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		<title>Abacus Magnetic Watches Are a Minimal Delight</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember those puzzles that had tiny steel balls that you had to try to get into little holes? Here&#8217;s a series of watches out of Germany that remind me of those favorites from my childhood.

The Abacus series of watches has no hands at all. Instead, there&#8217;s just a single&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember those puzzles that had tiny steel balls that you had to try to get into little holes? Here&#8217;s a series of watches out of Germany that remind me of those favorites from my childhood.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/abacus_watch_black.jpg" alt="abacus watch black"  title="abacus watch black photo" /><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/abacus_watch_silver.jpg" alt="abacus watch silver"  title="abacus watch silver photo" /></p>
<p>The Abacus series of watches has no hands at all. Instead, there&#8217;s just a single steel sphere that rolls around inside the watch as you move your wrist around. But as soon as you level out to a horizontal position, a magnet behind the dial stops the ball at the current time. Since there&#8217;s no second hand, you won&#8217;t be able to tell exactly what time it is, but who cares. You&#8217;ll look so cool wearing this watch, that nobody will care if you&#8217;re a few minutes late.</p>
<p>Each Abacus watch features a stainless steel case, with a leather strap and either mineral or sapphire glass face. They&#8217;re also water resistant to about 100 feet. You can find a wide variety of Abacus magnetic watches from <a href="http://www.questodesign.com/shop/proddetail.php?prod=ABA-802_2086E&amp;cat=235">QuestoDesign</a>, ranging from about $150 to $230 depending on the style.</p>
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