14 DAY TRIAL // Over the past couple of years, Japanese company Tokyoflash has brought to the market some of the world's most unusual, yet extremely cool timepieces, and now, they seem to have done it again with the Kisai Light Speed watch
, which really looks like pertaining to a distant, future period.
The Kisai Light Speed watch, whose main marketing motto seems to be “hyperspace for your wrist”, features a truly “out of this world” design, with “electric” orange and blue LEDs used for pointing out the time. The LEDs are encased in a slim, cool-looking case that's available in either black or white and features a curved, smoked black lens incorporating elevated zones to make the light bars stand out. Light Speed is easy to read instantly thanks to the subtle numbering within the display, with hours being shown on the left side of the display (1 o'clock is at the top, traveling down to 6 o'clock at the bottom, then cross over and 7 o'clock is at the bottom traveling up to 12 o'clock at the top.) Minutes follow the same pattern on the right side of the display, progressing in groups of 3, from 3 minutes at the top, traveling down to 27 minutes at the bottom, crossing over to 30 minutes and returning to 57 minutes at the top. Two single minutes light up separately for precise timing, and, after touching the button, lights showing the current time will flash for several seconds to direct you. Plus, a high velocity animation is programmed into Light Speed that, when activated, prompts the blue lights to illuminate and race up and down the display once every fifteen minutes between 18:00 and 24:00. The Tokyoflash Kisai Light Speed watch is USB rechargeable, one full charge taking around 3.5 hours and each charge lasting for around 1 month (300 total charges supported, but at least the battery is replaceable). The timepiece supports a minimum wrist size of 100 mm (approx.) and a maximum wrist size of 200 mm (approx.), measures 34 mm x 46 mm x 12 mm and weighs 40 grams, and can be yours for around 82 US dollars, which is a pretty OK price point, all things considered.