diff --git a/apps/barwatch/ChangeLog b/apps/barwatch/ChangeLog
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+0.01: First version
diff --git a/apps/barwatch/README.md b/apps/barwatch/README.md
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+# BarWatch - an experimental watch
+
+For too long the watches have shown the time with digits or hands. No more!
+With this stylish watch the time is represented by bars. Up to 24 as the day goes by.
+Practical? Not really, but a different look!
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diff --git a/apps/barwatch/app-icon.js b/apps/barwatch/app-icon.js
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+E.toArrayBuffer(atob("l0uwkE/4A/AH4A/AB0gicQmUB+EPgEigExh8gj8A+ECAgMQn4WCgcACyotWC34W/C34W/CycACw0wgYWFBYIWCAAc/+YGHCAgNFACkxl8hGYwAMLYUvCykQC34WycoIW/C34W0gAWTmUjkUzkbmSAFY="))
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diff --git a/apps/barwatch/app.js b/apps/barwatch/app.js
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+// timeout used to update every minute
+var drawTimeout;
+
+// schedule a draw for the next minute
+function queueDraw() {
+  if (drawTimeout) clearTimeout(drawTimeout);
+  drawTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
+    drawTimeout = undefined;
+    draw();
+  }, 60000 - (Date.now() % 60000));
+}
+
+
+function draw() {
+  g.reset();
+  g.setBgColor(0, 1, 1);
+
+  // work out how to display the current time
+  var d = new Date();
+  var h = d.getHours(), m = d.getMinutes();
+  //h = 13;
+  //m = 59;
+
+  var battery = E.getBattery() / 100;
+  g.setColor(1-battery,0+battery,0);
+  //console.log(battery);
+  g.setColor(1,1,1);
+
+  var bx_offset = 10, by_offset = 35;
+  var b_width = 8, b_height = 60;
+  var b_space = 5;
+
+  // hour bars
+  for(var i=0; i<h; i++){
+    if(i > 11){
+      by_offset = 105;
+    }
+    var iter = i % 12;
+    //console.log(iter);
+    g.fillRect(bx_offset+(b_width*(iter+1))+(b_space*iter),
+               by_offset,
+               bx_offset+(b_width*iter)+(b_space*iter),
+               by_offset+b_height);
+  }
+
+  // minute bar
+  if(h > 11){
+    by_offset = 105;
+  }
+  var m_bar = h % 12;
+  if(m != 0){
+    g.fillRect(bx_offset+(b_width*(m_bar+1))+(b_space*m_bar),
+               by_offset+b_height-m,
+               bx_offset+(b_width*m_bar)+(b_space*m_bar),
+               by_offset+b_height);
+  }
+
+  // queue draw in one minute
+  queueDraw();
+}
+
+Bangle.loadWidgets();
+
+// Clear the screen once, at startup
+g.clear();
+// draw immediately at first
+draw();
+// Stop updates when LCD is off, restart when on
+Bangle.on('lcdPower',on=>{
+  if (on) {
+    draw(); // draw immediately, queue redraw
+  } else { // stop draw timer
+    if (drawTimeout) clearTimeout(drawTimeout);
+    drawTimeout = undefined;
+  }
+});
+
+
+Bangle.drawWidgets();
+Bangle.setUI("clock");
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diff --git a/apps/barwatch/metadata.json b/apps/barwatch/metadata.json
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+{ 
+  "id": "barwatch",
+  "name": "BarWatch",
+  "shortName":"BarWatch",
+  "version":"0.01",
+  "description": "A watch that displays the time using bars. One bar for each hour.",
+  "readme": "README.md",
+  "icon": "barwatch.png",
+  "tags": "clock",
+  "type": "clock",
+  "allow_emulator":true,
+  "screenshots" : [ { "url": "screenshot.png" } ],
+  "supports" : ["BANGLEJS2"],  
+  "storage": [
+    {"name":"barwatch.app.js","url":"app.js"},
+    {"name":"barwatch.img","url":"app-icon.js","evaluate":true}
+  ]
+}