Vortex // Wood // Digital

A spiraling time display framed beneath a sleek concave lens, Kisai Vortex Wood is a limited edition touch-screen watch with a host of features. Two time zones, seconds, date, alarm, animation, LED light-up, audio feedback and touch screen operation, all housed in a natural dark sandalwood case with genuine leather strap.

Styled into a vibrant cyclone of rings, the time display may look complex to outsiders but is much like a regular clock and simple to read at a glance when you know how. The gap in the outer ring of 12 large blocks indicates the current hour in the same position as a regular clock. Just inside that are smaller dots for the minutes 1-60. The inner two rings show the hours and minutes for time zone 2 in the same way. The outer most ring indicates seconds.

Kisai Vortex Wood features a hybrid display which means the time is always shown by the LCD panel but will light up on demand with vivid LED backlighting when you touch the screen. Holding your finger in place for a few seconds allows you to customise; hold your finger over the alarm zone to set the alarm, hold it over the time zone to set the time. It's intuitive, simple and fun to operate. The touch screen has a lock function to prevent accidental input. After 60 seconds the screen will lock. To unlock swipe your finger across the screen from left to right.