Gav cranks the frame rate to 10,000 and the magnification to 10x for some ridiculously close and slow footage inside the miniature marvel of watch movements. The video below is enlightening because it shows how truly organic movement is when… Read More ›
Watches
The DSKY Moonwatch
The DSKY was an integral component of the Apollo space program, playing a critical role in the success of the Apollo space missions. It served as the primary interface between the astronauts and the spacecraft’s guidance, navigation and control computer…. Read More ›
CRW-001-1ER: a boring name, a new beginning?
The very first Casio digital ring watch, celebrates the 50th anniversary of Casio’s watchmaking legacy. It showcases cutting-edge advancements in miniaturization and precision metal moulding, merging functionality with playful design… More here. This Casio ‘ring’ watch will be available in… Read More ›
Better than a Submariner?
This 42 mm model is crafted in stainless steel and includes a black oxalic anodized aluminium bezel ring with a diving scale in white Super-LumiNova. Black aluminium is also used to create the dial, which is laser-engraved with the Diver’s… Read More ›
The $1 watch
Timex has announced the imminent release of a limited edition $1 Waterbury watch, to celebrate their 170th anniversary. Available for $1 on November 16 at 10am GMT, there are only 1,000 units available worldwide… More here. Ben also points out… Read More ›
The Trump Victory TOURBILLON
President Grifty McGriftFace is now aiming bigger with the new Trump Victory TOURBILLON, a $100,000 watch that doesn’t even seem to exist. The design is miserable, the specifications are vague and it is everything most people do not want in… Read More ›
The Grand Seiko Omiwatari SBGY013 Spring Drive
Not knowing the story does not make this Omiwatari watch any less attractive, though. The SBGY013 comes in a stainless steel round 38.5 mm case, 43,7 mm lug-to-lug width with a sleek 10.2 mm thickness. All the Omiwatari’s surfaces are… Read More ›
How Timex watches became fashionable again
These were the defining characteristics of Timex watches for men in the 1990s. The once-prestigious American watchmaker had transitioned into a purveyor of dependable but disposable watches sold everywhere from department stores to drug stores. Their function was purely utilitarian,… Read More ›
The Crinkle Paper X CLOCK
With no markings and with hands that are exactly the same color as the clock’s body, the only way the Crinkle Paper X CLOCK tells the time is by using dramatic lighting. The timepiece comes with an aggressively textured body… Read More ›
The Seiko TV Watch
I first saw the Seiko TV Watch at the Seiko headquarters in Japan on display as part of the company’s personal museum collection. The watch is an incredible item because it didn’t have a clear consumer purpose when it was released. At… Read More ›