Awesome Watches

Simple and bold, Steel Blaze’s 45 mm watches look classy without breaking the bank with four alrge cardinal numerals and your choice of 1, 3 or 5 rivet straps.

Based on the legendary Benrus Type I used by special forces, MKII’s MMT Blackwater is an automatic self-winding watch with shock protection, SuperLumiNova and 200m dive rating.

Tag Heuer’s race-inspired Carrera Caliber 5 is an austere two-toned black or brown affair; it features a central Clous de Paris guilloche pattern, luminescent markers and steel bracelet.

Sneaker Freaker has a complete look at G-Shock’s 2009 line of watches; included is the G-Aviation for pilots, fashion-oriented DW6900 series and G7900 for search and rescue teams.

They didn’t name it after Godzilla for nothing: LUM-TEC’s LUMzilla Watch is a monster with giant luminescent numerals, a giant 50mm 316L stainless steel case and sapphire crystal.

Seiko’s SAGG017 is their latest Brightz Kinetic Drive watch; clad in black with sapphire crystal, tach-like power meter and day/date display, it’s Japan only, but you can buy older ones here.

Made for powerboat racers, Edox’s Class-1 Ice Shark watch features bright white and orange luminiscent markers-necessary, considering that it’s also water resistant down to 1,000 m.

Hamilton’s Khaki X-Mach lets pilots measure their Mach number by setting pressure altitude and air speed; it’s finished with carbon fiber, sapphire crystal and a flight-jacket styled bracelet.

The Ernst Benz by John Varvatos Limited Edition ChronoScope oozes mid-century style with a patina on the dial, unique hands, and exotic skin straps. Each is limited to 250 pieces.

Botta-Design’s less-is-more approach reaches its zenith with the UNO Automatic: it uses just one hand, an ultra-precise Swiss ETA 2824-2 movement, and angled dial to eliminate parallax.

Consider Nixon’s Outsider Tide watch future proof: it has tide info for 200 beaches for the next 15 years, a digital dual time display, stopwatch, countdown timer, and wave counter.

Praesto’s first watch, the Modern Fliegeruhr is hard to say but easy on the eyes with SuperLuminova markings, 44 mm stainless steel case, Miyota movement and sapphire crystal.

Lexon hits the sweet spot for stylish austerity with its Black Watch (LM 102); it features an IP black steel case, Miyota movement, and phosphorescent white or orange indices.

Named after a trendy Barcelona street, Adidas’ Avinyo Watch gets a refresh with a silver on black colorway; it’s actually a polycarbonate case with perfed PU leather strap.

Diesel’s Bad Ass watches are our kind of timepieces: the largest packs a giant, 65 mm finely-etched case, quadruple displays (including a digital readout) and 5 ATM of water resistance.

Part of Nixon’s Fall 2009 line-up, the minimalist Newton gets a digital facelift with a simple two-line display; the pixels are actually a better fit for the square case than the original analog.

Ferrari’s Lap Time Chronograph is designed for budget-oriented fans; you’ll still get a black stainless steel case with tach, multifunction Anadigit display and luminescent hands.

Teaser shots they may be, but tingled our Jedi senses are: Marc Ecko has revealed Star Wars watch renders which are being made in collaboration with Timex. Thanks, John!

Calling Dick Tracy: Samsung’s S9110 Watchphone gives the LG GD910 a run for its money with a larger, scratch-resistant 1.76″ touchscreen, slimmer 12 mm case, and voice recognition.

Part of Citizen’s Campanola Collection, their latest Cosmosign is an astronomical marvel with a real-time chart of 1,027 stars,166 galaxies, sun and constellation positions.

We don’t do frilly, but Audemars Piguet’s Tourbillon Millenary looks straight out of steampunk; we’re digging the skeletonized chalcedony mainplate and wild arabesque numerals.

Now available, Nixon’s Volta is their first rechargeable, solar-powered watch; it sports a semi-transparent dial with solar panel below and comes with either a PU or leather band.

Oakley has been providing custom eyewear for some time, but they’re now offering their Rework Pack, Holeshot watch and Crowbar goggles with choose-it-yourself colors.