Awesome Watches

Benzinger’s hand-engraved, skeletonized watches have no solid face, making their intricate innards visible. They have 18-karat gold cases, diamond-studded bezels and flame-blued steel hands.

We love the sleek modern styling and multi-function display on Citizen’s limited-edition 80th anniversary timepiece. Too bad you have to go to Japan if you want one. Let’s hope for exports.

Columbia Sportswear’s new line of watches offers something for everyone. Our favorite is the Headstream – with weather, altimeter, and compass tech that helps you find your way home.

The latest member of TAG Heuer’s Link series is a classy combination of sapphire and stainless steel. A simple twist of its magnetic bezel shows the time in one of 24 preset cities.

Limited to just 29 pieces, and built to specs produced by the Italian military in the 1940s, the U-Boat U-1942 watch is water-resistant and can handle undersea pressures up to 1200-feet deep.

The Grande Seconde SW Titanium timepiece from Jaquet Droz clearly demonstrates the brand’s unchanged passion for modern style, with fluted bezel, brushed titanium case, and carbon dial.

Science lovers might enjoy the clean-lined Milgauss timepiece from Rolex; its resistance to magnetic interferences comes from the shield made of ferromagnetic alloys which protect the movement.

Already got an iPhone and an iPad? What’s next? iPhone 4G? How about a watch inspired by Apple’s gadgets? Not only would the iWatch tell time, but run apps, and have a mini-projector built-in.

The latest concept from Tokyoflash features a stainless case, and a display that tells time with light-up rings which indicate hours, minutes and 5 minute intervals. Vote for it and it could get real.

The Scuderia Ferrari One by Cabestan is a limited edition luxury timepiece celebrating the Prancing Horse’s Formula 1 racing history, and will only be made available to Ferrari clients.

Taking design cues from aircraft flight panel indicators, the new G-Aviation watch features a larger case, multi-band 6 atomic timekeeping, solar power and centrifugal force and shock resistance.

The creative minds of Spanish industrial designers Ferran Serra & Oscar Vera of Serradelarocha have assembled 666 Barcelona, a new wristwatch collection for people with cool taste in timepieces.

Keep time simultaneously in London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad with this oversize, 4-faced watch from Italy’s. The timepiece has a titanium case and carbon-fiber behind the 3 of its 4 faces.

Auto enthusiasts will enjoy the watch collection from Detroit’s Equipe. Each piece recalls a detail of some high option car feature: from engine to exhaust; tiniest ball joint to popular paint color.

The Tokyoflash Kisai Broke watch features a fragmented LED display that mimics a stained glass pattern, making it a… very interesting timepiece. The quirky watch can be recharged via USB.

In a limited series of 3 pieces, the Ladoire Roller Guardian Time Punk White features titanium case, handmade dial skeleton, glareproof sapphire crystal and hand-stitched calf leather strap.

Skagen makes good use of mesh in this simple modern design. The titanium mesh offers a subtle contrast to the sleek brushed metal body and carbon fiber styled face of the watch.

Tokyoflash has made a concept LED timepiece with integrated USB flash memory for data storage. Just connect the hidden USB key on the strap to the port on your computer to grab your data.

According to Oakley’s Blade II web page, the timepiece contains Unobtanium, the MacGuffin from Avatar in it. All we see is a spiky black stainless steel and rubber watch with looks that could kill.

The water-resistant, special edition Saturn watch from Storm is offered in 4 colors and features a face reminiscent of orbiting planets, 3 time zones and a date function.

The austere looking, Swiss-made Series A and OA watches from a.b. art are water resistant to 3ATM and have stainless cases, self-winding movements and perspicuous perforated date indicators.

This high-tech timepiece features a motor and belt-drive mechanism and a rechargeable battery that can be juiced up wirelessly. It’s also bulletproof. Ships later this year for $15k.

The F1â„¢ King Power, the first racing-inspired official Formula One limited edition watch from Hublot, features zirconium case with ceramic bezel and racing suit material Nomex strap.