Elegant Technology

There is something about the Fossil watches designed by Philipe Starck. The latest to catch my attention is the PH5030 model, known as the Palindrome Too.

Palindrome means a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward. In respect of this watch it is symmetrical about the centreline.

This watch has two dials side by side in a minimal design. These dials sit behind an amber glass and the wrist band is in a grey resin.

Setting and operation is simplicity itself. Each dial has a separate crown and because there are hours and minutes only it is simply a case of moving the crown out, setting the time, and pushing the crown back in.

I have one dial set to UK time and one set to the USA east coast.

Of note is also the unusual packaging that the watch comes in. It has a hole in the middle and the watch band wraps around this.

I think this watch looks retro futuristic with its twin white dials sat behind the amber face.