# Time Machine Timepieces The Trylon Watch Concept References 'Back to the Future' as Inspiration By Amelia Roblin | Published 2014-03-14 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trylon-watch References: [tuvie](http://www.tuvie.com/trylon-led-watch-design-inspired-by-delorean-time-machine/) & [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/PF-Design/159423137472755) If you've seen any of Peter Fletcher's chronograph designs before, you won't be surprised by the complicated look of the Trylon Watch. Made as a concept for [Tokyoflash](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airo-led), this timepiece experiments with a new way to represent the hour. Everything about the precise time of day is displayed on the Y-shaped face with illuminated dashes. The branch with 12 markings indicates the hour, the section with five dashes tells you of the 10-minute block and the part with nine marks lights up to inform you of the exact 60-second interval. The Trylon Watch is actually a great deal easier to decipher than some of the designer's other [complicated chronometers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tsuka-ltec-no9). For you [Sci-Fi fans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magellan-automatic-star-trek-warp-speed) out there, you might appreciate that inspiration for this wristwatch came from the DeLorean's Flux Capacitor and from the Battlestar Galactica Cylons. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 83% | 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) > [Fashion for Men](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashionformen) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Innovative Time Display:** The Trylon Watch experiment with a new way to represent the hour, offering an opportunity for disruptive innovation in watch design. - **Complex Chronograph Designs:** Peter Fletcher's intricate chronograph designs inspire a new wave of complicated timepieces, presenting an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the watch industry. - **Sci-fi Inspired Timepieces:** The Trylon Watch draws inspiration from iconic science fiction elements, paving the way for disruptive innovation in futuristic watch design. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Watch Design:** The Trylon Watch's unique time display concept offers an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the watch design industry. - **Luxury Watches:** The complex and visually striking designs of Peter Fletcher's chronographs present an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the luxury watch industry. - **Collectible Watches:** The Sci-Fi-inspired Trylon Watch combines futuristic aesthetics with functional timekeeping, creating an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the collectible watch industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tubular Illuminating Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacetime-blade.md) - [Collaborative Retrograde Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-timechanger.md) - [Retro Calculator Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ca500webf.md) - [Sleek Magnetic Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triarch.md) - [Futuristic Space-Themed Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amida.md) - [Global Timezone Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nik-bentel-studio.md) - [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) - [Space-Inspired Titanium Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spaceone-tellurium.md)