EleeNo EG5 Turning Wheels

My Friday watch is one that takes a little getting used to for reading the time.

As is often the case with the unusual designs, this watch is one of the Japanese watches in the SeaHope family. To be more specific, this watch is part of the EleeNo range who are there to produce watches showing 'handles time'. The EleeNo range was started in 2008 by the SeaHope founder Yasushi Kimura. There is more on the SeaHope family on my SeaHope summary page.

This model is in the EG line which is part of the Cyber family of EleeNo watches. The Cyber watches are the EleeNo digital range, while EG means that it tells the time with segmented LCDs.

This is the EG5 and has the additional name Turning Wheels. It works on the 12-5-9 principle, meaning it has 3 LCD wheels with segments that cover hours (12), 10 minutes (5), and individual minutes (9). The watch actually has 10 segments on the minutes wheel, with the last one just flashing to show the seconds progressing. Pressing the button causes the el-backlight wheels to show a turning animation before displaying the time. Time setting is done through the inset button and needs the tip of a pen (or similar) to press.

The design has a rectangular case in silver with a mirrored inverse LCD with a coloured background, and a black leather strap. It was available in a few different LCD colour and strap combinations. Many sites I've found quote this as being an LED watch with LED segments, but as far as I can see, this is purely an LCD watch with a backlight.

The back just has the text "Turning Wheels, EG5, Graphic Art by EleeNo" and the SeaHope website address.

It seems that this watch came out around 2010, and had an initial price somewhere around the $70-80 range. Outside of Japan, it has been available through the usual sites Tokyoflash and Intelligent Watches.

EleeNo Cyber Dual Touch

I'm off to an event for NuMusic and NuArt to celebrate the end of the year, so like for the festival, I need a watch with lots of flashing lights.

The watch I chose is another by EleeNo. The EleeNo watch range is one of the groups under the SeaHope brand. More on the brand can be found in my SeaHope overview page.

With the EleeNo designs, there are several different ranges, and the hi-tech digital watches usually come under the EleeNo Cyber range.

The EleeNo Cyber Dual Touch is one of the newer and most advanced of their watches. There are no buttons apart from the inset adjust button on the side. It shows the time on 66 LEDs with 12 for hours on the top row. Minutes add up in columns from the bottom right until you reach 5, and then starts again from the bottom of that column with a 5 minute LED also showing. As the hour progresses, the columns fill from right to left.

It works by touch screen, which lights where your fingers touch. Each watch has two colours (this is orange and green), and you choose which will display by either running your finger from bottom to top, or top to bottom.

Before the time shows, there is first one of six animations:
A dog
Thunder
A running man
A countdown and explosion
The word 'SeaHope'
and the words 'EleeNo Cyber'

The back of the watch has the SeaHope logo, the EleeNo Cyber logo, DT dual touch, and the battery type (CR2032).