The Water Clock for the extreme minimalist

This clock may be about as minimalist as it gets, but it leaves plenty of room on your part for a bit of creativity.  This clock consists only of two tiny discreet balls, anyone glancing at them would never know what they are.  Actually even after you have them all set up, it may take you a long while to figure out what time it is exactly.  With this around though, you get to choose the china you put these within, giving it your own personalized look.

They are two little magnets, the red one shows hours, whereas the small white ball shows the minutes.  Choose a cup and then a small plate, add water to them and drop in the magnets.  It then keeps time and there’s not even a need for batteries.  It doesn’t entirely explain how it all works, but I’m sure if you order it they’ll give more instructions on that sort of thing.  Despite that this is merely consisting of two little magnets, this clock is a bit on the expensive side.  The Water Clock will cost you $299 from Generate.

Source: Technabob

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4 Comments on “The Water Clock for the extreme minimalist”

C Says:

No.. actually I think it will need batteries. Unless it’s magic!!!

Wait, no, on second thoughts it’s definitely powered by batteries, not magic.

Geeky Clocks - The Water Clock | Geeky Gadgets Says:

[...] Geeky Clocks – The Water Clock Posted 08 May. 2009 in Gadgets, Geeky by Fatgadget This has to be one of the coolest geeky clock we have seen to date here at geeky gadgets, the Water Clock. [...]

Kiwiiano Says:

There will be batteries and there will be a regular clock within the plinth that has magnets on the tips of the hands to attract the magnets inside the two plastic balls. They must be delicately matched so the balls will float and not be dragged under. Beautifully done.

Kouichi Okamoto tells us how to make a water clock Says:

[...] Published by Maria Mihale, on May 11 2009, in the categories: Uncategorized The notion of telling someone the time is often lost when designers are trying to come up with innovative devices, because they tend to be much more interested in the design. They sometimes forget that such devices should be easy to use by their owners, because they do not have enough time in order to figure out aspects that they can obtain from elsewhere much easier. Difficult to read watches or clocks are a dime a dozen these days, but this doesn’t mean it’s understandable why the designers are keen on bringing them in the spotlight. Therefore, The Water Clock shouldn’t come as a surprise for anyone, even if it might be the weirdest of them all. Created by designer Kouichi Okamoto in collaboration with ceramicist Daniel Jo, the device is able to tell you the time with the help of water and magnets. There is a base made of ceramic and inside it there are two rotating magnets that move the two tiny orbs in a circular trajectory. If you saw these two balls and no one told you what they are, you’d have some troubles guessing what they really are. The red ball shows the hours, while the white one tells you the minutes. The great thing about this piece of art is that is answers a question that might have tormented you for some time” “How to make a water clock of my own?”. Well, this is how: you should choose a cup, a small plate, then you should add some water to them both, and then… just drop in the magnets! But, so that you know, the Water Clock is able to work with any plate and any plate. Unfortunately, this is quite expensive, as it costs $299. (Source: coolest-gadgets.com) [...]

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