The transparent Crashio v2 is a joke I wouldn't spend $100 on

The Crashio v2 looks like somebody squeezed a digital watch sideways, and I don't particularly want to wear the result. I understand the joke in the name and the distorted case, but the transparent plastic doesn't make it more appealing to me. I'm putting it at 38 out of 120 bezel clicks. I'd much rather spend that money on a square digital watch whose shape I actually like.

Open Bar Funeral offers two clear versions of this updated design: Clear/Black at $100 USD and Clear/Clear/Red at $120 USD, checked November 9, 2026. They share the same listed functions and polymer construction. Gear Patrol covered the transparent v2 on November 3; the official product pages confirm the watches but don't establish the original announcement date. This is a first look at that version, with no hands-on testing claimed.

The distorted face is the whole attraction

The clear case and strap expose the outline of the digital unit, with conventional-looking buttons sitting along a case that refuses to run straight. Clear/Black puts a dark surround around the display. Clear/Clear/Red exposes more of the pale face and picks out the perimeter in red. The product photographs make the difference clear, and I prefer the black surround if I have to choose between them.

I still don't like the overall shape. The lettering, the bent outline and the transparent strap all make it feel like a novelty I would get tired of looking at. I don't need every watch to be serious, but I do need to want it on my wrist after the initial joke has worn off. This one doesn't get me there.

There is a fairly important warning

The maker lists a CR1620 battery with an approximate three-year life, accuracy of plus or minus 30 seconds a month, a stopwatch, alarm, hourly signal and blue electroluminescent backlight. It also describes a larger face and revised time coding compared with the earlier version. The case-size and water-resistance headings have no figures beneath them, so neither is established.

Then there's the disclaimer: Open Bar Funeral warns that the speaker and electroluminescent display may lose functionality over time. It attributes that limitation to its chip. I haven't tested it, and the statement doesn't tell me how quickly or how often that happens. But those are functions I would expect to keep working, and I wouldn't wave away the maker's own warning because the case looks funny.

Delivery differs between the two versions

Clear/Black is a preorder with an eight-to-ten-week production and shipping note and an estimated January 2027 delivery. Clear/Clear/Red has a different notice saying the batch is processing through customs and asking one to two weeks before shipment. Those are the seller's estimates, not confirmed dispatch dates.

I'm leaving those notices separate because buying the red version isn't the same wait as ordering the black one, according to the current pages. Neither the missing water-resistance figure nor the electronics disclaimer helps my interest in this design. At $100 or $120, I'd pass.