Care for a watch that looks like a grenade? Not even an unexploded grenade? Sure you would. Check out this Nike Nate watch that’s stainless steel and urethane, with one-touch backlight and even an alarm. It’s not too pricey at $130, and you can always scare little kids by telling them it’s a real grenade. Which is always fun until your wife elbows you in the ribs and tells you to stop it.
Nike Nate Watch [Uncrate]
This Torsby watch is a bit strange. The off center face with the seemingly useless space expanded to the left, coupled with the minimalistic design makes for an interesting look whether you’re lounging with the kids or taking your mistress to a black tie affair. Classy? Yes. Quirky? Definitely.
Torsby Watch [Productdose]
Harry over at Watchinghorology has put up a gallery of Peter Speake-Marin watches. Classic lettering and a dial reminiscent of submarine guages. Feast your looking-balls on these watches.
Photomontage of Peter Speake-Marin Watches published [WatchingHorology]
Fans of the automatic movement watches, and what woman/man isn’t, will be pleased to note that Rado has released the Sintra with the old automatronic-movementation. Even better, they’ve upgraded their Rado Diastar to automatic movement also.
Robert-Jan over at Fratello Watches notes that these are made from ceramic, unscratchable materials, which means it’s got beauty and brawn.
Rado Sintra XXL Automatic [Fratello watches]
Apparently enough people actually bought these watches the first time so that TokyoFlash would find the world needing of another Equalizer Watch. The lights get pushed up and fall down just like a real equalizer. When the correct time passes, a column disappears and starts all over again.
C’mon, Japan, why? Just looking at this makes me want to poke my eyes out.
Cool New Equalizer High Frequency 2 Japanese Wristwatch [Wrist Dreams]
So Tissot, not only do you love Indy Racing, and specifically Danica Patrick, but you’re a hockey fan also.
Swiss watch company Tissot, Official Timekeeper of the Ice Hockey World Championship, presented the Best Player Award of the Finals to Sweden-native and current New York Rangers stand-out Michael Nylander. Jan Bulis from the Czech Republic (and Montreal Canadiens) also received a watch from Tissot for his efforts in the championship game.
Not only did they get an award, they got an Ice-T (no relation to the actor/rapper) watch.
Perfect for any hockey player or fan, the special edition Tissot Ice-T has an ultra-modern sports design inspired by the hockey rink with its dial featuring a goal area, ice-markings and an inner ring that is ice-blue. A useful function allows the wearer to follow the exciting last minute countdown at the end of the game. The watch dial also features the title, “Ice Hockey World Championship,” and the case back showcases an engraving of a hockey player with stick and puck.
The watch is lightweight and features a carbon-fiber coating with a blue strap. Think there’s enough time for me to train for the 2007 season?
For guys that like big cars, big women and big living, the Omega Railmaster puts a gigantic watch on your wrist. Chad the Watch Guy enjoys big watches as much as the next guy, with the Hulk being the next guy. With almost 50MM of watch, you could use this to kill a man.
Big vs. Bigger [Chad The Watch Guy]
An MP3 watch, for women? And it doesn’t look like a watch I wore in 5th grade? I’m sold.
It has 256 MB of memory and 8 to 10 hours of battery life. It even has a voice recorder. All this in leather-banded watch with a semi-decent face. Too bad valentine’s day is past, or the girlfriend would be getting one of these. Maybe for her birthday—if I can only remember when it is.
Fashionable Leather Band MP3 Watch [Chip Chick]
If you thought Virgin’s Richard Branson had huevos of steel, you should see what Nick Hayek and Stephen Urquhart are going to do. The CEO of Swatch and President of Omega, respectively, announced Omega as the sponsor of SolarImpulse project. The purpose? To fly a plane around the world in a plane powered only by the sun.
The SolarImpulse challenge consists in conceiving an airplane capable of taking off autonomously, then climbing to an altitude of 12,000 metres, and maintaining its flight for several days with no fuel, propelling itself by means only of the solar cells mounted on its wings. In addition, it will have to use the energy accumulated during the day, not only to maintain its flight, but also to recharge its batteries and to ensure its flight at night. The pilot must ensure that each evening his batteries are full and that he maximises the available energy to stay aloft until the following dawn.
I suppose if I were stinking rich I’d be doing crazy stuff too.
Longines and Harry Connick Jr. are together again. Raising funds for HC Jr.’s various charities, five Longines limited edition watches will be sold at $8,500 each through their website at www.longines.com.
The five exclusive Longines evidenza limited edition watches will have a timeless tonneau-shaped rose gold case with case-back signed by Harry. Other features include: chocolate brown 39.4mm/40mm dial with white sub-dials and roman numerals, automatic movement caliber L650 and chocolate brown alligator strap.
The Pajama Game is extending its run for a series of benefit performances for the “Actors’ Fund of America, The New Orleans Habitat Musicians’ Village and Roundabout Theatre Company’s Education Programs & Musical Theatre Fund”. In addition to being an actor, a performer, and an Apple Fan, Harry’s also their brand’s ambassador and “Icon of Elegance”. Good on you for your charity work.
Photo courtesy of Internet Zillionaire
Tissot and AMD are working together to implement NASCAR’s Timing and Scoring system. Combining their computer know-how and Swiss timing know-how, the two will “strive toward increasing the accuracy of ‘freeze the field,’ which is the procedure NASCAR follows once the caution flag is issued, and to enhance the experience for the fans through the use of this information by the sport’s media partners.”
Plus, they get their name in huge letters on the side of a bad ass truck the likes of which haven’t been seen since Knight Rider.
In addition to being the “Official Timekeeper” and “Official Watch” of the event through the 2006 season, the official race will be called “the 2nd Annual Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix presented by Tissot”.
Tissot established a partnership with Danica Patrick, racer and lad-mag model, and will be announcing her T-Touch Limited Edition watch. Only 500 will be produced. Hot stuff!
Image courtesy of Hotrod
Just take a look at this watch and you won’t have to wonder why they’re top notch in watches. Mmmm, Rolodex Rolex. It’s going to take a lot of panhandling to afford this.
New Rolex GMT-Master II [Professional Watches]
These MP3 watches actually look halfway decent, and not like a $15 Casio. If I were into wearing music on my wrist, I’d pick one up.
MP3 Watches [Popgadget]
No watch hands on this one—it’s got green, red and yellow LEDs to display the hours, minutes and seconds. Why it’s called a “Sun Monitor” watch: it can monitor the position of the sun. Great for knowing when you need to flip onto your back for a nice all over tan.
SolSuno Sun Monitor LED Watch [Oh Gizmo!]
