The Cadence 4-bit watch was sent to me some time ago. In fact, I wore it while I was at E3 to check it out. No one I spoke with through the whole week realized what it was. Their loss because this is a super cool bit of kit from Cadence. While the 4-Bit watch that I have is the least fancy of the series, it’s still a super cool watch. You wouldn’t really know how cool unless you were to grab my arm and look at it yourself, and be a pretty hardcore tech nerd because if you just look at it, you don’t realize that the numbers are actually a four-bit binary code.
About the Cadence 4-bit watch:
The 4-bit binary watch was designed by John Flear. His designs often incorporate high-tech motifs into classical objects. These objects take on a signature retro-futuristic feel. This retro-futuristic tension also surfaced in his critically acclaimed low resolution LED panel. The LED panel simulated a swarm of fireflies within the rigid confines of a traditional wall mounted picture frame made of brushed aluminum. While not aluminum, the 4-bit watch also uses brushed metal, this time jewelery-grade stainless steel, to create a retro look. John Flear then punctures the retro look with the 4-bit binary markings that bring us back to our technological age where geeks rule supreme
Cadence 4-bit watch specs:
- Case made from jewelry grade (316L) stainless steel.
- Saddle stitched two part leather strap with stainless steel buckle.
- Miyota quartz movement.
- Five year limited warranty on movement and hands.
- Case size: 40mm diameter, 9mm thickness.
- Water resistant to 3ATM.
- Saphire coated quartz glass.
Recently, someone asked me why I never wear that watch on my desk. My reply was that I actually do just not on a daily basis. The Cadence 4-bit watch has a great real leather band which is exactly the type of watch band I like. I have somewhat hairy arms so those metal bands always catch and pull the hair and that hurts! A leather band is exactly what I like in a watch and this one is nice and comfy.
If you are a tech freak, a gadget geek, in the IT crowd or just love funky fashion, this watch, and its siblings are perfect for you. The watch is lightweight and comfortable and constructed for 
actual usage. I have broken a lot of watches in my life so I only trot this puppy out when I’m going somewhere that I’m sure I won’t be climbing a tree (happens more often than you might think), won’t be roughhousing and in general want to look fancy and of course, know the time. While I always have my smartphone on me which has the time, I much prefer to simply pull up my sleeve and check my Cadence 4-Bit Watch.
Carry on to page two for the two new watches for this fall and a giveaway being put on by Cadence.
