Kind of a shame they didn't put some lume on that compass marker, at least you'd be able to get a rough guess of the time in lower light. Very interesting design though!
I learned at university that maps are nation-centric. A flat world map bought in Japan will have Japan in the center. Nothing wrong with that. However, they've excluded the USA. Not interested.
Just picked up one of these. Great detail on the dial and the case is well made. For the money, I'd much rather have this than another generic $1k watch. I agree it's not your only watch, but the most unique watch I've seen in a while.
It’s unfortunately out of my price range but I really like this watch. My tastes are normally pretty traditional but I also like to buck that trend with an ultra modern piece from time to time and something like this does that perfectly. I love the thinking behind getting the minute wheel to rotate so it’s actually a readable one hander and the topographical detail on the globe is amazing. If my watch budget was bigger I’d totally have one of these.
I’ve got to say…. I really like this watch! It’s fairly easy to see the time and the design is very unique. I know it’s pricey but it’s not cheap to build and there’s not that many of them so it depends on what you’re looking for. Horses for courses. Would I buy one? No. But I’d like someone I know to buy one so I can see it in the flesh! Great review as always and I hope all is well with the family and that you’re all sleeping ok
Yeah, so I think my wrist sundial with built in compass might edge it out in terms of non usability…(the sundial is available in Bronze or Carbon fibre, so as not to affect the compass)
I always respect a watch that tries to do something different. There are enough mad people with enough money to sell these for sure. I'd be looking for a second hand one in a few months or wait and see if the price comes down. The domed crystal on the back is absolutely ridiculous though, what is the point of that?
Personally I feel the 2020's are going to go down in history as the "Great Chinese Awakening". It's nice to see some originality out of them. Hopefully they do a better job being the dominant superpower in the world than we (America) did. We kinda lost our minds (and our hearts). Let's all come back to this video in 10 years.
i know you are not a ciga design fan BUT so lovable watch! i am waiting to get one! I adore your review; same if it is clear that you are not a fan of Ciga design philosophie, your review is very geniune and it let the design lover to love this watch and to the classic lover to know that it is not for them!! (FYI, it is not a seagull, it is a ciga movement, entirely create by them (inspire by the seagull intelligence but still, the movement technology belong to Ciga Design)
This is actually really cool! Yea the price takes it way out of my budget, but I've seen more expensive pieces with a lot less creative dials. Only complaint on the design is that big logo. That could have been integrated a bit better.
Absolutely incredible detailed face of this one. I don't mind that it shows that particular part of our world. It would be neat if they did the Pacific model and an Atlantic model because I'd probably buy both as a set. Very interesting. I like it but not for that money.
An ingenious watch, refreshing, and kudos for going with an automatic movement. It’s pricey, but loving the domes. The Greenwash text is a fairly mainstream message nowadays, especially in Europe, not for me overall. Great video as always, v enjoyable.
I love the design and how unique and out of the world it is (slight pun intended lol), but I just wish that the watch case is slightly smaller without changing the size of that gorgeous Earth. It appears to be an elegant piece, so being smaller may have been better imo
Being a big aviation nut I bought a Ciga Design "Aircraft Carrier" watch last year....very similar to the "Z" series but the hands are an aircraft and a missile....This makes it harder to read the time than the standard Z but I bought it coz I fell in love with it and still love wearing it. :)
Great vid as always Jody! As to the watch, well, it's a nice "exercise" in creating something different and re-engineering but like you stated, this is not a piece you buy for actual time telling. I used to like watches like that, like Chronoswiss and their Regulateur, or any watches with unique complications. However, these watches are more of a talking point or niche, not practical for everyday use. Anyway, keep up the great work!
I came to the same conclusion in my review as well Jody. These really are more art than watch. You can read the time, as long as you have good lighting conditions. But that's not really what this watch is all about. They do wear surprisingly well given the dimensions as well. Although I didn't know the price the would be asking for them when I did my review. I was expecting something more around the $500 mark.
Coloured or lumed pips at 12hrs and 00 minutes might help with legibility... it could be another point of visual interest too, like watching orbiting satellites..
Let’s be honest most people don’t wear watches today just for the time. It’s stunning but at that price it’s unobtainable for most people. That’s sad since it’s quite beautiful and unique. Certainly a conversational piece that would take place if the price were more reasonable. Lovely review as always, cheers
But it's trying to be an affordable luxury watch and it really nails that one. You can't really get any of the Swiss watches except Tissot and Hamilton for under $1k
Watchfinder says on his video that it's really simple to read. In all honesty I find it very easy to read too, the numbers opposite the west compass point is the time.👍🏴
Listening to your careful and patient explanation of how to tell the time on this watch (I got completely lost, and I still don't get it), I was reminded of exactly how I felt in math class. Are you offering any remedial time telling lectures? I may not be able to graduate to the next video until I pass this one.
Entertaining review, although I would point out that the watch focuses on the Indian Ocean, not the Pacific, and the absence of any representation of the Americas would probably limit its popularity here in the U.S. Now, can you do the WorldWatch V7 from Yes Watch for your next unusual one?
Yes, I was going to observe that it was the Indian Ocean rather than the Pacific. Also it was hard to actually work out where the map was at all, with the initial projection being 90 degrees off. Fascinating watch though. They need alternative maps to appeal to other regions I think.
Saw this reviewed a couple of weeks ago, didn't like it then and I still don't lol. My problem is that I just think that, for me,at least I like to be able to "tell the time" easily from a watch !! It's a great piece of "Art" but so is the Mona Lisa, but I don't want a miniature version of that on my wrist. Interesting but not for me, I'm afraid. Great review though, as always !!
That looks amazing! I kind of wish that they had gone with a perspective of the globe from the north pole, so that the rotation of the globe on the dial actually matched the rotation of the earth. (Maybe make a south pole dial version as well for people in the southern hemisphere).💡
It’s a shame they didn’t use larger numbers for the hour ring, and put a bit of red on the compass dial, that would of help the legibility? Also the world carving on the omega world timer is the best I have seen, the detail is amazing. I won’t be buying one of these, too much money for the internal movement.
This is a unique and beautiful watch! I would move a step forward and make it region specific or even country specific, and so on and on…. I would consider it as a desk/office clock though….Very nice review! Respectfully.
That’s the Indian Ocean, not the Pacific my friend. Fabulous watch, I wish I could afford one. Keep up the great reviews, I really look forward to watching them. Kind greetings from Cumbria in the U.K.. stay safe and well.
Idea! Rather than a rotating semi dome, which is certainly eye catching, you employed a hi-tech dome that is fixed in place but displays as rotating. The surface is embedded with millions of addressable magnetic actuators. Controlled by a master map of the earth, you can display the Earth in any manner that a creative watch designer imagines. The actuators are physical bumps that rise up to create a true 3D surface. The actuators ate on/off devices but you can have dozens of height choices such as in mountainous areas. Color can be introduced by unlying a layer of micro LEDS of extremely efficient low power. The Earths axis can be anywhere, center, top. You can go all the way and have a dome on the bottom. So both hemispheres can be better displayed. Put in Bluetooth and you can download flight data from Flightaware and follow a flight. Just an idea.
I should add that the various tech I describe is all mature and employed by today’s engineering designers and manufacturers. The one issue that needs attention is how to lay down the micro elements on a curved surface. It would still be cool on a flat surface but rounded is the goal.
I will wait for the Invicta Clone but otherwise a great gizmo watch that talks more than tells the time. My pilots watch was so complex and amazing I could not tell the time either but looks great on.
You fancy selling yours Jody? Fellow Scottish collector here; on the fence about ordering for 2 reasons - that cost (including the tax added on top of $1000), and that unknown movement; who knows how easy it will be to service? I find it interesting every review I've watched skirts around or avoids the movement in any detail; something watch geeks normally fawn over and if anything sometimes pay too much attention to.
Hey Campbell! As far as I could tell, it was a eta2824 clone, but re-geared by CIGA. In theory, any decent watchmaker should therefore be able to service it, assuming they were armed with the knowledge re the gearing. If it breaks though and needs replaced, ummmmm.... could get tricky!
Very interesting. Not sure I would take it if someone gave me one. Just not for me. But great to learn about it in a classic JOMW review. Well done Jody! Merci!
I am a fan of Chinese watches. They still use a Myota or ETA movement at an affordable price. A time piece should be easy to read the time at a glance. Best watches are black hands on a white face. Then the dress style factor with colour and designs are a big factor with what to wear as a fashion statement. Then there are these 'Interesting engineering' conversation piece you wear to a party and ask people what time it is. I get a lot of comments on my 3 lighted column display. I can see what time it is as the numbers beside the column gets a lighted bar and by far the most interest. This watch is intriguing and people would also try to figure out how it works. But also would sit in my watch box for moths before getting used again at a social gathering which has been rare lately.
I was at work watching the GPHG and remember when they won the award for this watch and I fell in love with this piece! Please do a giveaway for this Jodi I'm dying to wear this! Buying it just isn't an option for me haha
They've just found a creative solution to a problem that they generated in the first place - - Perhaps, it was just a genius marketing ploy (as it won the 2021 GPHG Challenge Watch Prize).
Kind of ironic that the US and UK are out of the picture but, the middle of this map is where a US/UK joint Island military base is located called Diego Garcia.
I think this is an interesting development in watch design: let’s face it, we already know what time it is because of our phones so why not use the watch as a design statement instead of a practical machine?
Novelty watch. You said it best when you described it as such. So if you want a novelty watch I guess you’d have one if you bought one of these. Wouldn’t buy it for $99 meself never mind $999. Nice review as always Dad
Hi Jody, Yes utter madness but I like it and as I watched you showing it I could tell the at a glance. Shame about the price. A dream watch for the collection that would get talked about at any gathering of people. keep up the good work.
6:43 It's like the Earth and the Sun. Most people probably believe the Earth rotates through exactly 360° in one "Day", but it's more like 361° since the Earth also moves about 1/365th of the way around the Sun during that one day.
With the rotation of the globe they could do a North Pole and a South Pole edition and that would avoid messing with my OCD. Down under going up and over🤯
Just makes you wonder who's handing these awards out. This just looks to me how way out can you make a watch look. It's almost as daft as the price. Thanks for the review, great breakdown and description as usual.
Some of the awards don't make sense - but then look at the Tudor BB Chronograph... its a complete design mess. A diver, with a tachymeter, and a diver hour hand that obstructs the sub-dials. It won two industry awards the previous year, and watch collectors fawned over it as soon as they brought out one that looked barely anything remotely close to a Rolex Daytona colour scheme. With the Ciga Blue Planet, at least they were rewarding innovation - this is both a well-crafted dial and case with neat features, and one of the best 1-hand movement solutions I've seen from many, many attempts. The craftmanship in it is pretty good, I think something you may expect from a mid-range company like maybe Mont Blanc or Bell & Ross perhaps. Then you find out it's Chinese, and that's surprising as it seems to punch well above expectations in that context.
Unique watch but not for me. However... I have the Aesop tourb watch you showed near the end of the video and need to know what strap you put on it as I hate the one which came with it.
I bought the Ciga skeleton Apple Watch type one. Got to admit I hardly wear it and this is the same sort of novelty. Erm… not falling down that hole again! 😕
This is less of a mere watch but more of a clarion call to the rest of the industry, showing what China is aspiring to in terms of future innovation and technical prowess. Thus, it's very, very interesting.
Funny piece: If you don´t like it anymore you can just use it for skippin stones. I´d like to watch you doin this Jody ! At least it got the perfect shape.🤣🤣🤣
Now that they have that movement in production, the sky's the limit in terms of what they can do with it. Perhaps a watch a little more conventionally designed that would be easier to read but with the same novelty. Side note -- I get super annoyed by brands that want to charge anything north of about $700 USD with less than stellar anti-reflective coating. I've purchased aftermarket crystals. The price difference in production is negligible when wrapped into the full cost.
This watch is way out there, but you’ve got to give kudos for thinking outside the box! I’ve been watching you for a couple years now, and I can’t begin to tell you how much enjoyment you’ve given me. Congratulations on what has to be the most successful RUclips watch channel on the internet!!! Please don’t stop!!!
I think we would miss the point if we concentrate on how the watch looks. By applying creativity and engineering, the company created a new movement that tells time in a very unconventional way. Look at the Freak Collection from Ulysse Nardin, it's not for everyone, but you can't help but to appreciate the engineering that went in to build such unconventional time piece. I see some of that in this watch.
That's nice, but yeah, I'm not paying that much for a crappy movement that may not last past the warranty period. I do like gimmicky watches - I sold a Seiko Think the Earth because I never wore it, had a Citizen Cosmosign for a while, and still have a Citizen Astrodea. Maybe they should stick a quartz movement in this one and sell it for a few hundred bucks.
A pity there isn't a northern hemisphere version because I think the "Earth" is the best bit and if what you're getting isn't the bit you live on it's not so interesting. Definitely more a piece of kinetic art than a timepiece, at that price point there are a lot of nice Swiss watches to choose from.
Just a geography lesson in this one, I live in Perth Western Australia which happens to be on the watch so I can unequivocally tell you the ocean is the Indian 😊 , not the Pacific 🤣.
I like the concept however I live on the other side of the globe, so it I cannot warm up to it. Please suggest to them to do a second version with the flip side if ou will! P.S. I BTD on your Wikipedia perspective ... sorry!
@@JustOneMoreWatch Jody I commend you on your phd work ... I myself have only reached the Master's level, and realize that next step is even more challenging. I would argue that while Wikipedia may not be perfect, it is quite an encyclopedia for the masses (i.e. the 7 billion+ people that are not participating in higher level education and it's standards). I have written several articles now served up in Wikipedia, and was always impressed with the level of vetting applied, as well as references required before an article is published. Being online and available to the masses articles can continue to be vetted, edited and updated going forward by our peers as well as future generations. It is an excellent tool, even if only to get started, for research and/or day-to-day exploration.
Kind of a shame they didn't put some lume on that compass marker, at least you'd be able to get a rough guess of the time in lower light. Very interesting design though!
I learned at university that maps are nation-centric. A flat world map bought in Japan will have Japan in the center. Nothing wrong with that. However, they've excluded the USA. Not interested.
@@donnyboon2896 All of Europe is also excluded if it makes you feel batter.
A great watch
And tiny lume dots on the major cities of the world!
@@donnyboon2896grow up farmers
Just picked up one of these. Great detail on the dial and the case is well made. For the money, I'd much rather have this than another generic $1k watch. I agree it's not your only watch, but the most unique watch I've seen in a while.
It’s unfortunately out of my price range but I really like this watch. My tastes are normally pretty traditional but I also like to buck that trend with an ultra modern piece from time to time and something like this does that perfectly. I love the thinking behind getting the minute wheel to rotate so it’s actually a readable one hander and the topographical detail on the globe is amazing. If my watch budget was bigger I’d totally have one of these.
I’ve got to say…. I really like this watch! It’s fairly easy to see the time and the design is very unique. I know it’s pricey but it’s not cheap to build and there’s not that many of them so it depends on what you’re looking for. Horses for courses. Would I buy one? No. But I’d like someone I know to buy one so I can see it in the flesh! Great review as always and I hope all is well with the family and that you’re all sleeping ok
I really appreciate the unique design and engineering of this watch. The detail on the earth dial is amazing. Too bad the price is so steep. 🤔
This is actually really cheap for a watch so unique and which won such prestigious awards.
Unique piece! Looks great in your sped up footage…mesmerizing!
Yeah, so I think my wrist sundial with built in compass might edge it out in terms of non usability…(the sundial is available in Bronze or Carbon fibre, so as not to affect the compass)
What is it called?
Sounds like fun!
I always respect a watch that tries to do something different. There are enough mad people with enough money to sell these for sure. I'd be looking for a second hand one in a few months or wait and see if the price comes down. The domed crystal on the back is absolutely ridiculous though, what is the point of that?
I love it. It’s pushing the design envelope and for what it is ie a novelty statement and a conversation starter. It’s perfect for that.
I just imagine Jody's first words to their new arrival to be something along the lines of "Hellloooooooo and welcome....."
Personally I feel the 2020's are going to go down in history as the "Great Chinese Awakening".
It's nice to see some originality out of them.
Hopefully they do a better job being the dominant superpower in the world than we (America) did.
We kinda lost our minds (and our hearts).
Let's all come back to this video in 10 years.
I think it's rather lovely, and having the minute hand replaced by an hour sync internal bezel is cool. Hope they sent it to Producer Michael.
i know you are not a ciga design fan BUT so lovable watch! i am waiting to get one! I adore your review; same if it is clear that you are not a fan of Ciga design philosophie, your review is very geniune and it let the design lover to love this watch and to the classic lover to know that it is not for them!! (FYI, it is not a seagull, it is a ciga movement, entirely create by them (inspire by the seagull intelligence but still, the movement technology belong to Ciga Design)
This is actually really cool! Yea the price takes it way out of my budget, but I've seen more expensive pieces with a lot less creative dials.
Only complaint on the design is that big logo. That could have been integrated a bit better.
Absolutely incredible detailed face of this one. I don't mind that it shows that particular part of our world. It would be neat if they did the Pacific model and an Atlantic model because I'd probably buy both as a set. Very interesting. I like it but not for that money.
An ingenious watch, refreshing, and kudos for going with an automatic movement. It’s pricey, but loving the domes. The Greenwash text is a fairly mainstream message nowadays, especially in Europe, not for me overall. Great video as always, v enjoyable.
I love the design and how unique and out of the world it is (slight pun intended lol), but I just wish that the watch case is slightly smaller without changing the size of that gorgeous Earth. It appears to be an elegant piece, so being smaller may have been better imo
Great review! It's very rare that I watch a watch review video straight through, and I sure did for this one. Nice job!
Being a big aviation nut I bought a Ciga Design "Aircraft Carrier" watch last year....very similar to the "Z" series but the hands are an aircraft and a missile....This makes it harder to read the time than the standard Z but I bought it coz I fell in love with it and still love wearing it. :)
Great vid as always Jody! As to the watch, well, it's a nice "exercise" in creating something different and re-engineering but like you stated, this is not a piece you buy for actual time telling. I used to like watches like that, like Chronoswiss and their Regulateur, or any watches with unique complications. However, these watches are more of a talking point or niche, not practical for everyday use. Anyway, keep up the great work!
Well, that's something you won't see coming at you on a busy sidewalk! Unique and very well put together.
Congratulations Jody on your newest little family member!!!
Thanks mate! This vid recorder prior. Tomorrow's vid recorder after. Let's see if you notice a drop off in energy!
@@JustOneMoreWatch we just had a baby girl as well in November so I share your pain (and total lack of sleep!)
I will wait vor the 100€ Pagani Design copy of the original china watch .... with Europ on the dial. But in general a nice idea.
I came to the same conclusion in my review as well Jody. These really are more art than watch. You can read the time, as long as you have good lighting conditions. But that's not really what this watch is all about.
They do wear surprisingly well given the dimensions as well. Although I didn't know the price the would be asking for them when I did my review. I was expecting something more around the $500 mark.
Coloured or lumed pips at 12hrs and 00 minutes might help with legibility... it could be another point of visual interest too, like watching orbiting satellites..
Let’s be honest most people don’t wear watches today just for the time. It’s stunning but at that price it’s unobtainable for most people. That’s sad since it’s quite beautiful and unique. Certainly a conversational piece that would take place if the price were more reasonable. Lovely review as always, cheers
But it's trying to be an affordable luxury watch and it really nails that one. You can't really get any of the Swiss watches except Tissot and Hamilton for under $1k
Watchfinder says on his video that it's really simple to read. In all honesty I find it very easy to read too, the numbers opposite the west compass point is the time.👍🏴
Listening to your careful and patient explanation of how to tell the time on this watch (I got completely lost, and I still don't get it), I was reminded of exactly how I felt in math class. Are you offering any remedial time telling lectures? I may not be able to graduate to the next video until I pass this one.
Ha! You'll have to stay in class over lunch break and catch up!
Entertaining review, although I would point out that the watch focuses on the Indian Ocean, not the Pacific, and the absence of any representation of the Americas would probably limit its popularity here in the U.S. Now, can you do the WorldWatch V7 from Yes Watch for your next unusual one?
Yes, I was going to observe that it was the Indian Ocean rather than the Pacific. Also it was hard to actually work out where the map was at all, with the initial projection being 90 degrees off. Fascinating watch though. They need alternative maps to appeal to other regions I think.
Saw this reviewed a couple of weeks ago, didn't like it then and I still don't lol. My problem is that I just think that, for me,at least I like to be able to "tell the time" easily from a watch !! It's a great piece of "Art" but so is the Mona Lisa, but I don't want a miniature version of that on my wrist. Interesting but not for me, I'm afraid. Great review though, as always !!
That looks amazing! I kind of wish that they had gone with a perspective of the globe from the north pole, so that the rotation of the globe on the dial actually matched the rotation of the earth. (Maybe make a south pole dial version as well for people in the southern hemisphere).💡
I'm impressed, they didn't miss Tasmania.
It’s a shame they didn’t use larger numbers for the hour ring, and put a bit of red on the compass dial, that would of help the legibility? Also the world carving on the omega world timer is the best I have seen, the detail is amazing. I won’t be buying one of these, too much money for the internal movement.
This is a unique and beautiful watch! I would move a step forward and make it region specific or even country specific, and so on and on…. I would consider it as a desk/office clock though….Very nice review! Respectfully.
That’s the Indian Ocean, not the Pacific my friend. Fabulous watch, I wish I could afford one. Keep up the great reviews, I really look forward to watching them. Kind greetings from Cumbria in the U.K.. stay safe and well.
“Unusable in certain circumstances….” Yeah, like when you need to look at your watch and tell the time.
I mean, it's actually pretty simple to read compared to most novelty watches.
what was the watch you were comparing it to towards end of video. looked amazing
Another great review Jody. Love these addball watches!
You're right. It needs more AR coating. I can actually see you and your camera in the reflection during the outdoor shot.
Audio was rough. Great review. Love the videos. Keep it up.
Idea! Rather than a rotating semi dome, which is certainly eye catching, you employed a hi-tech dome that is fixed in place but displays as rotating.
The surface is embedded with millions of addressable magnetic actuators. Controlled by a master map of the earth, you can display the Earth in any manner that a creative watch designer imagines.
The actuators are physical bumps that rise up to create a true 3D surface. The actuators ate on/off devices but you can have dozens of height choices such as in mountainous areas. Color can be introduced by unlying a layer of micro LEDS of extremely efficient low power.
The Earths axis can be anywhere, center, top. You can go all the way and have a dome on the bottom. So both hemispheres can be better displayed.
Put in Bluetooth and you can download flight data from Flightaware and follow a flight.
Just an idea.
I should add that the various tech I describe is all mature and employed by today’s engineering designers and manufacturers. The one issue that needs attention is how to lay down the micro elements on a curved surface. It would still be cool on a flat surface but rounded is the goal.
Creative design. I’m not sure if I’d ever need one. But 4 of our kids live and work in Asia, so maybe they will want one.
I will wait for the Invicta Clone but otherwise a great gizmo watch that talks more than tells the time. My pilots watch was so complex and amazing I could not tell the time either but looks great on.
You fancy selling yours Jody? Fellow Scottish collector here; on the fence about ordering for 2 reasons - that cost (including the tax added on top of $1000), and that unknown movement; who knows how easy it will be to service?
I find it interesting every review I've watched skirts around or avoids the movement in any detail; something watch geeks normally fawn over and if anything sometimes pay too much attention to.
Hey Campbell! As far as I could tell, it was a eta2824 clone, but re-geared by CIGA. In theory, any decent watchmaker should therefore be able to service it, assuming they were armed with the knowledge re the gearing. If it breaks though and needs replaced, ummmmm.... could get tricky!
Very interesting. Not sure I would take it if someone gave me one. Just not for me. But great to learn about it in a classic JOMW review. Well done Jody! Merci!
There only benefit of being up at this hour is to catch JOMW video
I am a fan of Chinese watches. They still use a Myota or ETA movement at an affordable price. A time piece should be easy to read the time at a glance. Best watches are black hands on a white face. Then the dress style factor with colour and designs are a big factor with what to wear as a fashion statement. Then there are these 'Interesting engineering' conversation piece you wear to a party and ask people what time it is. I get a lot of comments on my 3 lighted column display. I can see what time it is as the numbers beside the column gets a lighted bar and by far the most interest. This watch is intriguing and people would also try to figure out how it works. But also would sit in my watch box for moths before getting used again at a social gathering which has been rare lately.
I was at work watching the GPHG and remember when they won the award for this watch and I fell in love with this piece! Please do a giveaway for this Jodi I'm dying to wear this! Buying it just isn't an option for me haha
They've not focused on the Pacific Ocean, but on the the Indian Ocean. I dig their chosen POV of our blue space ship.
Hey Jody, that’s the Indian Ocean not the Pacific. A very interesting choice if the market is China. Absolutely mad bit of engineering.
Imagine wearing that watch and someone asking you what the time is
and you need to tell them to bogger off 🤔
They've just found a creative solution to a problem that they generated in the first place - - Perhaps, it was just a genius marketing ploy (as it won the 2021 GPHG Challenge Watch Prize).
Kind of ironic that the US and UK are out of the picture but, the middle of this map is where a US/UK joint Island military base is located called Diego Garcia.
Was ready just to laugh out loud,but the pocket shot made it genuinely look interesting ,and not just a novelty.still can't quite make my mind up.lol
I think this is an interesting development in watch design: let’s face it, we already know what time it is because of our phones so why not use the watch as a design statement instead of a practical machine?
Novelty watch. You said it best when you described it as such. So if you want a novelty watch I guess you’d have one if you bought one of these. Wouldn’t buy it for $99 meself never mind $999. Nice review as always Dad
Hi Jody, Yes utter madness but I like it and as I watched you showing it I could tell the at a glance. Shame about the price. A dream watch for the collection that would get talked about at any gathering of people. keep up the good work.
6:43 It's like the Earth and the Sun. Most people probably believe the Earth rotates through exactly 360° in one "Day", but it's more like 361° since the Earth also moves about 1/365th of the way around the Sun during that one day.
What a bummer. The light glare was frustrating and I couldn't see what you were doing very well AT ALL!
Jupiter would be nice with the red dot as the marker.
I like the attempts of the wacky watches it reminds me of the adaptable Citroen C3 Plurial.
With the rotation of the globe they could do a North Pole and a South Pole edition and that would avoid messing with my OCD. Down under going up and over🤯
Actually great to not see a North America centred map for once…fun watch!
They will only need to create different hour hand discs for the markets America and Europe and they'd increase sales there a lot.
Just makes you wonder who's handing these awards out. This just looks to me how way out can you make a watch look. It's almost as daft as the price. Thanks for the review, great breakdown and description as usual.
Some of the awards don't make sense - but then look at the Tudor BB Chronograph... its a complete design mess. A diver, with a tachymeter, and a diver hour hand that obstructs the sub-dials. It won two industry awards the previous year, and watch collectors fawned over it as soon as they brought out one that looked barely anything remotely close to a Rolex Daytona colour scheme.
With the Ciga Blue Planet, at least they were rewarding innovation - this is both a well-crafted dial and case with neat features, and one of the best 1-hand movement solutions I've seen from many, many attempts. The craftmanship in it is pretty good, I think something you may expect from a mid-range company like maybe Mont Blanc or Bell & Ross perhaps. Then you find out it's Chinese, and that's surprising as it seems to punch well above expectations in that context.
They should do releases centered on different time / geographic zones. US centered, Europe centered, South America etc?
Nice, but I'd like to see a chronograph version!
I'd love to get a flat-earther's perspective on this watch 😉😉
Ha! Their version would certainly have slipped more easily under a cuff.
@@JustOneMoreWatch 😅😅😅😅🙏
Very unusual! And a great exercise in "because we can" if not practicality. But beautiful none the less.
Unique watch but not for me. However... I have the Aesop tourb watch you showed near the end of the video and need to know what strap you put on it as I hate the one which came with it.
Isn't it mostly the Indian Ocean? I don't think they have concentrated on the Pacific.
I bought the Ciga skeleton Apple Watch type one. Got to admit I hardly wear it and this is the same sort of novelty. Erm… not falling down that hole again! 😕
Jody it looks like you're sitting in the dark. What's up? Did you change the lighting in your studio?
One minor remark: In terms of geography, it is the Indian ocean (not the Pacific) that they put in the middle of their map ;-)
If they ever design a more realistic/practical edition - *WOW*
just think about the possibility.
This is less of a mere watch but more of a clarion call to the rest of the industry, showing what China is aspiring to in terms of future innovation and technical prowess. Thus, it's very, very interesting.
Idk... I live on the opposite side of what the watch depicts on the dial, in sunny Florida USA.
Funny piece: If you don´t like it anymore you can just use it for skippin stones. I´d like to watch you doin this Jody ! At least it got the perfect shape.🤣🤣🤣
They should've designed some focusing on different oceans. Would definitely have been more interested if I could actually see my country
Now that they have that movement in production, the sky's the limit in terms of what they can do with it. Perhaps a watch a little more conventionally designed that would be easier to read but with the same novelty. Side note -- I get super annoyed by brands that want to charge anything north of about $700 USD with less than stellar anti-reflective coating. I've purchased aftermarket crystals. The price difference in production is negligible when wrapped into the full cost.
This watch is way out there, but you’ve got to give kudos for thinking outside the box! I’ve been watching you for a couple years now, and I can’t begin to tell you how much enjoyment you’ve given me. Congratulations on what has to be the most successful RUclips watch channel on the internet!!! Please don’t stop!!!
Hi, where do you buy all your cool tshirts? ✌️
Caseback is mineral crystal btw - not sapphire. Bit of cost saving there...
Different maps for your own country or continent would be a nice feature.
@jody, reminds me of the Seiko “think the earth” WN-1/2 watch - I think they ripped off the design.
Can you review the Seiko?
Wow... That's interesting, at least. This watch is no longer a time-measuring device. It's more of an accessory, but it's totally cool.
So, like all mechanical watches since they were rendered obsolete by quartz in the 1970s then. Very cool.
I think we would miss the point if we concentrate on how the watch looks. By applying creativity and engineering, the company created a new movement that tells time in a very unconventional way. Look at the Freak Collection from Ulysse Nardin, it's not for everyone, but you can't help but to appreciate the engineering that went in to build such unconventional time piece. I see some of that in this watch.
Hello Jody , congratulations !! :-D
Thanks mate!
Thank u J, BEST INFO VIDEO, as U answered all the right ?s
+1 for the Super Mario T-shirt.
That's nice, but yeah, I'm not paying that much for a crappy movement that may not last past the warranty period. I do like gimmicky watches - I sold a Seiko Think the Earth because I never wore it, had a Citizen Cosmosign for a while, and still have a Citizen Astrodea. Maybe they should stick a quartz movement in this one and sell it for a few hundred bucks.
Nobody has asked me what time it is for many years. So, another great jewelry for men😄
A pity there isn't a northern hemisphere version because I think the "Earth" is the best bit and if what you're getting isn't the bit you live on it's not so interesting. Definitely more a piece of kinetic art than a timepiece, at that price point there are a lot of nice Swiss watches to choose from.
Rubber strap, high price, water theme and of course 10… wait what, 3 atm?!?! 🤨
Why show a movement that looks like that! Put a caseback on it, it's unique! Great review!
Love it and would buy it in a heartbeat when I had the founds…
I like it.
Congratulations on your family news
Just a geography lesson in this one, I live in Perth Western Australia which happens to be on the watch so I can unequivocally tell you the ocean is the Indian 😊 , not the Pacific 🤣.
They should have made the pointer hand on the compass use to read the time far more prominent
I like the concept however I live on the other side of the globe, so it I cannot warm up to it. Please suggest to them to do a second version with the flip side if ou will! P.S. I BTD on your Wikipedia perspective ... sorry!
You can BTD all you like, but try handing in an essay to a tertiary education using Wiki as a source and see how far you get! They will send it back.
@@JustOneMoreWatch Jody I commend you on your phd work ... I myself have only reached the Master's level, and realize that next step is even more challenging. I would argue that while Wikipedia may not be perfect, it is quite an encyclopedia for the masses (i.e. the 7 billion+ people that are not participating in higher level education and it's standards). I have written several articles now served up in Wikipedia, and was always impressed with the level of vetting applied, as well as references required before an article is published. Being online and available to the masses articles can continue to be vetted, edited and updated going forward by our peers as well as future generations. It is an excellent tool, even if only to get started, for research and/or day-to-day exploration.