telling time

By Pat Law™ • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: The Design Diva

telling time

Perfect for every retro junkie - a watch that literally tells time. As in, you know, speaks to you.

Engineered by Maywadenki, don’t expect to find an actual display of time, neither analog or digital. in this Zilhotch Retro Phone Watch. Instead, you are required to dial 117 to hear the time cited into your ear by some voice. Dialing the wrong number will result in the same voice telling you “We are sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service. Please check and call again.”. For deep sleepers like yours truly, you can also set this talking watch to wake you up each morning.

I have mixed feelings about this product. Priced relatively affordable at USD79.99, I do appreciate the quirkiness of this watch. That said, do I have time to make a call to find out what time it is? Definitely not a watch for the busy bee.


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Pat Law™is a Digital Strategist who, in her time in the Adland, has marketed a range of global brands including adidas, Cadbury Schweppes, Chrysler, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett-Packard, Johnnie Walker, L’Oréal, and Royal Salute. A self-confessed Social Media junkie, Pat has since joined the 360° Digital Influence team at Ogilvy PR. Pat also writes for iSh, LOTL International, and Singapore Architect.
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3 Responses »

  1. WishBoNe on June 23rd, 2008 at 9:38 am:

    Cool design but I find it strange that I have to dial in order to know the time.

  2. O on June 24th, 2008 at 12:02 am:

    its definitely a watch for annoying the hell out of one’s colleagues during office hours!!!!
    wuahahahahha.

  3. thiang on June 24th, 2008 at 12:56 am:

    Do you sell the watch or?

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