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Nixon’s Rotolog men’s wrist watch was always dubbed a ‘Pure style watch, not designed for surf, swim or hot tub’, displaying the time with a unique ‘right-read direct time’ dial and available in over in 9 fresh designs ranging from bamboo and teak inlays to retro designs finished in a titanium carbide (TiC) coating, it certainly does lives up to the Nixon quote.
Now Nixon have stepped up the retro Rotolog series and released a new skull and crossbones diamond encrusted version. This Japanese Quartz driven piece comes encrusted with 764 full cut white diamonds and 1087 full cut black diamonds weighing in at a total of 9.25 carats. The casing is stainless steel and there is a hand LED to light up the no-arm dial.
On sale exclusively at Barneys in Beverly Hills and San Francisco at a price that is T.B.A, this another great exclusive piece for the modern watch connoisseur.
moreAre you sick and tired of your current watch? I think I’m sick of mine! World of Watches has some nice designer brand name watches that you might want to check it out! The website provides categories of name brands watches, and range of prices. It’s really simple and easy to find the perfect watch, and the coolest part is you get to save some cash! Here, let me share with you one of my favorite watch I found, and considering of purchasing it:
A nice stainless steel pink watch that I don’t have! What do you think of this watch from Cuadro?
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What about this big RED leather watch?? I’m really attracted to both of red and pink watches! Let me know which type looks better! There are more choices and offers at WorldofWatches.com.
Check them out while it’s on sale!
Do you ever wonder what type of watch Batman wears? Well, here it is. This cool LED wristwatch from Japan.The Twelve 5-9 Q version has a distinctly bio-mechanical design you could find on Batman’s wrist. The Twelve 5-9 Q version is available in a rugged gun metal or brushed silver finish. This LED watch features 26 bright, multi-colored LEDs and a solid stainless steel strap.The Q version uses the 12-5-9 method to tell the time. 12 hours, 5 groups of 10 minutes and 9 single minutes. Moving clockwise from the top of the display, the first two lines of LEDs show the hours 1-12, each lit LED indicating one hour. The next line indicates minutes up to 50, each LED showing 10 minutes. The final two lines indicate single minutes 1-9, one LED for each minute. PRETTY COOL YEA?! I think it’s a really cool looking watch! If you want to look like Batman, here’s the wrist watch you should be getting.
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Just take a look at this watch…no…CLOSER look!I personally think this is a weird looking watch. I mean, whats with all this metals and circles of what I don’t understand. But, this watch is a Cassette Player watch by Jacob & Co, and its a limited edition for approximately 10,000US Dollars. No kidding, its worth that much…Would you buy it? This watch does everything you’d expect from a watch, and has no other special abilities apart from displaying time on vertical rolls powered by a tiny engine. Although the bezel and cage are made from a choice of White, Rose Gold or Platinum, this watch will still be remembered for its weird characteristics; which could very well be described as those of mechanism James Bond uses to deciphers passwords and unlock doors! What do you think, would you wear this watch?
Omega has just released their specialty Constellation watch collection for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. There is both a men’s and a women’s version, both with slightly different representations of the Olympic symbol. The men’s watch measuring 35.5mm in diameter carries the 5 ring Olympic symbol on the base of the second hand, whilst the women’s version, measuring just 22.5 mm, has blue and yellow sapphires, a black diamond and emerald and a ruby at the hour marks to represent the colors of the Olympics.
Both men’s and women’s versions are available in different combinations of 18ct red gold, 18ct yellow gold, and steel for the case and bracelet, with the men’s sporting a silver dial and the women’s, mother of pearl. The watch face is domed, scratch resistant sapphire crystal and has undergone an anti reflective treatment on the inside to reduce glare.
Following Chinese tradition that the number 8 is a lucky number (the games open on 08/08/2008) Omega will limit the different gold colors to 288 pieces, 888 pieces and the stainless steel color to 2008 pieces. The number 8 theme is repeated throughout the product launch dates. There will be five more releases in total marking the date when 288, 188, 88 and 08 days remain before the Olympic Games begin. The sixth and final launch will be the release of 88 limited edition pieces when the games begin.
moreIf you thought the Harry Winston Opus 7 featured in our last post was a feet of mechanical engineering, then you should check out this extraordinary piece. From exclusive watch maker Jean-Francois Ruchonnet, comes another masterful timepiece with unexpected architecture and a hefty price tag to match, the Cabestan.
Inspired by water sports, the watch incorporates designs based on naval elements such as an anchor, winch or a chain-rocket. The case locks up a tourbillon design that is not only pleasing to eye but adds to the accuracy of time keeping in this premium Swiss made wristwatch.
Available in platinum or 3 gold, the Cabestan is limited to just 135 pieces worldwide and is priced at a whopping 200,000 GBP. Now that should deter the riff-raff from a purchase!
moreThere some time pieces that are so spectacular that they simply can not be copied. Expert jewelers at Harry Winston specialize in creating the most exceptional time pieces that are way beyond the talents of ordinary replica watch makers.
In 2001, The firm created the Opus range; the concept behind this line of designer watches, to create an exceptional time piece each year in partnership with one of Switzerland’s most gifted independent horologists.
This year sees the arrival of the Opus 7, a stunning time piece that opts for a very clever mechanism to display the time. Alternative time displays are by no means a new gimmick for H.W. each Opus has its own unique time display, Opus 4 even displays the time on both sides.
The Opus 7, co designed by Andreas Strehler, is a mechanical, manually winding watch made from rhodium-plated white gold. The diameter of the case is 45mm and there are a total of 34 jewels throughout. The time is displayed by alternating dials/cogs that change by pushing the crown. The first push
shows hours, the second push, minutes and the third push enables a power saving mode that extends battery life by 60 hours.
What is especially clever about this display is that, due to the nature of the alternating arms, the time can not be told from just one glance. If your wrist happens to be snapped in a photo or video the time you were captured will not be apparent. A great idea for those who have the chance of being caught out in their secret affairs! Whilst this may seem like a small niche in the market, it doesn’t really matter as there are only 50 available with a price tag of 50,000 GPB.
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Have you ever wondered why in an advertisement for a watch, the time will always read 10:10? There are many theories out there but very little evidence to back them up. After a little research we managed to find a pretty sure answer.
The 10:10 position has been documented since the 1920’s, adverts in Times Magazine before this date show no such arrangement. Some adverts have also arranged the time to read 8:20 which may be key to really finding out why the time is set in these positions.
Some people believe that the position represents the time that Abraham Lincoln died. Lincoln was shot at approx 10:15pm and later died at approx 7:22pm so the times really don’t coincide, plus the exact same myth is also reported with John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King. JFK died at approx 8:18 (very close to 8:20) and so they believe the 10:10 position is an inversion of this time. In the UK people believe that this may be the time Guy Fawkes planned to blow up the House’s of Parliament, but considering these theories have no evidence and none of the times are exact, it seems a little difficult to believe.
Ex Veterans From World War Two have claimed that the time represents V for Victory, this a great little yarn that reminds us all that the world pulled together to help fight a conquering army. However the 10:10 time has been documented way before WWII and it doesn’t explain why some images read 8:20.
Another theory behind the position of the hands is that 10:10 represents a smile which is aesthetically pleasing for marketing reasons. The smile position has pleasing symmetrical properties and apparently attracts buyers, this is not far from the truth but it also doesn’t explain why some adverts have been documented to read 8:20.
With all of these theories on offer it made sense to contact Timex, a major watch brand, to see what they had to say.
Timex said that the hands on timepieces are placed at 10:10 because it frames the company Logo, it also keeps the arms out of the way of any other details or dials. Timex also mentioned that the exact time is usually 10:10 with the second hand at six, this creates perfect symmetry that is aesthetically pleasing to the buyer.
When asked about the time 8:20 Timex said this used to be the industry standard for the same reasons, however it was later decided that this position looked too much like a frown and created an unhappy look.
So it seems that the smile theory is actually closest to the truth. Research has proven that an aesthetically pleasing appearance can attract more buyers and in this competitive market anything and everything counts.
Part of the new range for this season is this simple but attractive mens watch from Nixon. After many public requests for a watch to suit beach or aquatic life Nixon have come up with a design dubbed “The Answer.”
The sleek looking watch which is available in yellow, blue or black sports Nixon’s classic patent which gives the strap and extra flap at the end of the band for added security and a comfortable fit. The watch is waterproof up to a depth of 100 meters making it suitable for many aqua sports such as surfing, snorkeling or spear fishing. It displays day, date and time on a back lit digital display which measures approx 41mm from left to right.
The case is made from custom polycarbonate with hardened mineral crystal, a raised bezel and a stainless steel case back. The comfortable strap is made from durable custom polyurethane and of course carries the patented Nixon strap design.
This great little watch is available at a great price available on Nixon’s website for just a mere 79 dollars. With its smooth simple design and crazy color scheme, “the answer” is sure to be popular hit this season.
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Car manufacturers and prestigious watchmakers have always been known to collaborate and create exceptional designs complimenting each others brand identities. This time its Swedish Watchmakers Edox who has recently teamed up with Koenigsegg Automotive to create a sleek designer watch based on the body of a Koenigsegg CCX.
Edox, who are now official watch manufacturers of Koenigsegg, was founded by Christian Ruefly in the late 19th century and have been known for creating classic time pieces ever since. This watch is no exception, there will be only 30 available worldwide and another 10 limited edition watches encrusted with real diamonds which makes this watch a very sort after piece.
The watch features an automatic Edox 45 Chronograph movement with a tachymeter scale on the dial which is hidden by the cover. The hinged case resembles the hinged doors found on the CCX and the chronograph is styled to resemble a dashboard. The face sports a very distinctive curved sapphire crystal to protect the carbon fiber dial and the rest of the body is made from titanium and stainless steel. The strap is made from crocodile skin and comes in orange or black.
The diamond encrusted version is expected to sell for approx 30,000 dollars and the non-diamond encrusted version for slightly less. The watch is available now however with only 40 on offer worldwide they might not be around for too long.
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