Gallery: New Takes on Old Faces With 7 Eccentric Watches

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    Styles and technologies change, but whatever we use to tell time, most people consider the wrist a sacrosanct spot reserved for a timepiece. Watchmakers use old and new mechanics to perform the age-old task of measuring the passage of time. You don't see many folks wearing a sundial these days, but people still embrace almost every other means of keeping time, from old-school mechanical watches to the latest gadgets using e-ink and microstep motors. Here are seven Wired watches that make dime-store digitals look staid. Oakley Elite Full Metal Jacket ------------------------------ Can't decide to put a watch on your wrist or in your pocket? Oakley's got you covered either way with the Full Metal Jacket. It features a heavy titanium timepiece mounted in a metal band, but you can ditch the band and put the timepiece in a slick pocket watch housing. Either way, you'll be up to the second with the day, date and a chronograph. Of course, the damn thing costs as much as a nice used car, but such is the price of style. Price: $8,995 *Image: Oakley*
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    Phosphor E Ink Digital ---------------------- LCD? Pfft. That's so last decade. The Phosphor displays the time with e-ink, the same stuff you'll find in a Kindle or Kobo. That means it uses less power than other watches, and the display is impervious to glare. It's also easy on the eyes. You can configure the artfully arranged digits to show the time in analog, digital or combined formats, and the curved body fits comfortably. The Phosphor can display the time in two time zones simultaneously, and it's waterproof to 160 feet. Price: $150 to $205 *Image: Phosphor*
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