Eone Timepieces inspired by an Paralympic Champion to help the blind tell time.

I am so looking forward to the 2016 Summer Paralympics soon to kick off in Rio de Janeiro on September 7th.  And here's a unique timepiece that was inspired and named after a 2012 London Paralympic champion.

The Bradley × KBT - Eone's signature timepiece.
The leather strap in KBT orange represents the sunset over Mount Kilimanjaro.The watch features a triangular marker for twelve, elongated line segments for three, six, and nine, and shorter line segments for the other markers. Two magnetized ball bearings travel around the watch face in separate, recessed tracks: one track around the center of the watch face's surface for the minute, and one track around the outside edge of the watch face for the hour. 

Called the Bradley, this sleek handsome watch is not only good to look at; it is designed for those who can see and those who can't.  It is created by Eone where great products are made to promote access and independence for everyone, including those with different abilities.

The Bradley × KBT was created to help blind children in East Africa read, write, and learn. 

The Bradley is named after former US Navy Lieutenant Bradley Snyder, who lost his sight from an IED explosion in Afghanistan while serving as a bomb defuser. Determined to continue his active lifestyle, Brad won two gold medals and a silver in swimming at the 2012 Paralympic Games, exactly one year after the explosion. As an inspiring Paraolympian champion, Brad is today Eone's spokesperson.

Pronounced as the letter 'e' and the number 'one,' Eone is short for everyone, reflecting the company's mandate to serve people with a spectrum of abilities.

The Bradley Element timepiece comes in stainless steel and ceramics.
It features raised, beveled hour markets.  Two magnetized ball bearings travel around the watch face in separate recessed tracks: one track around the centre of the watch face's suface for the minute, and another track around the outside edge of the watch face for the hour.

The Bradley timepieces allow people to both touch and see the time using two steel ball bearings and tactile markers. What's more, Eone has teamed up with the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust (KBT) and thus a special edition of the Bradley timepiece called the Bradley × KBT was created to help blind children in East Africa read, write, and learn by either repairing a Brailler device or providing a year's worth of Braille paper.  This association with KBT means blind children will be able to gain increased access to education, creativity, independence and opportunities, by supporting their education.

The Bradley Mesh in silver stainless steel. 

The main aim of the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust is to improve the lives of blind and visually impaired children in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Ethiopia through projects that improve their literacy.

The primary component of this mission is to ensure that every blind child has a Brailler to enable them to read and write. KBT helps distribute and maintain Braillers across East Africa, providing training and resources to help blind children get the education they need for employment, independence and social mobility.