Recently there have been rumors going around that Apple have been looking to get into the watch market by designing a piece of technology that you wear like a watch but it allows you to do things that are available on phones. This is an interesting idea for many reasons but the first question that
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Impressive Motorcycles made out of Vintage Watch Parts
The next best thing to actually owning a chopper, or the only thing I can afford… custom motorcycles made out of watch parts. Canadian artist Dan Tanenbaum constructs these amazing miniature motorcycles made exclusively from vintage watch parts. Sculpting these miniature motorcycles since 2010, Dan’s unique works have been featured in Ultimate Motorcycling Magazine and
Romain Jerome’s Space Invaders Swank Coin-op Wrist Luxury
They’re heeeerrre…. just a few months ago Romain Jerome announced a licensing deal with TAITO Corporation authorizing the manufacture of a Space Invaders-themed timepieces–and now they have arrived! The two cosmically cool 78-piece limited edition watches featuring the iconic Space Invaders characters on the dial hand-drawn pixelated strokes in a 3D format, one for night
Mixtape Watch – Revisiting the 80’s while keeping Track of Time
Remember the cassette tape? Between the early 1970s and the late 1990s, the cassette was one of the two most common formats for pre-recorded music, first alongside the LP….which have both met an early grave. The cassette tape has become impractical in today’s gigabyte era, but this wristwatch shows how sexy and classy the ol’
Mixing colors and orbs – Ziiiro’s Aurora and Orbit Watches
Dubbed “Aurora” and “Orbit”, watch designers Ziiiro have come up with two new watches use an analog mechanism to display time as a mix of colors or as a pair of circling orbs. With a learning curve similar to earlier models of Ziiiro watches, you intuitively learn a new way of telling time, just by
$250K Mind Boggling Harry Winston Opus Eleven
Thinking outside the box this touch of steampunk comes from the mind of Denis Giquet of MCT. The Opus Eleven has nearly 566 parts exposed in the main face – it features three overlapping cylinders on three separate levels configured to “deconstruct” time, while the hour indicator “explodes into chaos” once an hour. The $250,
Hublot’s $2.8 Million Big Bang Bling Watch
$2.8 million (€2 million), that’s the price you will pay to have this kind of bling around your wrist. The diamond-covered 18K white gold Big Bang tourbillion watch by Swiss watchmaker Hublot has more than 140 carats, 637 baguette diamonds, 1 rose cut diamond on the crown and a Vendome Tourbillon movement that’s sure to
Anna Marinenko’s Japan Clock – Blood Drops on Water
With the catastrophe in Japan clearly in our hearts and minds, the very talented designer Anna Marinenko, created the Japan clock as a reminder that life truly does go on. Most noted for her part tupperware, part spaceship “Ghost Urn”, the Japan clok takes inspiration from the Japanese flag, blood drops and circular ripples on
+YvesBehar $10K Luxury Mobile Phone – 10 Years too late
Thinking outside the box and maybe 10 years too late, San Francisco designer Yves Behar has designed the inaugural product from new Danish mobile phone brand Æsir. According to the Danish company the “+YvesBehar”, as they call it, is their idea of taking the mobile phone to the next level. The design, which is the
Harley Davidson – Bell & Ross Nascafe Racer Bike
What better way to celebrate being the leading dealership in the UK than by designing a motorcycle that was a true representation of their obligation to excellence. Shaw Harley Davidson, along with high end watch maker, Bell & Ross have collaborated on creating teh Nascafe Racer. The bike is based on the FXSTB Softail Nightrain
