Wristwatch

The moonphase watch is a long-standing marvel of the analog watch industry — featuring a complication that allows it to accurately track the phases of the moon across a long…

Christopher Ward’s C1 Moonglow moonphase automatic watch is perfect for space lovers

Swiss researchers have given a literal twist to the proverbial ticker, designing a clock-like device that could help power pacemakers by harvesting energy from the heart itself — just like…

This Swiss watch would power, and be powered by, a heartbeat
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Leather iPod Nano Watchband Wants To Be Tough

8:00 pm PST • December 16, 2010

Is it just me, or is this iPod watchband thing getting old? Jobs makes one off-hand comment during a product announcement and suddenly a cottage industry pops up.

Bell & Ross watches are notorious for being designed after aircraft instruments, including this rather sexy compass watch, which is limited to a run of 500 units. Each watch will…

The original iPod Nano watch was a little raw, and the follow-up from Incipio wasn’t much of an improvement. And let’s be honest, this new one isn’t going to win…

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Giveaway: Win a Cadence 4-bit Binary Watch

6:30 pm PDT • August 2, 2010

Here’s your chance to win a Cadence 4-bit binary watch of your very own. We published our review of the 4-bit this weekend, and it’s a great watch, and a…

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Review: Cadence 4-Bit Watch

6:59 pm PDT • August 1, 2010

Short version: Simple, geeky, and clean, the Cadence 4-Bit watch is stylish without being gaudy. Priced right at $99, if you still wear a watch, this is definitely one to…

If you’re a nostalgic person, and you enjoy novelty watches, I can only imagine the levels of joy you’re feeling right now. This Mixtape watch from EOS features not only…

There are a lot of augmented reality apps out there, some even worthwhile. Not all, however, are this practical. When you’re shopping for a new watch (which people do, I…

The Cadence Wrist Rocket is a digital sports watch, with a bit of a twist on the standard square design. It’s everything you expect in a sports watch; it’s water…

We’re having a disagreement. I think this watch is awesome in its symmetry and simultaneous yet paradoxical over-stimulation and use of blank space. John and Dave, the self-styled watch guys…

Sure, you think you’re pretty special with your Timex that’s water resistant to 100 meters. Maybe you even have a divers watch, that’ll go down to 300 meters. They don’t…

Lots of companies like to say they’ve made a “green” product. This ridiculous cardboard PC case comes to mind. But few actually do — usually it’s a matter of making…

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Cadence launches the Wrist Rocket watch

3:30 pm PDT • April 16, 2010

Cadence announced their Wrist Rocket watch today, you may remember we told you about their incredibly cool 4-Bit watch. Well, the Wrist Rocket isn’t quite as geeky, but it’s definitely…

Every watch needs some kind of theme, and Equipe has certainly found theirs. Inspired by the auto industry, this Detroit based company designs their watches using vehicles as their guide.

Here’s an interesting little tidbit; Seiko just announced that they are going to producing the world’s first active matrix e-ink timepiece. That’s right, a wristwatch that uses e-reader technology to…

Even discounting the fact that this is a watch, this is just an amazing little piece of machinery. The Sol Invictus puts a modern spin on the perpetual motion machine,…

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Review: Suunto Core Light Black

2:00 pm PST • March 9, 2010

Short version: The Core Light Black is a multifunction timepiece designed by Suunto, a Finnish company. The Core Light Black combines a timepiece with a altimeter, barometer, compass, and thermometer…

My love of Pixy Stix is known throughout the seven seas, but that doesn’t mean I’d wear a watch like this. Really, now. You’d have to be the most candy-loving,…

Here’s a geeky watch that won’t destroy your budget. Cadence teamed up with designer John Flear to produce the 4-BIt watch. The geek angle? All of the time indications are…

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Cyclops watch hard to read, looks cool

2:30 am PST • February 18, 2010

Mr. Jones watches are unique in many ways; they are produced by a small design studio, there are generally limited quantities available, but they are pretty much inevitably cool. Normally,…

As much as I love digital watches (and watches that take some work to read), there is something comforting about an analog dial. And the 01 watch takes analog dials…

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Timex announces new GPS Training watch

3:30 am PST • January 26, 2010

Timex launched a new GPS watch recently, and while it’s intended for athletes who require more exact data when training, the new Ironman Global Trainer uses some pretty high end…

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DIY: Wireless door access using a watch

2:30 pm PST • January 24, 2010

The TI Chronos has been a bit of a hackers darling recently, but this has to be the coolest application of it I’ve seen so far. Rather then getting an…

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When Photoshop attacks: The cwatch

10:30 pm PST • January 12, 2010

In a fine example of design gone bad, Thomas Cruyl from Belgium put together the cwatch. And amaziningly, it has a chance of winning some kind of internet design contest.

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London Flash: The Storm Circuit MK2 watch

12:00 pm PST • November 14, 2009

Created by the design firm STORM of London, the Circuit MK2 is a LED watch integrated into a stainless steel bracelet. While it looks like it might have a bit…

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100% concept watch coming to market after all

1:30 am PST • November 10, 2009

Check out the latest creation from the specialty design company, 100%. Despite having a name that’s really annoying to blog about, they do have some cool products for sale. What…

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Contest: Win an Orient Watch

5:00 pm PDT • October 22, 2009

That other blog that John writes for, WristWatchReview.com is having a little contest where you can win an Orient watch. Click on the link for the details, it’s an easy…

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Special Feature: Stuhrling Original Watches

5:30 pm PDT • August 10, 2009

This week we have a special treat for you, we were sent four of Stuhrling’s most popular watches for review, and we’re going to be doing a week long feature…

Here comes yet another product line from the unholy union between design Marc Ecko, and Star Wars. I have to be honest however, and admit that I think these watches…