# Cyborg Clocks The Tick Mark Wristwatch Tells Time With Red Light Indications By Andrew Robichaud | Published 2009-07-14 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tick-mark-wristwatch References: [inventorspot](http://inventorspot.com/articles/tick_mark_wristwatch_unique_way_tell_time_29734) & [hammacher](http://www.hammacher.com/Product/75492?query=Tick) I'm still unsure whether the Tick Mark wristwatch is up my alley, but I'm not going to say it isn't mechanically cool. The watch comes with a very cyborg-like design covered by a blue and silver finish (I would directly associate those two colors with a cyborg…seriously). The display is a little confusing at first, but for all the tech-savvy individuals it should be a piece of cake to figure out. Red lights highlight all the hours up to the current one on the left side and a second set of red light indicators highlight the minutes (divided into increments of 10 at the top and then increments of 1 underneath) up to the current one. I know it all sounds confusing, but if you take the time to get a feel for it, then it can actually be digitally delightful. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/watches) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Cyborg-inspired Wearables:** Opportunities exist to create wearable technology inspired by cyborg designs for futuristic style and functionality. - **Intuitive Time-telling Displays:** Innovation can be made in creating displays that use clear and intuitive visual cues to make telling time quicker and more efficient. - **Increment-based Time-telling:** Creating time-telling devices that utilize increments, like Tick Mark's use of increments of 10 and 1, can be a unique way to present and track time more accurately. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Wearable Technology:** Creating new wearable technology products that prioritize both design and functionality, like the Tick Mark watch, presents opportunities for growth in the industry. - **Consumer Electronics:** Innovative time-telling devices, especially those designed with cyborg-inspired aesthetics, have potential to disrupt and improve the consumer electronics market. - **Industrial Design:** Creating visually unique and functional designs for time-telling devices, such as the Tick Mark watch, can challenge norms in industrial design and lead to new disruptive innovations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Robotic-Themed Retro Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airo-led.md) - [Angular Automobile-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/benly-design-s3000-cyber-watch.md) - [Tubular Illuminating Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacetime-blade.md) - [Nostalgic Nixie Tube Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/btf-nixie-watch.md) - [Flowing Light Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crydal-scroll-clock.md) - [Satisfying Steampunk Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-oddly-satisfying-clock.md) - [Rad Retro-Style Smartwatches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrofuture-wrist-tech.md) - [Mechanical Digital Mesmerizing Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triaxial-numechron-clock.md) - [Futuristic Space-Themed Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amida.md)