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100 Funky Timepieces

From Heath Detecting Watches to Luxurious Time Tellers

— June 13, 2009 — Fashion
Watches are a timeless accessory that also serve a necessary purpose. Timepieces have moved on from traditional looks to become a big part of the fashion world.

Check out the slideshow below for everything from faceless watches to luxurious designer time tellers and multi-functional timepieces.

Implications - Since personal gadgets are devices are commonplace, the need for a watch has virtually been eliminated; however, fashion-lovers and fans of more vintage innovations continue to wear chronographs. This is because of the novelty and romanticism associated with the analogue technology of a watch. Ultimately, this appreciation stretches beyond watches and into other industries, advising companies to never ignore the past.
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LED Wrist Watch Tables
LED Wrist Watch Tables
Big Time Designs
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99
Global Artists to Watch
Global Artists to Watch
Helle Mardahl
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98
Talking Watches
Talking Watches
Learn To Tell Time In Japanese
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97
Medication Alert Watch
Medication Alert Watch
ePill Cadex
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96
Porky Accessories
Porky Accessories
The Bacon Watch Ensures You Always Know When It's Breakfast Time
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95
Timepieces for the Indecisive
Timepieces for the Indecisive
The 'Decider Watch' Helps You Pick Yes or No
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94
Weather Station Bracelets
Weather Station Bracelets
Oregon Scientific Weather Watch
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93
Amorphous Fashion Watches
Amorphous Fashion Watches
Strobe
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92
Recycled Space Gear Jewelry
Recycled Space Gear Jewelry
The ‘Moon Dust-DNA' Watch Collection
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91
$35,000 Watches
$35,000 Watches
Albert Einstein's Time Piece at Auction
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90
Abacus-Inspired Watches
Abacus-Inspired Watches
The Kisai Keisan Uses Vertical Addition to Tell Time
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89
Luxury Crochet Watches
Luxury Crochet Watches
The Angular Momentum Oriental Blossom Time Cushions
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88
Childish Luxury Watches
Childish Luxury Watches
Cartier Animarie
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87
Holiday Pocket-Watches
Holiday Pocket-Watches
'Mr Christmas' Clocks With Mini-Trains and Sleighs
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86
Angry Timepieces
Angry Timepieces
The Harvest Moonphase Watch
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85
Pretend Watches
Pretend Watches
Denise Reytan Makes ‘t1mepeace' for Worry-Free Days
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84
Clairvoyant Clocks
Clairvoyant Clocks
‘Loves Me' Watch Solves Your Deepest Crush Dilemmas
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83
Hidden Digit Clocks
Hidden Digit Clocks
The Black Screen Watch Is 'Timeless' Until You Need It
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82
Rhinestone Sport Watches
Rhinestone Sport Watches
Mio Goto Gives the G-Shock Mini a Nifty Twinkle
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81
Sleek Ceramic Watches
Sleek Ceramic Watches
The Chanel ‘J12 Noir Intense' Oozes Luxury
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80
Watches for Jet-Setters
Watches for Jet-Setters
The Hamilton ODC X-02 is a 3-Time Zone Timepiece
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79
Metallic Talking Timepieces
Metallic Talking Timepieces
Cheapo Wristwatches Wake You Up With a Rooster or Lovely Lady
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78
Spikey Watches
Spikey Watches
The Jonco Watch Looks Dangerous But Could Be Practical
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77
Basketball Star Watches
Basketball Star Watches
Kobe Bryant Collaborates With Nubeo for the Nubeo Black Mamba
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76
Numberless Watches
Numberless Watches
This Timeless Timepiece Ensures Your Schedule Stays Open
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75
Wrist-Worn Reptiles
Wrist-Worn Reptiles
The Boucheron Chameleon Watch Blends in With Different Fashions
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74
Incognito Clocks
Incognito Clocks
The Spy Camera Video Watch Captures Your Secrets
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73
Uplifting Watches
Uplifting Watches
'Ever-Increasing' by Sea Hope Uses Graphs to Brighten Your Day
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72
Submersible Stopwatches
Submersible Stopwatches
Pita Barcelona's Oceana Diver Keeps Time Under Pressure
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71
Comic Book Watches
Comic Book Watches
Special-Edition Timepiece Honors 40th Year of Corto Maltese Comic
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70
Intentionally Incorrect Timepieces
Intentionally Incorrect Timepieces
Real Fake Watches
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69
Planetary Pocket Watches
Planetary Pocket Watches
Torbit Time-Orbit Watch by Evan Yiwei Ma is Out of This World
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68
Minimalist Mosaic Watches
Minimalist Mosaic Watches
Dior 'Christal Mysterieuse' Exudes Mystery and Wonder
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67
Tech-Obsessed Timepieces
Tech-Obsessed Timepieces
The 'Cycle of Life' Watch
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66
Designer Diving Watches
Designer Diving Watches
Nautica NMX 300 Makes Deep Sea Styles
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65
Watches with Shutters
Watches with Shutters
The Storm London MK V
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64
Crystalized Watch Collections
Crystalized Watch Collections
Swarovski Shows Some Sparkle With D:Light Digital Timepiece
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63
Oxygen Generating Timepieces
Oxygen Generating Timepieces
eCO2 Watch Collects Carbon Dioxide, Expels Clean Air
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62
Slithering Watches
Slithering Watches
Burberry's Wrap Strap Watches Look Like Snakes
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61
Gem-Filled Watches
Gem-Filled Watches
Vlad Icobet's Shine
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60
Girlie Luxury Watches
Girlie Luxury Watches
Gerald Genta's Pink Gold and Purple Masterpiece
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59
Supercar Watch Collaborations
Supercar Watch Collaborations
Blancpain & Lamborghini Team Up to Create the Trofeo Super
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58
Amorous Amulet Watches
Amorous Amulet Watches
Angular Momentum's Medallion Watch Collection
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57
Watches Inspired by Movie Villains
Watches Inspired by Movie Villains
Swatch 007 Collection
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56
Car Dashboard Watches
Car Dashboard Watches
Issey Miyake's 'Trapezoid' Watch Uses Vehicle Viewpoints
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55
$1 Million Watches
$1 Million Watches
The 34.5-Carat Hublot 'Black Caviar Bang' Timepiece
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54
Seamlessly Sleek Watches
Seamlessly Sleek Watches
Ross Lovegrove's Hu Watch is Time Telling at its Finest
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53
Air-Powered Watches
Air-Powered Watches
The Urwerk UR 202 Turbine Timepiece
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52
Macho Watches
Macho Watches
Hublot's 'Big Bang King Power' is the Baddest Timepiece On the Block
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51
Wooden Watches
Wooden Watches
The Void V.01 Exemplifies Geometric Zen Modernism
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50
Sleek Sports Watches
Sleek Sports Watches
Lindsay Lohan and David Beckham Rock the £9.99 Breo Roam
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49
LED Dot Timepieces
LED Dot Timepieces
Matrix Cuff Watch Tells you the Time & Date Without a Dial
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48
Doodles to Tell Time
Doodles to Tell Time
Ora Unica Watch
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47
Bracelet Watches That Hide The Time
Bracelet Watches That Hide The Time
i/o Concept Cuff Bracelet
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46
Projector Watches
Projector Watches
‘Ex-Time' Displays Time Anywhere So You Can Feel Like Bond
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45
Multi-Functional Jewelry
Multi-Functional Jewelry
La Mer Gold Ring-Watch
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44
Frankenstein Watches
Frankenstein Watches
Diesel Combines Two Timepieces for One Wicked Ticker
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43
Motorcycle-Inspired Watches
Motorcycle-Inspired Watches
The Ducati One and Desmo
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42
Braille Watches
Braille Watches
‘Feel the Time' Lets You Tell Time by Touch
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41
Disposable Watch Phones
Disposable Watch Phones
Wrap-Around Mobile Concept for Fuss-Free Calling
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40
Hard-To-Read Watches
Hard-To-Read Watches
The Galaxy by Tokyoflash
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39
Classic Watch Collections
Classic Watch Collections
Celebrating 50 Years of MIDO Commander Edition
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38
Movie-Inspired Timepieces
Movie-Inspired Timepieces
The Omega Seamaster ‘Quantum of Solace' Watch
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37
Postage Stamp-Inspired Watches
Postage Stamp-Inspired Watches
The ‘P.S. I Love You' Collection
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36
Handless Watches
Handless Watches
The Projects Iridium Watch Tells the Time With Colorful Cut-Outs
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35
Disposable Glow Watches
Disposable Glow Watches
The TX54 Thumb Watch
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34
Legendary Race Watches
Legendary Race Watches
TAG Heuer 'Monaco Twenty Four Concept Chronograph' Honors Le Mans
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33
Boyfriend Watches
Boyfriend Watches
Manly Woman's Timepieces by Burberry Look Like Your Man's
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32
Multi-Colored Animated Watches
Multi-Colored Animated Watches
Infection
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31
Luxury Supercar Watches
Luxury Supercar Watches
Ferrari Chronograph Collection in Signature Red and Yellow
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30
Psychedelic Watches
Psychedelic Watches
Test Card Watch by D&G Looks Like TV Color Bars
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29
Watches That Need Decoding
Watches That Need Decoding
Superior Minimalist Watch
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28
Racing Watches
Racing Watches
F1/Carbon GMT
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27
Kid Couture Timepieces
Kid Couture Timepieces
Neon Plasteramic Watches Worn By Michelle Obama
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26
$400,000 Watches
$400,000 Watches
The Maitres Du Temps Chapter One
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25
Black-Out Wrist Wear
Black-Out Wrist Wear
Projects Watches Launches Totally Dark ‘Twilight' Design
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24
Rotary Phone Watches
Rotary Phone Watches
The Zihotch Retro Phone Watch
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23
Galactic Fashion Watches
Galactic Fashion Watches
The Horological Machine No3
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22
Neon Night Vision Watches
Neon Night Vision Watches
Luminox 3000 Series Watches Are Fashionable & Practical
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21
Wrist-Worn Mobile Phones
Wrist-Worn Mobile Phones
The sWaP Watch
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20
Phosphorescent Watches
Phosphorescent Watches
C1 Quantum Gravity Watch Would Make James Bond Proud
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19
Steampunk Luxe Timepieces
Steampunk Luxe Timepieces
$400,000 Cabestan Winch Tourbillion Watch
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18
'80s-Inspired Watches
'80s-Inspired Watches
Nixon Prototypes Channel Glory Days of Pong, Tetris and TV
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17
Watches of 2154
Watches of 2154
Futuristic Designs by Timex & One and Co.
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16
80s Watch Revivals
80s Watch Revivals
Casio Special Edition Databank Timepiece For the Retro-Hearted
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15
Custom Luxury Watches
Custom Luxury Watches
One of a Kind Kudoke Skeleton Watches
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14
E-Paper Boarding Pass Watches
E-Paper Boarding Pass Watches
Ticketime
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13
Limited-Edition Luxury Watches
Limited-Edition Luxury Watches
The Movado Series 800 Derek Jeter Chronograph
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12
Ridiculously Ritzy Watches
Ridiculously Ritzy Watches
Milus Knows How to Make a Luxury Time-Teller Look Swank
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11
Transformer ePaper Watches
Transformer ePaper Watches
Luxury 'Tima' Displays Both Digital and Analogue Time
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10
Faceless Watches
Faceless Watches
Hironao Tsuboi Creates Faceless LED Watch
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9
Bracelet Watches for Men
Bracelet Watches for Men
Burberry's Triple Wrap Leather Watch Makes Jewelry Styles for Guys
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8
Luxury Hunting Watches
Luxury Hunting Watches
The Rolex Pro Hunter Lets You Track Animals in Style
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7
$550,000 Luxury Watches
$550,000 Luxury Watches
The Hysek Colosso
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6
Ironic Wristwatches
Ironic Wristwatches
Are Message Watches the Statement Tee of 2009?
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5
Comic Book Watches
Comic Book Watches
Haruo Suekichi Steampunked Timepieces
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4
Designer Skeleton Watches
Designer Skeleton Watches
Marc Jacobs Skull Watch
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3
The Return of Retro Watches
The Return of Retro Watches
The Timex 80 Watch Brings Back Old-School Digital
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2
Faceless Watches
Faceless Watches
Diesel Black Label Timepiece Displays 4 Time Zones
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1
Diabetic Watches
Diabetic Watches
The G-Tone by Sunghoon Mun Montiros Sugar Levels
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