Awesome Watches

This rugged analog watch is the ultimate adventurer’s timepiece, concealing a compass, can opener, firestarter, whistle, signal mirror, magnifying glass, fishing line, hooks, and cutting tool inside. It’s also got a built-in LED flashlight.

Nixon’s groovy surf watch displays 48-hour tide forecast information for 270 beaches on a sharp hi-res display. Water resistant to 100 meters, and available in marbled camo, black smoke or marbled multi-color silicone bands.

Kairos mechanical watches also have smartwatch functionality. A transparent touchscreen on top of the watch face displays notifications and other features. They will run Android Wear or Kairos’ own OS. More here.

TokyoFlash’s handsome limited-edition watches combine wood cases and bands with retrofuturist LED displays. Despite looking cryptic, the digits are actually quite easy to read. Available in several LED colors and dark or light wood.

Modify applies their mix-and-match design aesthetic to Major League Baseball, offering team logo watches for all 30 teams. Since the faces and straps are interchangeable, you can easily switch teams if yours starts to suck.

A 44mm chronograph inspired by racing stopwatches – in fact it looks like a stopwatch that grew straps. The Corsa is water resistant up to 10atm. It’s available in a variety of colorways, with a matching leather or NATO strap.

The Spacemaster X-33 sports a hybrid analog/digital face, with dual time-zone, alarm, calendar, and stopwatch and flight logging functions. Its case is made from titanium, with a black rubber, leather or titanium strap.

While its black on black face might not be the most legible we’ve ever seen, we’re so taken by its contrasting red and black plaid fabric band that we’re willing to give this one a win despite its form over function design approach.

To arrive at the design of its B-Rocket watches, B & R first designed a custom aviation-influenced Harley-Davidson motorcycle which served as inspiration for the watch faces. Seems like a roundabout route, but both look great.

An upgraded take on Phosphor’s E-Ink watches, it has a touchscreen interface, alarms, calendar, calculator, chronograph and multiple watch faces are just a swipe away. We love the always-on display, and how easy it is to read in daylight.

An impressive timepiece by De Bethune. Its novel 410-part movement keeps impeccably accurate time, and features a chronograph with 24h, 60min and 60s counters. Crafted from rose gold, and set onto an alligator leather strap.

G-shock rocks three different military camouflage patterns. Available in green and khaki, red and burgundy and gray and dark gray colorways, the 51mm watch is water-resistant up to 200m and has an LED light. More here.

Hand-built in very limited quantities, these substantial watches from W.T. Author feature a Swiss-made analog movement set into a stainless steel case, accented by a distinctive red crown and a handmade leather strap.

Uniform Wares appropriates the wide ceramic bezels popularized by high-end chronographs into its trademark minimalist design. Matching brass dials and aluminum hands complete the low-key look. Available in gold, blue and black.

If MWC timepieces are good enough for the military and anti-terrorist units, they’re good enough for us. This one is based on a classic 1950’s NATO spec watch, with brushed stainless case and 21 jewel automatic movement.

Void takes its minimalist design to an affordable casual watch. The SOND watch has an injection molded nylon case that has built-in loops for the strap. The watch is waterproof up to 3atm and is available in a variety of colors.

A timekeeping device for when you don’t need to keep time. With just one hand pointing to a 24-hour dial, Slow Jo watches give you a general idea of how much you have left of your day. Available in different colors and straps.

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Midnight Planétarium Poetic Complication has 6 stones representing Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, all moving at the same pace as the actual planets. A shooting star indicates the time. Price? $245K.

There’s still no confirmation that Apple is working on an iOS-powered wristband, but that hasn’t stopped us from wondering what one might actually look like. We’re particularly enamored of the UI on Todd Hamilton’s concept design.

Like Trakline belts, the straps on Yes Man Watches have tracks instead of holes. This gives you a whopping 17 size options, and decreases wear on the leather. You can also order just the strap, which fits on watches with 24mm bands.

A premium version of the popular E-paper smartwatch, Pebble Steel has a stainless steel case, a Gorilla Glass cover and is waterproof up to 5atm. It comes with metal – brushed stainless steel or matte black – and leather straps.

These jumbo watches can tell time in four different time zones simultaneously. Their cases measure a whopping 2.52″ x 2.13″, and offer water resistance to 5 ATM. We like the contrast of the black case with brown band the best.

Watchmaker Mica has bestowed upon us one of their awesome Deck wooden watches from its new Sable collection. One lucky reader will win this handsome, eyecatching analog watch in the black on sable colorway. (Contest Ends 11/18)