Once you get the hang of it, it isnt bad, although Im guessing that if you dont use all the different functions on a fairly regular basis, its likely that you will forget how.The hours and minutes of the watch are fairly readable, which I like. The other functions in the lower right-hand corner of the watch are less readable, but considering the fact that 99.9% of the time, you just want to check the time, I think thats perfectly acceptable. The buttons and some of the circuitry of the watch are located in the Replica Omega 4500.30 De Ville Prestige Watch strap rather than in the case which keeps the case small and sleek. I actually really like the idea of putting the buttons in the strap because you dont have to worry about them being accidentally pushed. The case naturally protects them from jacket cuffs, etc., but still leaves them accessible to your fingertips.
And moving them out of the case gives the watch a , minimalist feel even though it contains a good amount of functionality.If you are attracted to the Philippe Starck collection, but you need all the functionality of a standard digital watch, then the Sand Digital is probably the right choice. Its a nice looking, light-weight, functional digital timepiece. Just be prepared to tackle a somewhat non-intuitive intece.Retail for the Sand Digital is $95.LED DigitalThe L.E.D. DigitalI usually dont play favorites, but the Replica Omega 951177.75 Constellation Watch LED Digital is my favorite in the collection which is ironic because it has the fewest features and is the least convenient and readable. It basically does nothing but tell you the time and the date, and it will only do that if you hold down the upper left-hand button for two seconds.
That means no glancing at this watch to check the time while your hands are full. I like it anyway because it is the most unique, and in my opinion, the coolest looking. It was also the easiest watch Ive ever photographed since it doesnt have a crystal to create glare.As Philippe Starck himself might say, the LED Digital is a modern interpretation of the old Japanese LED digital watches of the 70s that are now Replica Omega 2918.50.83 Planet Ocean Watch going for thousands of dollars on eBay. (LED, or light-emitting diode, is not to be confused with LCD, or liquid crystal display.) What I like most about it is that there is no separation between the strap and the case. In fact, there really isnt a case. Just a continuous strap with 52 light pipes protruding through the polyurethane strap which form numbers when lit. The numbers are nice and bright, and readable even in direct sunlight. In fact, I found the watch to be much more readable than even the image to the right implies.