A Look at Oberon from Tokyoflash
In today’s time, watches have started becoming obsolete, what with other toys obliterating the need for any other product meant to tell the time. Who needs a watch when I have a cellphone? Honestly, I treat my mobile phone as pretty much a number of other things — an alarm clock, a watch, an organizer, etcetera. And sadly, the novelty of watches has began fading away into the background — a thing of the past which the new generation seem to have no need for. But in my humble opinion, the Tokyoflash Oberon could give your modern timepiece manufacturer a run for their money.
A tad eccentric at first look, the Oberon is a modernized timepiece which looks like it landed on earth inside a meteorite straight from outer space. Named after a character in myths and legends, the Oberon’s body or strap is made of black stainless steel. The face of the timepiece boasts white LED display in the form of white dots against a black background. It eerily reminds of the underside of UFO saucers as often featured in the news whenever there’s an alleged UFO sighting. A fantastic concept! And if I may say; a concept very appealing to my geeky taste. I expected no less from a Japanese company.
Reading time using the Oberon might take a while getting used to, what with its unorthodox design. There are three layers of white dots on the screen, each layer indicating a different time factor. The outermost layer of dots indicates the hour. The next layer of white dots is the single minutes. The innermost and third layer indicates the minutes in tens. There’s also an indicator for the date and if its is AM or PM. But don’t stress yourself reading the time in this pic. You can pick up the Oberon from Tokyoflash for USD$136.70.
Source: Techdigest via Gizmodo
