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Hysek Colosso Watch
(05 August 2008) - Perhaps the next James Bond villain with plans to dominate the planet can use this newly announced Hysek "Colosso" to time his greedy destruction. The most obvious tool is the crystal pustule filled with a dimensional earth that rotates to tell local or GMT time but the massive size suits evil of any stature. And of course, the French watchmaker has appropriately priced it...
(05 August 2008) - Perhaps the next James Bond villain with plans to dominate the planet can use this newly announced Hysek "Colosso" to time his greedy destruction. The most obvious tool is the crystal pustule filled with a dimensional earth that rotates to tell local or GMT time but the massive size suits evil of any stature. And of course, the French watchmaker has appropriately priced it...
Zero-G Watch
(29 July 2008) - by Kyle Small Tokyoflash is famous for making unique and unusual watches, pushing the limits of time telling. We often find the light shows a little too flashy but the mix of retro styling and an innovative display make the Zero-G appealing. With a sleek and slender profile, you might not have the hardest time telling the time (although it still takes a little getting...
(29 July 2008) - by Kyle Small Tokyoflash is famous for making unique and unusual watches, pushing the limits of time telling. We often find the light shows a little too flashy but the mix of retro styling and an innovative display make the Zero-G appealing. With a sleek and slender profile, you might not have the hardest time telling the time (although it still takes a little getting...
Wolf Designs Watch Winder
(15 July 2008) - Both elegant display case and functional accessory, we're coveting this leather single watch winder by Wolf Designs for its quality and diminutive size. Powered by batteries or electricity (adapter included), a knob selects the rotation direction. The upshot is an always-ready watch awaiting its moment to shine while safely housed in a storage case that won't take up too much real estate on your...
(15 July 2008) - Both elegant display case and functional accessory, we're coveting this leather single watch winder by Wolf Designs for its quality and diminutive size. Powered by batteries or electricity (adapter included), a knob selects the rotation direction. The upshot is an always-ready watch awaiting its moment to shine while safely housed in a storage case that won't take up too much real estate on your...
Casio G-Shock Watch Giveaway
(18 April 2008) - Casio's G-Shock line has been the gold standard in durable digital watches since its inception in 1983. To celebrate their 25th anniversary, we're giving away three versions of the G-Shock's latest incarnation, the eye-catching G5500C (pictured). The limited edition G5500C Vivid Colors watch comes in three distinctive combinations: red on red, white on gold and green on green. It features Tough Solar Power Technology,...
(18 April 2008) - Casio's G-Shock line has been the gold standard in durable digital watches since its inception in 1983. To celebrate their 25th anniversary, we're giving away three versions of the G-Shock's latest incarnation, the eye-catching G5500C (pictured). The limited edition G5500C Vivid Colors watch comes in three distinctive combinations: red on red, white on gold and green on green. It features Tough Solar Power Technology,...
Harry Winston Rare Timepieces x Frédéric Opus 8
(15 April 2008) - In this era of mechanical one-upmanship, the Opus 8 from Harry Winston Rare Timepieces shone at Baselworld 2008. Inspired by early electronic LED watches of the 1970s (like the first Hamilton Pulsar), creator Frédéric Garinaud (of Renaud & Papi) and CSH developed the Opus 8 with a new twist on mechanical-digital watches. Pulling the side-lever down activates mechanical pixels to rise up from the...
(15 April 2008) - In this era of mechanical one-upmanship, the Opus 8 from Harry Winston Rare Timepieces shone at Baselworld 2008. Inspired by early electronic LED watches of the 1970s (like the first Hamilton Pulsar), creator Frédéric Garinaud (of Renaud & Papi) and CSH developed the Opus 8 with a new twist on mechanical-digital watches. Pulling the side-lever down activates mechanical pixels to rise up from the...
De Grisogono Meccanico dG
(10 April 2008) - Contrary to its appearance, the Meccanico dG has no digital components. Below the more conventional analog portion of the two-timezone watch is a numerical display driven by the intricate interplay of 651 strictly mechanical components. Numbers are formed by the motion of 23 cams, which are connected to gears and a synchronization system. To prove it, the watch's back features a transparent dial plate...
(10 April 2008) - Contrary to its appearance, the Meccanico dG has no digital components. Below the more conventional analog portion of the two-timezone watch is a numerical display driven by the intricate interplay of 651 strictly mechanical components. Numbers are formed by the motion of 23 cams, which are connected to gears and a synchronization system. To prove it, the watch's back features a transparent dial plate...
First Look: Bell & Ross BR Instrument Grand Minuteur and Minuteur Tourbillon
(27 March 2008) - I'm proud to introduce the first look of two new watches from Bell & Ross. The Limited Edition BR Instrument Minuteur Tourbillon and Grand Minuteur. Using aeronautical instrumentation, the highest standard for readability, reliability and performance, Bell & Ross designers have sought to reproduce as faithfully as possible a cockpit timepiece that fits on the wrist.See more images and info (including diagrams of the...
(27 March 2008) - I'm proud to introduce the first look of two new watches from Bell & Ross. The Limited Edition BR Instrument Minuteur Tourbillon and Grand Minuteur. Using aeronautical instrumentation, the highest standard for readability, reliability and performance, Bell & Ross designers have sought to reproduce as faithfully as possible a cockpit timepiece that fits on the wrist.See more images and info (including diagrams of the...
Korona K1 Prototype by Stepan Sarpaneva
(05 March 2008) - Helsinki watchmaker, Stepan Sarpaneva, nephew of the famed Finnish mid-century designer Timo Sarpaneva, has produced yet another stellar timepiece, the Korona K1. Following the success of his very limited and sold-out Supernova series (featured on Watchismo), Stepan is quickly forming a significant body of work.At 44mm wide and 9.6mm tall, the nearly full-Finnish production is made entirely of stainless steel including the dial, date...
(05 March 2008) - Helsinki watchmaker, Stepan Sarpaneva, nephew of the famed Finnish mid-century designer Timo Sarpaneva, has produced yet another stellar timepiece, the Korona K1. Following the success of his very limited and sold-out Supernova series (featured on Watchismo), Stepan is quickly forming a significant body of work.At 44mm wide and 9.6mm tall, the nearly full-Finnish production is made entirely of stainless steel including the dial, date...
BRM Gold Manufacture Birotor BRT-3
(26 February 2008) - Automotive-themed, with a case, lugs and clasp made of rose gold and featuring BRM's in-house movement, the new Manufacture Birotor BRT-3 is quite the stunner. As Horomundi explains, it's "very much in the spirit of the modern watch world—a boldly designed piece that expresses from the inside out the renewed fascination of man for machinery and for the ability of watches to both be,...
(26 February 2008) - Automotive-themed, with a case, lugs and clasp made of rose gold and featuring BRM's in-house movement, the new Manufacture Birotor BRT-3 is quite the stunner. As Horomundi explains, it's "very much in the spirit of the modern watch world—a boldly designed piece that expresses from the inside out the renewed fascination of man for machinery and for the ability of watches to both be,...
Zenith El Primero Zero-G Multi-Dimensional Tourbillon
(22 February 2008) - A new top-of-the-line Zenith is debuting at Baselworld 2008 in April. This limited edition all-black PVD coated El Primero Zenith Zero-G Multi-Dimensional Tourbillon will start around €350,000 ($500,000+)....
(22 February 2008) - A new top-of-the-line Zenith is debuting at Baselworld 2008 in April. This limited edition all-black PVD coated El Primero Zenith Zero-G Multi-Dimensional Tourbillon will start around €350,000 ($500,000+)....
1986 Seiko Speedmaster by Giorgetto Giugiaro
(01 February 2008) - If you've ever asked yourself, "What was that amazing watch Lieutenant Ripley wore in the 1986 movie 'Aliens?'" I have the answer for you. It was a Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Seiko Speedmaster Chronograph. The vertical stopwatch pushers placed inside the asymmetrical case extension are what makes the watch entirely unique. Personally, I think he may have been influenced by the design of the 1973 LIP...
(01 February 2008) - If you've ever asked yourself, "What was that amazing watch Lieutenant Ripley wore in the 1986 movie 'Aliens?'" I have the answer for you. It was a Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Seiko Speedmaster Chronograph. The vertical stopwatch pushers placed inside the asymmetrical case extension are what makes the watch entirely unique. Personally, I think he may have been influenced by the design of the 1973 LIP...
Seiko Moving Design Collection: The Discus
(03 January 2008) - Seventies-inspired mechanical digital watches keep rotating into modern designs, including this "Discus" from the Seiko Moving Design Collection. It features a jumping hour display of spinning discs through a porthole viewer, all under a smoky transparent crystal. Powered by a mechanical automatic movement, it sells for close to $900 outside the U.S....
(03 January 2008) - Seventies-inspired mechanical digital watches keep rotating into modern designs, including this "Discus" from the Seiko Moving Design Collection. It features a jumping hour display of spinning discs through a porthole viewer, all under a smoky transparent crystal. Powered by a mechanical automatic movement, it sells for close to $900 outside the U.S....
2007 Gift Guide: CH Exclusive Discounts
(14 December 2007) - There is no doubt that holiday shopping is taxing on the wallet. Luckily, a few Cool Hunting friends offered up a few discounts in our Gift Guide. Every little bit helps, no? 429 429 Life makes the softest t-shirts around and recently they've started a more comprehensive line including sweaters, henleys and hoodies. Featuring nice cuts with small details, they are always imminently wearable....
(14 December 2007) - There is no doubt that holiday shopping is taxing on the wallet. Luckily, a few Cool Hunting friends offered up a few discounts in our Gift Guide. Every little bit helps, no? 429 429 Life makes the softest t-shirts around and recently they've started a more comprehensive line including sweaters, henleys and hoodies. Featuring nice cuts with small details, they are always imminently wearable....
2007 Gift Guide: Watchismo's Picks and LIP Watch Giveaway
(30 November 2007) - To celebrate my redesigned Watchismo.com website and year anniversary contributing to CH, I thought I'd force my Lips on you all! Actually, I'm giving away a $300 French LIP watch, your pick from six styles, each one evolved from the original 1970s Mach 2000 (below left and right) and other seventies designer series. LIP is a 150-year-old watch company that hired some of the...
(30 November 2007) - To celebrate my redesigned Watchismo.com website and year anniversary contributing to CH, I thought I'd force my Lips on you all! Actually, I'm giving away a $300 French LIP watch, your pick from six styles, each one evolved from the original 1970s Mach 2000 (below left and right) and other seventies designer series. LIP is a 150-year-old watch company that hired some of the...
2007 Gift Guide: CH x Furni Farmer Watch Giveaway
(23 November 2007) - We're stoked about our latest addition of the Farmer Watch to this year's gift guide, because it's the result of a collaboration of yours truly with our Canadian friends Furni. The all-white Farmer is an '80s-style LCD watch with lime green accents, engraved with "we're on the hunt, we're after you" on the reverse. Featuring an alarm, hourly alert, stopwatch, 12 or 24-hour time...
(23 November 2007) - We're stoked about our latest addition of the Farmer Watch to this year's gift guide, because it's the result of a collaboration of yours truly with our Canadian friends Furni. The all-white Farmer is an '80s-style LCD watch with lime green accents, engraved with "we're on the hunt, we're after you" on the reverse. Featuring an alarm, hourly alert, stopwatch, 12 or 24-hour time...
MB&F Horological Machine No.2
(14 November 2007) - Maximilian Büsser, the mastermind behind the rule-breaking HM1, recently offered me the rare privilege to have first look in person at his new child, the Horological Machine No.2, before it went public. Since going public, it's been far and wide in the blogosphere, but I think it's too amazing to not put on CH. With four dials—Jumping Hours, Concentric Retrograde Minutes, Retrograde Date and...
(14 November 2007) - Maximilian Büsser, the mastermind behind the rule-breaking HM1, recently offered me the rare privilege to have first look in person at his new child, the Horological Machine No.2, before it went public. Since going public, it's been far and wide in the blogosphere, but I think it's too amazing to not put on CH. With four dials—Jumping Hours, Concentric Retrograde Minutes, Retrograde Date and...
TiWalkMe: 1,000-Year Forest Clock
(02 November 2007) - TiWalkMe is a clock (still in conceptual stage) designed to track 1,000 years using a forest seeded along a ribbon of land to tell time. Annual tree plantings set the pace, visually representing time passing as they mature and functioning as the clockwork mechanism. The purpose of the project is to make a long progression of time visible as a way to help focus...
(02 November 2007) - TiWalkMe is a clock (still in conceptual stage) designed to track 1,000 years using a forest seeded along a ribbon of land to tell time. Annual tree plantings set the pace, visually representing time passing as they mature and functioning as the clockwork mechanism. The purpose of the project is to make a long progression of time visible as a way to help focus...
Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Watch MBW-150
(18 October 2007) - by Jason Alan Snyder A much needed update on the MBW 100 model, Sony Ericsson recently released a better looking Bluetooth-enabled wristwatch. Vibrating call alerts, a remote control connected to your phone's music player, track identification and phone controls on the watch (mute or reject) make the MBW 150 much like the MBW 100 model, but it's designed to work with and coordinate aesthetically...
(18 October 2007) - by Jason Alan Snyder A much needed update on the MBW 100 model, Sony Ericsson recently released a better looking Bluetooth-enabled wristwatch. Vibrating call alerts, a remote control connected to your phone's music player, track identification and phone controls on the watch (mute or reject) make the MBW 150 much like the MBW 100 model, but it's designed to work with and coordinate aesthetically...
The Mr. Jones "Accurate" Watch
(27 September 2007) - Speaking of memento moris and clever watches, Mr Jones' "Accurate" watch makes the inherent implication of a timepiece obvious. In fact, all of the limited edition models in his line are comments on the daily conundrums of life. Last time I featured Mr. Jones Watches, he had an exhibition-only series of prototype electronic watches developed to explore new cultural expressions, technologies of timekeeping and...
(27 September 2007) - Speaking of memento moris and clever watches, Mr Jones' "Accurate" watch makes the inherent implication of a timepiece obvious. In fact, all of the limited edition models in his line are comments on the daily conundrums of life. Last time I featured Mr. Jones Watches, he had an exhibition-only series of prototype electronic watches developed to explore new cultural expressions, technologies of timekeeping and...
Botta Uno Automatik One-Handed Watch
(27 September 2007) - If you thought the Mondaine that Ami wrote about yesterday was minimalist, then you haven't seen this new Botta. Get with the times man and check out the Uno, a one-handed watch. Two hands? That's just so second millennium. German watchmaker Klaus Botta's design makes seconds and minutes irrelevant; with the Uno, be on time-ish.The slacker's watch is available in mechanical automatic (€490)or quartz...
(27 September 2007) - If you thought the Mondaine that Ami wrote about yesterday was minimalist, then you haven't seen this new Botta. Get with the times man and check out the Uno, a one-handed watch. Two hands? That's just so second millennium. German watchmaker Klaus Botta's design makes seconds and minutes irrelevant; with the Uno, be on time-ish.The slacker's watch is available in mechanical automatic (€490)or quartz...
Mondaine Watch
(26 September 2007) - As soon I saw Mondaine's playfully crisp design in the display case among all the brightly colored and other "design" watches in the Conran Shop display case, I knew it was the one for me. I'd recently decided to put an end to digging out my phone to know the time and, after discussing the idea over dinner the other day with Josh, Evan...
(26 September 2007) - As soon I saw Mondaine's playfully crisp design in the display case among all the brightly colored and other "design" watches in the Conran Shop display case, I knew it was the one for me. I'd recently decided to put an end to digging out my phone to know the time and, after discussing the idea over dinner the other day with Josh, Evan...
Museum of Contemporary Horological Art
(07 September 2007) - Part of the Tempus Temple of Time watch fair in Singapore, Mocha (Museum of Contemporary Horological Art) just opened and they are hosting their first show ever. Housing some of the most important and rare contemporary watch collections, the first exhibition is a retrospective of sorts cataloguing changes in horological art over the past 30 years. Some of the modern masterpieces represented include, Urwerk,...
(07 September 2007) - Part of the Tempus Temple of Time watch fair in Singapore, Mocha (Museum of Contemporary Horological Art) just opened and they are hosting their first show ever. Housing some of the most important and rare contemporary watch collections, the first exhibition is a retrospective of sorts cataloguing changes in horological art over the past 30 years. Some of the modern masterpieces represented include, Urwerk,...
Richard Mille Planetarium Tellurium
(23 August 2007) - I'm proud to be one of the first to unveil the Richard Mille Planetarium Tellurium. It's a massive achievement in horology with an entirely new mechanical interpretation of a centuries-old tradition—depicting the universe as clockwork. Created by the revolutionary independent watch brand, Richard Mille (with obvious watch case design), it was developed by mastermind Stephen Forsey of CompliTime and is made using titanium, steel,...
(23 August 2007) - I'm proud to be one of the first to unveil the Richard Mille Planetarium Tellurium. It's a massive achievement in horology with an entirely new mechanical interpretation of a centuries-old tradition—depicting the universe as clockwork. Created by the revolutionary independent watch brand, Richard Mille (with obvious watch case design), it was developed by mastermind Stephen Forsey of CompliTime and is made using titanium, steel,...
Tempus Temple of Time 2007 All‐Black Commemorative Collection
(26 July 2007) - I'm not sure what happened or when, but it seems everyone and their mother wants an all-black watch these days. Whether PVD-coated, carbonized, ceramic or whatever, people want to be a part of the horological Blacksploitation of luxury timepieces. So, that brings me to the September 2007 Tempus "Temple of Time" watch festival in Singapore. The largest watch event in Asia, it's also likely...
(26 July 2007) - I'm not sure what happened or when, but it seems everyone and their mother wants an all-black watch these days. Whether PVD-coated, carbonized, ceramic or whatever, people want to be a part of the horological Blacksploitation of luxury timepieces. So, that brings me to the September 2007 Tempus "Temple of Time" watch festival in Singapore. The largest watch event in Asia, it's also likely...
Only Watch Auction 2007
(10 July 2007) - The first Only Watch auction in 2005 was so wildly successful—raising €1.9 million Euros for charity (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)—there was little doubt they'd try to follow it up. Two years later, it's back with more rare machines from today's most desirable brands. The event, commissioned by Prince Albert II of Monaco, will offer 35 limited edition and one-of-a-kind prototype watches, or as the horologically...
(10 July 2007) - The first Only Watch auction in 2005 was so wildly successful—raising €1.9 million Euros for charity (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)—there was little doubt they'd try to follow it up. Two years later, it's back with more rare machines from today's most desirable brands. The event, commissioned by Prince Albert II of Monaco, will offer 35 limited edition and one-of-a-kind prototype watches, or as the horologically...
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