Watches

Now you have probably noticed that from time to time I include watches here, and I know they are not really gadgets, but man I love 'em! The new Ignition from Seiko is a smart looking chronograph with a digital display in the middle rather than the usual dials. It features a titanium case and bracelet, and a synthetic sapphire crystal. Not bad for a watch that retails for $520.

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Breguet has unleshed their latest watch, the Ref. 5837, a chronograph featuring a tourbillon. The beautiful 18K pink gold watch has a dial that is black rhodium plated over 18K gold and is engine-turned in a wave pattern. The 5837 uses the manual-wind Breguet caliber 554.2T movement with 25 jewels and a power reserve of 50 hours. The watch has sapphire crystals front and back and is water resistant to 100 meters.

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The Arena Chrono Quattro Retro from Gerald Gent is part of a line of what he calls "wristboards", dashboards for the wrist. They are very interesting looking, and at $25,000, I should probably think about buying a car first...

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Its hard to believe the the Richard Mille Tubular Tourbillon '012' watch would fit on a wrist, it looks like a building with emense structures and depth to it, I would love to someday own a watch like this.

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This is a bit of a departure from the usual gadget, and more of a piece of art, Mike Libby takes insects and installs watch workings into them, turning them into facinating showpieces.

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