Category Unique 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.

Boegli release new musical watch collection the Boegli grand Opera

Boegli release new musical watch collection the Boegli grand Opera

The Boegli Grand Opera collection is a recent edition to their musical watches. After making square faced muscial watches for over a decade the new collection features a round case for the first time. The mechanical musical movement plays the “chime of bells” from Mozarts opera The Magic Flute. Unlike previous models the music can…

Wryst Airborne prototype released 1

Wryst Airborne prototype released

Wryst have just released a prototype of their Airborne watch (pictured below). The Wryst Airborne FW3, FW4 and FW5 are according to the brand, watches that are “the first Limited Edition watches ever produced that fulfill groundbreaking stylish looks, incredible strength attributes and reliability.” Priced at $750 USD they feature DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) coated…

Solder Time 2 DIY watch 1

Solder Time 2 DIY watch

Spikenzie Labs have released a new version of their Solder:Time micro-controller DIY watch. The Solder Time 2 like the original is a watch for people who like to build their own (an assembled version is also available),  the new version features various upgrades and is even more hackable than the original. It uses the…

Concrete watch inspired by architecture 1

Concrete watch inspired by architecture

Taking architecture as his inspiration Dzmitry Samal has created a unique watch with a strong geometric design housed inside a case made from unusual material for a watch; concrete. Dzmitry Samal chose concrete because he felt its a ” noble, modern, honest and robust material”. The dial’s detailed geometric design contrasts well with the…

Sealed Watch uses wax for the dial. 1

Sealed Watch uses wax for the dial.

If you like the idea of being more involved in a watch`s design process then the novel “Sealed Watch” featuring a sealing wax dial might appeal to you. Its produced by the quirkily named company ‘Be Optimistic and Thankful’ or BOAT for short. As watches become more and more technologically advanced it makes a…

4N Mechanical Digital watch becomes functional.

4N Mechanical Digital watch becomes functional.

This past week 4N have released a video (below) via their facebook page announcing  the fully functioning version of their mechanical digital watch. I wrote about the 4N watch originally back in early 2010 when it was announced. At that time there were only computer graphic representations of it available so its interesting to…

Will the haldimann h9 become the most controversial "watch" of 2012? 1

Will the haldimann h9 become the most controversial “watch” of 2012?

Is an artistic/philosophical statement  being made here? Finally got around to writing about this …watch? timepiece.. The Haldimann H9 Reduction It was released earlier in the year and caused quite a hoo-ha . The reason it stirred up controversy I think is because it challenges the meaning of what a wristwatch should be. The…

Arrive Fashionably late with the "ish watch". 1

Arrive Fashionably late with the “ish watch”.

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 to simply herds of cattle blocking the way. So there…

Arm yourself against werewolves with Artya watch

Arm yourself against werewolves with Artya watch

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 also for good measure rubbed in Garlic. Artya are an…

New compass watch model the 'Downhill GT' from Aspen Watches  3

New compass watch model the ‘Downhill GT’ from Aspen Watches

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. The Aspen One Collection is limited to 3,267 pieces total,…

Steampunk version of Devon Tread 1 Belt Driven Watch

Steampunk version of Devon Tread 1 Belt Driven Watch

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 in October and production is intended for the first half…

Accelerometer watch interprets wearers desire to read the time 1

Accelerometer watch interprets wearers desire to read the time

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 his arm before him. A feat made possible by the…