Shocking yes, but true! It's the Earthwatch, literally! Officially the Wn-1, this is a Seiko watch designed in Japan, by Think The Earth (TTE) and exhibited in BaselWorld, in the spring of 2006. This is TTE's first project to have the world, well more conscious of Earth. Having the mothership rotate on your wrist precisely with that of the planet's actual rotation is not a small feat. Time will never be the same. The concept behind Wn-1 is a very unique and thoughtful process. Wn-1 indicates time with an earth-dial (a dome-shaped 24-hour hand), a position indicator, and a minute hand. The hours are read counterclockwise one revolution per 24 hours, and the minutes clockwise. There is no second hand. One of Wn-1's most unique characteristic is the Earth-dial (the hour hand) that rotates counterclockwise. The point is that is that the counterclock rotation is actually the precise direction of planetary motion, viewed from outer space. It's an insightful timeteller, physically showing planetary time relative to the user. The Wn-1 is packaged with a playful set of modular cards that can convert the watch into a desktop clock with 20 "skin" changes. All cards relate to space, Earth and of course time. This is truly a stellar piece of art and innovation.
TTE's projects creates a high awareness of the global perspective, to have us collectively conscious at a daily level about the state of the Earth, the very place that we inhabit. Other projects include the earthrium, an interactive GUI to document and predict various earthly patterns through time. Live Earth is a mobile application to track cloud cover, rotation position, weather patterns and position to the sun. It is a bilingual paid application that allows the user to be more aware of the state of the planet.
TTE's projects are great reminders of the same planet that we live on. Just by visiting their website, I'm more humble already.
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