IKEPOD only watch

Why I love IKEPOD - they think differently.  I received this announcement today on their contribution to the ONLY WATCH charity auction -



For almost 20 years IKEPOD’s singular design have challenged the watch industry
status quo.

Courtesy of IKEPOD

This time around, for the Only Watch 2011, IKEPOD has combined one of the oldest
known mechanisms, the hourglass, with the most sophisticated materials: millions of
stainless steel “ nanoballs” and borosilicate glass.

The result is a perfect contradiction of old and new: a 10 minutes 1.5 kg red
hourglass succeeds in slowing down the passage of time by measuring it in volume
and not in seconds.

The " Only Watch Hourglass" is hand crafted in Basel, bringing it into the context of
the great Swiss horological tradition.

Turning over the IKEPOD hourglass begins the cascade of millions
of nanoballs against glass, creating a soothing sound, and delivering a measurement
of time which for a few precious minutes suspends time itself.