Issey Miyake watches by Seiko

Seiko SII launching two wristwatches designed by the Issey Miyake fashion label. They are the TO and the TWELVE. The TWELVE (right) features a very unique design. The polygonal shape of the watch face actually marks the hour segments. The minimalistic date display is really interesting too. The TWELVE retails for about ¥35000 (~US$300). Read our previous mention of Issey Miyake's watch on this blog. Via Nikkei Design

Rotolog from Nixon

This is a 2005 release which in my own opinion a out-of-the-box design of the year, which inspired and revived the retro-look for wrist wears in 2006. The watch is retro-inspired with the walnut wood inlay. Now it comes in black, white and orange inlays. I have to say this is a winner! Retails for US$200. Nixon

Seiko Spectrum on Ebay!

Seiko will be auctioning for charity on Ebay the worlds first ever electronic ink watch. The watch goes on sale on March 19 through March 25. All proceeds raised from the auction will go towards the charity Help A London Child. Forementioned, this watch is knowned as the Spectrum, the limited edition (only 500 are being made) watch features a microcapsule-type Electrophoresis display module, offering a thin flexible design that could bend around your wrist. It incorporates a microcapsule-type Electrophoresis display module which is the result of a joint development effort, combining Electronic Ink technology developed by E Ink Corporation in the USA and Seiko Epson advanced display manufacturing and electronic circuitry techniques. In layman terms, that means you can wear it like a wrap-around-the-wrist bangle and still read time, due to this highly contrast face. Watch out for it on Ebay March 19-25, 2006.

Operation Cabestan

Jean-François Ruchonnet and Vianney Halter have combined their talents to present an exceptional watch, one with a truly revolutionary design and a spectacular mechanism to shake up the watch world. Codename: Cabestan (patented model). Jean-François Ruchonnet is also, quite notably, the inventor and designer of TAG Heuer’s famous Monaco V4 Concept Watch. Vianney Halter is credited with the very innovative Opus III, made for Harry Winston, which is the first watch to totally integrate digital indications on a pure mechanical basis. This design is sort of odd and innovative at the same time. Get this:

Winding the watch and setting the hour and minutes are effected using a winding stem in the form of a movable “winch” that links directly to one of the small “capstans” that are found at the four exterior angles of the case: at the upper left, it acts directly on the fusee and, by the intermediary of the chain, allows the barrel to be wound; at the upper right, it acts on the minute cylinder which is connected to that of the hours. The two other small “capstans” are only there for decoration and to complete the aesthetics of the case. Once the small winch is used, it is easily stored in the buckle of the watch’s bracelet.

One functional prototype will be presented at Baselworld 2006, and a pre-series of the first ten watches is planned for the end of 2006. These watches are now ready to be ordered through Vianney Halter, at Janvier SA in Sainte-Croix. Said retail price: US$220,000 Via Europastar

stick-on-time

Too lazy to wear a watch? here's a real convenient way to wear time: by just sticking it on your clothes or skin, and use it how ever long you want it. It's disposable. The design is based on flexible touchscreen technology. As it says "flex", the time sticker can be bent or rolled. A conceptual project by designersIgor Solovyov and Maria Solovyova.

Apple Ideas

These are just some kick-ass ideas from a Flickr site, pretty funny and actually good! Check the site for more!

Mactallic

Makeover your iMac with these stylishcolorful metallic skins. Available in blue, silver, pink, green, orange and black colors, Mactallic fits all 17″ ($39.95) and 20″ ($44.95) iMac models. Unfortunately, all skins are currently sold out. via ShinyShiny

Backside Watch?

Everything is backwards on this watch and time is read through the little window, much like an early digital. Ok. It looks like the back of a watch. The numbers run opposite from right to left. I am not sure if one can get the most accurate times with this watch but it’ll definitely be a conversation starter! Conceived by Russian design group Open Concepts Ps. i forgot to mention, it's meant to be worn upside down too....does it make sense?

Tape-a-licious

Ultra geek watch! Love the cassette on the face - dorky and fun! The Gold version is my favorite. It comes with a standard chrono movement with water resistance 10 ATM. Retails for $249.95. Get one here! Designed by Vestal

Seiko BlueTooth Watch

You get some of the latest devices first in Japan. Look at this! Some people thought this design is not too good looking but i thought it's pretty darn cool. Big chunky watch is the IN thing now! Still in prototype, this phone will react to your bluetooth mobile like a bluetooth headset. It makes a noise or vibrates when it receives a call, identifies caller , displays sms messages etc configurations. Seiko says it's shipping in 2007. A demo video is available on WBS TV Tokyo's website Seiko Press Release