about fukasawa led watch

[leo]

Hi,
I just want a piece of information about the led watch designed by Naoto Fukasawa. Where can I see/buy these watch (I live in Paris)?
thank U

[liquid crystal]

I don't know the answer, but I do know that the watch has been discussed here before. Have you tried a forum Search?

[CompuChron2]

here arethe info i gathered:
The watch is designed by naoto fukasawa for IDEO.
Heres more background on it

2001 at NTT InterCommunication
Centre (ICC) in the Tokyo Opera City
Tower, Fukasawa showcased, with
IDEO, the LED Watch. A small rectangle
block formed from co-injection
moulded plastic with an embedded
light-emitting diode (LED) panel, this
wristwatch rests veiled within a blank
slab. It isn’t until pressure is applied to a
switch hidden in the band that numbers
become illuminated, stacked with the
numeric hour over the minute.

But it's not available anywhere , maybe watch ebay or ask ideo:

http://www.ideo.com/case_studies/naoto.asp?x=5

[leo]

thank you for your answer. I'll ask some questions to IDEO.

[retroleds]

Here is the link to the Ideohttp://www.ideo.com/case_studies/naoto.asp?x=5

Pretty minimalistic.
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[leo]

According to me, this watch is more beautiful and minimalist than the Led watch made by Ph. Starck (my current watch).
I love it :
http://www.japandesign.ne.jp/HTM/DCG/CURATOR/fukasawa/7.html

[rewolf]

As a fan of minimalistic watches, I've been searching the web for the IDEO/Fukasawa watch several times in the last years. Never found much more than the 2 links mentioned above. I'm pretty sure that if it was ever producesd at all, it must have been in very small numbers and only for Japan.
@leo: You might also like the Rosendahl Watch II (43103) by Flemming Bo Hansen :wink:

[leo]

Rewolf :
I knew this watch & I like it too.
This one is beautiful :
http://www.singulier.com/boutique/fiche_produit.cfm?type=19&ref=LM88&code_lg=lg_fr&pag=1&num=2&tri=0&marq=0
but fukasawa's made the simpliest I ever seen...

[rewolf]

Nice, didn't know it yet. Thanks :)
Another simplistic watch: o.d.m. mysterious VI, or if you like it analogue: unobtrusiveTA09
I'm way OT again

[DragonFly2]

Fukasawa's watch certaily is an interesting timepiece I have seen a number of pictures of it including one of it on the wrist of its creator.
I suspect that it is a design exercise with only a very small number of working examples.His work as an industrial designer seems to cover mainly electronic items like mobile phones for the Japanese home market .You would really need to contact the man himself if you want one, maybe he does commissions.
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LED watches are cool!

[zoesandra]

here is a link
http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/fukasawa.html