Meet the Watch Even "Alien" Would Love to Wear

I don't know about you, but the first thing that comes to mind when taking a look at the latest creation that has rolled out of the Japanese Twelve 5-9 design studio is a scene from the "Alien" movie, namely that when the creature's receptacle opens up in order to reveal the deadly, hand-like deliverer of Alien eggs. I guess the manufacturers of the Q version (cause this is what we're talking about) have received some inspiration from Sci-Fi movies as well, since they also admit the distinct bio-mechanical feel this thing induces.

Leaving the movie comparisons aside and coming back to the subject at hand, it's very important to note the fact that the timepiece (found via TokyoFlash, like most other strange Japanese watches out there, features 26 exceptionally bright, multi-colored LED's and a solid stainless steel strap. Furthermore, one push of the button animates the LED's in various patterns before revealing the time, a function which can be skipped with a second press of the button.

Available in a rugged gun metal or brushed silver finish, the Q version uses the established 12-5-9 method to tell the time, namely 12 hours, 5 groups of 10 minutes and 9 single minutes. Moving clockwise from the top of the display, the first two LED lines indicate the hours 1 through 12, each lit LED pointing out one hour. The next line indicates minutes up to 50, each LED showing 10 minutes. The final two lines indicate single minutes 1 through 9, one LED for each minute.

The watch is a bit bulkier than a normal timepiece (has a 37-mm diameter), but that's rather understandable, taking into account its extremely special design. Furthermore, it's also heavier, weighing around 120 grams, and can be worn by just about everyone, as long as they have a maximum wrist size of 210 mm.

The Q version watch from Twelve 5-9 retails for around 140 US dollars, which is not that high a price for a time-telling device that will most likely draw everyone's attention to its wearer/user.

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