The TIMESQUARE is a DIY watch kit featuring an 8×8 white LED matrix display and a black silicone watch band. It comes with three built-in watch faces: a scrolling marquee showing time and date, a binary display, and a moon phase display, plus a battery meter. The Arduino-compatible microcontroller lets you design and upload your own custom watch faces using the Arduino IDE and an FTDI adapter.

This is a beginner-friendly soldering kit that takes approximately 1–2 hours to assemble. The silicone band fits wrists from children to adults. Powered by a CR2032 coin cell, the watch delivers 500–1,000 full time displays per battery and up to one year of resting lifetime.

Key Features

• Display – 8×8 ultra-bright white LED matrix
• Watch Faces – Scrolling marquee (time/date), binary display, moon phase, battery meter
• Microcontroller – Arduino-compatible (programmable via FTDI + Arduino IDE)
• Battery Life – 500–1,000 displays per coin cell; up to 1 year resting
• Band – Black silicone, fits children to adult wrists
• Assembly – Beginner soldering kit, approximately 1–2 hours

Ideal For

• Learning to solder with a fun, wearable project
• Custom watch face programming with Arduino
• Maker gifts and hackable wearables

Package Contents

• 1× TIMESQUARE DIY watch kit (unassembled PCB and components)
• 1× 8×8 white LED matrix
• 1× Black silicone watch band

Resources

• Assembly tutorial and guide (Adafruit Learn)
• Uploading custom firmware