What Time is It? Scratch That – I'll Just Check My Turntable Wristwatch

 
Most watches featured on The Gadgeteer have all sorts of high-tech features or blinky lights.  The Turntable Metal Wristwatch is just an analog watch, but it might be perfect for the aspiring DJ or the not-so-young person who remembers the days of vinyl records.  The silvertone watch is water resistant to 3 ATM.  The face measures 1.89″ x 1.57″, and it captures all the details of a old-school turntable – complete with strobe markings on the platter's edge.  The black vinyl “album” serves as the watch face.  The Turntable Metal Wristwatch is $79.99 at ThinkGeek.

Tokyoflash Japan's Newest Watch: Kisai Online

 Tokyoflash Japan is known for their unusual, artistic watches.  Their newest, the Kisai Online, was inspired by a customer suggestion.  The watch bezel and bracelet are stainless steel, and they are available with a black or natural finish.  The LCD displays are available in natural, blue, or red.  The Online has time, date, and alarm functions, and there's an animation function for the LCD display.  Regular price for this watch is $169, but there are a few hours left to get the watch at the launch price of $149.

TriArch LED Watch

 
Most wrist watches today are really trying to give people a different way of telling time. There are now wrist watches that offer an unusual way of giving you the time, which sometimes take some time to get accustomed after learning for years to tell time the usual way. One of them that some people would probably see is this unique TriArch LED Watch.

The TriArch LED Watch is unique in its own way of telling the time. The watch face features 26 LED lights arrange in arches in order to tell time. 12 LED's indicate the hour, 5 LED's tell the minutes in increments of tens and 9 LED's to indicate the single minutes. Two other LED's indicate whether the time is AM or PM. A push of a button would then indicate the date on the watch. The TriArch LED Watch comes with a black electroplated finish that further gives this unique watch its distinct character. This unique wrist watch is available at Hammacher Schlemmer for US$130.

Mobile Phone Watch For Kids

 
Kids would like to have cool stuff that they can brag about with their friends. High tech gadgets would usually give them that chance to do so. But if you also have their safety in mind, you can also make use of such high tech gadgets to help you. One ideal product that works both ways is this Mobile Phone Watch for kids.

The Mobile Phone Watch would surely be something that kids would want to have. A mobile phone on a watch is not something common among kids and would be a cool device that they might want to show to friends. But more than that, the Mobile Phone Watch can also be considered as a safety device for kids. It allows them to have a means to contact parents in case of emergencies. Not only that, this unique watch also comes with a GPS tracker to allow parents to determine the location of their child at all times. The GPS tracker can even be reprogrammed to alert parents in case kids venture outside a designated area. The Mobile Phone Watch is available at Chinavasion for US$80.

Seiko releases limited edition Golgo 13 active matrix EPD Watch in Japan

Oyaji‘s most beloved manga character Golgo 13 is now the coolest spy on earth thanks to Seiko and its deadly gorgeous Limited Golgo 13 active Matrix EPD Watch! Available in two different version with the SBPA009 limited to only 500 units and the SBPA011 limited to t only 1000 units, these watch comes with five different time display, world time display of 32 cities and the gorgeous Seiko's active matrix EDP display. These two watch will be released in Japan starting July 7 and will be sold at 57,750 and 63,000 Yen

Tokyoflash Japan Announces the Kisai Uzumaki Watch

 
Tokyoflash Japan has announced another entry in their line of limited edition watches.  The Kisai Uzumaki is made of stainless steel and is available with a black or natural finish.  The face has a swirling vortex design, covered with an acrylic crystal with concentric circles that add to the whirlpool illusion.  The outer ring indicates the hour, while the inner ring indicates the minutes.  The face is available in blue or green.  The Uzumaki will sell for $129, but Tokyoflash Japan is offering a limited-time price of only $99 if purch

Shelby teams up with David Yurman for wristwatch line

Say what you will, but in this business you're nobody until you have your own watch line. Ferrari has several, Bentley teams up with Breitling, Aston Martin partners with Jaeger-LeCoultre, Bugatti with Parmigiani Fleurier… the list goes on and on, and now includes one more: Carroll Shelby and David Yurman.

The collaboration was forged over the timepiece you see here, created to accompany the 950-horsepower Shelby 1000 unveiled at the New York Auto Show just last month. The David Yurman Limited Edition Shelby 1000 timepiece features a Swiss-made Valjoux 7753 automatic chronograph in a 43.5mm stainless steel and rubber case with tachymeter bezel and guilloche racing stripes on the galvanized steel dial.

It's affixed to the wrist by a rubber strap with snakeskin texture, and only 300 examples will be made: 150 in bare stainless steel and 150 with a black PVD coating. It's the first of many Shelby-branded wristwatches that the David Yurman brand will be making for Shelby.

Kisai Uzumaki Watch

 
Timepieces nowadays that one wears on the wrist usually no longer just tell time. There are now more and more wrist watches out there that makes telling time somewhat a challenge. Just taking a quick look at the Kisai Uzumaki Watch and you'll easily get the meaning of it all.

The Uzumaki Watch is another interesting wristwatch design coming from Japanese watch maker Kisai. According to them, “Uzumaki” is the Japanese term for “whirlpool” and that is exactly how this watch tells the time. Wearers can tell the time by looking at the spiraling color display.

The Kisai Uzumaki Watch comes with a display composed of two colored swirls.  The outside circle stands for the hour and the inner circle stands for the minutes. The sole hand found in the watch indicates the seconds. The watch is made of stainless steel with a custom made acrylic lens made out of concentric circles, imitating that whirlpool look as its name indicates. The Kisai Uzumaki Watch is available at Tokyo Flash at a regular price of US$129.

ArtyA Werewolf Watch Puts Silver Bullets on Your Wrist

ArtyA wants you to be protected the next time you're in Transylvania or Forks Washington. Their Son of a Gun Werewolf watch has a real silver bullet incased inside it. According to ArtyA, the bullet was forged under the full moon… so you know it's going to work against Lon Chaney Jr. or Taylor Lautner. Bonus points to those of you that don't need to google that first person's name. If you want your own protection from the children of the night, head over to ArtyA's site and plunk down $8287.00. I think the price scares me more than the possibility of running into a werewolf.

The Mutewatch

 
Wrist watches today may no longer be as essential as they were before. People now have other ways to tell time via their other essential devices such as smartphones, media players and even tablets. What may still make wrist watches relevant is that they are worn more as a fashion statement nowadays. That is the very reason why unique looking watches like the Mutewatch are becoming more and more appealing.

The Mutewatch is simple and yet offers more unique features in terms of design and function. For some it may look like just a unique looking bracelet since it ordinarily just has a blank screen where the time should have been displayed. But that is where the Mutewatch may appeal to the ordinary user.

In order to display the time, the user may need to touch the display screen for the time to appear. Another option is by flicking the wrist 90 degrees. And to go through the different watch modes, users need to swipe through the screen, somewhat similar to swiping on smartphones nowadays. The Mutewatch comes with alarm, timer and clock modes. It can also be charged via USB using an accompanying cable. Quite an interesting and unique wrist watch to have, the Mutewatch is now available at Watchismo for US$258.

The cookoo Watch

 
With wrist watches not quite as appealing today if they merely function to tell time, many are being redesigned to keep in pace with rapidly developing technology. One of the aspects that makers are concentrating on is by trying to improve digital interconnectivity with other portable devices. This is certainly what the cookoo Watch is aiming for.

The cookoo Watch is more than just a typical wrist watch. According to its designer Peter Hauser, this unique wristwatch aims to connect you with your smartphone even while you have it in your pocket. This allows you to be alerted when you receive a text message, a call, email, and alerts from your social network accounts. The watch face comes with those typical icons that light up signifying alerts that your smartphone may be receiving. This way you need not take out your smartphone out of your pocket every time you need to check it if something comes up. The cookoo Watch can even alert you if your smartphone is running out of battery.

The cookoo Watch connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth 4.0. It allows smartphone users to be alerted of information at a glance, eliminating the need to frequently take out the smartphone out of the pocket. The cookoo Watch is currently a design project at Kickstarter. Production will push through after it is able to come up with the target funds. A US$50 pledge will entitle one to a black cookoo Watch once production is underway. Retail of the cookoo Watch is expected to be around US$100 if ever it becomes available in the market.

Wall Switch Click Watch

 
Looking at wristwatches today, you no longer see a device that is just designed to tell time. Well, it still is the main function being offered, but most wristwatches being introduced nowadays certainly do not lack in uniqueness in terms of design. It is usually the outrageous ones that get that attention most of the time. The new Wall Switch Click Watch certainly belongs to this category.

The Wall Switch Click Watch is unique in that it is designed to look like an over-sized rocker switch that is usually associated with those light switches at home. But this time, the Wall Switch Watch gives it a different twist. Flick the switch one way and the user gets the time displayed on the watch, switch it the other way and the date is displayed.

The Wall Switch Watch is quite simple to operate really with no other buttons to press or even visible on the watch. However, the addition of the wall switch function gives this watch that added level of uniqueness that is worth anyone's interest. The Wall Switch watch is designed by Click Watches and is available in different attractive colors at Watchismo for US$100.

WeWood Jupiter Watch

 
People try to stand up for what they believe in. That also extends to the items and gadgets that they use. For those who are against destroying the environment or even against animal cruelty, they might find this unique WeWood Jupiter Watch fascinating.

The appeal of the WeWood Jupiter Watch comes from the fact that it is made out of wood. But before many of the environmentalists around here cry foul, let it be noted that the wood used in the wrist watch is sourced from those wood scraps coming from the flooring industry that would otherwise just be thrown away. In a sense, no tree is being cut specifically just to make this unique wooden watch. But the recycling waste angle may even please those who care a lot for the environment.

And since it is a watch made of 100 percent natural wood, this means that it does not use leather, something that animal lovers will appreciate. The watch comes with a wooden housing, bracelet and dial. The timepiece makes use of two Miyota time movements and is hypoallergenic, given that its parts are made of natural wood. And to please eco-friendly people even more, WeWood plants a tree for every wooden watch purchased. It is now available at ThinkGeek for US$135.

Seiko Limited Edition Golgo 13

 
Wrist watches today need to be cool in terms of looks if ever people will give them some attention. And if it attention watches need, new technology can sometimes offer it. Couple it with one of the most popular manga characters and you get the new Seiko Limited Edition Golgo 13 wrist watch.

The Seiko Limited Edition Golgo 13 is an active matrix EPD watch. It is able to offer five different ways to display time. It also is able to display world time for 32 cities. And it comes with the signature manga character Golgo 13 in its unique time displays. The Seiko Limited Edition Golgo 13 Wrist Watch comes in two different limited edition versions. The SBPA009 will only be limited to 500 units while the SBPA011 will be available in only 1,000 units. They will be available on July 7 and will cost 57,750 Yen (US$725) for the SBPA011 and 63,000 Yen (US$791) for the SBPA009 model.

Swatch Gets Touchy Feely

Why wear a certain touch screen mp3 player on your wrist when you can slap on a reliable Swatch?  The Swatch Touch is a new line featuring, you guessed it, the ubiquitous touch screen!  All physical buttons have been removed, giving the watch face a sleek new profile.  The wearer just needs to now swipe the screen to access the alarm clock, timer, date, chronograph, and two time zones.  Three on screen buttons allow for adjustments and settings to each screen, and holding the screen will activate the back light. Like most other Swatch watches, the Touch line comes in various bright colors (purple, pink, turquoise), as well as the standard unisex white, black, and camo.  All colors feature the same functions and digital number design.  They are available now and retail for $140.

Kisai Stencil LCD Watch

Wrist watches nowadays are being worn more for their form than for their function. It is now primarily being used as a fashion statement of sorts, the cooler the watch looks, the better. And the people at Tokyo Flash know this with their many interesting versions for wrist watches like the Kisai Stencil LCD Watch. The Kisai Stencil LCD Watch is one of those wrist watches that do not look like any typical wrist watch in terms of telling the time. Looking at it for the first time will make reading time on the watch a complicated matter, just like in the typical Tokyo Flash fashion. But once you get the hang of it, telling time on the Kisai Stencil LCD Watch is actually just simple. The LCD display on the Kisai Stencil Watch has a choice of five different colors. And just like any other wrist watch, it also displays time, date and also has an alarm mode. The Kisai Stencil LCD Watch is available at Tokyo Flash for US$139.

Record Your Underwater Adventures with the Pyle Snorkeling Master Watch

Pyle is introducing a new item in their sports gear line – the Snorkeling Master Watch.  This watch is water-resistant to 10 atmospheres (330 feet), and it has a selectable sea or lake diving setting.  It measures your dive depth (up to 328 feet) with a resolution of 0.1 feet and water temperature (range of 14°F to 140°F) with an accuracy of 1 degree, and it displays this data onscreen with the dive duration.  It has an electro-luminescent backlight and a dive alarm that activates when emerging faster than 6m per minute.  The Snorkeling Master also keeps a log of your 100 most recent dives with the time and date, dive duration, maximum dive depth, minimum water temperature, and dive site indication.  The Snorkeling Master is available in green, black, or red for $215.99 or orange for $222.99.

Kisai Stencil LCD Watch from Tokyoflash Japan

The Kisai Stencil LCD Watch was originally a concept submitted by Heather Sable, a math teacher and fan of Tokyoflash Japan watches from the USA.  The Stencil shows time with the “negative space” on the LCD screen.  The display is always on, and there's an electroluminescent backlight for night use.  The Stencil displays the time and date and has an alarm mode.  The case is stainless steel and measures 1.3″ X 1.85″ X 0.4″ thick.  The leather watch band is available in either black or white and fits wrists between 4″ and 8.26″.  The LCDs are available in either mirror or green, blue, pink, and red colors.  The Stencil is even water-resistant to 3 atmospheres.  The Kisai Stencil will sell for $139, but Tokyoflash Japan is having an introductory price of $99.  The introductory price ends at February 23rd at 11:30am (Japan time).  The above watches show 06:57 (left), 02:04 (middle), and 05:44 (right).

Memento Makes Pocket Watches Fashionable Again

I love pocket watches. I used to carry one back before cellphones were a common pocket item. Although I haven't carried a pocket watch or worn a wrist watch in years, I still like to look at them. The Memento Pocket Watch caught my eye because the case is made of wood. You can choose from sandal wood or maple. Each shell will be different due to the unique grain in the wood. These watches are made in Hong Kong and can be ordered for $125 each.

Tudor Pelagos Dive Watch

Dive watches become more than just attractive timepieces that people wear, they also have a more functional feature that divers actually need when going underwater. And it is for these features that such watches really get their value. One of the newest ones to come out, the Tudor Pelagos Dive Watch, even self-adjusts its strap for divers that may experience some compression when going underwater. The Tudor Pelagos Dive Watch is built for divers and designed for the tough conditions deep underwater. It also comes with a special mechanism on its clasp that allows it to tighten the deeper a diver goes underwater. This is to ensure that the dive watch still comfortably fits into the diver's wrist even after the body goes through forces deep underwater that causes the body to compress. The Tudor Dive Watch has a touch casing and clasp that is made entirely of titanium. It also comes equipped with a helium valve that helps the watch to absorb variations of pressure. It also can withstand water pressure for up to 500 meters or 1640 feet. The titanium clad Tudor Pelagos is obviously not for any casual wrist watch wearer as it costs US$4,400 to own.