Marc Newsom's Limited Edition Hourglasses For Ikepod.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFr4LBV5LU_w3F3AnEZyR9dr9-Is80FgSTCsEtUfJrRPEiwYfaCjlU9-5jipEbIbryg4-w1XaO5iRiP1uRkV3gJF2T2ydfMPURO5KuIzWWNbnzwL1Lb9Ovz1smrqBUqtZrey0-bd5lDdR/s1600/hourglass+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675901685593362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFr4LBV5LU_w3F3AnEZyR9dr9-Is80FgSTCsEtUfJrRPEiwYfaCjlU9-5jipEbIbryg4-w1XaO5iRiP1uRkV3gJF2T2ydfMPURO5KuIzWWNbnzwL1Lb9Ovz1smrqBUqtZrey0-bd5lDdR/s400/hourglass+2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 608px;" /></a><br /><br />Designer Marc Newsom first unveiled his stunning modern hourglass for <a href="http://www.ikepod.com/">Ikepod </a>at last year's <a href="http://www.baselworld.com/">Baselworld</a>. The hourglass was created in 2 models, the HGS20 and HGS80. Both are made of Borosilicate glass and measure 300 x 250 mm. Weighing 9.6 kg. the sand is made of stainless steel nickel nanoballs while in the HGS80, it is made of actual gold-plated nanoballs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCCy5CqjAX_5wYYDSPQk6Lsmuy_YIBsfGttqI0vZ2IOmA7rQUZdD1nZGi-JBozTXBOi-_MeBkl_DA3tTOGJT1N6Uyp22bCxGIIr-fEC2oiQMl3aarPcGTFhlc-muIFJwlKEEOvnhHgzKX/s1600/Hourglass.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675825112924226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCCy5CqjAX_5wYYDSPQk6Lsmuy_YIBsfGttqI0vZ2IOmA7rQUZdD1nZGi-JBozTXBOi-_MeBkl_DA3tTOGJT1N6Uyp22bCxGIIr-fEC2oiQMl3aarPcGTFhlc-muIFJwlKEEOvnhHgzKX/s400/Hourglass.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 609px;" /></a><br /><br />You'd be hard-pressed to find a more elegant way to keep track of time.<br /><br />The HGS20 -the stainless steel nanonball version- will soon be available for purchase at <a href="http://www.colette.fr/">Colette<br /></a>

Marc Newsom's Limited Edition Hourglasses For Ikepod.

Designer Marc Newsom first unveiled his stunning modern hourglass for Ikepod at last year's Baselworld . The hourglass was created in 2 ...

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Montblanc Unveil's Two-Faced Watch, The Metamorphosis

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOudXMrGVR8QwleTJSzhTESKr0cmr2b3TAIIsQjz7O7crQbrwlT6lMXdU_ifb45MMpevTlP4KsVDsjgVN0sbcVPiVSJK4WXJZ2tv8wvMI5dJ7Gz5M6wus_C4jGZP54i9KzNoXydcYqf3SA/s1600/Montblanc-Metamorphosis.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476362380512202706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOudXMrGVR8QwleTJSzhTESKr0cmr2b3TAIIsQjz7O7crQbrwlT6lMXdU_ifb45MMpevTlP4KsVDsjgVN0sbcVPiVSJK4WXJZ2tv8wvMI5dJ7Gz5M6wus_C4jGZP54i9KzNoXydcYqf3SA/s400/Montblanc-Metamorphosis.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 574px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The Montblanc Metamorphosis in action</span></span><br /><br />One of the most talked about and exciting new watches at this year's <a href="http://www.sihh.org/sihh2010/index.php?page=home-en">SIHH</a> was Montblanc's TimeWriter 1: Metamorphosis. One watch, that through methods from the art of automaton construction, changes into another watch, right before your eyes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8kAeVE7AwjD44zEAV-qheow8pDeYp3wEyHyOl4DM1N62n_jckvvr-7dqY75x1I-bYcpO0zgyXVeMYxbkjpD8g7gqj1tSawXO-Tv8sI-zEzdh5KaqX7x3GA-aeq9dcHIQdfYFXhFsg6jA/s1600/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476367353830970322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8kAeVE7AwjD44zEAV-qheow8pDeYp3wEyHyOl4DM1N62n_jckvvr-7dqY75x1I-bYcpO0zgyXVeMYxbkjpD8g7gqj1tSawXO-Tv8sI-zEzdh5KaqX7x3GA-aeq9dcHIQdfYFXhFsg6jA/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 264px;" /></a><br /><br />By moving a slide down or up, this timepiece changes from a wristwatch with hour, minute, second display to a chronograph and vice versa.<br /><br /><object height="360" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gnUKy0Y_bXw&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gnUKy0Y_bXw&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">TimeWriter I: One watch – two faces</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCDK0alshfc0QD3_dCw0UlMwmW4JtgikUlcS-WqFJmPE3SCniGXGdB-pJ38qcfViH1tQTKBoj-O1KyY5Znzgr5s_W1IFA9WIRI5495QZ6uc_8xqRXtVM9XfvQABUMhUPFLW-B_ucaBrcg/s1600/Montblanc_Metamorphosis-2-faces.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476360426876102898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCDK0alshfc0QD3_dCw0UlMwmW4JtgikUlcS-WqFJmPE3SCniGXGdB-pJ38qcfViH1tQTKBoj-O1KyY5Znzgr5s_W1IFA9WIRI5495QZ6uc_8xqRXtVM9XfvQABUMhUPFLW-B_ucaBrcg/s400/Montblanc_Metamorphosis-2-faces.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 269px;" /></a><br /><br />The first watch of the TimeWriter series, the Metamorphosis, is based on the Montblanc chronograph calibre MBM 16.29 and derives its name from its unique dual functions and faces: By moving a slide down or up, the Metamorphosis changes from simple time indication to a chronograph and vice versa.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The first face: The Classic Time</span><br />In the standard timekeeping mode, the watch displays hours, minutes and date and has a rather conservatively elegant appearance with Roman numerals in classic silver and black colours. The lower half of the dial displays an unusual circular date display.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq1biDlBfpXMLAaHp-dsg51vdDqDXT7Adc0vPe7ZDFCLSCJMellK92NeOtmXhk_ifng-GtiYEO7cdmJJ7DwOwJDCPPaGYak_4RVYTkgZ-xWAax7TGgyybpucwvdKpy3xG0zyJJLYmOqNM/s1600/Montblanc-Metamorphosis-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476360884905923234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq1biDlBfpXMLAaHp-dsg51vdDqDXT7Adc0vPe7ZDFCLSCJMellK92NeOtmXhk_ifng-GtiYEO7cdmJJ7DwOwJDCPPaGYak_4RVYTkgZ-xWAax7TGgyybpucwvdKpy3xG0zyJJLYmOqNM/s400/Montblanc-Metamorphosis-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><br />A sliding mechanism starts the transformation process of the watch: By pressing the slide on the left-hand flank from “10” to “8” the watch starts with its metamorphosis process that lasts approximately 15 seconds and magically transforms it from the time indicating mode into a chronograph.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The second face: The Chronograph</span><br />The metamorphosis itself can best be compared to a scene change at the theatre: wings of the dial open up, slide under one another, and disappear to the left and right beneath the middle section of the dial.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyYMfsilVuKaaJLH3YESZgzcpGnKu_mCtAml6RI_6fgHN76HsokR9TOqiodYeaKb7IfJ_k5jLhvvo0VrIy0LEDVFZm_1_YhFRIYybdXFF_Vj4TqotTHWmDYTyVJDndxEH-97Lh3dkZA3c/s1600/Montblanc-Metamorphosis-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476361234384109842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyYMfsilVuKaaJLH3YESZgzcpGnKu_mCtAml6RI_6fgHN76HsokR9TOqiodYeaKb7IfJ_k5jLhvvo0VrIy0LEDVFZm_1_YhFRIYybdXFF_Vj4TqotTHWmDYTyVJDndxEH-97Lh3dkZA3c/s400/Montblanc-Metamorphosis-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><br />After the transformation, this masterpiece of mechanical timekeeping presents a face devoted entirely to the chronograph function. Emphasising the watch’s second function as a sports timer, the face displays Arabic numerals with red markers. The subdial, in the form of a rotating disc, now takes the stage as the minute counter. The existing hands and dials assume new roles as part of the chronograph.<br /><br />The two inventors, Johnny Girardin and Franck Orny, came up with the idea of a timepiece that could literally and mechanically change its appearance before our very eyes. For over a year, they worked alongside the designers and watchmakers in the Institut Minerva de Recherche en Haute Horlogerie to transform their initial idea into a watch.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbFMM9cEU2NO5WLSbGWTEcYAbNp6RIsTs3IvVV7mgvs3NNXMcTVuWFl1x0J7rrqYxh0Tx1x0BB_gU0l0Ate2K1-hs2NBF8bsgwVoFChCPB7XixZ6PWuj_q8PBTad4VfgxYVSaGQLiRMN7/s1600/Montblanc_Developers-of-the-metamorphosis.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476360579853819170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbFMM9cEU2NO5WLSbGWTEcYAbNp6RIsTs3IvVV7mgvs3NNXMcTVuWFl1x0J7rrqYxh0Tx1x0BB_gU0l0Ate2K1-hs2NBF8bsgwVoFChCPB7XixZ6PWuj_q8PBTad4VfgxYVSaGQLiRMN7/s400/Montblanc_Developers-of-the-metamorphosis.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 218px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the inventors of the Montblanc Metamorphosis Franck Orny and Johnny Girardin</span></span><br /><br />Although the principle of a watch with different functions is nothing entirely new, the way in which the Montblanc Metamorphosis transforms itself from one watch face to the other, has never been seen before. It is a highly complex process, involving 50 individual components that move technically synchronously. The mechanisms involved in this process are so new and innovative (The complication adds 315 extra parts to the original 252 parts of the Minerva Kaliber 16-29 hand-wound movement) that they’ve been registered for patent.<br /><br />The Metamorphosis watch will only be available in a limited edition of 28 pieces. Price is still unknown as of yet.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.montblanc.com" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476367670795161234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOP5X3cshtLz_b7xKQSegPa0OAKG_mByLt18G5L19a-CRihXEX03LYgAPy1Vt2CKy_ktb5A55c77v_FWHnh7UEm27Ygtn8SI99-H1NxYrXmDbKwM3nCm_S0sRXz3DX28fHNaLZ7TlVldUc/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 169px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">all information and images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.montblanc.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Montblanc.</a></span>

Montblanc Unveil's Two-Faced Watch, The Metamorphosis

above: The Montblanc Metamorphosis in action One of the most talked about and exciting new watches at this year's SIHH was Montblanc...

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2 New Wild Watches From Storm London

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM82_9bGe5IeuS-LgybSSl8gc-Fjp9IUAhVoC06cQUvGTwxwaUiXgntmL3NTLsAMxw8rd_0h1QEKgPXZNWZdFJM4c_3l6S5eUq-_pHvKMnCbj_yca9vkcGQywyJoB7-b5b90q9VZVTYU9G/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260146666530208994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM82_9bGe5IeuS-LgybSSl8gc-Fjp9IUAhVoC06cQUvGTwxwaUiXgntmL3NTLsAMxw8rd_0h1QEKgPXZNWZdFJM4c_3l6S5eUq-_pHvKMnCbj_yca9vkcGQywyJoB7-b5b90q9VZVTYU9G/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 115px;" /></a><br /><br />About Storm (<span style="font-style: italic;">from their own site</span>):<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">London fashion brand STORM is renowned for its exclusive, contemporary watches and other stylish fashion accessories. For the individual seeking a distinctive and unique expression, STORM offers a range of styles from funky edginess to sleek sophistication.<br /><br />Today STORM is a global brand with a presence in more than 45 countries around the world and standalone STORM stores in numerous countries including Shanghai, Riga, Prague, Bratislava, Dubai, Melbourne and Delhi. More STORM stores are planned in India, China Nigeria and the Czech Republic during 2008. </span><br /><br />Below are two of their newest watch releases. While not super easy to actually 'read' and 'tell time' they are stylish, unusual and already back-ordered.<br /><br />The MK V:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKL0-uYkuIVd_-q0QDT2J1THCzFmdNTOEQ3UyBazO_IWFaXlV5doHjFpRW0HM-xFLM31Q5IHlbyi-KeBudUzV2PVNvy3Ip6rn5fgbuKddQe4wb2xBy7dHH3Qu0pMsxgf5CpNPFm8N2xC-t/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260152372717493186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKL0-uYkuIVd_-q0QDT2J1THCzFmdNTOEQ3UyBazO_IWFaXlV5doHjFpRW0HM-xFLM31Q5IHlbyi-KeBudUzV2PVNvy3Ip6rn5fgbuKddQe4wb2xBy7dHH3Qu0pMsxgf5CpNPFm8N2xC-t/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 368px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zOtUxi3EvLbDrxBu5HwmUUxrEuxl6cJdDsuUo7ktrIRM3U88lsn-ii_EJZYVNgXUP1lZVDlGLfdsAIFbmmKfawYhx9ln3-JSlRf45qlYUai5-xEV5ww8HehVFHtPYoldawU08Gb6X-my/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260152263834760930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zOtUxi3EvLbDrxBu5HwmUUxrEuxl6cJdDsuUo7ktrIRM3U88lsn-ii_EJZYVNgXUP1lZVDlGLfdsAIFbmmKfawYhx9ln3-JSlRf45qlYUai5-xEV5ww8HehVFHtPYoldawU08Gb6X-my/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 361px;" /></a><br /><br />A shutter mechanism shields the watch face and once opens reveals the time. The chunky case is made from brushed stainless steel and sits on a sleek rubber strap. Available in black, slate (below) and rose gold (above).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFteG8PoG9ljhrxvbe9ThWOit-vrHHxn4Ccx_oPKadhToMOtLpIQTjV8dEdwVsVEk3KFfz_8yNxEd7W5POfIKK3ctSxuXLxQENg1sIhdnU7-TkIXtKNEkz2Wl9Ng7Hj7-OUTzcRL_39se/s1600-h/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260151836644064226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFteG8PoG9ljhrxvbe9ThWOit-vrHHxn4Ccx_oPKadhToMOtLpIQTjV8dEdwVsVEk3KFfz_8yNxEd7W5POfIKK3ctSxuXLxQENg1sIhdnU7-TkIXtKNEkz2Wl9Ng7Hj7-OUTzcRL_39se/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 384px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclcYy0xbyz7LPGCE7CWKpuA-s2Z6vOhHJGaDFgN2eVPpDtbTUCKBwWkl0kiRAk1gcU85eXP3uciGja2iPF55Aplw0YzNvTi1GJChUg1TmMFeZY_tDZCfnJyxNEMW0-lARWqTY22TpoMzQ/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260152164056325650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclcYy0xbyz7LPGCE7CWKpuA-s2Z6vOhHJGaDFgN2eVPpDtbTUCKBwWkl0kiRAk1gcU85eXP3uciGja2iPF55Aplw0YzNvTi1GJChUg1TmMFeZY_tDZCfnJyxNEMW0-lARWqTY22TpoMzQ/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br />MK V, technical specs:<br />Movement Japanese Movement<br />Battery Standard Type<br />Case Material Stainless Steel<br />Case Diameter W : 42mm X H : 50mm<br />W/R ATM Not Water Resistant<br />Lens Mineral Glass<br />Caseback Stainless Steel<br />Crown Stainless Steel<br />Band Type Rubber Strap<br />Total Length N/A<br />Max Fitting Length 210mm Adjustable<br />Clasp Type Stainless Steel - S-Fold Clasp<br /><br />The MK2 Circuit:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dsOGnKwx-Da1Kz_D2YBCL_YrzZgMVp-lfjbx74SNzolArS-N4TQt7MKDfKIm_2bjW-Vu045fGom4hrzati2U98yZCsDNno8yvznnsrGw9_6sfn6lFq6l_pUWe2UmKbJWZROIMF0p0ZD0/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260147103285326658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dsOGnKwx-Da1Kz_D2YBCL_YrzZgMVp-lfjbx74SNzolArS-N4TQt7MKDfKIm_2bjW-Vu045fGom4hrzati2U98yZCsDNno8yvznnsrGw9_6sfn6lFq6l_pUWe2UmKbJWZROIMF0p0ZD0/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 371px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehyphenhyphenjK4YL2Om4tHTsuikK9m0gL8gc-NlMeJ2QTpnFXsKsZLHVwF8dibrIUd5zuTiYRP6HgpVRQGg2F71C-0ziakbroS9AHrU6I6odjJ7wjNA69FVsxxhaUfnyWOriJ6By8T3AMkLj4bjlT/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260147037361221282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehyphenhyphenjK4YL2Om4tHTsuikK9m0gL8gc-NlMeJ2QTpnFXsKsZLHVwF8dibrIUd5zuTiYRP6HgpVRQGg2F71C-0ziakbroS9AHrU6I6odjJ7wjNA69FVsxxhaUfnyWOriJ6By8T3AMkLj4bjlT/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><br />The futuristic design is complemented by an unusual LED time display. The band and case are made from high grade stainless steel.<br /><br />Available colors:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtk2nEV52nn38SE4ZKALJ_KrFkaB7cLi0xwzYf9L-BWqjRXDaq_WvFE17iAsjbqHTRW25rf1oXnDDYpV8_yJLHmKLRvFm6Rjq8aVCeGvn4MV_9CcqC1HhH2S6HTgyagVJYkGe7GeeDnTT/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260146965816329170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtk2nEV52nn38SE4ZKALJ_KrFkaB7cLi0xwzYf9L-BWqjRXDaq_WvFE17iAsjbqHTRW25rf1oXnDDYpV8_yJLHmKLRvFm6Rjq8aVCeGvn4MV_9CcqC1HhH2S6HTgyagVJYkGe7GeeDnTT/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e2IMhLx7IvuFI3XKcmGl6EX945-C9Q6pa1yf42jHGT_BtgimgG5l0TSmjUs74rKxszz0lLaE8dGvzHUJvU9z_2fB8MkrCIos-C8klFEffFDXb5d1F2yDJyGgthB4_jFmyPVddMshXPrh/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260146907913828818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e2IMhLx7IvuFI3XKcmGl6EX945-C9Q6pa1yf42jHGT_BtgimgG5l0TSmjUs74rKxszz0lLaE8dGvzHUJvU9z_2fB8MkrCIos-C8klFEffFDXb5d1F2yDJyGgthB4_jFmyPVddMshXPrh/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 381px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5F6kWZ91XOtiUGfSskpYmtbec-jKT7jDF0ylCfTlRzKuYEJpcXlcbAxoH2p6j8km_uFI5xAAXYSiujox81ykJLqgE14oCiB-2zl2mjMi9g9Vgz2ntxrMLsG0XLJT5RLsO4LSGtryym7CQ/s1600-h/Picture+11.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260146848141337906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5F6kWZ91XOtiUGfSskpYmtbec-jKT7jDF0ylCfTlRzKuYEJpcXlcbAxoH2p6j8km_uFI5xAAXYSiujox81ykJLqgE14oCiB-2zl2mjMi9g9Vgz2ntxrMLsG0XLJT5RLsO4LSGtryym7CQ/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 386px;" /></a><br /><br />MK 2 Circuit Technical specs:<br />Movement LED<br />Battery Standard Type<br />Case Material Stainless Steel<br />Case Finish Brush / Polish<br />Case Diameter 30.6mm X 50.8mm<br />W/R ATM 50m<br />Lens Mineral Glass<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stormwatches.com/">Order them here and browse their complete collection.</a>

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Funky Find of The Week: Watches Made From Parts Of The Titanic!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSb5O8mgPPGzcZj0EAzQdRysziQQJjWGjWnEMcZVmkDZokJcjCqDQn8nLNQ7FSnt5jPddTU2zI1b5266ldnicKshk_Ve9UvqO4VopigV7ls5nWcHbYzu0ovX-aoImg6dek3VhbVh_H99I/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306831995060843490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSb5O8mgPPGzcZj0EAzQdRysziQQJjWGjWnEMcZVmkDZokJcjCqDQn8nLNQ7FSnt5jPddTU2zI1b5266ldnicKshk_Ve9UvqO4VopigV7ls5nWcHbYzu0ovX-aoImg6dek3VhbVh_H99I/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 555px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWVJPHqKlw2717JlTEBLKXDhx4OzfGA4OuBYhTh4WmTKjZ45XjHd7UB1riXymtIeVl0G406cCQdXsI7oXe6eJAvQKBUcrvPUf_iVpGSWzTnnZe0S3eZEGyuxRsyHDHh2uOzd1uXzwpmd3/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306832931913687714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWVJPHqKlw2717JlTEBLKXDhx4OzfGA4OuBYhTh4WmTKjZ45XjHd7UB1riXymtIeVl0G406cCQdXsI7oXe6eJAvQKBUcrvPUf_iVpGSWzTnnZe0S3eZEGyuxRsyHDHh2uOzd1uXzwpmd3/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 547px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAy9y9gh1DswRac5xw3Zw8HMdnE9PBXGyZxRXk3bcUqCyxsaInfkd-eau8-N21stkwSwS7EzdegOOamNUhe4GEdrvHKWL1SjEDDEtRSeNMcMo4FphC9Uqm71IAOVw5EkymVBj75jftz_Fa/s1600-h/Picture+33.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306832087226333138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAy9y9gh1DswRac5xw3Zw8HMdnE9PBXGyZxRXk3bcUqCyxsaInfkd-eau8-N21stkwSwS7EzdegOOamNUhe4GEdrvHKWL1SjEDDEtRSeNMcMo4FphC9Uqm71IAOVw5EkymVBj75jftz_Fa/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 491px; height: 549px;" /></a><br /><br />Titanic Resurfaces as Luxury Watch, BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Steel and coal from the Titanic have been transformed into a new line of luxury wristwatches that claim to capture the essence of the legendary ocean liner which sank in 1912.<br /><br />"It is very luxurious and very inaccessible," said Yvan Arpa, chief executive of the three-year-old company that hopes the limited edition watches will attract both collectors and garrulous luxury goods buyers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpj2xoWglDi51uKqxpeK-9VhhPrJrvhYW1aYIlt-h5syzmBBD37JUBh7ve2oileWRdtQCWgwYWbP8xZYHM0VsURqY3WDBArnX_e7fL6Vw1AZv3nM6Utgwp-VhuhczW83iA73Bg6dTW2XE9/s1600-h/story.titanicdna.ap.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053002625653199938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpj2xoWglDi51uKqxpeK-9VhhPrJrvhYW1aYIlt-h5syzmBBD37JUBh7ve2oileWRdtQCWgwYWbP8xZYHM0VsURqY3WDBArnX_e7fL6Vw1AZv3nM6Utgwp-VhuhczW83iA73Bg6dTW2XE9/s400/story.titanicdna.ap.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 378px;" /></a><i><br />Ivan </i><i>Arpa,</i><i> CEO </i><i>of "Romain Jerome" presents the "Titanic-</i><i>DNA" watch that contains authentic parts of the Titanic ocean liner drawn from the ocean floor.</i><br />"So many rich people buy incredibly complicated watches without understanding how they work, because they want a story to tell," Arpa said. "To them we offer a story."<br /><br />The North Atlantic wreck site of the Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank on its first voyage from the English port of Southampton to New York, have been protected for more than a decade but many relics were taken in early diving expeditions.<br /><br />Romain Jerome said it purchased a piece of the hull weighing about 1.5 kg (3 pounds) that was retrieved in 1991, but declined to identify the seller. The metal has been certified as authentic by the Titanic's builders Harland and Wolff.<br /><br />To make the watches, which were offered for sale for the first time in Basel for between $7,800 and $173,100, the Swiss company created an alloy using the slab from the Titanic with steel being used in a Harland and Wolff replica of the vessel.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjaA2lbCyejfC65Bia2Z9DYt_sBjTVqbQij1VUg-AiqnSlUHe2aR_XiDnBsphbhdrTZpYsFCJ-XsItz2Gho-eBAjLhQPW4OZHcQW70K2Ccg5A0LKOl11Ez0djaYVr-pqJ0j94TXh4dyB7/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053004708712338530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjaA2lbCyejfC65Bia2Z9DYt_sBjTVqbQij1VUg-AiqnSlUHe2aR_XiDnBsphbhdrTZpYsFCJ-XsItz2Gho-eBAjLhQPW4OZHcQW70K2Ccg5A0LKOl11Ez0djaYVr-pqJ0j94TXh4dyB7/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 196px;" /></a><br /><br />The gold, platinum and steel time pieces have black dial faces made of lacquer paint that includes coal recovered from the debris field of the Titanic wreck site, offered for sale by the U.S. company RMS Titanic Inc.<br /><br />Arpa said the combination of new and old materials infused the watches with a sense of renewal, instead of representing a reminder of the 1,500 passengers who drowned when the ocean liner met her tragic end off the coast of Newfoundland.<br /><br />"It is a message of hope, of life stronger than death, of rebirth," he said in an interview in Romain Jerome's exposition booth in Basel, where more than 2,100 exhibitors are flaunting their latest wares amid a boom for the luxury goods sector.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXyYHQDbpB2D1WppRs1Brx2VeXU63UA2-4sClGCXrJ3VhbQnaYNNwWGmWL6D9-q6-MvUnNoIAEKogw5utxT8fHCqvM2ZdZRd2glUAiyMeY9hAwlPjYyx919irbDYIHXHt0fO5p2RFfRLY/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053006022972331122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXyYHQDbpB2D1WppRs1Brx2VeXU63UA2-4sClGCXrJ3VhbQnaYNNwWGmWL6D9-q6-MvUnNoIAEKogw5utxT8fHCqvM2ZdZRd2glUAiyMeY9hAwlPjYyx919irbDYIHXHt0fO5p2RFfRLY/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 506px; height: 199px;" /></a><br /><br />The company will make 2,012 watches to coincide with the centenary anniversary of the Titanic's sinking in 2012. Arpa said the young watchmaker would unveil a new series next year commemorating another famous legend, but declined to offer clues of what it is.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE:</span> since this post, the titanic DNA collection of watches has expanded to include ceramic watches, gem encrusted versions and more:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyidxakUxm73OgYdUWEtflVRg75HZYXdyL-b7gsVsmjplRUn_1LUaTaR6jiJWXo3SO8npFSkfvC63TJ7prPYIq25Pw3lAsl_rYZ_C1b3JzlZCSut4WZGvHmfLQ-r-RCeSvE84rahfsi5KS/s1600-h/Picture+39.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306843525196853458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyidxakUxm73OgYdUWEtflVRg75HZYXdyL-b7gsVsmjplRUn_1LUaTaR6jiJWXo3SO8npFSkfvC63TJ7prPYIq25Pw3lAsl_rYZ_C1b3JzlZCSut4WZGvHmfLQ-r-RCeSvE84rahfsi5KS/s400/Picture+39.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 526px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWwP96NZUKj-F3D3j7o8FHvd6TpVeUX_J_NOpTMQbAf0fZ_tKG5oCvndKLlhS0hB4JPQco64Y1oaHA2btKg-fZQ2DlM7hct97GaozFU_ckqlz7Db8hfjwb0Fiw2HTdpW2iF_Lx1LrzTT5/s1600-h/Picture+40.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306843401481026162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWwP96NZUKj-F3D3j7o8FHvd6TpVeUX_J_NOpTMQbAf0fZ_tKG5oCvndKLlhS0hB4JPQco64Y1oaHA2btKg-fZQ2DlM7hct97GaozFU_ckqlz7Db8hfjwb0Fiw2HTdpW2iF_Lx1LrzTT5/s400/Picture+40.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 520px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFbDMsOELpIAm3068x2zLFUoDjzcWRQaqjmCo5Me_68slZ_SfsYqGKxDrToFlhCNR6Vbq9zrCtArm_j8ODg_sVAaY7j2jVfH0mbcKOAsa9nyQT8hvYMnDPtqE424eCMCwEBUJJVlhgOfr/s1600-h/Picture+36.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306835223293691810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFbDMsOELpIAm3068x2zLFUoDjzcWRQaqjmCo5Me_68slZ_SfsYqGKxDrToFlhCNR6Vbq9zrCtArm_j8ODg_sVAaY7j2jVfH0mbcKOAsa9nyQT8hvYMnDPtqE424eCMCwEBUJJVlhgOfr/s400/Picture+36.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 537px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnssUKhJ_Lou1f_xN3OIKsjw-W_X2YaRv2oF4dMIsz_KYGTyHtLlD4ADQy5LvUlBFD8oFIfjhOaAzI-CSUc4wyzaGFS2CScJ-jlfIpRQyuMqTJp8Q7seFLdsI_Mrylpuir4bfkzehBDB-/s1600-h/Picture+37.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306835045453453138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnssUKhJ_Lou1f_xN3OIKsjw-W_X2YaRv2oF4dMIsz_KYGTyHtLlD4ADQy5LvUlBFD8oFIfjhOaAzI-CSUc4wyzaGFS2CScJ-jlfIpRQyuMqTJp8Q7seFLdsI_Mrylpuir4bfkzehBDB-/s400/Picture+37.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 501px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocvDwX1BINCT2VBHYGRWCFtfG3n_CQhfAah-8ytWy4rhjVwRBc8hx-oOdjXdjwEcKyKhKsbQ3xkdaYHJRMtMCOu4xsCNllqlWCGPjEkL-OXCDXrz9JZ8VW5Tw4WIX-O-cwviqL_g3h6cV/s1600-h/Picture+42.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306834894771865250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocvDwX1BINCT2VBHYGRWCFtfG3n_CQhfAah-8ytWy4rhjVwRBc8hx-oOdjXdjwEcKyKhKsbQ3xkdaYHJRMtMCOu4xsCNllqlWCGPjEkL-OXCDXrz9JZ8VW5Tw4WIX-O-cwviqL_g3h6cV/s400/Picture+42.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><br />See the full collection and learn more <a href="http://www.romainjerome.ch/">here.<br /></a>

Funky Find of The Week: Watches Made From Parts Of The Titanic!

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