The worlds most unusual watches
The worlds most unusual watches
Watches are not only functional but also serve as a fashion statement. Many watchmakers have taken this a step further by creating watches with unique and unusual designs that capture the attention of watch enthusiasts and fashion lovers alike. In this category, you will discover watches that have unique and unusual designs.
A new new Solar Powered Single-Tube Nixie watch from Australian designer Michel van der Meij A Nixie tube, also called a cold cathode display is an electronic device used for displaying numerals or other information. The early Nixie displays were made by a small vacuum tube manufacturer called Haydu Brothers Laboratories, and introduced in…
A bullhead watch has the buttons on top of the case that recall and were originally inspired by bull horns, chronographs with this design started appearing in the 1960’s and 70’s. This style of design was probably for a practical consideration, its more ergonomic: pressing start and stop buttons on top of the watch case…
American timepiece manufacturer DEVON has announced that its highly anticipated, electro-mechanical Tread 2 timepieces are on their way to retailers now. Over 300 preorders were taken for the Tread 2 at Baselworld 2013, and the new Devon Works lab in Pasadena is running at full steam in order to fulfill these orders. While the Tread…
The Zenith Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage. Zenith have just released a new version of their amazing Zenith Christophe Colomb, a part of the “Academy” collection its noted for its gyroscopic module named “Gravity Control” which was a unique technical feat in the world of watchmaking. The “Gravity Control” module uses the principal of…
THE CYRUS KAMBYS COLLECTION Pièce unique The very first timepiece by Cyrus to be dedicated to the ONLY WATCH auction. The unique aspect of the Kambys model by Cyrus is its power reserve which uses three stacked cylinders on the right-side of the case which slowly fall as the power reserve indicator goes from…
For URWERK, a precision timepiece should have at its base a movement that is accurate, reliable and long lasting. Such a movement should meet specific criteria including accuracy in 5 positions between -4 seconds and +6 seconds over 24 hours. However, while it is one thing to regulate an accurate watch in the controlled…
JHA (Japan Handcraft Watch Association) has just started taking orders for a new handmade wristwatch, catchily called the “Votoms Watch Scopedog Model” (pictured below), its priced at 23,625 yen (about US$235). It has three separate dials, one with an hour hand, one showing the minutes, and one with a seconds hand. The watch takes…
The GRAHAM Tourbillon Orrery 1713-2013 Celebrates 300 Years Of The Orrery GRAHAM is possessed of the same driving passion as George Graham, who in the 18th century, devoted his life to the creation of the unattainable. “Honest” George as he was known, transformed his world through his art. He was the inventor of the…
Looking virtually interchangeable from most other watches by Tokyoflash this one features something a bit different: a breathalyser. The Kisai Intoxicated watch is novel in that it can check how sober you are. To do this unscrew the watch panel on the side of the watch, wait for the sensor to heat up and…
Diesel expands its “Daddy” line of watches with the introduction of the Diesel GrandDaddy model DZ7262 proclaimed to be the world’s largest commercially available wristwatch. With a case measuring 76mm in diameter the Diesel Granddaddy is certainly a whopper and a wrist presence that is sure to grab attention. It features four individual chronograph…
The latest piece from Jacob & Co will appeal to those with a novel taste in wristwatches and who happen to do a lot of traveling. The Jacob & Co. Epic SF24 is the only world-time watch of its kind using a “split flap” display. You’ve seen them in airports and train stations all…
Daniel Nebel formed Nord Zeitmaschine (North Time-machine) in 1998. Working in the field of prototype machine construction he developed the brand in his spare time and two models are currently being shown at Baselworld, both using unconventional dials. Announced a few days ago was the Quickindicator a watch with the worlds fastest minute hand…
From Russian independent watchmaker the Konstantin Chaykin Cinema watch features an animation complication. The cinema watch is a tribute to the the “zoopraxiscope“, considered the first kind of movie projector and invented in 1879 by Eadweard Muybridge. By pressing a button at the 9 o’clock position a disc spins showing an animation of a man…
Altimeters in mechanical watches are not out of the ordinary – Breitling Navtimer for example, however watches with Barometer complications are fewer in number, lately only the Da Vindice Vindex springs to mind. The Breva Génie 01 is being touted as the worlds first mechanical watch to combine both these functions, and while combining…
The latest development in this collection by Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 4 is a masterwork of precision contained in a dramatic but refined design. Its heart is a tourbillon inside three concentric cages, each rotating at a different speed and at a different angle. The Histoire de Tourbillon 4 has two, fast rotating…
The new Ochs and Junior Moonphase model Selene has the worlds most accurate moonphase to be featured in a wristwatch. It will be off by one day in 3,478 years. Not only that but it is so very simply constructed using just 5 moving parts. Typically a conventional moonphase calculation is off by one…