# Mod Beading Chronometers The Quicksilver LCD Watch Emulates the Effect of Separating Mercury Drops By Amelia Roblin | Published 2013-12-20 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quicksilver-lcd References: [tuvie](http://www.tuvie.com/quicksilver-lcd-watch-inspired-by-the-drop-of-mercury-inside-a-thermometer/) & [tokyoflash](http://www.tokyoflash.com/en/watches/1/) Many of us have grown up with an understanding for how to tell time on an analog device, but this doesn't mean that at timepiece cannot be understood when a few of the features have been changed. The Quicksilver LCD watch does not have the familiar hour and minute hands that rotate around the dial; instead, it has a cluster of dots that bead about the face. The movement of the liquid mercury-inspired circles corresponds to the recognizable 1 to 12 positions on a [conventional clock](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dozen-clock). With Samuel Jerichow's design for [Tokyoflash](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airo-led), the minute bubbles [orbit around the inner disc](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pioneer-flying-hours) and the hour droplets revole around the outer ring. The Quicksilver LCD wristwatch incorporates at least two dots per bunch, assisting in indicating the AM, PM and five-minute increments on either side. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Fashion for Men](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashionformen) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Digital Time-telling:** The Quicksilver LCD watch challenges traditional analog timepieces by using digital dots to indicate the time. - **Mercury-inspired Design:** The liquid mercury-inspired movement of the dots on the Quicksilver LCD watch creates a visually unique and captivating time display. - **Alternative Time Indicators:** The beading dots on the Quicksilver LCD watch offer a new and different way to read and interpret time. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Watchmaking:** The Quicksilver LCD watch introduces innovative design and time-telling techniques that could disrupt the traditional watchmaking industry. - **Fashion Accessories:** The distinctive mercury-inspired design of the Quicksilver LCD watch could disrupt the fashion accessories industry by offering a unique and stylish timepiece option. - **Electronics:** The digital technology and liquid mercury-inspired movement of the Quicksilver LCD watch present potential disruptive innovation opportunities in the electronics industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Kinetic Pattern Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moir-clock.md) - [Flowing Light Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crydal-scroll-clock.md) - [Unique Timekeeping Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unique-timekeeping-device.md) - [Snowglobe-Inspired Dynamic Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/time-to-snow.md) - [Sleek Magnetic Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triarch.md) - [Mechanical Digital Mesmerizing Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triaxial-numechron-clock.md) - [Half-Hour Timepiece Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arrowatch.md) - [Intentionally Foggy Clock Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kehai-clock.md) - [Minimal Sculptural Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trace-line.md)