LTD EDN x SeaHope 12-5-9 B Version - Jon Burgerman

It's the opening night of the NuArt festival in Stavanger tonight, so I had to wear an arty watch. It's also the music festival, so I need something bright, so today's watch fits both needs.

This watch was actually designed by an artist called Jon Burgerman who I had the pleasure of meeting at last year's festival. Jon is an English born artist living in New York who has a vibrant cartoon-like style, and never seems to stop doodling.

The Jon Burgerman design is part of a collaboration between the SeaHope watch brand and Love Through Design. I've blogged quite a bit about SeaHope, and you can find much of the info on the SeaHope summary page. The Love Through Design company work with various key artists through all areas, and act as a consultancy, organizing events and exhibitions, and art licensing. They also work to produce very limited edition watches with the profits going to charity. This range with the 12-5-9 B Version watch was done for the War Child charity and featured 6 designs by 6 different artists, with only 100 of each design being produced.

The watch itself follows the same pattern as a normal 12-5-9 with LEDs in groups - 12 hours, 5 x 10 minutes, and 9 minutes. Pressing the right hand buttons sets off one of several patterns of flashing lights before settling on the correct time. The left button is just for setting. The strap is set into the edge of the face, so you only see the middle strip of the case. The back has the edition number, LTD EDN x SeaHope, Jon Burgerman's logo, and a quote from Martin Luther King Jr - "The time is always right to do what is right."

This version was released in late 2011, but the B Version design originally came out sometime in the 2000s.