Tag Heuer pulled back the curtain on an incredible new concept (something they’re rather good at at this time of the year!).
The Mikrogirder can measure down to a phenomenal 5/10,000th of a second. The movement beats at 1,000 Hz – 7,200,000 beats per hour.
Yes, 7,200,000!
If you hold it above your head and activate the chronograph function, the watch doubles as a helicopter.
Check out the video below.
Here’s an interesting concept, courtesy of Yanko Design and designer Bor-Ru Huang.
Made to ensure you suck every last piece of juice out of your batteries you can fill each slot with a ‘used’ AA and the clock can tell you when the battery really is dead.
Press a button and those marked ‘red’ are dead!
It’s obviously not that much different than using one battery at a time, but I guess at least you have somewhere to store your old batteries: each one giving a final contribution the cause!
A quick eBay search reveals a ton of USB watches. Problem is, most of them are terrible cheap junk.
Good to see then this new concept from designers Yoon-jin Gon, Yoon-tae Myoung & Kim Sung Hun via Yanko Design.
Ten minutes charge gives these babies enough power for a weeks watch duty and a quick press of a button reveals the amount of free space remaining.
Good job!
Straight from its role as a ‘baddie’ in the Super Mario Franchise, check out this Masterpiece MP-03 ‘watch / pocket watch’.
Here’s what Hublot themselves have to say about this unique piece:
“The original plan was to create a modern iteration of a pocket-watch that would actually be worn by the owners. Unlike in earlier centuries, modern pocket-watches from high-end watch brands usually serve solely as desk clocks or collectibles for their owners. How often do you see someone walking down the street and checking his chained pocket watch? The answer is probably never.
So for Hublot, a traditional take on the pocket watch was out of the question. A totally new concept was called for. To achieve this, Hublot had to think out of the box and leave behind all notions of a pocket-watch and reinterpret it in a contemporary context : a timepiece that can be worn off the wrist.
The next question you’re probably asking is, “why the form of a gun cartridge?”
Despite the appearance, the story of the MP-03′s conception is actually quite peaceful. When visiting Mexico, head of Hublot’s High Complications department Mathias Buttet witnessed both men and women wearing 9mm bullets as necklaces. These are supposedly good luck charms in many cultures across the world.
The MP-03 houses a unique horizontal tourbillon movement, which displays the time by means of 3 rotating wheels, seen through a glass aperture on the case. The top, pointy part of the piece serves as the crown: turn it one way to wind the watch, and the other way to set the time.
The MP-03 can be worn as a pendant, as a belt attachment, or even as a traditional watch thanks to two flexible metal “hoops” on the back of the piece.”
Crazy but crazy cool also!
What do you make of this one?
The lastest concept watch from Tokyo Flash has a built-in breathalyser!
Whilst I applaud the thinking, the scale they use is rather amusing: basically you’re either ‘sober’, ‘pissed’ or ‘dead’ :-)
I can also see certain folk trying their damnedest to see how high they can get the measurement to read!
That said, still great to see continued novel thinking from the masters of the unusual digital watch.
When close enough is good enough, this Mhin (~) concept from designer James Tobin courtesy of Yanko Design might be just the thing.
Mhin is made from ceramic (body), rubber and metal (‘hands’).
Watch the video below to see this in action:
Love this concept from Yanko Design and designer Julien Molse.
Called the Eole Wind Turbine, this simple idea has the wearer powering the display by blowing on the watch face.
The turbine spins and powers up the dial.
Not supremely practical (and be prepared to be wiping plenty of spit from your watch!) but a very cool idea.
Check out the video mockup below:
Regular readers will know by know that we love checking out the new watch concepts from Yanko Design.
This Stealth watch comes courtesy of designer Menghsun Wu.
Made from titanium alloy this model has the ability to switch modes from analog to digital. You change functions by rotating the face dial.
Switching to the Dual Time module shifts the focus to the different time zones.
In the Digital Module the user can set the date and alarm and access many other functions like compass and pressure meter.
Sounds a little Tissot T-touchy but the difference here is the whole dial changes, to eventually reveal the hidden (stealth) tourbillon hidden underneath.
A rainy Sunday evening here in Melbourne, which means it must be time for our regular dose of Yanko Design concept goodness.
This is the Revolutio from designer Mickaël Chrost.
Minutes and hours are displayed on Revolutio’s rotating rings and are powered by a standard watch engine (well, as standard as it could be given the huge hole in the middle!).
The strap secures with a magnetic clip.
Interested in your thoughts!
Thanks as always to Yanko and Mr Chrost.
A bit further progressed than a number of the previous Yanko Design concepts shown here, this Ikku watch from Esineiden is apparently due to hit the shops soon.
The idea is actually pretty simple, but it’s certainly different: hours on the left, minutes on the right.
That’s it :-)
It’ll probably take a bit of an adjustment to avoid trying to read this like a regular dial, but once you’ve got the hang of it it should be a breeze.
What do you think – will this method catch on?
