifespan of three years, and is not replaceable.
The team behind the Ring Clock is seeking
US$287,000 from crowdfunding advocates on Indiegogo to make the watch a
reality. The basic pledge is $195 for a single Ring Clock, with $15 extra added
for shipping outside the UK. Currently the designers say a conceptual model has
been completed and if all goes well, the first batch will be delivered to
backers in April 2014.
Source: Indiegogo
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