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How it works

How Does It Work?

If you counted them all, you’d find that inside there are 168 LEDs – which are either colored ice blue or orange, depending on the version you get – connected to a specially and very cleverly modified printed circuitry. The funny thing is that basically all components inside the Ring Clock have been modified by the engineers here in Hungary: the circuitry and the way it has been coated and bent to the shape of the ring, the way the LEDs are connected to the single control unit, the way the battery is curved and charged, and so on.The lights are, of course, not always on. As I said, the outer frame has to be spun for the watch to indicate the time. It has two sensors installed, so the maximum rotation necessary for the LEDs to come on is one half – if the notch on the outer edge is closer to the sensor then it will take less. To be more energy efficient, the Ring Clock’s processor checks once every two seconds to see if the sensors have detected movement – so the absolute most you ever have to wait after rotating the ring is a bit less than 2 seconds. The LEDs then remain turned on for 15 seconds, or 5 when the battery is low on juice. The lights are bright and can be perfectly seen in even in a very well lit, bright room – outdoors under direct sunlight, you better cast a shadow over it with your other hand or else it will be difficult to find the lit numerals. Other than under direct sunlight, though, it is amply bright, and indoors in a normal light or, especially in a more under-lit setting, the bright blue becomes immediately apparent and just looks downright stunning. Also, bear in mind the fact that no one can be used to seeing such a ubiquitous accessory, and especially one so small, to be glowing so bright. It is quite a spectacle when one makes hand gestures with the ring on and lit up. Reading the time can be tricky in the sense that the full periphery of the circle carries numerals, so sometimes rotating the ring in a way that shows you the actual time may be necessary. Fortunately, there is a setting where not only the actual minute marker, but all previous ones down to the last larger one divisible by 5 light up – this makes it considerably easier to find the minute indication. I have made a suggestion to the developers that, if possible, they may want to create a quick animation, where once the lights are required to come on, the LEDs would cycle from 12:00:01 to the actual time – this way one would just need to track the lights, making it easier to find the rough location where the activated indications are.