Cryptic Time Pieces, Rarely Seen Designs
Even James Bond would be challenged to quickly tell the time
from these watches, even with his spy gadget experience.
Well, telling the time does not seem to be the point here;
these items exist only because of their exuberant,
glamorous or wacky design. Most of the watches shown
here are vintage, some are antique; for the more recent
examples of "nutty time pieces" read this article.
We'll start with the unique armored military watches,
which have a long and rich history (more info) -


Pretty strange models, from various watch collections:


(images via)
Swiss watch maker Angular Momentum
has fun with various bizarre layouts:
See:
Crossed the globe
Amazing clock
Even James Bond would be challenged to quickly tell the time
from these watches, even with his spy gadget experience.
Well, telling the time does not seem to be the point here;
these items exist only because of their exuberant,
glamorous or wacky design. Most of the watches shown
here are vintage, some are antique; for the more recent
examples of "nutty time pieces" read this article.
We'll start with the unique armored military watches,
which have a long and rich history (more info) -


Pretty strange models, from various watch collections:


(images via)
Swiss watch maker Angular Momentum
has fun with various bizarre layouts:
See:
Crossed the globe
Amazing clock



