News, reviews and articles about watches and clocks.
I’ve never been much of a fan of watches. I’d either lose them, break them, or forget to wear them. Then cell phones came along, further denying my need for a time keeping device. However, I came upon a change of heart when I started coaching tennis. The girls would ask me what time it […]
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The latest offering from Tokyoflash Japan is the Limited Edition Kisai Quasar Silicone Watch. The Quasar watch shows time as either a normal numeric format or as a pattern mode. It has a silicone band and body with a inner metal casing. It also has date and alarm modes, stop watch function, animation, and an electroluminescent
Limited edition silicone Quasar watch from Tokyoflash Japan Read More
The Wyzer Wall Clock is just a pair of hands – no numbers, no markers, and no face. It’s made of PET plastic, and it measures 23.6″ in diameter. It requires a AA battery to power the German movement, and you’ll have to provide your own battery. You can use it as it is, with
Clocks don’t come much more minimal than this Read More
Winter is nearly over and it is time to get mentally prepared/excited for getting outside and exercising. For me that means tennis and running. As I age, the latter being less appealing than it use to be. Each year I do my best to augment my excitement for pounding pavement with fun and interesting tech,
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If you collect Tokyoflash Japan’s watches, you’ll need to act quickly to get one of their new Kisai Console Acetate White watches. They have a steel case, white acetate band, and a black mineral crystal lens and “sub-surface” LEDs. You can turn on an LED animation for extra interest, if desired. The watch uses rechargeable
The Smart & Cool Smartwatch is an Indiegogo project. The designer says these are the first quartz, Bluetooth smart watches designed just for women, though they do promise there will be a men’s line soon. These watches use Bluetooth 1.2.1 to connect with your smart phone. When you have an incoming call, the caller ID
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Tokyoflash Japan just introduced their newest watch, the Kisai Upload Wood Memory Watch. The front of the case and accents along the band are made of either dark sandalwood (with a blue LCD face) or maple (with a natural LCD face); the rest of the case, band, and clasp are stainless steel. It also holds
This watch tells you the time and saves your data, too Read More
Boasting clearer vocals and deeper bass compared to the industry standard, the Encore Wi-Fi Music System from Grace Digital features a 2.1-channel audio system with dual 3” tweeter/midrange speakers and a bottom facing 4” woofer powered by a digital class D amp. This system is designed to connect to your Wi-Fi network for access to thousands of
Grace Digital introduces the Encore Wi-Fi Music System Read More
ThinkGeek is currently taking preorders for their Asteroids-inspired Classic Arcade Wristwatch. Despite looking just like an old school arcade cabinet, complete with mini joystick, a majority of the watch is purely decorative. Sad trombone. The face features space rocks of different sizes for the hour and minutes hands and a space ship seconds hand. The
Time for pew pew pew Read More
Smartwatches might be able to tell you when your wife is calling, let you read the latest text message from your BFF and buzz you when it’s time for your appointment, but they don’t look nearly as cool as these officially licensed Retro DC Comic Book Watches from ThinkGeek. There are two versions of the
Forget about smartwatches, get a Comic Book Watch from ThinkGeek Read More
A few weeks ago our 25 year old grandfather clock stopped running. We tried restarting it multiple times by swinging the pendulum and it would run for 30 minutes or longer, but would then stop at some point. We had a clock doctor come to the house to clean the clock 7 years ago and
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The Star Trek Enterprise Projection Alarm Clock from ThinkGeek will make a perfect decoration on the night table of any Star Trek fan. It’s more than a decoration, though. This model of the Enterprise NCC-1701 is an alarm clock that can project the time onto the ceiling. When the alarm rings, the nacelles light up. It
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Surveys may show that wristwatches are less popular than ever due to people carrying mobile phones, but I for one am glad they are still around. My favorite watch styles tend to be big, bold and heavy-duty. That’s why the Mouve M01 caught my eye. Currently in a crowdfunded Kickstarter campaign, the Mouve M01 features a 27-jewel
Mouve M01 watch is a bold, automatic timepiece Read More
When the folks at Verizon asked me if I’d like to try out the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch, I had to take a minute to make my decision. Truth be told, it’s been 10 years since I was excited about a watch. That was back in 2004 when Microsoft SPOT watches were popular. I wanted
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It seems the consensus that 2014 is the year of wearable tech. And while my vote is still out on the subject, this smartwatch did catch my eye. I noticed, not because of its high-tech look or bleeding-edge specs, but because of its classic understated design. The COGITO ORIGINAL from ConnecteDevice Limited appears to be a relatively
COGITO ORIGINAL – the “connected watch” Read More
Tokyoflash Japan‘s latest watch features a two-tone wood case and band. The Kisai Space Digits watch features “a futuristic time display framed by a dual-layered laminated hardwood case.” (The watch above is displaying 08:50.) This watch has an alarm mode, an “always on” LCD display, and an electroluminescent backlight for nighttime viewing. The natural wood is
Move through space and time with this Tokyoflash Japan watch Read More
Pebble has just announced a new version of their popular smartwatch, the Pebble Steel. This version of the smartwatch is made of milled stainless steel and Corning Gorilla Glass, and it comes with metal and leather straps. It’s fully compatible with existing Pebble apps for iOS and Android. The Pebble Steel runs for $249, and you can
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Japanese design company &design have created a unique alarm clock that is shaped like a bird. The Bird Clock is made of wood and can be mounted on the wall or on the included base. The back has an LCD that displays the time, but the idea is that you just use the LCD to
Wake to soothing chirps and tweets with the Bird Clock Read More
We have featured quite a few time pieces here on the Gadgeteer, including smart watches and funky Japanese watches with unusual displays. Those styles of watches may be unique and packed with features, but if your idea of the perfect wrist watch is more old school, you should check out the Avion from Citizen. The
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If you weren’t one of the lucky people to win a Tokyoflash Japan watch in the recent contest here at The Gadgeteer, you can purchase yourself Tokyoflash’s newest, unique offering. The face of the Kisai Spider Acetate is a transparent, slightly smoked acetate LCD panel that lets you see through to the skin beneath. It
I’ve seen a lot of talk about a see-through smartphone – how about a see-through watch? Read More