I stumbled across the Ochs Und Junior website whilst looking for inspiration for a new watch face. I decided I liked these watches so much that I'd try to replicate my favourites using WatchMaker, my go-to watch face app.
The designer, Dr Ludwig Oechslin's main design principle was that an analogue date display is more readable than a digital display from the same distance, and unlike large digital displays, the date dot is not a distraction when checking the time.
Date (download from FaceRepo)
Dr Ludwig Oechslin's date watch displays the essentials - time and date. Lovely and minimalist.
Dr Ludwig Oechslin's annual calendar watch displays the date, month, weekday and time. The 7 holes on the lower dial display the weekday (counterclockwise rotation), with Sunday at the top. The 12 holes on the upper dial display the month (counterclockwise rotation).
Dr Ludwig Oechslin's moon phase watch displays the moon phase, date, and time. The center represents earth and 12 o'clock represents the sun. Full moon is when the moon is opposite the sun and earth at 6 o'clock. New moon is when the moon is hidden between the sun and earth at 12 o'clock.
This watch is based on the same style as Dr Ludwig Oechslin's watches, but is a variation of my own design. The 10 holes on the lower dial display the charge remaining in your watch (the top hole pulses whilst charging). The 10 holes on the upper dial display the charge remaining in your phone (the top hole pulses whilst charging).
Dr. Ludwig Oechslin's perpetual calendar watch is designed for everyday use. Analog dots represent the year, month and date to address a key usability challenge with calendar watches: making the date legible, without resorting to an oversized display which distracts from reading the time. The 4 perforations in the month disk indicate the month, and also show whether it is a leap year or a common year. When the outermost dot is orange, it is a leap year (366 days), but when it is dark, it is a common year (365 days). The small circle beneath 12 o'clock is the power reserve indicator - the disk rotates counterclockwise. Just above the 6 o'clock marker is a seconds disk with a milled excentric dot, which shows the watch is running. There is also a day/night marker, which uses the sunrise/sunset time to determine whether it is lit.
On each of these watch faces, tapping the center will change the watch face colour from grey to blue to green to yellow, although the original grey is definitely my personal preference.
