The notion of telling someone the time is often lost when designers are trying to come up with innovative devices, because they tend to be much more interested in the design. They sometimes forget that such devices should be easy to use by their owners, because they do not have enough time in order to figure out aspects that they can obtain from elsewhere much easier.




Difficult to read watches or clocks are a dime a dozen these days, but this doesn’t mean it’s understandable why the designers are keen on bringing them in the spotlight.



Therefore, The Water Clock shouldn’t come as a surprise for anyone, even if it might be the weirdest of them all. Created by designer Kouichi Okamoto in collaboration with ceramicist Daniel Jo, the device is able to tell you the time with the help of water and magnets. There is a base made of ceramic and inside it there are two rotating magnets that move the two tiny orbs in a circular trajectory. If you saw these two balls and no one told you what they are, you’d have some troubles guessing what they really are.




The red ball shows the hours, while the white one tells you the minutes. The great thing about this piece of art is that is answers a question that might have tormented you for some time” “How to make a water clock of my own?”. Well, this is how: you should choose a cup, a small plate, then you should add some water to them both, and then… just drop in the magnets! But, so that you know, the Water Clock is able to work with any plate and any plate.

Unfortunately, this is quite expensive, as it costs $299.

(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)