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It seems like every week Tokyoflash puts out a new watch for us to drool over. Once in a while they bring back a classic or a best seller and give it a fancy new upgrade. Just when I think I found a watch that will be my next purchase, something else comes out and makes that decision all that more difficult. Just the other day we announced the concept design of the breathalyzer watch, which looks pretty stellar aside from its party tricks and hopefully comes to see the light of day. Today marks the announcement of the second version of the Kisai Rogue SR2. This is not the first time Tokyoflash dropped a remixed version of a previous watch, but it looks to be the first watch to be a hybrid LCD/LED and feature an “always on” design.  The watch comes in 4 available LED colors along with the standard and classic black stainless steel strap. Here are the features you can expect from the Rogue SR2:

• Displays the time
• Alarm mode
• LCD “always on” display
• LED light for illumination
• Stainless steel case & strap
• Clasp: simple fold over clasp with push button
• Minimum wrist size: 100 mm (approx.)
• Maximum wrist size: 210 mm (approx.)
• Case Dimensions: 37 mm x 40 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 140 grams
• Water resistance: 3ATM
• Battery: CR2025 standard replaceable watch battery
• Japanese and English instructions
• One year warranty

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With the light off, you get almost an E-ink style background that you can read the time. Then when the illumination button is hit, you get super bright LED’s in normal Tokyoflash fashion. One of the best features of this watch is that it has an alarm included. Which could make it an all around daily use watch over some of the others that may just keep you company on those fancy nights out on the town. You won’t have to break the Da Vinci Code to tell the time either, it’s a simple set of rings that after a few days of use should be like second nature after a quick glance, looks to me pretty simple and on the same track of binary or subnetting. Here is a quick hint on how to decrypt the actual time:

The inner ring of blocks represents hours, the gap in the ring shows the current hour, as on a clock face. The ring of large blocks represents approximate minutes, the position of the gap shows the current approximate minutes. The outer ring of small dots represents exact minutes, every fifth dot being slightly smaller to distinguish five minute groups. Just look where the gaps are!

 

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The Kisai Rogue RS2 is stocked and ready for purchase over at the Tokyoflash web site. This version 2 watch will run you $179 which included shipping anywhere in the world. Head on over to the site to see a ridiculous amount of options and some of the coolest watches a geek ever laid eyes on.

The Rogue SR2 in action:

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