Forget checking your cellphone for the time—Cadence has teamed up with Fashionably Geek to offer you the opportunity to win one of their new oversized Wrist Rocket watches. It measures 1.73 inches across with a display that’s 1.22-inches wide, so you (and anyone within a 10 foot radius) will know what time it is. Speaking of the time, it’s definitely time to enter this contest.
Functions include: time, date, dual time, stopwatch, timer, alarm. UPDATE: Includes rocket-shaped display stand.
If you’ve entered a contest on Fashionably Geek before, you already know the drill. There are three methods: leave a comment on our Facebook contest thread, tweet this post, or send and email to contests@fashionablygeek.com with “I want to take off on a wrist rocket” in the subject line. The last day to enter is Friday, April 30th. The winner will be chosen at random. Good luck, and make sure to head on over to Cadence for more awesome watch designs.
The Wrist Rocket Watch press release:
Digital watches go XL with Cadence’s new Wrist Rocket
Philadelphia. April 16, 2010. The Cadence Watch Company today launched the Wrist Rocket watch, the first watch in its line of oversized digital watches. The Wrist Rocket watch measures 45 mm across with a display 31mm wide. These extra large measurements are commonplace in analog watches, however digital watches have largely ignored this trend of oversized cases. The Wrist Rocket reverses this trend by creating a brand of oversized digital watches.
Cadence designed the Wrist Rocket watch to be a performance sport watch while adding a bold punch with its oversized design. “We found that athletes like big watches because they are easier to read and the buttons are easier to press,†says Vanya Buvac, Cadence’s CEO. Until now the only oversized digital watches available were performance watches with an altimeter, barometer, and compass. These ABC watches typically sell for around $200. The Wrist Rocket however retails for only $55 through Cadence’s website – CadenceWatch.com/wrist-rocket
The Wrist Rocket’s oversized case is complemented by a point of sale display in the shape of a rocket. The rocket is cut out of red acrylic. To develop this POS display Cadence commissioned NextFab Studio, Philadelphia’s new high-tech workshop and prototyping center. “The mission of NextFab Studio is to enable entrepreneurs, inventors, and artists to realize their vision in the fastest and most cost effective manner – by providing state of the art design and prototyping services close at hand, and through membership to our facility, the option of minimizing development cost by doing the work for themselves,†says Evan Malone, founder of NextFab Studio. “The Cadence Watch Company was our first contract customer, and it is thrilling to be able to support such an innovative local business.â€
Cadence also abandoned traditional 7-segment digit design for the display. Instead the Wrist Rocket watch uses a dot matrix-style display. Cadence argues that the display is easier to read than traditional 7-segment displays. More readable or not, the dot matrix-style display is certainly more stylish, especially with technology enthusiasts.
