Eone Bradley: A Tactile Timepiece For Everyone

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70NEWSJAPAN - When I first saw the Eone Bradley tactile timepiece, my first thought was that I was looking at an Art Deco sculpture you could wear on your wrist. I immediately wanted to know how it worked, who it was for, what it was made of and what was the story behind it. To answer those questions and more for us, the now-5-year-old startup sent me its latest Eone (pronounced “E-One”) Bradley Silver Mesh watch, and it’s been a learning experience for me in more ways than one.

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The Eone Bradley tactile timepiece lets you feel the time with your fingers. It was offered and successfully funded as a Kickstarter project in 2013. It was named in honor of U.S. Navy lieutenant Bradley Snyder, a veteran of the Afghanistan war who was severely injured while diffusing a bomb, losing his sight. That didn’t stop this guy, though. In 2012 and 2016, he won a total of five gold and two silver medals in the Paralympic Games and broke a world record. Eone honors Lieutenant Bradley’s perseverance in speaking out for those who are blind, emphasizing that the stigma of blindness in our society is often more difficult to overcome than the disability itself.

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It’s for anyone. For sighted people, the watch can serve you well. It’s not easy, though. After a short period of adaptation, you’ll be able to visually spot where both of the ball bearings are positioned at a glance. But a drawback is that there are a limited number of angles where you can plainly see the hour ball, embedded out there on the bezel’s rim. But I was surprised at how adaptable I was at determining the exact positions of the small ball bearings by using my fingers.