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• At 06 April '06 - 13:57 Jeriko One wrote:

  

  Uhm…no. Actually, I don’t need a watch, I’m using my cellphone for this. But if I had to, I would want a clock that immediately shows me the time – which is why I also hate those binary clocks. With a concept like this, I would have no clue if it’s for example 10 or 11 o’clock. Or am I missing something?

  
  

• At 06 April '06 - 14:37 Dana wrote:

  

  Is it 3:15 ?

  
  

• At 06 April '06 - 22:47 Marco wrote:

  

  @Dana
  
  Nope! Every ‘pie piece’ that has changed colors fully means one hour. That means it’s about 1:40, 5:40 or 9:40 depending on what orange means in this model. Suppose ‘all orange’ means 00:00 / 12:00 it would be 1:40 / 13:40 now on this picture because one has changed into yellow and the next one has changed just a bit more than half way.

  
  

• At 07 April '06 - 03:28 Bram wrote:

  

  I haven’t worn a watch for a couple of years now, simply because I don’t need it. Either I’m sitting behind a PC (look in your bottom right corner for XP users ;)) or I simply have to look around for a clock. In emergency cases there’s always my cellphone.
  
  So I wouldn’t buy one, but my guess is my mom would! :D

  
  

• At 07 April '06 - 07:56 Jared Cornwall wrote:

  

  So is it just after 3:15 or 3:50. Once I now how to tell time on it I would love to have one. I just completed a design project for a clock and love the idea of bringing a little invation into the world of telling time.

  
  

• At 07 April '06 - 07:58 Jared Cornwall wrote:

  

  Innovation (agh! spelling error)

  
  

• At 07 April '06 - 08:36 BOK wrote:

  

  When it comes to time I’m a conservative and just as with the (comparable?) Swatch’ Internet-time-watch I don’t feel like re-learning to watch a clock…

  
  

• At 07 April '06 - 11:41 Max Roeleveld wrote:

  

  I’m not really a watch wearer, and even if I were, I sure as hell can’t afford Tissot stuff. =]

  
  

• At 07 April '06 - 12:36 Marco wrote:

  

  Hmm.. good thing I didn’t create the mockup with a Rolex casing then
  
  The real question here by the way isn’t about whether you wear a watch or not or whether you can affort a particular brand of watches. It’s about the question if any of you would like to have a totally different way of looking at the time. I know it looks kinda hard to read but you get used to it in one or two days so I don’t think there are usability problems involved besides some time to get used to it, unless you’re color blind of course

  
  

• At 07 April '06 - 16:18 Dana wrote:

  

  I cannot believe the number of men who say they do not wear a watch.
  
  My Father told me as a young girl to never date a man who didn’t wear a watch because he had no respect for time.Til this day I have followed his instructions.A man without a watch is just distasteful… to me.
  
  Get a watch Guys :)
  
  @ Marco
  
  Those watches are beautiful, especially the second one.If I had a man to give one to and it was reasonably priced, I would buy one.
  
  :)

  
  

• At 07 April '06 - 17:35 Christian Montoya wrote:

  

  I’m a sucker for cool watches. I wore a binary LED one for a while. I would definitely buy this one. You should find a hip manufacturer and sell this idea. Sell it for lots.

  
  

• At 08 April '06 - 05:55 Marco wrote:

  

  @Christian that’s exactly what I’d love to do. In this posting I’m first trying to see if people would like this way of looking at the time or not. I plan to create a Flash ‘promo’ that looks like this thing is already real and then try to get some manufacturers to look at it.

  
  

• At 09 April '06 - 10:21 Max Roeleveld wrote:

  

  OK, if it doesn’t HAVE to be a Rolex, I’m in =]

  
  

• At 09 April '06 - 12:34 Jessica wrote:

  

  Marco Dana—
  
  How would you know the difference between 1:40 and 9:40 then? (assuming that all orange is 0:00/12:00), you would not know because the first revolution around changes them all to yellow, and that means 4 hours has passed. But then, as you go around again, they are all orange again, meaning 8 hours total has passed. Then, since there is one wedge and 40 minutes of another wedge taken, it could be 9:40 too.
  
  Or am I reading the clock wrong? Hehe. :) Cool-looking design though. But, I’m with Jeriko One; if I wanted a watch, I would want one that immediately told me the time.

  
  

• At 09 April '06 - 15:31 Marco wrote:

  

  @Jessica there’s actually three colors in a 12-hour version of the clock. However, at any given moment only two colors are visible. So:
  
  all yellow: 4 hours passed. all orange: 8 hours passed. all blue: 12 hours passed. And the whole thing will start over again.
  
  A ‘smarter’ version is also possible with 6 colors, covering a full 24h timeframe. Takes more time to get used to though. In fact my original design has 6 colors but I figured that could be a tad hard for a lot of people which is why I think a 3 color version makes more sense.
  
  And… this thing does tell you the time ‘immediately’. It just takes a day or two to get used to it that’s all ;)

  
  

• At 09 April '06 - 23:03 Christian Montoya wrote:

  

  @ Jessica: Challenging your brain is a great way to get smarter, and learning new ways to tell time is a great way to challenge your brain. I could definitely get used to this watch after a couple days. And I would, by all means, purchase the 24 hour version.
  
  Just remember one thing Marco: no matter what you sell, or how good it is… it’s all about marketing. Don’t even tell people what that watch does, just get Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan to wear it and you’re set. I’m serious!

  
  

• At 10 April '06 - 00:53 Nandini wrote:

  

  Thats a smart watch. Took me a sec to understand how it work but later found it really easy to read time.
  
  I would definatley buy this watch.
  Best of Luck

  
  

• At 10 April '06 - 07:13 Jeriko One wrote:

  

  You know, after reading the comments (and looking at the flash file) and understanding the concept behind it, I guess I have to revoke my statement. Consider me a customer, if this watch goes into production

  
  

• At 10 April '06 - 08:00 Jcl wrote:

  

  I wouldn’t buy it… if only for the precision (or lack of). I don’t believe in “cool” things, I believe in practical ones

  
  

• At 10 April '06 - 11:46 Kurt wrote:

  

  There is already a market for unconventional time pieces. I remember at Veer.com they are selling what they call ‘Nooka’ watches, with 4 alternative designs.
  
  Here’s one:
  http://www.veer.com/products/merchdetail..
  
  I like your concept of using color to dictate time. I dont think I’ve ever seen that, time is usually represented by something purely graphical.
  
  So, yes, I would buy this watch just to be different. It would certainly be a conversation piece!

  
  

• At 10 April '06 - 14:21 marv wrote:

  

  I like it, I would buy it, but it would be great if each pie could be separated in 4 by having 4 little bars (kinda like current watches that have a bar at 12, 3, 6, and 9). I’d be able to tell time in a more precise way. But you may just be going for the cool factor instead of the precision factor.

  
  

• At 12 April '06 - 11:06 Rose wrote:

  

  Well, to be honest: I would NOT consider buying this watch. Not only because I’ve never used a watch (I prefer asking the time at strangers ), but also because I could not look at it without thinking about a nice and huge piece of chocolatpie…

  
  

• At 24 May '06 - 20:02 marten wrote:

  Guess it depends on the price, there. :) Its a cool enough design, but I dont think Id wear it everyday, so it needs to be either cheap, or..
  
  uh
  
  a gift?
  
  hint

  
  

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