# Time Telling Orbs The Students at L'ecole D'arts Appliques Design a Ball-Shaped Watch By Shelby Lee Walsh | Published 2009-07-08 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spherical-watches-lecole-darts-appliques References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/6938/eris-planetary-sphere-watch.html) & [boingboing.net](http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/06/spherical-pocket-wat.html) Whether you wear it as a pendant or use it as a desk clock, this spherical watch is bound to draw some attention. The students at the L’ecole D’arts Appliques designed this unique ticker with anthracite anodized aluminum casing and laser engraved figures. The two hands show you what time it is - the white hand being the hour and the orange hand being the minute. These hands rotate around the sphere which displays the minutes on the upper hemisphere and the hours on the lower hemisphere of the clock. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Spherical Timepieces:** Opportunity to disrupt the traditional watch industry with a unique ball-shaped design. - **Anodized Aluminum Casings:** Potential for disruption by offering colorful and durable casings for various products. - **Laser Engraved Designs:** Innovative opportunity to personalize products with intricate and customized laser engravings. ### Who This Affects Most - **Watchmaking:** Disruptive potential by introducing unconventional designs and materials in the watch industry. - **Jewelry:** Opportunity for disruption by creating wearable timepieces that double as stylish accessories. - **Personalized Gifts:** Innovative opportunity to offer customized products with laser engraved designs for special occasions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Concentric Timezone Wall Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/analog-wall-clock.md) - [Tubular Illuminating Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacetime-blade.md) - [Space-Inspired Titanium Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spaceone-tellurium.md) - [Sleek Magnetic Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triarch.md) - [Unique Timekeeping Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unique-timekeeping-device.md) - [Celestially Inspired Desk Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/astral-desk-clock.md) - [Floating Marble Cosmic Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobius-calendar-clock.md) - [Kinetic Art Wristwatches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/type-8-daniel-engelberg.md) - [Graphic Art-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/type-1-round-m.md)