The worlds most unusual watches
The worlds most unusual watches
Funky in terms of music is typically loose and riff-oriented with a strong rhythmic groove often with an emphasis on electric bass.
Otherwise Funky means “Strikingly stylish and unusual” (according to the Oxford dictionary).
A lot of these funky watches have a seventies vibe to them since thats when the funkiest tunes were made, think Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins and James Brown; or Old School. More recently funk samples have also been used a lot in Hip-Hop and house music.
Although wearing these funky watches is not guaranteed to improve your dancing skills at least you’ll look cool when you get the urge to boogie!
Bobby: ‘What you gonna wear now?’
James Brown: ‘Bobby, I don’t know, but what’s ever it is, it’s got to be funky!’
G shock By Dee & Ricky Dee & Ricky put the fun in funky with this brightly colored design. G Shock watches already come in a lot of funky colours, but this model (GA-110DR) created in collaboration with the New York based fashion design duo really stands out with its strong use of primary…
Diesel DZ7112 This funky watch by Diesel has a sleek retro futuristic design going on which is reminiscent of some early LED watches from the seventies, its functionality is also similar too, requiring that you press a button to display the time. The technology is more up to date though using an OLED display. The…
Blackdice “Hustle” The asymetry of the Hustle’s case design gives this watch a dynamic look, and the watch dial consisting of just two huge boxey 9 and 3 hour markers makes for a bold stylistic statement. Thanks to the accurate quartz movement keeping precise time you wont have to “hustle” to make work on time…
Nixon Murf With its boxey shape and disc style display the ‘Murf’ is reminiscent of a turntable, which is perhaps what drew Mos Def to choosing to wear it. The large crown on the top right is used to adjust the time which is indicated though the two rotating discs, one for hours and…
Oakley Blade II With a design that brings to mind the killer looks of a Ninja’s “throwing star” you know you’ll always look sharp sporting the Blade II watch by Oakley. This cutting edge watch design houses a gold plated 5-Jewel Swiss made quartz movement, and the 44m diameter sculpted stainless steel case has…
This funky watch is a tribute to the art of DJ’ing. Strap a watch on thats a cool minitature turntable that tells you the time. Designed after the classic Technics 1200 turntable this timepiece captures the aesthetic appeal of a turntable, complete with tonearm and volume control, with the black dial of the watch…