Other The ultimate geek timepiece?

been looking for a reasonably cheap new watch recently when i came across this:

http://www.watchshopuk.com/mens-casio-leisure-watch-a163wa-1qgf-p99927476.html

snapped it up! last time i had one of these babies i was playing monkey island on my atari st!

i cant believe they are still making these things, but then i guess its what you might call a design classic (been around longer than the ipod anyways!)

 

It is a classic, I used to have one of the plasticy versions, but the title got my hopes up a bit, I was expecting an integrated computer, or at least binary time

 

This one is for the affluent geek:

http://jacobandco.com/quenttin1.htm

john

 

You could say that the design was timeless...

I'll get my coat.

 

My friend still wears one of these:


Does the job, looks retro cool.

 

but i would sweat buckets under that rubber strap

as far as binary watches go i looked at a couple but they're a bit too 'look at me im really quirky', you cant beat the understated 80's calculator looks of the casio imho

 

Asos have a decent selection of retro watches- I particularly like the colour of the Timex series...



http://www.asos.com/Men/Watches/Men...ry.aspx?cid=5766&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=3&sh=0

 

I've got an original 1986 Timex Ironman hiding in a box somewhere in my folks place in Chicago. Must hunt for it next time I visit.

Just ordered the Casio - pure uncut old school, love it

 

i love the old-school casio look, although i was always more of a g-shock person

 

I bought the exact same model from Argos last week for £7.99, and I wear it with pride

 

How about a watch with a slide rule?
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/74ce/

 

24 Hour dial for the geek win!

 

^^ awesome.

I've got the SE/Fossil bluetooth watch for my watch geekery.

 

That's not retro, I was wearing one of those last week....

 

That design is probibly older than me, and I know loads of people who still wear the plasticy version (including me until recently)

 

That's what I'm talking about!

For the minimalist:

http://www.ornatus-mundi.ch/artikel_12/artikel_12_1.htm

For the classicist:

http://marina.fortunecity.com/westindia/59/ppc89.htm

For the Steampunk afficionado:

http://dvice.com/archives/2007/12/vulcania_watch.php?p=0&cat=undefined#more

For the tech-head (with poor time management --that's me then):

http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/02/16/jit-watch-just-in-time-watch/

 

That's a pretty nice looking watch.

 

nooka watches bring geek chic into a subtler more contemporary take which is also subtly formal, you guys should check them out.

 

OOO! Want!

 

Wow, I never knew watches this awesome existed.