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Concept and real cellphones that fit on your wrist [Gallery]

LuckyMich — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:00:34 +0000

Above is a concept wrist-dial-phone by Jung Dae Hoon…below is a gallery of some watch-phones that are possibly out by now. The gallery includes watch-phones from companies such as LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and more concepts from Jung Dae Hoon:

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Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Watch: The MBW-100

qwerty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:00:58 +0000

The Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Watch, the MBW-100 was made for the purpose of receiving bluetooth data from your cell-phone and displaying it on your wrist. The OLED screen will display a caller ID, and allows the user to accept or reject the call. It can also notify you of a new text message, and also can control your cell-phones music by allowing you to play, pause, and skip songs. Unfortunately it was only made to be compatible with certain Sony Ericsson phones.

Links to Sony Ericsson Bluetooth MBW-100 Watch:

Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Watch [Sony]

Sony Ericsson MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch Shows Who’s Calling [Mobiledia]

Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Watch [Gizmodo]

Sony Ericsson’s MBW-100 Bluetooth watch reviewed [Engadget]

Casio G-Shock (LRG – Highlighter Yellow): Something Pharrell Williams would wear?

LuckyMich — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:45:59 +0000

Casio G-Shock (LRG – Highlighter Yellow): Something Pharrell Williams would wear?

Casio and LRG have come together to create this fresh piece that will be part of their Capsule collection. Judging how rapper Pharell loves the Casio G-Shock watches, this is also something you might see on the Skateboard P.

Casio x LRG G-Shock in Highlighter Yellow [StyleCrave]

Jean Dunand Tourbillon Orbital Confucius Watch

qwerty — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:00:12 +0000

Jean Dunand has unleashed the a new timepiece, the Orbital Confucius. The art work on the face pays tribute to Confucius and is finely painted to insure the utmost quality. It comes in an 18 K gold dial base and is part of the Tourbillon collectiong of Jean Dunand watches.

Links on the Jean Dunand Toubillon Orbital Confucius Watch:

Jean Dunand Tourbillon [Jean Dunand]

Jean Dunand Tourbillon Orbital Confucius [fratellowatches]

Burberry’s Stylish Round Dual Time Watch

LuckyMich — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:54:08 +0000

Here is one of the three watches that just came out at Burberry UK. It is the stylish Round Dual Time watch. They go from about £325.00 ($466) to about £395.00 ($567). The watches will feature a dual functionality with big date at 12 o’clock, water resistant to 10 ATM/ 100m and will be Swiss made. It will be available in punched leather and fabric-topped bands.

Burberry Round Dual Time:

Here is one of the three watches that just came out at Burberry UK. It is the stylish Round Dual Time. There are two more variations of this watch and they all go from about £325.00 ($466) to about £395.00 ($567). These watches will feature a dual functionality with big date at 12 o’clock, water resistant to 10 ATM/ 100m, and will be Swiss made. Round Dual Time watches will be available in punched leather and fabric-topped bands. Get your hands on one from Burberry UK store online. Check out some more photos below.

Burberry Round Dual Time

Feature a dual functionality with big date at 12 o’clock, water resistant to 10 ATM/100m and will be Swiss made.

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Nooka and UNDRCRWN collaboration: ZenV Watch

LuckyMich — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:54:37 +0000

Here is something creative from Nooka. It is a watch that will be released soon, with collaboration between Nooka and the basketball brand UNDRCRWN, the Nooka UNDRCRWN ZenV. The watch will be a limited edition and only 200 pieces will be produced. Each one goes for $275 and should be available from Nooka here

Here are some specs:

Size: 35 x 35 x 10mm
Functions: Date, Time
Module: 32,76 Hertz Quartz Oscillation Frequency
Display: TDF LCD Display (Electroluminescent)
Case material: Aluminum
Case Back: Stainless Steel

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Nerv’s Asuka Evangelion W-02 Wrist Watch

LuckyMich — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:09:31 +0000

Here is a product that applies a futuristic robotic design into your everyday wrist watch. The scientists at Nerv have created the Evangelion W-02 wrist watch. If you are familiar with the Evangelion animation series, you should know that this design is based on Asuka Langley’s Evangelion.

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For those that have connections in Japan, proceed here [Quadelements] or here [EvaStore] to get yours!

Evos 8 Cobra, Franc Vila’s Extreme Sports Chronograph Watch

LuckyMich — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:08:23 +0000

This rugged chronograph watch by Franc Vila is designed with extreme sports in mind. It sports a case made of a combination of carbon fiber and Die-Hard Extreme Steel or 18 K Red gold to withstand extreme conditions. The Cobra is waterproof up to 300m and only about 88 watches will be produced!

Here are some specs:

Case: Bezel in Die-Hard Extreme Steel or18 Karat Red Gold and Carbon-Fiber. Crystal and caseback both in sapphire with double sided anti-glare treatment.
Water Resistant to 300 Meters (about 984 Feet)
Movement: High grade mechanical self-winding hand finished complicated movement caliber FV8Ch
Functions: Hours, minutes and seconds. Chronograph. Calendar.
Carbon-fiber dial
Strap: Black Rubber Strap with Die-Hard Extreme or Red Gold Deployment Buckle. (Crocodile leather strap included)

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You might not know who Franc Vila is but doing a little reading we learned that he is a Spaniard that has made an impact in the watch world ever since his debut at BaselWorld 2005. He introduced an extraordinary innovative timepiece, the FV01, during that year. Other companies have tried to emulate the watch, but were unsuccessful. According to his site,

Franc Vila developed his finely hand-crafted complicated wristwatches and fundamentally reinvented forms, building into the future by respecting the past, creating watches that are contemporary while retaining their classical spirit [About Franc Vila]