Philippe Stark-Designed Fossil O-Ring Digi Watch

Oh goodness. I haven’t been bitten by the watch bug like some people, which is a bit odd considering how much I like my gadgets. I like my dials and whoops and whirs and calculators and solar panels as much as the next guy, but I hate spending more than a bill on a watch when the $10 timepiece from the grocery store does its job just as precisely. It’s like the difference between buying a Ferrari and a Honda, except the Honda happens to also do zero to sixty in four seconds.

(Someday I’ll write a post that doesn’t start with me noting what a cheapskate I am.)

But this watch, the “O-ring Digi” in white, is just too rad. The hour is displayed with a simple digital number on the right, while the minutes wind their way around like a regular analog piece. And it’s only $110! Someday I will have disposable income again and this will be mine.

I think Philippe Stark (the designer) often takes things a step too far towards simplicity, but this is just right.

Product Page [Fossil via Complex]