The worlds most unusual watches
The worlds most unusual watches
The “ish” watch, also sometimes called “Indian stretchable Time” is a watch that makes a humorous comment on Indian scheduling. Based on the idea that Indians often tend to be late due to a multitude of reasons ranging from political demonstrations, bad road conditions…
Arm yourself against Werewolves with the Artya Werewolf Watch, a new addition to Artya‘s “son of a gun” range of watches. The Son of A Gun Werewolf features two silver, hand engraved bullets that were, according to Artya forged during a full moon and…
Avoid getting lost on the piste with this Aspen watch the Downhill GT , a new version of the Aspen One Compass watch. Aspen Watches are a Swiss luxury watch brand specializing in Ski- themed watches, and are named after the Colorado ski resort.…
Two of the most avant garde watchmakers, Urwerk and MB&F have joined forces to form “C3H5N3O9“. Which according to the website is “an experimental platform, not a luxury brand.” The name is actually the molecular formula for nitroglycerine, and their first watch, in keeping…
Does being able to navigate like an explorer from times past, and determine you’re exact position on earth without the use of any modern electronic equipment appeal to you? Then this might be the timepiece or perhaps rather navigational-piece for you. Assuming you are…
The DMG-11 is a pilot instrument watch launched this year by Finnish watch maker De Motu. The DMG 11 is the worlds first ever watch to measure g-forces. Made for pilots and aviation enthusiasts, or people who just want to see how many G’s…
California-based company Devon Works have unveiled a steam-punk version of their mechanical wonder the Devon Tread 1 watch. According to Ehren Bragg, managing director at Devon the feedback for the concept was “overwhelmingly positive” and it is currently being engineered. A prototype is due…
The Type 46 is a watch using a very different approach to time-telling: it has the ability to interpret the owner’s desire to read the time. It uses “cursors” on sliders to indicate the time. The sliders are activated only when the user places…
Skull watches are an interesting design combination. Frequently used as a Memento Mori, or a reminder of mortality, the skull, when used on a watch could be taken to signify that time is precious. The skull a primal symbol often with negative associations in…
B&R first started producing watches in 1992. In 2005 they introduced the BR01 designed to closely resemble the cockpit clocks of aircraft. Since then they have released limited edition watches with unique designs based on cockpit instruments such as the radar version previously covered…
Azimuth released the prototype of their SP-1 Landship earlier this month and in this instance saying this watch is built like a tank is more than typically apt. This Azimuth watch has a design heavily inspired by early world war I tanks that were…
The latest Schaumburg watch is a moonphase watch which features up to the minute accuracy by way of a moon adjustment button that allows you to minutely adjust the shadow of the earth above the moon. Representing the moon at a size of 13.4mm…
B.R.M watch designs usually draw inspiration from the world of motorsport but this time they have looked to aviation and legendary WWII fighter aircraft as their source, although a different world, speed, power and engineering are a dominant thread. The chronograph BRM watch models…
Israeli watch brand Itay Noy presents its new watch DiaLOG, which, according to the company offers a variety of ways to display time. The design of the watch recalls last year’s X-Ray model but with a different dial design and a larger winding crown…
On 2 April 1912, welcomed by crowds, the Titanic entered for the first time the waves of the Atlantic, ready to conquer the oceans. Already a legend it was a true symbol of the industrial era. This giant of the sea inspired Romain Jerome`s…
Apparently the “Qlocktwo” is the worlds first “wristwatch in words”, and I must say I can’t think of another one that uses this novel way of displaying time. Its an interesting combination, a modern digital display that doesn’t display digits.. but words instead. Reading…