Since the traditional watch is no longer necessary for telling the time now that almost everyone carries a cellphone or other device that can keep track of every passing minute and hour, the hoLED Watch shows how watch companies can adapt to make contemporary chronographs desired rather than required. The hoLED Watch looks more like a futuristic accessory rather than a practical watch.
Designed by Alexander Petunin, the hoLED Watch doesn't actually look like a watch at all. That is because it has sizable holes where the face should be. Yet by looking discreet, the hoLED Watch does pass more for a piece of jewelry than anything else. The biggest of the three holes tells the hour, the middle indicates the minute and the smallest represents the seconds.
Cutout Chronographs
Alexander Petunin's 'hoLED Watch' Looks More Like a Bracelet
Trend Themes
1. Alternative Chronographs - Designing fashionable accessories with alternative ways of telling time that do not necessarily resemble traditional watches.
2. Multifunctional Jewelry - Creating functional jewelry that serves more than just a decorative purpose.
3. Discreet Timepieces - Designing watches that look more like jewelry or accessories rather than practical timepieces.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Accessories - Incorporating technology into fashion accessories, exploring unique ways to make statement pieces for watches and other time-telling devices that double as fashion accessories.
2. Jewelry Design - Incorporating timepieces into unique, contemporary and multifunctional jewelry designs.
3. Consumer Electronics - Creating new ways of integrating time-telling devices into everyday convenience gadgets such as phones, tablets, and laptops.