The worlds most unusual watches
The worlds most unusual watches
Kudoke are well known for their handmade watches featuring meticulously engraved images. The KudOktopus with its clever play on words, is their latest hand engraved creation brings to mind Jules Verne with its beautiful combination…
Arnold & Son are British watchmakers founded in 1764, maker of the first ever pocket chronometer they became the leading supplier to the Royal Navy. Their “Grand Moon Tourbillon” astronomical watch combines the complex…
The title of this wrist watch is dedicated to Energia, a Soviet rocket. The rocket program represented a giant step ahead in Soviet science and engineering. With a payload capacity of practically 100 tons,…
This celestial time instrument comprises an incredible 527 parts and is testament to formidable technical mastery. Its complexity is due to the combination of three major watch complications, a minute repeater, a flying tourbillon…
This brilliantly sparkling astronomical watch creates a heavenly display through a dial comprised of three disks made from Aventurine, a special type of glass. Each disk rotates concentrically at different speeds and is inset…
The main feature of this astronomical watch is its moonphase complication. Clearly showing you the phases of the moon over its monthly cycle as well as some constellations. Separate calendar markers are indicated around…
The sun influenced the concept and design of RSW’s new High King line, making its presence felt in the roundness of the watchcase. Featuring their patented “crank-crown”, the Dark Knight High King combines two…
Patek Philippe is well known for its sophisticated high-end astronomical watches. This one provides information about the night sky by using a dial constructed from a series of superimposed layers of sapphire crystal disks…
Watchmakers have created designs featuring apertures – a shutter mechanism featuring blades – since the 1950’s. You will remember having seen this type of mechanism at the start of James Bond movies. Valbray use…
This unusual watch by Russian watchmaker Aviator features two large pushers mounted on the side of the case, these oversized pushers are a stylistic feature as well as a functional decision used for controlling…
This massive steel watch looks like it belongs in a factory, not on your wrist, with its dials, gauges and three oversized crowns. Large white hands tell the time, and the only hours are…
What makes the Yes watches unique is their approach to timekeeping which is decidedly celestial in its philosophy compared to a typical watch company. Yes watches feature a huge range of celestial functions not…
The Van Cleef & Arpels “Midnight in Paris” recreates a map of the stars in the night sky above Paris. The orbiting of the stars is achieved by using a rotating Aventurine glass disk.…
Mutewatch is a young Swedish company who are getting ready to launch their first watch. The Mutewatch as you can maybe guess by the hint given in its name is a silent vibrating alarm…
Swiss watchmaker Formex are famous for pioneering the “active case suspension system”. This patented watch suspension protects the watch from shock and also provides added comfort to the wearer by adapting to movements of…
Sharing its name with the popular Colorado skiing destination its not surprising that Swiss watchmaker Aspen focuses its attention on creating Skiing themed watches. The Aspen One comes with a pair of specially modified…