The Pathfinder PAG-80 looks like something Angelina Jolie would wear along with some short-shorts, a tank-top, and a rocket launcher. Essentially it’s a watch that looks like you can use it to start a nuclear war but is surprisingly elegant and easy to use.
The PAG-80 has three major features – a compass, an altimeter, and a barometer. These are relatively standard features on wrist computers and while the technology behind these features haven’t improved much over the years, they’re extremely useful in a pinch and quite fun to show off. It is also solar powered, ensuring you’ll never have to swap out a battery.
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ARA has two new divers available for $415 each. These things are very nicely built, very solid, and feature an ETA movement and 200 meter water resistance. The Meridian is yellow and black and the new Sport is all yellow. ARA is a very small shop up in Canada run by a father and his son’s.
They do some excellent work and, as always, their silicone diving bands are perfect.
Product Page [ARA]
I never was in love with TAG Heuer, but these new chronographs are making my ears perk up. You’ve got two new models here, a new SLR and a new Carrera. The Carrera is the standard Heuer chrono, kind of avant garde, kind of traditional, but the SLR has some great lines.
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Let’s all get together and welcome the latest member of the BWL family – AudioMonger.com. Edited by Blake Robinson of NOLA, AudioMonger is about music – the bands, the guitars, the lifestyle. AudioMonger isn’t about East Coast/West Coast, Hipster vs. Emo, it’s about good music and good writing.
AudioMonger
Ladies in the house, put up ya hands. Oh, none of you are wearing this silly little Louis Vuitton watch? The one with diamonds that light up in the shape of the Eiffel Tower?
Oh, well.
Speedy Twilight [wristfashion.com]
Looks like there’s a big move afoot to can the SPOT and Palm OS PDA watches.
Fossil removed all MSN smartwatches and Palm OS PDA watches from their site. A couple weeks ago Fossil.com was dumping the Fossil Palm OS Wrist PDA for $79 until it was sold out. Now together with the MSN smart watches they are gone from their site – Another dead end for computer wristwatches?
You can still get them for about $49, which is a pretty good deal. I enjoyed the one I wore for a while, but it just wasn’t very practical.
Click the image to pick it up at Amazon for about $44.
Fossil Stopped Selling Technology Wristwatches [WristDreams]
And why am I so jealous that someone over at the BWF got one?
I must have tried on almost every imaginable brand in search of my next watch, some well known & others not…IWC, De Bethune, Breguet, JLC, UN, PP, FP Journe, RM, Chronoswiss, Vulcain, Pierre Kuntz, Heutlance, Omega,!!!!!!!!!!
Photos on all of the above will follow soon, as there were many highlights from my search.
My first watch acquisition for 2006 & I never even considered it before [BIG Watches Forum]
I love watching custom pieces take shape. This one is no exception:
First, a friend of mine fabricated a case modeled after the MM20 with a custom broze crown tube and a sterile stainless steel back. He also fabricated a sandwich dial from a brass blank and modeled it after the MM20 minus the seconds sub-dial. Next, I finished the top sandwich dial with a flat black and flat clear coat to give it a vintage look. I also relumed the dial and hands with a custom blend of lume to give it a nice pantina look. The final steps were to polish the whole case and use the “wabi” technique to rough it up a bit. This was followed by putting everything together to make the Unitas movement fit and pressing on a new plastic crystal, which was done by my watch maker.
New to the Board and wanted to share my project watch… [BIG Watch Forum]
Interesting, if slim, press release on a new watch brand by Maximillian Büsser. Just so Maximillian doesn’t slip a disc, these things are going to be for adults only! He says:
And at 150’000US$ the first watch, I don’t expect many children to be able to access MB&F !
MB&F — THE FIRST EVER HOROLOGICAL CONCEPT BRAND
After seven years at the head of Harry Winston Timepieces, transforming
what was a small entity of the iconic New York jeweller into one of the global
leaders in high-end watchmaking, Maximilian Bsser has set upon creating
the first ever Horological Concept brand “MB&F”.
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Just spoke to Jack Markuse over at Projects-US and we talked about his new Reveal watch, which I’ll be reviewing shorting. I saw this in person at the MoMA store in New York and it’s very nice. It’s a standard Citizen quartz but the inner disks rotate to show only the time at hand. Very meta-timekeeping-equse.
Product Page [Reveal]
Clever little piece. It’s a quartz watch that is completely backwards. It runs backwards and you read the time through the little window, much like an early digital. It’s apparently sold/created by openconcepts.info, but the site is all in Russian. Any takers?
Backside Watch [Krunker]
Break out the Zepplin and the bong because this baby has a black light. The Ultra-Violet glows under a black light LED and uses an infinite mirror to make things trippy as all get out. Dubious quality, but high cool.
Infinity Optics watch [TokyoFlash]
Fascinating clock by Citizen. It has three modes – 12-hour, 24-hour, AND a reverse mode for looking at it in a mirror. Plus it’s atomic, so it never has to be set. The reverse mode is the freakiest because it assumes you don’t have enough room in your bathroom to put this thing up in front of you so you can only look at it in a mirror.
Configurable Radio Controlled Clock [The Red Ferret Journal]
Nice review/video review of the Suunto x9i on DigitalLife.
With the Suunto X9i, you’ll be able to have several key instruments right on your wrist. This unit, ideal for outdoor sports enthusiasts, integrates a clock and chronometer, GPS, Altimeter, Barometer, and Digital Compass in one tight package. Even better, the instruments are integrated to take the guess work out of common tasks by cross checking data internally.
dl: Product Review – Suunto x9i Wristop Computer with GPS [DLMag]
Man – $400 vs $4,000. Looks like a hot little number and it’s got an ETA movement. All of this looks very derivative, though. Look at the Anonimo-alike on the front page.
This watch really makes a statement. The excellent Swiss ETA movement 2824-2 automatic keeps time perfectly. This is a very good looking watch that distinguishes itself from all the everyday watches. Ideal for people who have courage and don’t hesitate to make decisions.
The Aircraft8 [SteinhartWatches.com - Steinhart Watches]
