Nooka Zirc, $350
Circle Jerk: Traditional timing displays are for old people who like to follow rules. Designer Matthew Waldman doesn’t—that’s why he invented the Nooka Zirc, an oversize rectangular watch that busts out a whole new graphic method of timekeeping. Each of the 12 dots represents an hour; the horizontal bar below it slowly fills as the minutes of your reckless youth pass by.
Omega Alaska Project Limited Edition, $5,500
Moon Man: In the ’70s, engineers designed this radical red watch for astronauts; its anodized aluminum casing endures extreme temp variations of up to 400 degrees in space. Newly reissued with the classic Omega 1861 chrono in a limited edition of 1,970, the awesomely astral ticker should help you make it through Space Mountain, even if the A/C breaks down.
Tokyoflash Tibida, $139
Dot Dot Dash: This binary beastie tells time using 42 LEDs that thrillingly light up like a scoreboard on the fritz. Wearers can set the upper and lower displays to tell time three different ways; the dots can either display numerals or represent time’s progression in minutes. Either way, you can always get out of boring conversations by pointing out that it’s time to go.
Tokyoflash Infection, $130
Virus Time: The curious organic pattern that goes from strap to face on this freakish future watch is a replica of a fever! And you just might get sick trying to figure out what time it is. There are 27 LEDs: The 12 reds denote the hour; 11 yellows represent five minute segments, and four green lights show single minutes. The above watch reads 4:54. Compute?
Casio G-Shock G8100A-5, $99
Steampunk’d: This timekeeper will catch every eye in your vector, while tempering your shiny techno lust with some rusty hues. We dig the porthole design, with its bronze-color cladding, harsh geometry, and old-school LCD readout. The rugged G-Shock specs should make it last for decades, and help you weather up to 200 meters of melting glacier water.
LIP Diode, $355
Green Machine: Before Daft Punk and Tron, French brand LIP’s 1970s watches looked to the future and ruled the street with some of the earliest LED timepiece displays available. Those coveted classics have all been snapped up by watch geeks, but after 33 years, the brand is finally reintroducing their famed Diode model to the U.S. Snap one up and start doing the French robot.
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