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philippe starck veiled watch camouflages the time

posted: July 10th, 2007 stumble it!16 comments author: technabob

Philippe Starck Stainless Steel Veiled Watch Designer Philippe Starck is a master of modern minimalism, and his latest timepiece is no exception.

His Veiled Watch cleverly conceals an analog watch face behind a specially electroplated crystal that looks like a continuation of the stainless steel watch band. The entire design is perfectly flush with the case, creating a striking illusion that the watch is just a continuous metal bracelet.

Even the time-setting crown pushes flush into the back of the case, eliminating any distraction from the clean lines of the watch.

~~French online retailer Objectsby offers both men’s and women’s versions of the watch for $247 USD each.~~

[UPDATE: Technabob reader Mr. Mojave reports that the watch is available from Fossil for just $150 USD. Now that's a deal!]

16 comments comment

1. Mr. Mojave | July 10th, 2007 at 5:38 pm

US$150 at Fossil website.
2. technabob | July 10th, 2007 at 5:46 pm

Thanks for the tip, Mr. Mojave! I’ve made a note of this up in the post.
3. the scholar | July 10th, 2007 at 10:42 pm

i can’t believe how frickin cool this thing looks.

don’t look at it anymore or you will spoil your christmas gift surprise!
4. GeekAlerts&hellip | July 11th, 2007 at 6:39 am

Philippe Starck Veiled Watch…

Veiled ($150) is the name of this beautiful watch from Philippe Starck.
The electroplated crystal clock-face, which match perfectly with the shiny stainless steel bracelet, conceals an analog watch.
The crystal is specially electroplated to mimic the …
5. geek²²² | July 11th, 2007 at 9:00 pm

knows anybody if it is also awaylable in germany?
6. technabob | July 11th, 2007 at 9:17 pm

That ObjectsBy place (the original “X”ed out link in my post) does ship to Germany, but they are quite a bit more expensive than Fossil
7. geek²²² | July 12th, 2007 at 4:13 am

i saw it is a bit over 200€ - @ fossil i could buy it for 130€ at the moment if i calculated right
8. geek²²² | July 12th, 2007 at 4:15 am

i saw it is a bit over 200€ - @ fossil i could buy it for 130€ (if i lived in the us^^) at the moment if i calculated right
can anybody give me a other site?
9. Pham Trung | July 12th, 2007 at 5:25 am

I would like to have a VEiled watch, but i really dont’ know how to order & shipping it to Vietnam ??
Can u give me a help ?
10. Jackson Jones | July 23rd, 2007 at 11:09 am

Pham,

You best bet is probably going to be to find something shipping out of HK, Singapore, or Taiwan. I know they sell Starck watches in those countries for sure.
11. mike rutch | July 26th, 2007 at 11:38 pm

Philippe Starck is a wanker and needs a good kick in the teeth for his piece of crap designs!
12. technabob | July 27th, 2007 at 12:00 am

wow. who peed in your wheaties today?
13. et4554 | August 9th, 2007 at 6:58 pm

Just received it from Fossil, quite different from the photo on the web, the watch glass is darkened, you’ll think a clear galss would look much better.
14. technabob | August 9th, 2007 at 9:56 pm

That’s too bad. Can you snap a photo and post it somewhere (maybe Flickr) for other readers to look at?
15. Jackson Jones | August 16th, 2007 at 2:03 pm

ET4554, I bought one too. It looks like the glass isn’t darkened - it’s actually the fact that there is a black dial under the electroplated crystal. I think the black dial mixed with the faded electroplating makes the glass look dark. In any case, I let my buddy wear it for a few minutes and as he had it on, just across the table, the watch looks friggen’ cool. I am thouroughly impressed and hope they come out with some other versions.
16. louise | January 23rd, 2008 at 5:49 am

ohh my god it is fricken cool