Now here’s a brandnew cool gift idea Kinekt’s Gear Ring. I had the chance to play with one and I can honestly say, it’s quite addictive to spin those gears. The Gear Ring is made from high quality matte stainless steel. It features six micro-precision gears that turn in unison when the outer rims are spun (as can be seen in the video below). It is currently available for purchase in four standard US ring sizes: 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Valentine’s presents anyone? KinektDesign.com
Wow, great idea. For many Years i have a Ring from Eva Bruggmann which is based on a ball bearing: Seventh Heaven
Time to change from Ball bearing to Gears. :-)
Feb 1st, 2010 / 9:46 am
That’s a really cool ring. I love the industrial feel to it. (Kinda obvious since it’s gears!)
Reminds me of some really cool jewelry by machinist-turned-jeweler Paul Phillips. http://noformdesign.etsy.com/ for his work, it’s really unique. I own this ring: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22426566
Feb 1st, 2010 / 11:00 am
I fear that finger hair could easily get caught in the spinning gears. Is the inside of the ring one seamless surface?
Feb 1st, 2010 / 3:42 pm
@Benjamin: You worry too much. I’d gladly shave my knuckle hairs for this!
Feb 1st, 2010 / 5:26 pm
reminds me of Spragwerks stuff, neat stuff handmade by heavy-machinery-mechanic-turned-jeweler
http://spragwerks.com
Feb 2nd, 2010 / 2:14 am
I purchased one of these rings. It’s nicely made and I really like it. However, it doesn’t fit. The company told me that I could hold on to it while they needed 4-6 weeks to get larger sizes in stock. It’s now well past that wait. What’s more, they don’t answer my calls or emails. The warranty is useless if they won’t talk with the customer or issue an RMA within the first 30 days. I called within 24 hours of receiving my ring to let them know the ring didn’t fit. I couldn’t return it without their RMA. Something very questionable is going on in Kinekt Design.
Apr 17th, 2010 / 2:16 pm
Carl,
thats funny. I found the service to be great. I dont know if you have the correct phone number or not but the one i have for them is 862-200-1184
Peter
Apr 23rd, 2010 / 9:12 am
Peter,
That number helped. There was something wrong with their email too. I think it’s all solved. As I said, I really like the product. I think it’s going to do well. I did get awfully unsettled when I didn’t hear back from them and there’s no digit on my hands that this ring will fit. I am looking forward to the new one fitting me properly. I’m glad that their communication problem seems resolved.
Apr 23rd, 2010 / 2:55 pm