Watches and Clocks

News, reviews and articles about watches and clocks.




Phosphor E-Ink Digital Hour Watch with Black Polyurethane Band review

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Phosphor has released quite a few watches over the past few years, including the recently reviewed World Time Sport Watch.  Today we’re going to look at one of the original fully-digital models, the Phosphor E-Ink Digital Hour Watch with Black Polyurethane Band.  Functionally, it’s identical to the stainless steel version but with a flexible, sporty strap.

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Tokyoflash Japan introduces the Kisai Polygon watch

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This new watch from Tokyoflash Japan seems even harder to read than normal, for me at least.  The Kisai Polygon is the newest offering, and it, like most of their watches, has a stainless steel case and clasp and an adjustable stainless band.  The watch is available in black or silver-colored, and faces are available in

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ivee Flex Voice Controlled Talking Alarm Clock Radio review

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If you’re still changing the settings on your alarm clock with buttons and switches, then you need to elevate your gadget game by checking out the ivee Flex Voice Controlled Talking Alarm Clock Radio. ivee can listen and then respond to your commands so that you’ll never need to fumble around trying to find the snooze

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Polar RCX5 Run Multisport Training Watch review

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For those runners, cyclists, swimmers, triathletes, and pure over-the-top endurance athletes, Polar has always been a name associated with tech-gear engineered to help you train better, smarter, faster. While I look around my spinning class, a healthy percentage of participants wear Polar gear. The same can be said about my running click. The RCX5 multisport

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Celebrate the discovery of the God Particle with a new watch

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The Higgs Boson Watch from Gadgets and Gear is said to have a design that “displays what is believed to be evidence of the Higgs boson decaying into other bosons during a collision.”  The watch has a Japanese Quartz movement, an imitation leather band.  and a 1-year warranty.  You can pre-order it now for $39.95.

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Tokyoflash Japan announces their new Kisai Maze watch

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Tokyoflash Japan has added the Kisai Maze watch to their collection of unusual LCD watches.  The Maze has a stainless steel case an buckle; it’s available in black or silver with your choice of blue, green, red, or mirrored display.  All models have an electroluminescent backlight, adjustable band, and use a standard CR2025 battery that

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Reduce the Stress of Standardized Testing for Your Student

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It’s that time of the year, when high school juniors and seniors start standardized testing for college admissions.  There’s a long list of what you can and can’t bring into the testing room, and watches for keeping track of testing times are one of the few allowed things.  My daughter grew up in the digital

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Tokyoflash Japan Introduces the Kisai Logo Watch

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Tokyoflash Japan is famous around these parts for their unusual watches, and they’ve just introduced a new one.  The Kisai Logo is a stainless steel watch with acetate accents in your choice of black, white, or the very limited-edition blue woodgrain.  The watch has mirrored LCD face with EL backlighting.  In addition to the time, the

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Edifier Tick Tock Bluetooth Alarm Clock

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Although it may look old-fashioned, the Tick Tock Bluetooth Alarm Clock from Edifier is modern to the core.  The clock has two 3.5W omni-directional speakers, and the clock face and hands have been replaced with an LED screen that displays date, time, and other information.  It can connect to any Bluetooth-enabled device to play music or

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Devon Works Tread Watch is the Ultimate Steampunk Timepiece

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The Devon Works Tread watch is a steampunk fan’s dream timepiece. Created in Los Angeles, California by founder Scott Devon, the Tread features a bolted brass casing and an aeronautically engineered mechanical conveyor belt time system that uses four internal 2-micron thin belts that spin within the case to display the time. The watch is powered by a lithium polymer

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Phosphor Touch Time is a Smartwatch You Don’t Need to Charge or Pair With Your Smartphone

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If Kickstarter projects like the Martian, Pebble, cookoo,  SYRE and Strata are any indication, chunky Dick Tracy style watches are making a come back. At least with geeks like us. The latest Kickstarter smartwatch project is the Phosphor Touch Time. If the name Phosphor sounds familiar to you, that’s because we’ve reviewed several of their watches

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Kisai Upload is the Latest Watch from Tokyoflash

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Tokyoflash Japan has just released the Kisai Upload. This new watch design features replaceable USB Memory via a built-in microSD card slot and an always on time display. “The inventive and simple to read Kisai Upload watch from Tokyoflash Japan has an LCD display that can be read from an angle – digital time from

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Tokyoflash Japan’s Newest Watch: Kisai Online

kisai online watch

Tokyoflash Japan is known for their unusual, artistic watches.  Their newest, the Kisai Online, was inspired by a customer suggestion.  The watch bezel and bracelet are stainless steel, and they are available with a black or natural finish.  The LCD displays are available in natural, blue, or red.  The Online has time, date, and alarm

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What Time is It? Scratch That – I’ll Just Check My Turntable Wristwatch

turntable metal watch

Most watches featured on The Gadgeteer have all sorts of high-tech features or blinky lights.  The Turntable Metal Wristwatch is just an analog watch, but it might be perfect for the aspiring DJ or the not-so-young person who remembers the days of vinyl records.  The silvertone watch is water resistant to 3 ATM.  The face

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