By Connie Wang
WikiLeaks recently reported that 28 terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay were apprehended while wearing a black Casio F-91W or a metal A168WA, a super-basic digital watch that you can mostly find on the wrists of '90s-phile hipsters. For hipsters, the Casio is as important as Ray-Bans and a sense of self-aware detachment as far as accessories go. For Al-Qaeda, these Casio models are prized because they're the cheap, programmable, reliable, and easily acquired. They're handed out at training camps where members learn how to use the the watches to make timed explosives. Moreover, Casio doesn't follow an the ubiquitous built-in obsolescence that plagues modern tech devices, which requires you to regularly buy new products because your iPod's battery turns to crap in two years, or your computer's operating system isn't compatible with anything anymore...when else are you going to spend $19 on a gadget and guarantee that it'll work for the next ten years? Dependability might indeed be a universal virtue—too bad that Casio now needs to deal with this unpleasant connotation. (Guardian)
If it's high time that you get a new watch (and you're the sort that likes to reflect your very particular, singular interest in all aspects of your life), your bleary-eyed, slow-moving prayers have finally been answered! Aimed at the "cannabis culture," a new watch from Cadence Watch Company highlights the customary smoking hour (4:20) with embellished numbers on an otherwise innocuous face. The $85 watch will be available at the end of June online at Swift Page, and comes in animal-friendly straps (obviously).
By Lisa EppichWatches are a very personal thing, since most people wear one on their arm day in and day out. Whether you like to rock a half-pound of metal on your wrist, or go for something more modern and demure, there's certainly no shortage of selection when it comes to timepieces—unless, of course, you're looking for something made by some totally bad-ass artists that also come with a toy. Plastic-watch maven Swatch has teamed up with toy company Kidrobot to create a series of watches based on plastic Dunnys that were customized by eight different artists. The creations fuse together the outlandishness of street-art and cartoons, which pairs perfectly with Swatch's famous plastic bands and casings. Each watch comes with its corresponding designer Dunny, which will look awesome on your shelf, or provide some much-needed playtime at your desk. The collaboration will be available on September 1 at Swatch, so your boring old watch will have to do until then. In the meantime, click through the slideshow to see all of the amazing timepieces and find out which amazing artists contributed to the project.
4. Polar FA20 - Know how active you are. The daily movements you make can have beneficial effects on your health. With the innovative and easy-to-use Polar FA20, you can see proof that your physical activity is having an impact on your overall fitness. Its simplicity will help guide you towards a more fit and active lifestyle.
5. US. HEX, a division of the fashion house August Accessories and leader in fashionable tech accessories, today revealed its vision for the future of watches with the launch of Vision Metal and Vision Leather bands now available on www.ShopHex.com and www.Apple.com
Integrating the iPod nano Gen 6, the Vision line brings classic timepiece sophistication and modern tech functionality to HEX’s collection of watch bands, incorporating luxury and high-quality materials into its newest techcessory designs.
6. Timex Nail Watch
7. Tokyo Tech
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