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Interesting Wrist Watches?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the different-ways-to-tell-time dept.

brobak asks: "I've always been interested in interesting, wearable timepieces, and lately I've been wanting to start my own collection. They needn't be wiz-bang, high tech gizmo's, so much as interesting ways of displaying the time. What are some unique, or interesting time pieces that Slashdot readers own? Where should I start my collection?"

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  1. Mondaine Don't Rush watch by sulli · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have a neat watch from Mondaine (makers of Swiss Railways watches) that only has one hand, and little hashmarks that show the minutes in 5 min increments. It's very minimalist - after all, if you have a good enough eye, one hand is all you need - and it never fails to confuse people when they see it. (Someone has it on ebay.)

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  2. Milieris by gregbaker · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have a "Minstrel Copper" from Milieris' Watchcraft. Very cool stuff in their catalogue.

  3. Start Your Collection at number 007 by Quirk · · Score: 2, Interesting
    James Bond wore a Rolex Oyster Submariner. In one of the Bond books 007 grips the handle of his razor between his middle fingers making a fist with the head of the razor outward, (an old stainless steel case and handle that took razor blades inserted under the top then screwed down onto the handle), he then wraps his prized Rolex Oyster Submariner around his fist and over the head of the razor. It's the only weapon available to him and he uses it to kill the man guarding him with a single blow.

    The Rolex Blackface Oyster is coveted worldwide.

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  4. Atomic clock sync by blakestah · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I really like atomic clock sync-age. It lets my watch agree with my NTP time on my computer. But it has a battery...

    Today, for $50-60 US, you can get an atomic clock sync'd watch which recharges with solar power. That will be my next watch, but probably after it cheapens a little....

    To me, watches are mainly functional. Nothing keeps better time than my watch, but lots of things cost more...

  5. I like my Atomic one... by ShyGuy91284 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Casio has (surprisingly) pretty good non-dorky looking atomic watches. I love mine.

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  6. Travel to Hong Kong. by cgenman · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If you're serious, travel to Hong Kong, Bangkok, or any other major Asian city with a lax view of copyrights.

    You'll be able to start a large collection of many different styles for not very much money. And on top of that you will have traveled around and have a story for all of your watches. The story really makes the watch.

    Other than that, try a
    Casio Waveceptor (note, doesn't work in New England)
    Fossil PDA Watch
    USB Watch
    YES watch
    MP3 watch
    Sleep Tracker Watch (too bad it is so ugly)

    Tokyo Flash
    Nike Watches (always something interesting)

    Also, consider pocketwatches. They're rare enough that you get immediate oddball points for using one, but they're common enough that you can find interesting ones.

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  7. Re:binary watches by DahGhostfacedFiddlah · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Also, make sure the bloody thing doesn't actually *display* in base 10.

    I was very disappointed when I opened my binary clock and found that each base-10 digit was represented in binary, so 35 would be 0011 0101, rather than 100011, as it should be.

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  8. My Coolest Watches by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 2, Interesting


    Omega Speedmaster Pro - only watch worn on the moon
    HP-001 - only RPN calculator watch
    Nixie Watch - only watch based on vacuum tubes

  9. Water powered watch! by bunbuntheminilop · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Many years ago I remember a guy I knew had a watch that was water powered. Well, you had to hold it under a tap for a minute or so every couple of weeks, and it would charge the battery. It was pretty cool then, and just thinking about it, its pretty cool now.

    If anyone remembers this watch......

  10. Digital kanji numeral watch by Heian-794 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Unfortunately I can't seem to find any pictures of it on the internet, but Fossil made a great watch which had Chinese/Japanese numerals for both the hours (printed on the face; not that hard to find) and the seconds (digital!). Sets you back about Y8500 in Japan. Mine has a deep blue face and always gets attention.

    The men's version is big and heavy, and the LCDs forming the numbers aren't the rectangular ones we're used to. Rather, they crafted the shapes of them so that the numerals look like they're written with a brush or pen. There are a couple of kludges -- the "1", which is normally a horizontal line through the center, reuses the bottom of the "3" so it's a single horizontal line at the base, and rather than use the perfectly-circular kanji zero, they used the 10 sign instead (looks like a big plus sign if you're unfamiliar with Chinese). So it counts '57, 58, 59, 60, 01, 02...'

    The problem is that when I wear it in the US, people inevitably say, "Oh, that's right; you live in Japan. Of course you'd have an all-Japanese watch."

    To which I have to reply, "No, this thing is special and rare and you can't find it just anywhere. This is the first-ever watch with digital kanji numerals. See? Look at... hey, wait, come back here!"