Watches

After successfully introducing the Space Invader watches, Romain Jerome is going to be producing another set of watches with a classic video game theme.  This time the watches feature the iconic PAC-MAN game design on their dials and like the Space Invader watches; you can’t actually play the games.

Romain Jerome teamed up with NAMCO BANDAI to create these retro-tastic limited edition timepieces, only 80 will be produced with 4 versions of the design (20 pieces in each design).  I’ve seen the PAC-MAN design used on some clocks and many low-end watches but this is the first time

Swiss watchmaker, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Aston Martin have been collaborating on automobile themed watches for 8 years and their latest creation is the AMVOX7 chronograph, the 7^th watch in the line.

The watch is a pretty good looking piece but to say the dial is “busy” would be an understatement.  It took me over 10 minutes to find the date window (located at 6 o’clock position), I thought the sub-dial at the 3 o’clock position was for the date and the sub-dial at the 9 o’clock was for months, boy was I wrong.

Romain Jerome is known for making some very unusual watches, like the Titanic DNA (with metal from the Titanic) and the Moon Dust watch (with real moon dust).  The Swiss watchmaker has just added 5 new watches to their Titanic DNA/Steampunk Chronograph line; with a hint of color to brighten them up.

The Romain Jerome Steampunk Chronograph color watches also come with metal from the Titanic; these watches come in 5 colors (yellow, orange, red, blue, and green) and are limited to 99 pieces in each color.  The watches are priced at a cool $15,950 each; I know that’s a steep price, you might check out these guys for something a little more affordable.

When Swiss watches are mention in a conversation, Tissot is probably the last watch I think of and most of my “watch guy” friends think the same way.  I don’t know why they don’t get the respect, they have been manufacturing fine timepieces since 1853 and they are the official timekeepers of many sporting events and they even sponsor Renault and Lotus Formula 1 teams.

Tissot’s latest watch, the Seastar 1000 Chronograph has made me look more into their watch collection, they do have some nice watches.  The Seastar 1000 is one of those nice watches and it’s a very elegant diver’s watch, the styling reminds me a bit of Oris dive watches for some reason.