Although the 2 or 3 handed watch/clock on a center pivot is the most commonly accepted form of time keeping, this was not always the case. There are other ways to tell time. My wife, Tiffany, and my older brother got me thinking about what else is out there. Here are a few interesting examples.
This is an automatic, mechanical watch with a digital display, including seconds and date! It has wild, funky looks for less than $75.
This interesting piece is one my wife Tiffany brought to my attention. It is called “The Infection” I really don’t quite get how you read it without really fuzzy timekeeping, but it sure looks cool. I wonder what the battery life is like? $183 from Japan.
This is a binary watch. A true geek tool. One of my Co-workers actually spotted one in the wild (he is a watch geek as well) and was impressed by how it looks. A rather reasonable $69.99 on ThinkGeek.com.
Another ThinkGeek watch. This one goes all out, you can do digital, binary, octal or hex. Only 200 were made and the quality looks pretty nice for $149.99.
This is a classic Casio Mudman with an integrated chronograph. They are shock resistant, and can have more features than a Swiss Army knife. It is a simple, low power LCD with backlight. It is also very much a tool watch. It tells time and does not look pretty doing it. They can cost into the hundreds, with all the bells and whistles.
Finally, we have retrograde watches. There are some which are quite reasonably priced (less than $150.) to well into the $1000’s to $100,000+ range. Not a huge fan of retrogrades myself, but some do like the look. The Alpina take on retrograde is my favorite.
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