Gridlock Concept Watch Not As Complicated As It Looks

With an face that seems ripped right out of Star Trek’s LCARS, you’d think the Gridlock is yet another Tokyoflash watch that’s nigh-impossible to read, but you’d be wrong. It’s actually quite simple once you figure out the hook.

The face is divided into two sections: the circle-like part and the box-filled matrix. The circle is the hour, and is displayed just like an analogue watch. The matrix is split vertically, with the two halves showing minutes. See? Simple:

While not a real watch at the moment, Toykflash has a habit of making their conceptual wares into the real deal. So, if you like this one, you may be able to own it someday. [Tokyoflash via DVICE]

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(9 Comments)
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    Adam

    Monday, May 24, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    Shouldn’t that be 11:35?

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      doc

      Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6:36 PM

      no

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      Simon

      Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6:38 PM

      The greyed out rectangle corresponds to the position of the number on the face of a clock. So it is 9:35.
      If the top centre rectangle was grey, it’d be 12:35

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      dagaz

      Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6:55 PM

      No, if it was 11:35 the 11 position in the hour dial would be greyed out.

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      Jacob Hegarty

      Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6:56 PM

      Nope its just like a normal 12 hour clock so eleven would be to the left of the one in the middle at the top

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      Joel Bruce

      Monday, May 24, 2010 at 7:58 PM

      the grayed out box on the left hand side acts as the tip of an hour hand. The 9th box is grayed out, thus 9:35

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      Tom Manderson

      Monday, June 7, 2010 at 1:38 PM

      Is that enough explanation for you?

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    Kieron

    Monday, May 24, 2010 at 7:57 PM

    No, the grey part is where the ‘hour hand’ points to. Confused me at first too.

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    Brodie Moffat

    Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:54 PM

    Nah doesn’t start from the top, starts from the top right corner.

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