Minimalist Digital Watch is a 4cm Square
By staying away from edgy yet ultimately dated stylized aesthetics, the Sputnik watch is a potential classic
The unimaginatively-named Sputnik is nevertheless a creatively-designed watch that shows that less is more.
Essentially a four-centimeter square that's a centimeter thick, Sputnik is a plane-jane digital watch. The watch's strap threads through a slot on the main unit, making the whole design look like a thick waistband with a flattened ornament.
Even better, Sputnik is actually available for pre-order! This means we can actually share some spec with you, for a better idea of how this tiny modern timekeeping piece works. To quote verbatim from the site:
- Size: 40 x 40 x 10mm/Band Width: 30mm
- Color: Black, White, Silver and 16 bright colors
- Water Resistance: 3ATM
- Functions: Alarm, Chronograph, Date, Time
- Battery: CR2016 Battery (3.0VDC Operating Voltage)
- Module: 32,768Hertz Quartz Crystal Oscillation Frequency
- Display: TDF LCD Display
- Electroluminescent(EL): Backlight (with Auto – EL option)
- Case Material: ABS plastic
- Case Back: ABS plastic /Screw In
- Wristband: Silicone and ABS plastic buckle
- Warranty: 1 Year
You can order Vadim Kibardin's creation through the link below. Unfortunately, as Kibardin's online shop isn't 100% working yet, you'll have to inquire for specific details on price and shipping costs.
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ladies and gentlemen the iWatch.
let the countdown to the apple lawsuit begin...
Interesting. I have to disagree with you, Rico. Being old enough to remember, I think Sputnik is a good name. It evokes the time when that was the first man-made satellite orbiting earth. I remember being outside at night, watching the sky to see it - and I remember the first time I saw it. For some, the name carries an old promise of the future, so it gets some nostalgia points.
Now if they can just remake the Super Mario Bros. watch I used to have.
Steve Jobs: "Call it the "iWatch" and double... no triple the price "
Why is the watch so bulky? I think with today's technology the watch itself should be indistinguishable from the band.
guys, guys... this thing works, it can't be an iWatch.
Is the selling point just the size of it?....cause I have a 5 dollar watch that's about half as thick. It's black too, oooooh!
Well, the name means companion for those that don't know Russian. I don't know if it's imaginative or not, but the name is definitely apt...
i like it. lol
I'm not a "watch guy" but if it didn't feel to bulky I'd probably wear one. I think the Q-time watch on their website would be way cooler (if it works) though.
Digital watches went out with the Reagan administration.
Maybe I am old fashioned but I like normal looking watches... To me this is ugly.
Looks like something cheap bought from a street vendor, though I am sure there are lots of people who like style over substance, just ask jobs
Kinda retro looking... and ugly as sin. It's not exactly cutting edge, so I'm not quite sure where the "technology" part of the article is. Is there a USB drive tucked away in that monstrosity that we can't see in the pics?
The 60s' called and they want their technology back.
Ugly, do not want.
The 60s' called and they want their technology back.
You're thinking `70's and it was LED's that you had to push a button on. It weighed .3 pounds and battery life was measured in the number of times the output was viewed.
It's way to thick and large. I would think that a minimalist watch would be small. Is this a joke?
One day I saw an Ekranoplan watch. It was HUGE, just like the original Ekranoplan KM.
An iWatch needs iTunes connectivity to change the time or adjust the wristband.
Who wears a watch anymore? If I need to know the time, I just check my phone.
next week there will be a gold plated version with diamonds all around it costing 50k
Heeeeey, don't be calling Jane a plane...or plain
Why is this on Toms? It is technology from 40 years ago. And not even interesting old tech.
I want a clock that fits in the space of a ring (wedding band) with just the time shown. This thing is huge to make a "minimalist" statement without any serious innovation.
lol, its huge like iPod nano