The Liquid Metal Watch is an unconventional metal timepiece designed by creative Y. Kimura that eliminates the need for watch hands to tell time. Instead the luxe timepiece utilizes three liquid blobs of mercury that shift around the watch's face to read the hour, minute and seconds. The mercury is suspended inside the watch so that the liquid is able to orbit using a series of magnets located underneath that keep the element suspended in place.
The watch is a product put together by retailer Seahope, that offers a uniquely visual for consumers to read time. The mercury is located inside the watch and as the magnets pull the substance, the blobs line up to the current time listed along the perimeter to accurately depict it.
Liquid Metal Timpieces
This Watch Tells Time Using Fluid Pieces of Mercury
Trend Themes
1. Liquid Metal Timepiece - The use of mercury in watchmaking opens up opportunities to create new, visually appealing and unconventional timepieces beyond traditional watch faces.
2. Elimination of Watch Hands - Replacing traditional watch hands with more unconventional and creative designs creates disruption in the watchmaking industry and opens up opportunities for innovative and striking timepieces.
3. Magnetic Suspension Technology - The use of magnets to suspend objects in a watch creates new possibilities for unique and dynamic timepieces that simply cannot be replicated by traditional watchmaking techniques.
Industry Implications
1. Watchmaking Industry - The use of unconventional time-telling mechanisms and visually striking designs can create disruption in the watchmaking industry, offering differentiated products for creative consumers who desire something unique.
2. Luxury Retail Industry - Unconventional designs that challenge traditional watchmaking techniques provide luxury retailers with opportunities to differentiate their product offerings and appeal to consumers who desire something more visually striking than traditional watches.
3. High-tech Materials Industry - The development of new high-tech materials that enable the use of unconventional time-telling techniques and innovative designs can create disruption in the watchmaking industry and unlock new opportunities for creative expression.