Timepieces

Science

The World’s Most Accurate Timepiece Resides In London

4:00AM August 29, 2011 | Jack Loftus

That hunk of metal to the right is the world’s most accurate clock, say people with more knowledge of time and atomic clocks than anyone else. More »

Gadgets

Simplistic Horodron Watch Concept Hides Subtle E-Ink Secret

11:00AM January 17, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Over at Yanko Design Jonathan Frey put on his thinking cap and created the Horodron. A concept for now, this simple e-ink watch will adorn wrists only if you ask really, really nicely. Hey, it’s happened before… More »

Complex $US1.2 Million Manufacture Royale Accordion Watch Plays A Simple Tune

7:00AM November 29, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Manufacture Royale’s Opera $US1.2 million watch doesn’t just open up for show, there’s some functionality built into that unfolding, accordion-like action too. Minute hand repeater plays C#, hour hand plays in A. Your wallet weeps to the tune of “empty.” More »

Cross-eyed Timekeeping Arrives With Latest Tokyoflash Watch Concept

9:00AM September 27, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Can you tell what time it is on this watch? No? Stare harder. It’ 5:36, told to your eyes by way of a clever optical illusion. More »

Segmentus Clock Concept Is Half Digital, Half Analog

3:20PM March 6, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

First, man made the analogue clock. Then he made the digital clock. Then, just because he could, he made the funky cross between the two that looks like a digital clock but has moving mechanical parts like an analogue one. More »

Geocentric Watch Puts You At The Centre Of Attention

8:00AM January 19, 2010 | Sean Fallon

There aren’t many watches out there that can draw a crowd, but Geoffrey Cooper’s “Geocentric” has that potential. The passage of time is represented much like the Earth revolving around the sun. More »

HD3 Complicated Black Pearl Watch: Pirate-Inspired, Costs Plenty Of Booty

9:00AM January 18, 2010 | Jack Loftus

“Excuse me, sir, but do you have the time?” “Why yes, yes I do.” “Well, what is it then?” “Menacing.” More »

Amalgamation

5:30AM January 11, 2010 | Jack Loftus

The Westminster Chiming Grandfather clock is an obelisk of discarded toys. At 2.2m tall, it’s also a monstrous, functioning timepiece that now resides in, where else, Dubai. More »

Gadgets

Meet Two Timepieces Inspired By Supercars And Obscene Luxury

6:00AM December 21, 2009 | Jack Loftus

When supercar and uber luxury car manufacturers get together with masterclass timepiece makers, the result is going to be both obnoxiously expensive and strikingly beautiful. These two new timepieces are no exception. More »

Gadgets

A Cylon Mated With KITT, And Out Popped This MK 2 Circuit Watch

10:00AM November 16, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Worthy of a sultry Number Six, but priced at a more common-folk level, the MK 2 Circuit watch from Storm of London is one of those rare gadgety watches that actually displays the time in a meaningful manner. More »