Watches

Revealed at BaselWorld 2008, Hamilton’s 44mm X-Copter is full of awesome goodies, including a Max Take-off Weight calculator, sapphire crystal cover and our fave: a mini helipad.

Tag Heuer’s Grand Carrera Calibre 36 is the world’s first automatic chronograph that can display 1/10th of a second. It uses a rotating scale; click here to watch a video of it in action.

Targeted towards extreme sports enthusiasts, Sector Sport’s 195 series watch has a slick, segmented aluminum case with a mineral crystal cover; it’s water resistant down to 100m.

Today’s dose of watch porn: Urwerk’s UR103 Hexagon gets six-sided satellites, a black alligator leather strap and a plasma vapor deposited platinum case. Only ten will be made.

Tokyoflash’s Negative is their latest watch and is mana from geek heaven with oversized pixels. It features an inverted LCD display, 7 color LED backlight and stainless steel band.

Famous for their Swiss Army Knives, Victorinox also offers watches. Nobody does time like the Swiss, and this stylish Chrono Classic XLS with tachymeter and chronograph is no exception.

Crispin Jones’ latest watch, The Average Day, shows a typical daily routine with a literal twist; the moebius-style loop displays AM activities on the outside and PM on the inside.

The aptly named Three Minds Watch is a collaboration between three legendary watchmakers; it’s composed off three rotating discs (H, M, S) and limited to 33 pieces worldwide.

Classic yet industrial, we like the gear-shaped face of Bulgari’s Professional Aria GMT watch. Nice attention to detail: the world map in the background is centered on Greenwich, England.

We like the brute metallic simplicity of O.D.M.’s bronzed Zen Watch; most striking is its decagon-shaped, ion-plated stainless steel case that give it a clean and angular lines.

Part of the Air Jordan Flight Club, these ultra-slick Jordan XX3 Alarm Chrono watches feature a stopwatch; they’re wrapped in a stainless steel case with K1 mineral glass.

The De Witt WX-1 concept is watch pr0n at its finest: sheathed in titanium and rose gold, the tourbillon timepiece has a pop-out mechanism that lets you observe its inner … workings.

Montres De Luxe’s Black Avio Nato watch has a bit of a retro/rugged flair but remains stylish. We dig the contrast between the military green strap and the densely packed black face.

Bremont’s Pilot’s Watch isn’t just another aviator-themed timepiece; the dial and movement are made with parts of a WWII Spitfire fighter that downed six aircraft in one day.

The blogosphere is abuzz about Tokyoflash’s Rogue watch, which features a green Matrix meets Mass Effect LED display and a sleek silver or black stainless steel strap.

The HD3 Vulcania is a maritime themed watch with multiple “portholes” for hours and minutes; it even has a unique gyrotourbillon and a power indicator that resembles a sextant.

Nixon’s Magnacon Watch isn’t as stylish as their other timepieces, but as a sports watch it doesn’t have to be: the 200 meter case is titanium carbide coated, while the strap is ballistic nylon.

Despite costing over a quarter million bucks, Romain Jerome’s Day&Night watch is already sold out. It consists of two tourbillons, one that runs during the day and another during the night.

Quiksilver’s Ray Watch is a nod to eco-friendly consumers; the watches materials are low-impact and/or renewable whenever possible. It even uses a no-battery automatic movement.

Jaeger LeCoultre’s AMVOX2 watch is no ordinary timepiece: it acts as a key for the Aston Martin DBS. Encoded by the dealer, pressing the side of the watch’s case starts the DBS’ engine.

The Vestal Plexi: Acetate watch is so named for its unusual acetate band, formed from the same material used in Italian designer sunglasses. We also dig the simple, retro style face.

Much like Johnnie Walker’s F1 whisky, the super-lux RM 011 Felipe Massa Special Edition by Richard Mille celebrates the world’s first F1 night race in Singapore; only 50 will be made.

Just one look at the maniacally ornate innards of Chronoswiss’ Edition Zeitzeichen watch and we know it’s way out of our league. Features skeletonizing, engraving and guilloche details.

From one highly-tuned precision instrument to the next, Dutch car maker Spyker has teamed up with watchmaker Chronoswiss to make the stylish, but insanely priced Pilot Watch.

Long live the queen: Monarchy’s Union Jack watches look swank in silver and black with digital+analog movements. Also includes thirty timezones by city, chronograph and timer.