When I first saw the concept drawings of this watch I was blown away, my first thought was "That's so cool, I must have that watch!" What I'm referring to is the Tron Legacy LED concept watch... and with most concept images the product looks absolutely beautiful. But for me anyway, my excitement ended with the concept.
The "Tron Watch" was chosen from a competition featuring many interesting pieces, and is now in full production and available for purchase at toykoflash.com... the only catch is, it is not exactly as shown. The conceptual images show a sleek smooth looking time piece, that would make owners proud and others jealous. As is most cases, the actual watch appears to be a little different from the original designs. The 'Kisai Seven' watch (as it is now called) seems to have a bulky squarish look to it and now seems to resemble more like a novelty gift than a unique sexy watch.
As you can see in the videos below, it is still a very interesting and unique device. The LED display is vibrant and I love how the two rings are used to determine the time. What I really don't like is the bulky-ness of this product. If you look at the watch face, it almost looks like one of the old calculator watches, large, bulky, and all in all unattractive.
I wish I could say that I still want this device, however the truth of the matter is I no longer do. Had this product been able to retain it's original design to look thin, sleek, and sexy then I would certainly be forking out the $139 for it. But with end results like this I believe I will be searching for alternatives.
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