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Urwerk 103.08 Titanium Coated Watch Means Business

Urwork 103.08 Titanium Watch

This timepiece from Swiss watchmaker Urwerk boasts a case that’s made from a specially coated steel that’s virtually indestructible.

The Urwork 103.08 not only has a unique dial and case design that looks like something Master Chief might don, it’s coated with Titanium Aluminum Nitride (a.k.a. “TiAlN”), meaning it might…

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August 23rd, 2007 by: Technabob

LED Clock Mocks Nixie

B & W LED Tubes Clock

This clock looks quite a bit like those retro Nixie tube clocks, but instead of old vacuum tubes, it uses modern LED technology to achieve a similar result.

B&W’s Tubes Clock features six independent segmented red LEDs encased in little smoked domes. They’re then placed on top of a stainless…

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August 3rd, 2007 by: Technabob

Puhlmann Nixie Clock is Oh So Cool

Puhlmann Nixie Clock by Frank Clewits

Here’s a really excellent retro-modern wall clock from Dutch designer Frank Clewits for design house Puhlmann.

To tell time, the clock uses some unique, forward-facing Nixie vacuum tubes that poke out of the face of a brushed steel plate. It’s decidedly contemporary, but with a serious steampunk feel to it.…

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July 10th, 2007 by: Technabob

Tokyoflash Barcode Watch: Back in Black

Tokyoflash Barcode Black Watch

Technabob favorite TokyoFlash revealed their latest ultra modern digital watch this week. Previously available only in Japan, their Barcode Black watch features a dramatic black case with a solid black stainless steel band.

Four columns of bright blue LEDs dot the front to tell the time in Tokyoflash’s typically offbeat…

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June 26th, 2007 by: Technabob

World Time Clock Tells Time With Nine Faces

Karlsson Time Zone Clock

Sure, there are plenty of clocks out there that can tell time in different time zones one or two at a time, but how about a clock that can simultaneously tell the time in NINE major cities across the globe?

Karlsson’s Time Zone Clock has nine individual 3.5-inch clocks built…

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June 24th, 2007 by: Technabob

Modern Flip Clock Updates an Old Standard

Will Vanden Vos Bomba Clock

Remember those crummy old alarm clocks from the seventies that used numbers that flipped as the time changed? Dutch designer Wil van den Bos has reinvented the classic flip clock as a work of modern magnificence.

For starters, the Bomba Alarm Clock has rid itself of those boring plain-Jane digits…

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June 18th, 2007 by: Technabob

Tokyoflash Shinshoku: Another Confusing LED Watch

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TokyoFlash today rolled out their latest in their series of cryptic LED watches.

The stainless steel Shinshoku watch animates the current time using a series of LEDs arranged in a honeycomb-like grid. As is usually the case with TokyoFlash watches, you might need to read the instructions before you can…

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April 24th, 2007 by: Technabob

Mirror Image Clock Reflects the Time

Dancing On The Water LED Clock

Here’s another cool LED clock out of Japan. This one starts out with inverted LED segments, reflected onto a mirrored surface hovering above the surface.

The Dancing on the Water clock by YOnoBI has a highly reflective lacquered steel finish that makes it looks like the current time is floating…

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April 10th, 2007 by: Technabob

Tokyoflash Says: Watch Out Jive Turkey!

TokyoFlash PIMP Jive Turkey Watch

The latest funky watch to be released in the TokyoFlash PIMP series has the best name yet, the “Jive Turkey.” It’s a substantial stainless steel timepiece that combines modern technology with a retro feel.

The Jive Turkey display features a refractive lens system that makes the green LEDs fade into…

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March 28th, 2007 by: Technabob

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